Get instant gas and get LPG gas bottles if you have the space. Saves you on those supply charges but usage depends on how large your family is. We've got…

I have an 800mm high sandstone wall and I'm wondering what sort of weight the stones can handle without compromising their integrity?
I'm looking to put on planters but not sure…

Which GJ's are you building with? It looks like the plans changed from when we built. From what I can see now, bed 5 (which we have) has been changed…

Here's the sketch plan

And the almost final product. We need to add the wall plates and get the furniture in.

Mid build. Our supervisor let us in over the weekend to wire it up. We had mentioned this to him at the start and he didn't mind, he just asked…

I've got a very similar room to yours...We have the screen on wall B and we'll have block out curtains with sheers on the window. We pre-wired for ceiling speakers…

Final product...now to landscaping..

You could try Darbeca but I'd stay away from APBI

I've used Sweet Home 3D which I've found useful for giving us rough ideas of how things will look and work together.

Thanks StructuralBIMGuy. So I take that as option 1 with cavity fill concrete, steel reinforcement, etc..What is brick AJs?

I'm looking to build a 0.8m high wall that's about 10 meters long using left over bricks from my build.
Options I'm thinking of are;
1. Double brick wall
2. Single brick…

Thanks dga. I would make it a standard step.

We're looking to build a deck in the near future on a sloped yard and are tossing between a stepped one or flat one with support (might need rails due…

It's quite helpful if you have a difficult block. Make sure it's a construction manager going there not the sales consultant. We had a difficult block and sales people said…

Norfolk is right. Everything is negotiable. We had our delay charges changed to match how much we'd be paying in rent. They initially…

It would depend on how you want to setup your theatre. If you're looking 2 or 3 seater I'd go with B if you're looking at a lounge I'd go…

Thanks...exciting times...

Some progress photos

If you can increase the rooms go for it. When we were planning ours, we overlooked them and now we wished we increased them after seeing how they look during…

I went through a near similar experience with Porter Davis. We threatened to go to QCAT (find something similar in your state) and had our deposit refunded. Technically they have…

Here's the modified plans. Quite disheartening for a 296sqm home to turn to be around 230sqm or less. It didn't occur to us that walls are added up in the…

Been reading threads on here for a while and I've got really good advice and opinions which have helped us along the way. It's now my time to share

Thanks peeps for the feedback..

Wow...your build is going really well...how did they manage to over estimate bricks?

I've been wondering, some of the plans we've been looking at with different builders have items that are not listed in their inclusions i.e a sink in butlers pantry. My…

Nice idea..hadn't thought about that...we'll look into that. We'll also go have a look at the Sheridan 37.

Good to see it's progressing...I like the step in the theatre room. Did you get charged extra for that?

Yes they can. The consultant added them in for us. They've also got other options not available on the site like a Grand Master. Yea it's a shame they don't…

It looks really nice the way it's been laid out..there's a piano in the study or living and it makes it look really grand when you enter. Plus the stairs…