Take a look at my blog, we had the same problem but came up with a lovely chandelier.

We only just sorted out our window covering yesterday! They are going to take up to 3 weeks for the family areas (but be brought ready made for the bedrooms).…

Nope the garage door is not lockable. Well, not unless you pay them extra. We didn't realise this until it was too late.

Thanks, that's our initial thoughts too but how much of a job would it be to get him to re-do it, can he just do the tiles that are uneven?
Final…

We took the tiling out of our contract but still used their tiler to do all the tiling.
Anyhow, it has taken him 2 weeks to do the main floor tiles…

If anyone is still interested in what 'Grand Piano' looks like full strength, check out my blog. We think it looks awsome!

Thanks for that, think I got a bit confused. Our Rheem is electric and the literature that I was looking at was comparing it to LPG/Gas

I don't mind at all, they are Blackened Linewood - Laminex.

We had De Dietrich induction hob & Pyro oven and they were brilliant. No issues at all. Where have you seen them? I wouldn't mind getting them…

Wow that's come along very quickly. It looks good and I like the way you have opened up the area from the corridor. Well done you

We are building with Coral and have our final walkthrough next week.
Yesterday we received a letter to say it was time for us to arrange gas supply to our site.…

We are due to have our PCI next Tuesday, anyone have any tips on doing one of these? A checklist maybe?
What are the sort of things that we should…

Wow, its looking good. The family area looks huge! Isn't it a nice feeling when you can see it all come together? Congrat.

Wow, it's looking great and moving quickly too.
We are at a similar stage to you and I rang my site manager this week and he said he is trying to…

I agree with this as we did the same. Make sure that as soon as you have a request for a progress payment to be made, send the signed…

Please do not use the hedge in your photo - The grow huge, you can't plant anything underneath them as the take all the nutrients from the soil. Not…

Another Coral builder here, building the Hamilton 278.
Not had any real issues so far, just a bit of a grumble about the extras they didn't tell us about.
$2,500 extra paid…

Very nice ... similar colours to our house. Love the bedroom ideas, you daughter must be very happy.

Very exciting, it is a sign that yes, you really are building a house
Can't wait for the updates.

Hi beck, everything looks great. Don't worry about getting everthing done a once, it will all come along eventually. Just enjoy the new house now you are in…

All moving so quickly now .....
Kitchen/Ensuite and bathroom cupboards has been delivered
Our wet area tiles will start being layed on Monday
House has been…

Bump .... I would like to see this too.

Do you have any photo's to share please? We are looking at Grand Piano.

It's been a while but alot has been happening.
Frame has gone up, roof is almost finished (MONIER CAPER roof tiles.... I have put this because when I was looking I…

Well they are want to take us to court We got a builder to have a look and he said he could get…

He put the fill on his block to build up the level of his land, cut one side and filled our side. He did not discuss his intentions with…

Thank guys,
The neighbour went 600mm down to support 900mm retaining wall and this was on fill not into solid/natural ground.
He has also built another retainer on another block and his…

Slab down.
We drove to our block yesterday and found next door sleeper retaining wall collapsed and leaning on ours. Went back today and our wall has now collapsed with…

First of all we had a call from Coral to wish us a Merry Christmas
Then yesterday we had a call from a lady…

What a run of bad luck. We had problems with our bank too ..... took ages for them to sign the forms, they wanted this, then they wanted that…