Um, would you believe me if I said you took the words out of my mouth?! lol

Full credit to you SaveH2O, you certainly know your stuff! I'm inclined to err on the side of caution and ask my concreter to set the levels at…

Trying to get a straight answer on the correct height a concrete perimeter path should be laid below damp course. I've spoken with numerous people and been given a range…

Nah not Rivergum, but I'm beginning to think they're all as bad as each other!

Awesome neighbours so I've heard! Speaking of neighbours, is that a tumble-weed I can see rolling across their block?!

Looking for some assistance please with respect to local Building Codes in south Australia for tolerance limits to slab overhand of the bottom plate of timber frame.
Our bottom plate…

Hi all, we had a big storm here in Adelaide last night and I went to check our block this morning. It more closely resembled a small lake rather than…

After some advice here please. Our new build includes a concreted front porch area as part of the main slab. There is a front portico area (beneath the balcony) that…

Hi all, we bought a block of land in the foothills of Adelaide several months ago and are seeking some feedback from anyone who might be able to help out.…

I've heard concrete all the way around can be good for slab? I'll have to have a play with plans I think
I've heard the same thing. Our plans recommend…

we're doing a Glendale39 in Adelaide, don't have price lists specifically for those designs but may be able to give you an idea for general upgrades, etc?

We're having our timber laminate laid after handover so have asked Metricon to only tack the skirting boards on rather than fix them fully as standard. Then we can easily…

We're building a Glendale 39 in Adelaide. Cost for increasing tiling height to ceiling in bathrooms was $440 per wall (ie. $1680 for 4 walls regardless of windows/doorways, etc). This…

The estate that we're building in stipulate a 7-star energy rating for encumbrance approval. Our total insulation upgrades have increased from about $2.5 k to just under $5k, and the…

Has anyone had to upgrade their insulation for energy rating requirements? The price from our initial quote has increased nearly 100% when compared to the price given at our P/E…

Our land doesn't title until early June but the infrastructure is all in and ready to go. We've been given a siteworks allowance of $45k, majority of that is for…

Ours was done within a week or so of paying our initial $2k deposit. We were then provided with a copy of the results via the land developer and they…

We're looking at a similar thing, did you guys get a microwave included as part of a promotion? I'm hoping they consider the fact that the benchtop (& splashback) is…

PS. You may need to take out a second mortgage to pay for the cost of the phone call though!

Hi Emmz,
Here's a contact number below for the HIA Consumer Info Line. It says "they can't give legal advice" but I would think they should be able to clarify interpretation…

No sorry, don't have a pic - our plans are still at draft stage. But I've heard quite a few people mention it on here and we're keen to get…

has anyone had the bottom tracks for their stacker doors semi-recessed into the slab? Wondering how much people have been charged and if they're happy with the result? I'm assuming…

All these damn fees we could put on homes
This is our cost for date extension for base price

Yep never ends!! I'm sure most money is made on variations…

Anyone had any issues with their stacker doors? We've asked to have our bottom tracks semi-recessed into the slab & assumed this would need to be considered prior to the…

we jagged the special $257,900 base price for Glendale 39 but with all the upgrades and add-ons it soon becomes a distant memory! Think it's about $14-15k cheaper than the…

We assumed it would need to be concrete slab in outdoor room for structural reasons, etc., plus calling an "outdoor room" but having only dirt on the floor seemed a…

anyone with an outdoor room on the Glendale able to let me know if there's is a concrete slab on the floor? Our preliminary plans show there is, however our…

I've seen a breakdown on another Metricon thread, maybe try a keyword search?

We're doing the Glendale - Peninsula in Adelaide. Looks like perhaps that particular facade doesn't come standard with the leisure room window above garage roof. We're on a corner block…

We're at the stage of having our plans finalised for a Glendale 39 here in Adelaide. Anyone had any issues with having their reverse cycle ducted a/c installed by external…