Just thought I'd throw in a quick update. We're essentially done now with all our landscaping and gates and screens are in. I also painted the media room screen wall…

Awesome that's great And here I was with them starting on day 10...crazy how different it can go.

It's 20 working days after they receive the Authority to Commence Construction from the bank which generally you won't get until after your contract is signed. You should've gotten a…

I'm not sure about Caesarstone but I don't see why you couldn't pick a colour outside it. The colour board they have for Caesarstone is the included range.
The included range…

I went through Chisholm (now moved to Thornton) and it was very much a self directed thing. As above they have the display in the garage that you're welcome to…

We were pegged out on like day 1 from memory and they actually started on day 10. Could be anything really.

Your power should be hooked up pretty soon. You should've gotten an email from Energy Connections NSW to set up your accounts with AGL for the build. Your meter will…

Good stuff farm harmony looking great. Nice choice of brick too

Nooooope they certainly don't and I had a big argument with the electricians about it. Apparently it encourages people to install downlights themselves...yeah no s**t that's the entire point. The…

Spent some time between baby duties getting my home theatre up and running. I'm going to get floor to ceiling curtains to fully block the room out. Looks bloody brilliant…

Our microwave is in the walk in and it is no problem at all. I prefer it there since I have it at a good height as opposed to the…

Lee Rowans Gardenworld at Warners Bay. Turf supplied by Buchanan's Turf.

Yeah I was tossing up whether to just put concrete down or not. The good thing about you having the concrete already is that it's super easy to just buy…

Thanks it was $3500 done by a guy local to my estate. 90x19 merbau, stainless steel screws. I was thinking of extending it around to…

Fortunately the turf farm it is supplied from is about 20km away.

Thanks for that. I wish I had the time and tools to go through DIY to save all that money. I tried searching for other suppliers in my area (Newcastle)…

From my experience at the colours appointment they didn't try to upsell or suggest anything at all. Pretty much entirely directed by you. Go and visit the display home selections…

Just had a local turf supplier out to quote on a turf install for my new house. I've already got everything leveled off and graded. The ground is awful clay.
The…

Interested to hear what the mistakes were? Were the plans wrong or did they miss a bunch of upgrades? We had no issues with our tender but we only made…

They actually didn't make any specific mention of the document or anything within it was just included in a bundle of stuff we were given at handover.

It's the money they pay you for every day they go over the contract finish date.

Waffle footings.
Yeah the deck side would be the weather side. 6 meters to the boundary on that side. 1350mm on the other side.

Neighbours block is leveled off like mine and it's all blue metal and ag drain behind that retaining wall with turf on top.

No dramas at all, happy to hear any information that can be provided.
The reason I got onto it to begin with was that I was given a CSIRO document by…

Yeah that's very true. 4-6 is the minimum and your construction period begins after the 20 working days whether they've actually started or not so you can start building up…

Once you sign contracts you need to get your bank to issue an Authority To Commence Construction. You have 15 days from signing contracts for that letter to come through…

Here's some photos of what I've got to work with. In recent rains the eaves seem to be doing pretty well keeping the ground against the house dry. I have…

Can anyone with the OO986X oven tell me if the cooling fan running for 2 hours after the oven turns off is really the expected operation? The fan was faulty…