This is the problem. Happy to pay for it, several months trying to get this done. But this is what my builder has done, the concrete part. From what I…

You're right, should have kept a cooler head. Weird thing is, that wasn't the picture I kept when posting. I uploaded 2 by accident, the sideways one, with another. Deleted…

Not sure what I'm making up as I go. I'm paid a company to build a house. I'm not an engineer or builder. This is what my builder did. My…

Isn't it obvious. Its a 1m retaining wall against 1.6m of my neighbours land. What kind of photo do you need?

My builder and neighbours builder, were suppose to discuss cut/fill of the land. But that never happened, and this is the result. As you can see my builder has only…

Here's the issue. 2 properties being built at the same time, side by side, 2 different builders.
Property on the left of the photo, is mine. The right is my…

In Brisbane, message from my builder Friday. Warning of price increases starting Dec 2021, with some coming into effect Jan/Feb 2022, and delays are expected
Roofing (Colorbond, Truecore)
Steel (Reinforcing Bar,…

Looking for a home networking installer, for a new build in Brisbane. Google is my friend I know. However, looking to hear from people who've used a particular company and…

Unfortunately I'd forgotten to update this post. DC living were guessing on our noise category. No testing had been done. This was a year ago and I had little knowledge…

I've chosen to go with Pathway Homes for my sloped block
They've built a number of homes in my area, where sloped blocks are common. They've been OK so far.…

I would contact your State Treasury and ask for clarification. Unfortunately at this time of year that could be difficult.

Significant update - The administrative directives have changed in regards to substantial renovations (knockdown rebuilds)
Paragraph 20c
c. a contract for the building of a new home on the land which replaces…

I agree the house price should have been the only consideration. Because of the land value in my area + the house build we are only $30,000-$40,000 over the $750,000…

Out of curiosity I looked at the QLD Treasury website today

The example listed show only 3. There was originally 4
Example – multiple contracts for one renovation.
Nadine is project…

Why won't you be eligible?
Yes we had already decided to sell 1 of the lots on our property and rebuild. Covid screwed up the timeline though. Had to cancel everything…

That 250 or so were just the applications. So far zero people have been approved or received any money.

Final update. I've been assured that the inconsistencies I've pointed out regarding substantial renovations have been raised at the Commonwealth level (The Federal Government) I was told to test my…

Pathway Homes at The Grange, Evermore Homes at Canon Hill. H4 at Bulimba
I'm personally going with Pathway Homes. I also have a sloped block as with many in my area.…

It seems Homebuilder is aimed more towards first home buyers. First home owner grants + Homebuilder is what most builders are advertising. Your only option is a lowset house under…

Update. Been advised that bundling the demo into a prelim with my builder is not a good idea. Could open me up to some legal issues. So if you've gone…

I do have multiple quotes from Demolition companies. That list for those companies was provided to me by the builder I will sign a substantial renovation contract with, probably this…

That's partially the reason I wanted to pick my own demo contractor. Other part is I wanted a local demo company. Big believer in supporting local business. The list did…

It still could work out in my favour. If I sign a substantial renovation contract with my builder now. Then pay my builder and my builder pays the demolition company.…

After reading the guideline numerous times. IF you're doing a knockdown and rebuild you will need a substantial renovation contract. NOT a comprehensive building contract.
Comprehensive building contract puts you…

All States must follow these Federal Government administrative guidelines. It is worth reading because each State measures all application against these guidelines.

Further update. Spoken with Treasury just now. I am right, technically. However the Federal Governments administrative guidelines dictate you must have a knockdown rebuild contract with your builder. So even…

An update to this. After many, many emails to politicians. I had a call from Treasury. I was told the rules were clear and I didn't qualify because of the…

Today I spoke with a QLD Treasury official trying to figure out if our build is considered a knockdown rebuild. We meet all the requirements, perfectly. I read the FAQ…

Yes I am in QLD and it will be a double storey build. Waiting on a costing now. Won't be signing anything until I know exactly how much this will…