Hi all,
How do people deal with roller blinds and evaporative cooling?
We had new blinds installed which are fantastic, however now they just get warped and 'suck' in to the windows…

Hi All, I'm going to build Fairhaven Newport 275 with some additions and wanting your experience as I go through this process

I don't want to shatter your dreams, but being realistic, if you want a basically completed 2 storey-home you'd be looking at more like $250-$280k depending on your personal selections.

Oh I just realised all your internals are here too! Only saw the externals before!
Love all your choices. Can't wait to watch it all come together

Okay, here are the selections.
Exterior
Bricks - Selkirk Cloudburst CAT 8
Natural rolled mortar
Roof - Surfmist
Gutters - Surfmist
Fascia - Surfmist
Windows - Monument
Down pipes - Monument
Balcony portico render - Surfmist
Top floor…

Stairs are stained
Mirrored robes installed
Theatre room painted

They wouldn't give us fixed due to the fall and backfill on the block so we had no choice but to wait... They do have high fixed costs to cover…

This was fairhavens recommendation to us as our block has a lot of fill and to find clay they have to go down approx 2m
The piers added 11k to…

Thank you! I did a bit of research today and and the company behind it is called polyvoid it all looks good. I am pretty sure my soil will come…

Thanks Old Bloke. Much appreciated !!
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I'll ask our SS about it and let you know what he has to say.

We started our journey with Fairhaven Homes last year and decided on Riverview plan. After visiting several display homes we zeroed down to a plan that offers open space, storage,…

The dark bench tops/light cabinetry look awesome!!
My list is long like yours. I haven't even started building yet and already feel daunted by all of the post build stuff;
Driveway/Paths,…

The post handover list & costs are somewhat dampening the excitement at the moment,

All of the above plus concrete/exposed agg path around house, earthmoving & another retaining wall , letter box, TV aerial, home theatre installation,fencing to secure sides of house (we have…

Yes we can see the finish line - PCI, or as Fairhaven call it, New Home Presentation, in 4 weeks and hopefully handover by the end of October.
We've had 3…

We'd rather spend the budget elsewhere.

Never thought we would get excited about a garage door, but we've never had a garage before, only a carport.

Hey All,
Been reading here for quite a while and my wife and I (married in December) have decided to make the move and build our first home.
We've found a 1100sqm…

Driveway in!
Ready for pressure clean and cleaning underway (still going!)