Hi,
Been in our new house for 1 year now and have noticed water damage on architrave where the kitchen sink is. The wood is MDF and I think the water…

Who can I raise this to in Victoria? VCAT or DBDRV?

Hi all,
I had handover last October and after moving in, I noticed upon opening the stacker door that there was damage to the underside.
I raised it as a service item…

Good thing is you have a documented report that your SS can use to rectify these defects. Sad truth is you probably need to get an independent inspector for most…

I have engaged Darbecca who are well respected and well reviewed inspectors in Melbourne. They are reasonably priced and have lots of experience. They have raised the issues with the…

That's right, my builder cut the land. Shouldn't they have picked this up in their specs? What am I paying for?

Thanks for the advice. A couple of items are significant. For example there is considerable fall from the neighbor and garage is on zero boundary which means water can pool…

My builder has just notified that settlement will happen next Tuesday. Prior to this I had my PCI inspection about 5 weeks ago and my inspector found 33 items that…

We were quoted 85 per square meter.

We had the same experience, admin stage was horrible. Miscommunication, delays and incompetence. We didn't get our post contract variations for 55 days after contact signing. The build has so…

Hi people, hoping to get some handy advice.
Basically we missed what direction the stacker door opened and it's unfortunately been installed with the door opening from where the furniture would…

Hi,
We are at lockup stage with Metricon now and they will be ready to start painting next week. We want to change our wall paint to quarter strength, do you…

Hi, we are moving in soon and need some temporary blinds to keep us going until we can afford them. Anyone no longer need them?

We are using Darbecca right now and it is well worth the money. They provide you the report which you than time to your builder and gives you some documentation…

Few more photos from today

Hi,
We visited a flooring warehouse on the weekend and found the perfect colour flooring for our house.
Unfortunately it's out of our price range, does anyone know of a laminate alternative…

Hi,
We were thinking of getting Greenearth laminate flooring, Bordeaux 2.2 line. We got a sample and ran keys over it and it just didn't scratch whereas the other samples we…

Wow a lot of time had passed since I posted an update! I had grand plans but then life got in the way, a new addition to the family and…

Thanks for all your responses, I'm just going to get them to install it and I'll get quad. Too much hassle otherwise

Hi,
My house is at lockup stage and they are about to put skirting in.
However as I am doing flooring after handover I asked my SS to just tack them…

First payment always takes longer. This response was from my broker when I queried
"Normally I would say builders rarely charge interest on late progress payments, however from our experiences with…

Thanks for the replies. My site supervisor said the items will be rectified and they can be checked at the pre-plaster inspection. I just thought it was a bit rich…

Hi all,
I am building with a major volume builder and they have just "completed" the frame stage. My private inspector has found 11 defects that do not meet Australian Standards.…

Hi Chels, that's a really good fixed site cost. We paid 30 with Metricon. How is your build coming along?

First of all, thank you for this thread. Lighting is probably one of the most confusing things about building a new house and definitely one i know least about.
Can…

Looks fantastic, hopefully we can see this stage by the end of the year with our build. Where are you building and with who?

Has anyone done this? Can mould sneak under the sealed grout. Ive seen this and would imagine cleaning unsealed grout to be easier?

Taking legal action is a long and lengthy process, and not worth it most of the time. I would instead ask if they can reimburse you something, like a credit,…

We decided the sink after the appointment, it was approx. $800 extra.