Has your land titled yet? I would ask the Metricon sales person as it would probably depend on how many they have going on the area and how many builders…

At contract stage our builder (Henley) said "If you need an independent inspector at any stage of the build just let us know so we can arrange a time, we…

if anyone is interested, this is how the feature walls came out (I had to take photos through the window so not the best angles or lighting)
Master Bedroom:
Craft Room:

I definately agree that a broker is the way to go. We went with one and it made the whole process so much smoother. We needed a quick settlement for…

Thanks for that picture, the pictures on the clipsal site only show the front on view.

Some of the volume builders are quite flexible on many things, you just have to ask. Though I get the feeling some of their salespeople just say no to some…

you could get one of these (or similar) off of ebay and use just the knob:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ace-Cooper-Dual-Knob-Ceiling-Fan-Speed-Control-Light-Dimmer-Switch-White-/190904342676
this is good research for when I need to do the same

You could always get one of the fancy clipsal saturn 250V range switches, they have a blue led in them so you can see what you are doing in the…

I'm with you, my in laws have one similar and you just twiddle it round for ages working out where off is.
If all else fails you could alway modify the…

As I understand it, the boundary is the boundary, the fence is just a fence. The position of the fence does not alter the legal boundary.
Assuming the fence posts are…

Even if I wasn't getting an inspector (which I most certainly am doing), I would definately have gone around checking everything was square, level and plumb, and checked on the…

does NOT having a Final Occupancy certificate affect your insurance if you have to make a claim for something?

I assume the idea is that for the next few years it is not their main bedroom and they want it to be easily accessed from the living area.

We have Classic Cream roof and garage door, with paperbark gutters and fascia.
We deliberately have a dark brick to offset the white.
see below:
If I were rendering I too would probably…

and when looking at the render and bricks at the colour appointment you are looking at samples inside in unnatural light. Which will look completely different in late afternoon orange…

you could avoid the problem of people seeing you on the toilet if the doors are open by moving the toilet to behind the door, like this:
you may also be…

I would imagine if they haven't left enough gap on the edges for expansion and contraction, especially if installed on a cold day, when it's a hot day the floor…

The problem with running an aircon at 26 degrees is that is too warm to sleep comfortably IMHO.
24 is ok I reckon.
But each to their own, I am extremely uncomfortable…

I see a lot of people with Colourbond "monument" roofs.
People obviously want a dark coloured roof. In our estate I'd say maybe only 1 in 10 houses has colourbond and…

I'd be worried that it says "3'" above it.Which makes it sound like a cable or something 3 Feet below ground.
The other utility line (which I assume is sewer as…

I think for the whole house it was about an extra $3k, but I don't have the contract at hand to check the exact figure. For reference, we are building…

Yeah 900mm is the standard, I'm so glad we asked for 940mm on the kitchen though!

We tend to go twice a week. Glad we are building over summer, not winter, so if we get there at 8pm it's still daylight. I couldn't imagine going…

It probably wouldn't hurt to show your plans to all your neighbours, as it's a small street you could show it to everyone in the street, if they all like…

We got our kitchen benches raised to 940mm from the standard 900mm, because we are both 6ft tall and prefer not to be bending over as much. We then got…

I have no idea on the costs, but it would almost certainly add value. A house with no garage vs the same house with an extra bedroom and ensuite bathroom…

I put a data point next to the TV in the lounge and will potentially need a 4 port switch there to plug game consoles/set top boxes/media players etc if…

Most annoying thing was all pre-build, low valuation from the bank, and the builder's admin not returning my several calls and emails asking when we could have an appointment to…

Try the council, they should have a form to fill out to get owner details to discuss boundary fences.

I would get a surveyor, just to be sure, especially if you are going to need one anyway.
If you are in Victoria, you can look at the official map of…