I agree about the jacaranda.
Definitely paint or (preferably) render the bricks. That will modernise the house a lot and tidy it up for a relatively minor cost.
I personally don't think…

With Hinkinbotham/statesman/SA housing (they are all the same company) you need to add 60-100k to their base price to get a turnkey price. This includes everything in the "finished" house…

Also, just a thought, if your living area will face north (i.e. the wall with the back sliding door on it), it would be nice if you relocated the laundry…

We also are doing the same as you. We've taken our drawings (pencil in paper) to four builders now and they've all gone away, done their own computerised version (with…

Hi, we are near Adelaide, SA.
When you say "build smart" what do you mean please??
Thanks

Forgot to ask whether treated timber frames are good to have ON TOP of termimesh or is that going overboard?
I was just really put off by a building salesperson who…

Hi all,
Just wondering what your thoughts are about building a timber frame house on a block that has previously had termites on it (eaten out some of our old shed…

Thank you, that's really good to know. So probably 45k is more likely to be accurate than 25k.
We know someone building near us who is paying closer to 40k so…

Great thank you!
We don't know whether to go with a more expensive builder (eg. Metricon) or Hinkinbotham. We don't want anything fancy in our house just something acceptable in quality.…

How did you go with your build?
We are looking at Hinkinbotham and was wondering if you had a good or bad experience overall??

I understand. Threats definitely constitute abuse, and screaming too if it's extreme or excessive. All would fall under the category of emotional/psychological abuse, which is considered just as harmful as…

I'm sorry to hear you are try to escape an abusive relationship.
Building is much much cheaper per m2 that renovating. I've never heard otherwise.
If you can't build with regular project…