building-expert, I see you're in Victoria, but would you know any expert in NSW who would be good for this kind of issue? I'd like to call today if possible.

Hi Thattime,
Good to hear from you, your thread helped me a lot during the building process.
We've got our PCI date for 3rd of July so we are getting excited and…

Hi Emandrob
Thanks, love your plans too, and you're right it looks similar.
I really like the wide garage (I'm a boy) but mine was designed by my wife...
The sloping corner have…

Hi Mellywill,
Thanks for the kind words. So far Coral have been doing very well. Our sale person was fantastic (Haylee), people in the main office were also very nice and…

Day 38 and we have reached the frame stage with a roof fully tiled.

When I was at the site on Thursday, a whirlybird was showing up still in its box,…

The safety roof scaffolding has been completed and the roof tiles are on the site.
As I was doing some cleaning work this week-end, the roof guy turned up in order…

stellabella, thanks for your comment. Had a very quick look at your photos and love your landscaping and the pool as well. Unfortunately, the pool is not in the budget…

Last week was a stormy one but this didn't affect the work which keeps going at the same pace. It's all about mud and water all over the slab so…

Thanks, here is a picture of the glasshouse at today's stage
Lucky I did because he didn't notice. Now I need to check with the new SS what's gonna happen here.…

Coral keeps building at full speed. Today we got the frame almost done.
It's getting really interesting as we can start imagining the floor plan in 3D as I was able…

Finally after long delays for getting the land registered + long summer holidays both for the builder and certifier, the building has really started.
First we got a toilet and excavated…

Great news, cannot wait to check the result.
Thanks for the mortar link, I've got a feedback from another "Frosty" with off-white so we may add it again.
Tried to do a…

Hi Agentnaget,
Your house looks fantastic. Now I can stop worrying about the brick choice
Looked already great on Tiger-eye's one so I wasn't stressing out that…

Tiger-eye
Last news, we have changed our bricks to "Frost"... Vino range got more expensive than we were told first and we really like yours so no risk.
Could you possibly confirm…

Hi,
I've got a couple of questions about the data cabling if you don't mind.
Have you used the pre-punched holes to run all of your cables or did you punch some…

Ever heard of Phillips Hue ???
I'm thinking of using my standard battens for this instead of moving to downlights...
Looks fantastic stuff, more details here:http://www.meethue.com/en-US

Hi Jenm,
Just noticed your thread. I really like the kitchen layout and also the separation between living are and bedrooms (similar as our layout).
How did you go with the…

emmakay,
Yes it's all about flexibility (Coral allowed us to customise the layout), a good contact with the Sale Consultant and also a mutual respect. Our Sale Consultant is very experienced…

Jenm,
I do not like wallpaper stuck everywhere in a house but just on selective walls, like one wall in the bedroom, one side in the entry just next to the…