Thanks everyone for your input and thought on evap cooling! My Henley home is coming along well with cabinets already in I'm installing aircon afterwards.

Hi Allurans! Happy New year!
Just wondering how all of you are going in your new homes these few days, are evaporative aircons holding up? Would be good to know before…

Hi Allurans, Does anyone know of any decent FREE landscaping software? I'd like to start designing my gardens without having to draw... thanks!

Mine was originally but then they removed as it was no longer in a bush fire area. With regards to moving the hot water system, I moved it to the…

Great news! After much debate Henley agreed to move our hot water system!!! Bad news... It's going to cost me $2600 ...
Oh well better to have…

Thanks Emery, the building is NOT erected, the slab has just been laid and the frame has only just begun!

Thanks EmeryBB, appreciate your response.
This is our only passage way, and we were never made aware of this. We look to these guys as experts as they've built many of…

Hi All,
Sorry I have posted this in the previous page, but does anyone know why it would be technically impossible to relocate the hot water system once the little rebate/slab…

No worries Wez, good luck with it all

Hi Wez, wow really? I'm building the Monterey Q2, but my promo was a long time ago 'war on prices' back in 2012. I don't know how they work out…

We had to double glaze almost every window in our house except for bathroom and only paid $345 for the ones in the study, all the rest was at no…

Anywhere but the Master Bedroom or bedroom walls! Is there a requirement to have the meter box at the front of the house and does it have to be freely…

Hi there,
I'm at lot 608

Good evening All,
I'm building with Henley on Elmhurst Rd, does anyone know if you can still move the meter box and hot water system once the slab has been laid?…

No problems, I agree less enclosed... you can be creative and grow some small plants

Hey Mtz08, I spoke to Crystal @ Stockland this week and confirmed it CANNOTrun all the way, anything from the required 2 meter requirements onwards to the footpath is considered…

Thanks for the quick response M575, I'm sorry I don't quite understand what you mean... do you have a sketch by any chance? I'm referring to side boundaries on both…

Hi All,
Sorry if this question has ben asked before, but what is the fencing requirements for this estate? I understand that its 1.8M in height and 2M behind nearest front…

ok thank you all, appreciate your comments and will now proceed with showing them

Hi All,
Those that are building with Henley, did you have to show Henley's Finance team the funds held in your bank account to make up any shortfall/low bank valuation in…

CDL not for a while.. Only just got bank approval!
But the neighbours have approached me already and are happy for us to find a cheaper quote than they have.. Am…

Ok thanks everyone.. So far quotes are from Jim's Fencing @ $65p/m and Obriens @ $68p/m. I've been looking on other forums and 2 have suggested Planet Fences located in…

G'day Allurans,
I received a letter from my new neighbour regarding the fencing and their quote was $65 per meter. Does anyone have any Colorbond fencing quotes that are cheaper? If…

I'm building with Henley and took up their house and land package deal which includes certainty site costs totalling $16K.
Just signed my contract on Friday, now just waiting on bank…

Hello All, further to my previous post what type of aircon did you choose for your build, and if it was evaporative cooling then which brand did you select? Sorry…

Afternoon All,
Do we know if land prices have increased in Allura? If so by how much? my block is 16m x 32m so would be good to know how much…

Hey All,
Hope you're enjoying this lovely rainy weather.. NOT!
I'm on Elmhurst Road in Stage 6, do think there will be lots of traffic and thoroughfare through there considering the school…

Thanks I like all their houses!

Great thanks mtz08, ok let me try hope it turns out!
This is the Monterey at Ambrosia which I liked