that is a lovely looking baby and the house is nice too
congrats to you on both counts and wish you well

well done Lizzy. One journey is over and a new one begins. Best wishes in the new house

Lizzy - the Ppole was installed two days before we moved in. Make sure you book in your Integral Pole connection contractor well in advance as many are quite busy.
So…

thanks to all for your advice over the past months and encouragement on the selections.
we have finally moved in a week early than planned as i had very urgent family…

congrats R&J on the excellent progress and lovely colour selections

hi patsam
i can feel the pain. i would think that there is some mis-communication (rather zero commun) betn the design office and construction office of Masterton. If you say the…

vincy - your house is really huge. how many squares. hope brick layers r there next week

thanks Vincy & DRAM. final inspection should be within few days i hope

your house looks great. did u sort out the issue with bricks

R&J - speak to the certifier direct. You will find their details in the BASIX certificate you recd.
they are working for you not Masterton homes - although Masterton is paying…

thanks R&J for your reply.
re your and sabs1 query - yes you are correct. Once you have the interim just take your time to call him back for the final.…

A question for those who have moved in:
what happens to items raised during the PCI - do these get done BEFORE we get the keys
how many days from PCI to…

thank you Lizzy, Mrs Rose and Bzmz for the kind words.
my DW wanted red colour splashback but they did not have anything matching the redgum cabinet.

some photos with one photo of the bulkhead in Bed4
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hey Lizzy, i think a change in mortar colour will definitely be seen from across the street. By the way why would the mortar colour change now. Isn't it just…

r&j - i cannot believe how fast your house build is progressing. simply unbelievable. you will definitely finish before me.

sunshine - we have standard 2.4m high ceiling in kitchen and there is definitely a gap betn the top of cabinets and ceiling

BAMZ - have sent u a pm

many thanks R&J, BZMZ for your advice
I will definitely chase it up
BZMZ - we changed the Crystal design as you can see from our plan on my blog. No…

many thanks R&J, BZMZ for your advice
I will definitely chase it up

A general question on those with traditional facade - does Masterton provide tiles at the front door threshold/step. Otherwise there is a gap betn the brick below the floor and…

thanks bzmz. yes it is good to the house after the walls are in. otherwise the rooms look small but now it is a diff storey. also because of the…

kitchen in yesterday
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R&J - am amazed at that excellent progress. The house bricks look good. Go the Crystal !!

Hi Lizzy - i have pm'ed the contact detail of the manager at a higher level at Masterton. Not sure how much he could help but he is very approachable.…

congrats springfarmer
we are now at lockup stage. Would anyone advise aprox how many weeks to final completion for a single storey
i have been told that there will be extra cost…

Lizzy - found your blog finally. I was searching the pages only for Masterton in the subject.
Your house is huge and looks fabulous. The lockup will occur after gyprocking is…

Sunny - we paid the 5% just prior to going to Ccl DA

Sunshine, fabulous looking design

R&J - the puddle of water on slab if too much then might damage the timber if left for too long. These timber trusses can generally withstand high amount of…