Hi Dayow
I'm surprised the lady has any say as to your house. I know when I designed my home and had C*llier do the drawings, they clearly state that…

I've been lucky. After slab went down, received a schedule & business card with SS details and then called a couple of days later to introduce himself and explain…

I was advised when designing my house that its a 'directional' decision. So for example if you want people to enter and move to the right of you -…

Hiya
Was wondering if you'd managed to get your keys as yet?
I had to shake my head when reading about the PCI and non-handover.
My friend built with AL, had her PCI…

I've hired an inspector and he recomened 4 inspections:
1. Brickwork, wall plate high and concrete slab - $300
2. Roof structure - $250
3. Pre lock-up - roof finishes, ceilings adn render…

I'm the same, I'll tear out my favs but then I still struggle to give the magazine away because of the "just in case" disease. I suffer from that…

Goodness, so many mags, so little time. My list is:
- Belle
- House & Garden
- Elle Decoration (UK not US)
- Living Etc
- Abode
- Insite
- Wallpaper (when I feel like a…

Wow, tinkster, I so feel for you. Why do developers sell blocks before the titles are issued? When I was looking for a block my circumstances dictated that…

Thanks tinkster. So far it is a steady pace, every weekend something new to see, so far so good.

Some progress pics.
Final Final Plan - as agreed at Pre-start
Outside





Inside

Apologies, the pics are slightly big.

Hi Ezi4few
WOW! Just catching up on your build and it's looking amazing. All happening so quickly. How have you found your SS so far during the build?

Quick summary for 2011 so far:
- Building license 20 Dec
- Slab down 14 Jan
- Bricks & frames arrived 8 Feb
- Bricks completed 28 Feb
- Roof frame completed 24 Mar
Started on…

Do you mean Goths? or maybe Emos? I thought they're usually teenagers.
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Hi he82306
My personal experience has not been good with evaporative. Yes, it's cheaper to install and maybe cheaper to run but come summer, whenever the temp reached over 35…

Hi Kiwi
I've just read your thread from the beginning and have run the gammit(sp?) of emotions, particarly when it came to the f****** bank (I can stay this and still…

I have a feeling this queen is going to be "grrrrrr-ing" a few more times before this build is completed.

LESSON 4: COUNCILS ARE (DEEP BREATH)...........DIFFERENT
Well the plans were submitted before my prestart and at prestart there was only two issues council raised - who is doing the cross-over and…

Hi thirsty
Definitely!!
Got everything fixed on the Monday (following the Friday pre-start selection and a weekend of chewing my nails off). My ensuite now has a door & door way…

Hi Kerry-ann
Thank you for congrats on the house. So far an amazing experience.
My heart goes out to you, your family and your mum. It's heart breaking. Suddenly…

Hi amazing_venice
Thank you for your good wishes, much appreciated. Apologies for the delay in reply, have been un-attached to computer for 3 weeks!!! Hyperventilating, calming down now.
I know…

LESSON 3: NO MATTER HOW TIRED YOU ARE, CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU SIGN
Well I had my Pre-start on Friday, 1st October. Thought I was organised as I had made…

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Just what I need, a ready excuse for the builders:
"It's not our fault, the aliens did it!"

Interesting issue came up with when designing our house.
As many of you are aware (in WA at least), particularly those with small blocks like mine, the house can only take…

Hi d@n

I had to chuckle, my sister and I had this exact same conversation during the design process. We came up with all different scenarios about how each part…

Hi Kiwi & Ezi
Thanks for your welcome messages.

That's actually the entry into master suite from the family room - and the circle thingie is the smoke detector. They've called…

Hi Ez
Thanks for the welcome message on my thread. Great to finally speak to someone building with C*llier's. I had the same impression as you did when I…

Hi Thirsty and Cmooring
Thanks for the welcome.

Your right cmooring, most of the display homes I visited did have the master suite at the front of the house. However, there…

My first posting – yay me!
I’ve been a visitor for a while now, learning from everyone’s experience, taking note of what to look out for and what to pay attention…