Hey Kornjen,
we used a grey tile throughout the house. It was a porcelain tile and yes, it was an upgrade. Theres some pics in my blog.
On a side note, i…

Hey Taki,
Thanks for the feedback! I am literally looking into driveways now as well as blinds, landscaping and decking the alfresco. Ill let you know what we do but, would…

Hey all,
Its been a while but, we appear to be a couple of weeks off handover. Tiling is now done along with painting and alot of other bits and pieces.…

Hey kopite1892,
Thanks for the comments. The windows are called Ultra Silver Gloss and very happy with them.
Cheers
Gav

Hey all,
Posted some pics on my blog (signature below) and will post some more on the weekend.
Cheers!

Hey Taki,
Been alot of progress actually. We have had fitout, kitchen is in and tiling has begun in the wet areas.
Ill post some pics tomorrow.
Cheers!
Gav

Hey all,
Good to see some locals around the site!! I'm building over at Garden gates, not far from a few of you.
Ill be updating my blog today with some pics…

Hi Jekyl,
We went in and out of council quite quickly. When out the site scrape, plumbing and slab, etc went quite quick and was done within a couple weeks. Seems…

Ashy2323,
Welcome! I shopped around quite a few builders and have negatives and positives for all. You will struggle to find the one builder that is perfect. what i liked about…

Hi Patriot,
Check this link:
http://www.studiom.com.au/envisage
this might be what you are talking about (i have used it in my blog also)
Cheers
Gav

Hi Taki,
The tank is at the back of the slab and you should be able to see a little of the protruding concrete. Check the blog for the second post…

Hey all!!!!
FINALLY!!!! we have council approval, site scraped, piers poured and even slab laid - i cant believe how fast it all happens once the paperwork is done. Today, fence…

Hi all,
Hold the phone! I posted a moment ago that we had blown budget and needed drop edge beams and all was over BUT......there is a silver lining and we…

Hey Bon,
Wow! Ive been waiting for these for a long time now - was wondering when they would appear. Can i say it was worth the wait, it all looks…

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!! We have council approval and are guaranteed to go to construction before the end of this month!!! Cant wait to finally see some dirt turned!!
Gav

Hi Taki,
With our colour appointment, we have chosen a brick from Austral which is a Bowral series. They are a solid brick with great colour and texture. It did up…

Hi Muscvoy,
MJH were pretty good and did what they could. At the end of the day though, the funds will be coming out of term deposit a little early and…

Hey Bon,
WOW!!! Love the colors, it looks brilliant!!!!!! That mortar colours really make a difference.
Gav

Hey all,
Updated my blog with a couple pics of land and plans.
The snag continues and im told of a resolution today - full amount cant be put in security account…

Hey Ray,
Awesome pics!!!! Love the way it is coming together! What are you doing on the flooring front??
Well, we finally have contracts!!! Gone through the long process of reading…

Hi Bon,
Its fantastic to see things moving along for you!!! Love the brick and seeing your house reminds me how i think i have really made the right choice with…

hi all,
Jennie, i am loving those floors!!!!! Colours look great and you must be absolutely stoked with the way it looks!!!!!
Bizzie mummy, good to see things moving along!!!
I have been…

Hi all,
Redterror - fantastic news!!!!! Fingers crossed things move quickly for you
As for me, i have a gripe. I know there is a $200 admin fee for changes but since…

Hey all,
Matmacca - thanks for that. I was costed 12k for the standard Derby aircon and then 'given it for free'. I didn't want it at all and was told…

Hi,
New builder, can i please be added to the blog list?
http://gavsfirstbuild.blogspot.com/
Thanks so much!!
Gavin

Hey all,
great to see progress!! Funny how excited you get for others when its their house about to be built!!
Bon - thanks so much for the pics and selections, looks…

Hi castlevania,
When we signed, we got free aircon and upgraded stove and rangehood for a nominal amount. We may have paid for this somewhere but, the paperwork shows no charge.…

Hi Deryck,
I know it sounds a little random but this is what im being told via tilers. It levels out any imperfections and the adhesive is placed over the top.
This…

Hey Matmacca,
May i ask what MJH said to you re flooring? Skirtings, etc?? Was it a hard exercise?
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have my colours to sign off on and dont know if…

Hey Bon,
How goes it all????? Im hanging to see those internal selections! What did you do with flooring??