Hi Roshy, it's been 20 months since we moved to the new house we built with SJD and I can definitely recommend them. Their 3 months after-handover maintenance team was…

Wise decision mate. How much variation fee they have charged you apart from the upgrades?
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Wise decision mate. How much variation fee they have charged you apart from the upgrades?

BTW guys, my house has been completed and handed over on 20 July 2021. However, I got lazy to post updates or pictures etc... I will share my experience with…

Nah, our supervisor have been fixing most of the stuff picked up by our independent building inspector (Darbecca).

Hi MBX3,
All completed and handed over in July last year and we've now been enjoying our new house for about 6 months now
Nah, I…

Strange, I think it's less likely that 3 different houses went without Council approval as the council people visit the area at least every after second day and it's on…

I want to extend my crossover by 1m but there is a small NBN Pit with "Class A" P2 concrete cover. The council says there should be at least 1m…

Cornice Installed 31-03-2021

Initial Plaster Work Completed 24 & 25-03-2021

Plaster Material Arrived 22-03-2021

Ceiling & Wall Insulation Installed (13-03-2021)

Ceiling and Wall Insulation Arrived (03-03-2021):
We have bought EarthWool R5.0 insulation for Ceiling, R2.5 Wall Insulation (Sound Shield & Weather) for all External Walls, R2.0 insulation for all internal…

House Wrap Completed (02-03-2021) and Brick Work Started (03-03-2021) Our brick color is Tan

Facade Pillars, Heating Unit (Braemar 5.2 Star) + Heating Duct Work & Ducted Vacuum Pipes installation Completed (26-02-2021) And Plumbing pipes installation Completed (27-02-2021)

Colorbond Roof + Anticon Blanket Installed (20-02-2021)

I bought Brandford Anticon Blanket R1.3 for our colorbond roof for the whole house to reduce weather affect (Heat/Cold) and to reduce rain/hail noise.
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We have had 6-7 bathrooms/toilets exhaust fan vents ducted and vent through the roof in our plans (rather than leaving them inside the ceiling/roof). I was actually not a fan…

Frame Completed, Windows, Stackers, fascia and gutter Installed (09-02-2021): Pictures

Frame work Started (3 Feb 2021): Pictures

Thanks simonb 🙂😊

I am building with SJD Homes in south east Melbourne and unfortunately they did not install any physical termite barrier (sheets) between the slab and the frame. Is that acceptable?…

Thanks again, I am quite relieved now.

Thanks, yes the crack is pretty straight and exactly at the same spot where they put the isolation joint.

In our engineering, they have put an "ISOLATION JOINT IN SLAB" at the back. Highlighted in the picture below. Not sure why they've added it there.

Here is the detail…

Slab Pictures Post-Pour (21 Jan 2021): Here are the pictures of our slab by SJD Homes, the next morning

Pre-Pour Inspection by Private Building Inspector: We have hired Darbecca as our private building inspector (one of the best I've heard) and after they inspection here are their comments.
Darbecca has…

Pre-pour Steel Work (20-01-2021): Our Site Supervisor has mentioned that "you will get a great slab as SJD Homes have one of the best concreters pouring the slab". Here are…