I rang Hume Council and they told me that a planning approval needs to be issued before a planning permit is obtained. However when I spoke to the Developer they…

Hi
I think the quote looks very reasonable. You can also consider taking into account your location and access to your land. Some 'areas' can be more pricier than others. I…

Hi hoping someone can help - our HIA contract states that the Owner must obtain "Planning Approval". When I google it and check on the Hume website I only get…

HI Everyone
Just wondering, has anyone made any major structural changes with their floor plans? For example, adding a rumpus or extending the living areas etc? Do they charge a lot…

Hi dran15,
Love your flooring! What did you pick? Are they category 1?
Thanks

Thanks Mirz
Yep we are going with the Sahara Q1 and adding the rumpus and guest with ensuite options. We are planning to make a few…

Hi Mirz
Many thanks for your contribution to this forum! So much info thank you!
Wondering if you can advise with the wall tiling in your ensuite and bathrooms. Were they standard,…

Hello
(Also posted same question in the PD costs thread, then just saw this thread)
Could someone kindly advise if they know the approximate cost to add either the:
- Front guest room…

Hello
Could someone kindly advise if they know the approximate cost to add either the:
- Front guest room
- the ‘guest suite’ (the one that replaces the home theatre)
- Guest suite, family and alfresco…

Hi MichaelQ,
Maybe the technology is different now? We did ours a few years back. We haven't had any major scratches but there were a few times where tiny gravel…

Hi MichaelQ
We tried to modify the MD430 but they couldn’t provide a suitable master bedroom upstairs. Also, I meant just the front façade render.. I would definitely put all those…

Hi MichaelQ,
Very interested in your build. We are building the same but with a lot of modifications. The main things to note is that we are replacing the theatre and…

Hi,
How have MV reacted in regards to the items that require fixing? Have they been fixing it or trying to palm them off?
thanks

Hi Sassid,
Was the upgrade of underlay and carpet to CAT2 expensive?
We are at initial quote with the ER430 and we had an allowance for CAT4 and some supa…

Hi Guys we have been here for around 6weeks now. Still getting used to living around piles of dirt and mud but it has been wonderful slowly setting up the…

Hi All,
Hope I can get a few opinions.
We checked out our house yesterday and were surprised to find the build moving fast. We checked the place thoroughly, and…

Things are moving so quickly... We checked out our house to find all our plastering done.. can't believe it. There were also some brickies working on another house today in…

Wow great news everyone!

We payed our builder to provide the connections from the street to our house, so we didn't have to fork out heaps of cash when they tell us they'll have…

Hey Stormjnr - we didn't... mainly because of the price! I work in IT, and I get free net anywhere in the world so we didn't bother. We'll only be…

Went to HN Preston, looks nice but my partner is not interested.
We liked the bamboo.. but we like 14mm and you guys don't stock it unfortunately

Hi Guys,
I really hope things will start moving along smoothly for all you guys having bad experiences. It really sucks these things happen since this should be an exciting…

Hey JPC, I know how you feel. I was really shocked when I was told we were starting next week..actually I'm not counting on it..but theres a tiny smigen of…

Looks fantastic!
BTW, HN does floor installation? Can you advise charges per square meter (if installing these boards) with standard underlay, at approx 65sqm. in Melb outer northern suburbs

We unfortunately got our lovely rates in the mail too! It totally sucks! I'm so sure they rushed to get these blocks of their backs so they don't have to…

Hi,
Our land came in 3k under, and we are waiting for our construction valuation right now, hopefully tomorrow we will have an answer.
I've checked our property data in…

Hi,
Our land came in 3k under, and we are waiting for our construction valuation right now, hopefully tomorrow we will have an answer.
I've checked our property data in…

Hi Boofnmike
We didn't extend the kitchen/living room I think its standard at 7.2metres. From memory, it was around 4-5k to extend a further meter which results in one of the…

Hi Guys,
We're soon to start building a house and majority of the flooring will be sort sort of wood or bamboo..
We have around 80sqm to fill (hallways, family…

Looks good, how much is it per sq m?