Hi Bevo the only invoice we had to pay for out of pocket was the pump for piers which was $792.00. That included the builders 20 % margin.
Soil removal…

Hi Pman, the invoice we got included builders margin of 20 % but the cost related to blue metal used around the pvc plumbing put in place before the slab…

Yeah I don't know why Keelstin, I was told I could ring and get the date, when I did the Construction Manager said, yep your right here on the board…

Hi guys just an additional cost worth mentioning. When the plumber was putting our plumbing in before the slab was laid he mentioned a charge for blue metal around the…

Thanks for the info Gearbox. I was guessing that it would be a few grand and your place is bigger than ours. Did you accept the quote ?

Did anybody here pay for sarking as an optional inclusion ? We didn't but starting to wish that we did. What does it cost roughly ? Our roof tiles go…

Yeah I don't understand that either Newey, we have tile's through the porch, entry hall, family, dining, kitchen and hallway outside the laundry & bathroom that leads to the rear…

Yeah I agree Noddy we paid for an upgrade on the Carpet & Tiles. In particular The basic carpet was shocking. Great to see that the trades are back on…

Can we clarify flooring. We have Carpet & Tile included. We did ask for a quote for Timber flooring and/or vinyl laminate in one room but no go, they don't…

Yeah we had "Concrete Pump" fixed at $1345 & "Concrete Piers" fixed at $2400. It's deceiving on the quote's and tender it's when you get to signing the contract it…

Our external drainage has been connected up . We now have 25 tonne of soil & turf to remove in total . Have a quote of $85 an hour to…

Building is certainly a roller coaster of emotions. Since paying our deposit in may we have endured all the ups and downs, my wife's father was killed in a motor…

Hello Mie, we have gone through Package Central. In retrospect knowing what I know now, I would do things differently. To be fair I will outline the pro's and con's…

Yeah Pman Allworth quoted for 40 Linear metres but I noticed on our quote that this cost was fixed anyway. Allworth were fairly confident of the piering based on the…

Not bad for a day's work. Allworth officially started work yesterday with a scrape of the block. The remainder of excavation, forming, piering and the basic plumbing was all done…

Well something has started we had a toilet delivered during the week. Pretty sad when a loo get's us buzzing: http://harmony-cooranbong.blogspot.com/

Hi all Allworth confirmed today that they have a copy of our commencement letter (this took 7 days from bank to Allworth).

Based on this in a week or so…

Hi Pman, you know we are up on the Central Coast/Lake Macquarie ? Feel free to drop in and have a look if your heading past over Christmas. I'll PM…

We signed our tender yesterday. Paperwork to bank on Monday. Allworth will commence work 20 working days from date of receipt of commencement letter from the bank. Visited our block…

Hi, Allworth say that they chase the council however , there is only so much pressure that they can apply on our behalf. It's certainly worth chasing yourself. I recommend…

Hi Noddy your right. Piering is charged at $60 a linear metre. I asked our customer service person where our quote of 40 Linear metres came from and she said…

Need to correct myself, our quote is for 40 linear metres of piering not 25 as I previously mentioned. Still would only allow for 20 piers at 2m pier depth…

Glad to see your place is coming along Noddy. You've done a great job with the soil removal. Smart thinking. It's definitely a cost you can do without. I will…

HI I think the restriction would relate to the Allworth lead contractor or site supervisor legally needing to give permission for an outside contractor to step foot onto their work-site…

For those looking at external colour visualisation for their new home I would try this online tool I found it really handy (keeping in mind you can't beat the real…

Hi guys worth mentioning that we have gone with the complete home package. We will pay $9500 for stencil concrete to driveway (47 metre's squared & alfresco area 12 metres…

Hi Piman, my understanding about the solar is that it is only included with new Harmony quotes under the new price structure (from 15 June 2010). Our quote included the…

Well done Noddy you will have to get some photo's up on your blog once building starts. Interested to see how the Concerto looks as work progresses. We will do…

Hi all we recently received our full plans. We have reviewed them and signed off. A few variations but only slight internal changes, eg widen fridge space, add sliding doors…

Hi no we didn't receive anything in the mail just a phone call saying we need to download it from the net and complete it. I've had a look at…