I've heard of HBA but don't know too much about them.
If you're serious about building though we'd be happy to help at Your Building Broker http://www.yourbuildingbroker.com.au

Cost to a builder is closer to $13.50 p/m supplied, installed and painted. So if your builder adds 25% it's $15.50

If you signed with a builder then it's totally up to them as to when they do the work. 8 weeks is a long time though - up to 4…

Lets all stop buying houses so prices lower and all homeowners lose equity which could mean they are geared to their eyeballs.
That is so short sighted it's not funny.

That's a shame Broom as good building brokers http://www.yourbuildingbroker.com.au should be doing all of that for you. If they aren't you've got to wonder why they're even offering the service.

WOW! What was the hold up? That sounds unreal?

I built 2 years ago on a block that had a termite infested house demolished - it's interesting looking at nearmap as the roof totally split on the ridge. Anyway,…

Go straight to the building disputes tribunal. If its in your contract they are obliged to put it in.

As a builder, i've given clients keys, shown them how my construction key works - got them to flip the locks then gave them my construction key to try to…

The good news is that the builder will have it totally cleaned and removed well before you move in... the bad news is the culprits may still be your neighbours.
Good…

You may also want to check that your variations don't incur any variation fees prior to going to site. Most building companies will allow pre-start variations without VO fees, but…

Why not get a custom home design? That will give you the best possible outcome for your block including orientation and solar passive design.

I received this as part of the Builders Registration Board eNewsletter March 2011 and thought I'd copy it here. It's a free publication so I think it's OK to copy…

I agree with Bashworth, if it's a standard HIA or MBA contract then you're fine. As a side note; if it's a builder that uses one of those contracts, they're…

I love toodyay and donnybrook stone, i think it can look amazing. If you do a google search for those you'll find lots of nice images.

That rate sounds OK to me. Given you'd pay a plumber $120 p/hr to come and fix a tap I think it's extremely cheap for the amount of knowledge a…

The above is really really bad advice - so please don't listen to it. First of all, you don't need builders approval to inspect your property. For most of the…