When we deviated from our setback it changed us from a CDC to DA, but there didn't seem to be any issues. However, we did speak to all of our…

Thats quite reassuring, it's difficult times for builders.

We got our DA on 18 March and contract was signed 6th May.

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Is there any reason that you've gone for a carport rather than a three car garage? This seems to be a popular addition and no-one ever has a big enough…

Honestly, I can't say. The only reason we are sticking with Montgomery is because of their local reputation amongst a number of friends who live in Montgomery built houses. That…

We are on the verge of signing a contract to build and have a knockdown and rental property lined up. The pre-construction phase has taken us nearly a year and…

Hi Vanessa,
We locked in June 2021, it's been quite a long pre-construction process. We were never given an option to lock in a price, but were assured on a number…

We have the Development Application and Construction Certificate in hand, construction plans are in progress and expecting contract signing within the next 3-4 weeks.
However, last week we were hit with…

Yep, good question. For me it was more about having options. If the mesh works well without being hard wired then I can use the Ethernet connections for other uses.…

It doesn't, however I was concerned with our house design that unless we'd need a greater number of mesh devices to provide a strong signal across the entire house. I've…

We've included two data cables in our tender and this is purely hardwire the additional mesh wifi access points, this should give us strong wifi on all three levels of…

Thanks for the update. Out of curiosity, was it MH delays that resulted in the contract signing taking so long?

Hi Molly,
We have increased to around $1850 per sqm, however the base price hasn't changed and much of this increase is due to our selections and modifications. The price increases…

Our day has been in for about 3 weeks. Lake Macquarie council seem to be reasonably quick at working through the DA.

Yes, our DA should be approved imminently. It's been an unexpectedly long journey. The only reason we've stayed with Montgomery is that several friends have built with them and the…

So I'm guessing you all received the letter from Montgomery today advising about the impacts of COVID-19 and the delays? Not really sure what it actually means. I wondered whether…

It's a tricky situation for us, we are living in our knockdown property and it's not suited for our family so holding off isn't an option. Our options are some…

No, nothing in writing.

Wow, I didn't realise that. We are already concerned about price increases as it's taken longer than 6 months for the pre-build design/Council DA etc, although so far the builder…

We are pretty close to contract signing, we've been given the draft 46 week HIA contract. I've had a look through the planning portal for our area and checked the…

Whats the average contract time now? Are some builders managing to get materials and progress quicker than others? Any improvements in sight?

Our builder has put in a design for the driveway which overall is good, however once the build is completed I'd like to see what the options are for extra…

Has anyone had any progress?

We paid our deposit last June, have all our selections completed, awaiting DA submission imminently.
Our tender expiry was extended by 2 months and really don't want to be hit…

That's not good, where are you building? Are you on a new site or a knock down rebuild? How close are you to having plans submitted to council?

Our new build is 285sqm of living area (not including garage) and they've included a 20kw system.

We have an electrical selection for our new house next week and they've sent me the prices which is making me question some choices for the smaller bedrooms. Originally was…

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"More construction companies will fold this year as lock-in contracts leave builders unable to pass on the rising cost of labour and supplies, the…

Just an update to mention that Montgomery homes extended our tender expiry by 2 months due to the delays and have "assure you that regardless of any material shortages and…