Wow, Dakota! Looks amazing! It's hard to believe it's only been just over a month!

I got a quote for flooring outside CH that was $13k for bamboo floorboards and really nice triexta carpet (my house will be 29sq). Only reason I didn't end up…

Reckon we'd all feel happier with your list though!

Hahaha Not as funny as the CH list on my friend's house. It had "Maccas" written at the bottom of the list and then a huge tick next to it.…

Hi leeamja,
Yep, this is perfectly normal. Nowadays, the concrete used for slabs includes a chemical to help it harden/dry faster.
Hence why the days of having to wait 6 weeks…

Hi Tamic,
I don't think you should worry. My tender was 6 weeks after my selections and they still didn't have a quote for my non-standard door!
I don't know what…

They don't pave/tile the outside areas. I know, I asked myself hoping to just get it all done at once too. Alas, after handover is the only option!

Yes, CH can do Zone Plus. Cost depends on your zoning requirements.
E.g. I asked for four zones operated by four separate network controllers so that I can operate the…

If you just want a upgrade to the heater, then I was quoted $1270 at tender to upgrade from standard to Brivis High Efficiency (5.8 star) HX23i Heating Unit. This…

I did my research on the Brivis website and came to my selection appointment knowing more than my colour consultant about what I could have for my heating/cooling. She only…

I kept the eaves on mine. At tender, I had to be hard and really think about what could be done later (even if it was more expensive to do…

I've just been told that the rock removal company charges a flat rate - so if any rock is found, then I don't get anything back, but if none is…

Can CH explain why your site costs were so high? I know someone else was told theirs was going to be really high because there was supposedly more fill than…

My site costs are fixed at $23k or something like that, due to the high probability of rock removal. Now this is most likely an overstimation I was told, and…

Bakso is using them. I've had a friend who has used them and highly recommended them, and a lot of her relatives have used them for their builds as well.…

I've been following the price rises since I first visited their display homes in September last year. They raised prices at the beginning of October, the beginning of November, the…

There were people on these forums in December who were in their new homes just before Christmas and they'd apparently only started in September! So there's a goodly chance of…

I paid to have roof sarking added - approx $3k, just in case you were curious.

Actually, the batten lights are energy saving light globes - not halogen. I intend to buy LED batten light bulbs ro replace them with once they've died. I don't…

Hi Hamilton23,
Which month did you start/finish in? (I'm curious to know weather conditions would have been like).
Cheers,
TempestSkye.

I don't know about whether Carlisle had bamboo flooring, but I can tell you that I was quoted around $7k for bamboo flooring by an external flooring company. My place…

Yay! So exciting! Fingers crossed it all goes as planned! Do you have an estimated start date?

Thanks Dakota30! I might ask my LoanStudio mortgage broker about it then.

Thanks for clarifying Bakso!
I signed up in November 2013 and opted for all four packages at the time but I'm guessing they had stopped the voucher offer by then. Oh…

What's this spectra voucher? I'm using Loan Studio and I haven't heard anything about a voucher...?

Many thanks, OceanBlue! Hopefully when I go to my tender appt I can clarify and hear something like what you've just mentioned!

Thanks for sharing these!
Sounds like you got someone who knew their stuff for electricals!
I got told $160 to have a GPO to the kitchen island and $250 for an external…

I hope it all works out in your favour!

That's given me hope - I selected 300x600 porcelain tiles for the floors of my wet areas and I've been terrified of how much it'll cost ever since.