What good is this advice after you've paid your deposit?

Provisional allowances are just that. They are an estimate as to how much the works might cost. Once you've paid your tender deposit, Rawson will order soil testing, etc to…

We got our external up/down lights through Rawson. Electricians wired them in and sourced globes too.

Happy New Year to you too
The front half of the head separated at the rubber ring, the cheap plastic mount having sheared off/failed. All installed correctly - just a…

A comment on the quality of the Caroma Mystic shower heads: they are terrible. I broke one less than 48hr after we moved in and the second one broke off…

Word to the wise: those Caroma shower heads that look adjustable? They're not, as I discovered today when I wanted to improve the spray coverage, turned the face and it…

Ha, whoops, now I see your post! Congratulations
So happy for you! Take three aspirin if you have it to hand - works better on dusty heads

And? This is like reading a thriller! Good for us but terrible for you, Red. Unreliability is such a huge issue on the builder's and retailers' part. We had terrible…

So relieved! It's all a bit surreal to be living here after two years of planning/building

Super frustrating. Sorry to hear it. We heard some stories from our removalist about people moving into unfinished homes, including one with no flooring - just the bare slab. Sounds…

We researched the hell out of interiors. Went into the appointment with the color codes for paint, Colourbond roof colour, etc. You need to know what you want before you…

And so it begins!
Had our first night in the new house last night. So far, so good but OMG so many boxes

Yep, looking fabbo!

Red, that all sounds promising Wish I'd known about flush jam door hinges before the build or I would have definitely specified them. It's a little annoying not being…

Our running joke is that we'll have everything sorted out by the time we sell in a decade

Yes! Cabinet dudes removed the overhead cupboards and are going to take a couple of cms off and reinstall.
Also our fridge has to be returned as it's broken! Bloody…

Good work!

Hell, yes! We're in the same boat. Piddling rain for the next few days + clay mud + deliveries + removal = bad news for our bamboo floors!

Cleaning bricks and painting downpipes can be done post handover, can't they? But tiling can't. You'll likely need that for the bank evaluation. God, it's so frustrating. Everything crossed for…

I should take myself to hospital more often. While I was being pumped full of migraine meds (which didn't work, sadly) my husband was at the house doing our handover.…

Red, looking good! Everything is crossed for you!

You're right: I hadn't thought about it no longer being a site visit! Well, you might need to take the tape measure to handover

Not sure. Will let you know!
Best take a tape measure with you to your next site visit!

Not sure. Husband waiting for site supervisor. There's a cupboard above the fridge. Think that will have to come out/be reduced in size. So frustrating!

OMFG. The expletive fridge does not fit in the expletive fridge niche, despite us giving Rawson the expletive measurements/specifications during the design phase.

V. exciting! Uplift Tuesday, delivery Wednesday

Great news. Handover tomorrow at 1pm

You're getting warmer! Congratulations

Time to up the ante with your SS. Daily updates. It's very frustrating

More likely Friday, as we're waiting for 2 x $$ to be paid to Rawson.