Photograph and video every defect in your walkthroughs and inspections

If you get a choice I would say a 3 layer epoxy with clear coat on top FAR FAR exceeds a concrete topping. Easier to clean and maintain having had…

We got info of our neighbours builder when they encroached on our lot during their build with fences and dirt 1 metre into our lot.and gave that to Metricon and…

If you have major concerns please contact the Regional NSW Building Manager at Metricon
We finished our build in Schofields 2 1/2 years ago and involved the then regional manager who…

This is why you need to hire your own inspector for your builds like I did. Caught so much crap work that they had to redo cost them $1000's. If…

Metricon area manager not happy with proposed fix so surveyor going out today to make sure they know exactly whether it is the slab or the frame that is wrong.
You…

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So had our house inspector go by this week as framing completed. Sent us a report and had a good chat with him. He knew his stuff and could explain…

Standard size for a washer or dryer is 600mm
We have speced 1300mm as we have both and they will be side by side.
Suggest you ask them WHY they are saying…

Along with our discount we also got free AC and discounted Hebal and Colourbond roof as part of Hot Right Now package.
The only discounts you will likely get are at…

LOL, this IS in Sydney... Schofields area.

As with any competitive market, be sure to get at least a couple of builders involved and let them both know they are competing.
We narrowed ours down to Metricon and…

Tender we signed was basically 12 calendar months. We paid for some extension due to delayed land registration and had Metricon absorb some due to issues they caused.
Have a clause…

Ours was much longer as we had some major "drama" due to being misquoted paint prices prior to meeting and some other items that sales consultant decided he never agreed…

File moved to construction finally last week after a bunch of items were forgotten by Studio M (removing bulkheads above kitchen cupboards, missing shelves in broom closet and door at…

Built 4 new houses before with major builders in the US but all were house and land packages etc.
We did hire a final inspector on a couple of them to…

Why did you stop building as I see your land is now for sale?
Was it the builder Wisdom Homes or pressure from real estate agent to resell as they…

We got METRICON to quote for WIR and both girls closets (white melanine) and decided it was slightly cheaper to go with IKEA's new range as they were higher quality,…

Metricon has different options within the same ranges for different states, very inconsistent so be careful when comparing and always mention your STATE

FYI, feature paint was last quoted as $275 per wall so if 4 walls in a room that would be $1100 per room !! ... insane.
We got initially quoted $150…

Having built 4 homes previously I would always encourage people to go over all the options well in advance and schedule visits to the M studio to look around yourself…

2 reasons mainly
- the Orlando 28 plan was preferred overall. Some of the Wisdom plans were better than the Metricon Orlando in many areas but for us there was…

IKEA will soon have some more options for bins which we saw at the new store in Marsden Park so we deleted the $400+ option StudioM had from our list.
I…

I believe it is likely 160mm like our ORLANDO 28
We extended the island countertop an extra 100mm and shrunk the base slightly to give ours 300mm overhand and added very…

Been waiting 9 months for land to register here in Schofields area of NW Sydney.
Tendered with Metricon back in January after a 3 month search for the right home…

sorry, forgot to mention that we have built 4 new homes in the past 13 years but all were in the USA and were all essentially what you refer to…

There are KDR but more often they strip back to frame removing all wiring, plumbing etc as that is usually the issue in older houses. Lots of TV shows in…

I actually did already take a look earlier today. I enjoy reading KDR threads with pics as new to me as lived in the US for 20 years so all…

We are building in NW Sydney on vacant land so no KDR

I assume they apply the window tint film on the inside of the glass. Just be careful what products you use to clean your tinted windows with.
Although popular in the…