Thanks Supersleuth - what builder and design did you go with? Agree, the door between pantry and garage just makes sense.
We're also looking to extend the outdoor…

Hi all - 8 years after our last build we're looking to do it again. This time we're looking for a very different design.
We're looking for a double-storey build suitable…

The tiles are:
Stock code: NT14-1075FL
Stock description: Como Black Matt
W x H: 300mm x 300mm
Just googling "NT14-107FL" it seems like

Check with your site manager, not the Metricon main office. We spoke with the site manager and they gave us the contact details of the electricians etc and we…

Hi MrsJM
We built with Metricon 5 years ago. They were pretty flexible. We supplied many of our own light fittings as we found ones we liked more than…

Some things they'll credit, some they won't. We deleted the microwave because I didn't want a built in one and wind up tied to a particular make, I wanted…

The Mantra 29 reminds me a lot in layout of our Barkly 29 (also Metricon) and we love it. I'm biased on this one

We spent about $70k in changes to the base home, but your builder might have more inclusions than ours or cheaper upgrades, or you might simply not want some of…

First - congrats on starting a thread and starting on this exciting journey!
Don't worry about it - when you're dropping that kind…

We finally got around to putting bookshelves in the cavity that we had M put in our study wall at RichandShez's suggestion.
I painted each shelf background a different colour Orange…

Great - we love our place! I've ripped up some turf in the front yard and made a garden bed and planted a bunch of edible plants. This…

were you always planning to render, Tribe, or you decided over time th bricks weren't your thing?

Ours was only about $500, but we are a single story. I haven't had any marks that I've had to clean off yet, so not sure how to judge…

It would depend on the contractor. Its not Metricon that installs the tiles. They'll have different contractors in each location.

The photos I had are mostly old photos from my phone. The Nerd Room now has roller blinds to match the ones in the bedrooms which is great as…

Ahhhh that makes sense. We have Wash n Wear paints - who wouldn't with young kids?? they are stuck for now but don't seem stuck hard. And the…

Here's some pics from my phone - very candid shots!
My 2 yr old loves the new road and car stickers by his bed!
He also loves the toy room (and I…

Let me see what I can do about pics...

False alarm - it stopped mid-cycle again and is full of water. He'll have to bail it out tonight again and we'll be hand washing

No, nothing from M yet, but we only logged it with them yesterday.
After bailing out all the filthy water at the bottom, hubby managed to get it going again tonight…

We've had a couple of minor things to log with Metricon service portal but the one that is really grinding on me is our dishwasher, mostly because it being out…

We've been in since 5 February

Looking good - we have the same tiles as your kitchen splash back in our shower niche.
At the inspection your site manager will go through and tag any items to…

We did the opposite! Our Home Solutions build included a built in microwave, but I didn't want it so I had it removed but kept the cavity. We've…

How do you open the plantation shutters on the windows with Pelmets?

We finally got turf in the backyard on Friday!

Side of the house with bonus swimming gear on the line and dog

Our tiny backyard witht he…

Class P
("This Site is classified as Class P due to low bearing capacities encountered in the upper natural clay profile. However, site characteristics are similar to H1")
Our site works…

At Studio M we got block out blinds put on all the bedrooms so that we could sleep in the house immediately. For 5 windows it was $750ish. …

I will - though our house is still in the setting up phase!

Wow that isn't many!
In Qld the Cat 1 bricks are Austral and Boral bricks, and a good mix of light, reds, browns.
We've got the Austral "Freedom" brick