Hi All,
Havent been around for a while, bubs is keeping me busy. Just letting you know we had final handover today so i have my keys yay! Took 12 months…

Been a while since i posted. Your house seems to be on its way now vid. Looks very similar to the colours etc that we picked. Seen our site supervisor…

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to the newbies. Just a quick update. Our tilers have almost finished, just waiting on the eaves to be finished and the painters should be in end of…

End Nov is quite possible for you. Your build seems to be going quicker than mine, probably cos you missed all the rain
Lockup was only…

Hi All,
Grats craig and amy. We too are on the home stretch. SS says estimate 4-6 weeks until hand over. Our plaster is done, kitchen and bathroom cupboards are in.…

Thanks Guys.
Isabelle Grace 7pound7oz born at 39 weeks 49.5cm long 33cm head. We are doing quite well.
Went out to the block on Wednesday, had to get out of the house…

Hi All,
Just an update, last thursday went out to the block, tradies were there doing the window sills, door frames amd putting the doors on so i assume lockup isnt…

Hi All,
Well my brickies have finally finished, due to the short supply of bricks, gyprock on and flushed. Went out there yesterday and the door frames, skirting wood has arrived…

Hi All,
Just a quick update from me, gyprock and batts have been done. I assume they will be doing the cornice etc soon. Found out why the front bricks havent…

Went out to the block tonight. The batts have been put in and the gyprock delivered however they still havent finished the small amount of bricking yet.

Tommo
In regards to the bigger house compared to backyard, all i can say is it really depends on the budget and what your family desires. We have a 2.5 acre…

Sounds about right vid. Our bricks should be finished by today, although its only taken them 2 weeks they didnt work every day cos of the rain but we also…

They started your bricks yet Vid?
Im just waiting on the front of the house now (its a special random pattern which will take a bit longer, hopefully they still been…

Yep i see that all the time Vid, they use crappy 2nd hand bricks if you are rendering the whole front or whole house. We are only getting rendered coins…

Congrats Craig and Amy, seems like your slab went down as quick as ours did. Things are progressing pretty fast for us. I think by the end of next week…

Are you talking about selections that you have picked or after selections the things that have costed more?
Ill give you my experience at both so far.
Base House price: $150K
After Selections…

I had a quote the other day and supply and instal was about $130 per linear metre
Went out to the block tonight and the brickies have finished one whole side…

Hi All,
Hope everyone is plodding along nicely.
Brickies started last week probably thursday or friday but its been pouring so didnt do alot.
The gutter guy came and finished off his bit…

Our brickies were supposed to start on Monday but cos its been pouring rain they havent started yet. Definatly things happening out there though, the mortar has been delivered just…

Yes we got extra termi protection but cant remember how much it cost now.
Update from me.
Plumbing and windows in this week, looks great, hopefully the brickies start next week!

Craigandamy - Congratuations! Hopefully they are quick at getting your slab down as they were with us. We had the start date and then a slab like a few days…

tommo - our sales dudes name was Russell but he no longer works for statesman sorry. He was fairly helpful and not pushy but found out a few months ago…

I agree with everyone else. Short answer is No sorry.

Hi Everyone,
Doesnt sound like you folks are having a good time. We havent really had alot of problems with statesman which is good. Things are flowing and somewhat on time.…

Well they finished my frame on Friday, roof on, boards up, looks great! Measured a few rooms and are all spot on. Only thing we found was a little problem…

Sounds about right Alulei, both mine and Vids slab were only about 2 days apart. My frame was finished today 4 weeks after slab poured

Thats good then. They have put a bit of metal around the place not sure exactly what its for. Good to know that we arnt falling behind at least …

Yep they have started our frame, all the walls up yesterday, hopeing the roof trusses are being put on today.
Have you got a frame yet Vid? Your slab was poured…

Footings cost - We did a soil and contour report before we signed the building contract so we could have a better idea at the cost for the footings. …

Hi All,
Still no frame and bricks for me yet, however our septic tank has been installed, something at least. Hopefully the frame and bricks will be delivered soon.