Haha nothing wrong with building again! I look forward to following the journey again. How's Mrs Echo going?

OMG you're building again??!

Thanks to everyone who replied.
Reasons for not wanting anything else:
- Budget: Commercial cooktops as in the Goldstein are very, very expensive and not…

Hey guys! It's been a very long time since I last posted here.
I have a question. I am installing a very basic outdoor kitchen with a sink and gas cooktop…

Will add to this. Ben @ All Weather Retaining built my retaining wall recently and did a fantastic job. Reasonable price, left the site clean and was very helpful.

Yep I'm at it again, Ninja Vampire on the hunt lol. Thanks for the luck and I sent you a PM.
Your dog is so…

Hey Echo, how's it coming along? Has your lonesome brickie finished yet?

Neighbour built with Peter Stannard. They said they were generally happy with them with only minor issues (to be expected with any build).

I hope Mrs Echo doesn't know you're licking the Queen.
Well everything looks awesome - I thought that was a real racoon in your garden.…

Ah, this thread brings back memories. You crazy man!
Congratulations on another slab!

I'm very positive yours is filled with wine Echo.
Our cavity is 1400mm wide. We have a side by side in there and yes, there's…

Dee, sorry to hear about the lack of service Kerdels have provided you with. I've only heard good things about them till recently and thought of you (nothing too bad…

ROSEMI!!! Glad almost everything is going well! Sorry to hear about the little hiccups but hopefully only minor and will be fixed. Definitely understand…

Hey sheznay! Great to hear someone building with Lifestyle Homes. My friend built this plan a few years ago - different name and slightly different in a few areas -…

Or he could come to your house and get lost in your pantry? Too bad it's not finished yet.

We built with the Summit group (2 out of 4 builds). Very happy and we dealt with Lifestyle as we are NOR. We had the best SS with only a…

Hey camy!! Hope your PCI went well today!

Haha no worries Dee!! I hope Kerdels maintain that level of satisfaction for the rest of your build. I'm glad you managed to get what…

Wow your house is looking fabulous!! You were pretty quick with that sealer. In the second picture, is that the Taubmans paint on the wall?…

Haha who's the stalker now? lol. Yes I have a huge day of sealing the house tomorrow. Yay for paint fumes... not.

Echo, keys 9am tomorrow. Very annoyed with bank and valuation company.
Sorry to hear about your apartment. I'd be inclined to hunt them down lol.

Echo, have I got a story for you. Was supposed to be Friday. Person who did our valuation quit and didn't submit valuation, bank didn't know, new valuation has to…

I bet! It's so exciting knowing that something is happening on your patch of sand.
Very excited but still waiting for the valuation to be…

Camy, we had a huge pile of crushed limestone and another of yellow sand. We saw them lay it and they marked out where the pipe has been installed. They…

Congratulations Echo on finally being finished! We have all enjoyed reading your building journey and about Mrs Echo, her Bali adventures and other stories…

I LOVE your house camy!! You have excellent taste in tiles, everything looks absolutely smashing!
Sorry to hear about the RE Agent but I…

Haha what a great idea! I emailed some gate guy and he quoted me $900 for the slat look 1.5m gate. Yeah right! So I've seen some people on this…

Hey westy! Great to see a slab and that bricks are soon to follow. Hope the weather holds out for you, it looks sunny all…

Nope, didn't get charged for it but we did get a nice little surprise back.

Wow, awesome pressie you got there.

You're not being pedantic, you're right. However, this seems to be a failing point for pretty much all builders. I have not yet come…