Do you pay Land Tax while you are building your new home?
Hi everyone I just came across this post. We settled on our block in June 2017. After a false start trying to owner build we built with a project…
Building with Wisdom Homes
We signed up May 2019, signed contract in Oct 2019, we had a few issues along the way. Slab went down December 2020 and we have finished brickwork, cladding…
Building with Wisdom Homes
Hi all, can anyone tell me when credit is given for provisions not used e.g. provision for rock removal in excavation. Guessing it happens at the end at…
Building with Wisdom Homes
Long time lurker here. Question - has anyone contested a variation for concrete piering where the extra cost was way in excess of the expected. We are having…
Land Registration? Kellyville - Balmoral Road Release
anyone seen the block for sale at 9 Cedar Cutters?
Help With Facade Colours
Hi all,
I'm giving myself a headache going through all the myriad of options for facade colours. I'd love some suggestions please!
I have attached the elevations, the facade colour suggestion from…
Metallix Bronze/Surfmist
Thanks for responding so quickly! Your house looks great. I like the look of the Eclipse bricks. We are trying to stick to the Austral bricks for budget and quality…
Metallix Bronze/Surfmist
The difficult decisions - what colour trim goes with Metallix Bronze bricks? has anyone built with Austral Metallix Bronze bricks and teamed it with Surf Mist or White Windows and…
Large windows - Fixed Glass and Louvre or Awning?
We have the same dilemma- large window, high ceilings- 3.7m. Donβt want to disturb the view of the pool. May go for the vertical mullions to save $$$. Who are…
Land Registration? Kellyville - Balmoral Road Release
The block facing Balmoral Road went for $1.136m.
Window installer recommendations
Building in north west Sydney and have a quote for windows supply only. Can anyone recommend an installer please?
Owner builder - advice on getting a soil report.
Lucky you on the west coast. Here in Sydney there is a building boom. We know lots of good trades. Hubs is a perfectionist brickie so no worries about the…
Owner builder - advice on getting a soil report.
Thanks for the info. Survey done, plans being drawn now. Will do soil test next. Then engineering phew! Lots to consider. What a great forum this is esp. for OBs…
Owner builder - advice on getting a soil report.
Awesome. Thanks for the info. Love this forum π
Owner builder - advice on getting a soil report.
Thanks Snowing. I've had a quote for 3 bore holes so that sounds adequate. Our block is 700sq m in new release area so hopefully no surprises. What about wind…
Owner builder - advice on getting a soil report.
We are having plans drawn up and would love some advice on what kind of soil test is needed. Have had a couple of quotes. One included two bore holes…
Land Registration? Kellyville - Balmoral Road Release
Land in Gardenview court now registered.
Show me your bathroom!
Polly cabinets look great, used them in a few bathrooms. Only issue can be chipping, if an edge it given a hard enough knock the the paint will chip away…
Land Registration? Kellyville - Balmoral Road Release
Land is expected to be registered end of April or early May now ?
our house - curtains one year later :)
Yayyy, we had a look through the house yesterday as hubby can't be there for PCI. It is pretty much finished bar a few little touch ups once it's clean.…