Hi all, I'm looking for information, advice, experience etc on what is the best way to set up our heating and cooking options. We are building a 5 bedroom, three…

I have a few friends that have built with them and been very happy. We initially were going with another builder but we had to change blocks and took the…

Nice selections. Congrats on the land settlement. I will be following your thread to see how you get on. Simonds look like great builders to work with.

Thank you for your reply. Is it worth a shot I guess. We hadn't done any colour appointents etc as we weere waiting for our block to be ready so…

I think we are pulling out of our contract with Statesman. We have been held up on our land, now changed that and bought a new block that is ready…

We are looking to change builders. We have had to change our land and now we are being slapped with a 5 k costs to travel 4 kilometres from the…

Thank you again for the help. Yor comments make an enormous amount of sense and after speaking to the bloke, that was the case with the alfresco. So we are…

Thank you for the information. It certainly gives food for though and has given me some points to think over. We have been told that we need to get a…

Thank you for the information. We haven't priced up DG just yet and we would love to do it if at all possible. Our last home in NZ had it…

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Just looking at pros and cons of using the Low E glass. We are signed up to build and I mentioned I would love DG but it would be…

Thank you! I didn't even realise there was a dedicated area. Thanks for your reply

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We are looking in to the cost of double glazing, smart glass etc. What is everyone choosing and what made you choose it?

Hello, yes we went with the Myrtle Alfresco. We made a couple of small changes but 99.5% of the off the shelf plan works for us. We haven't got to…

we are all signed up! Eeeeeek!

I had a look at the plan and the way the living area off the kitchen is extended with doors to the alfresco is perfect! I would love that if…

Hi egn2013 Welcome : ) I will have to check out the plan of the Frewville. Whereabouts are you building??

While I am not overly familiar with the hail storms that Sydney gets, I know that the ones we got that caused damage across the city, didn't damage our roof.…

I think the Grove is a lovely spot with some great plot sizes. We are keen on a smaller block at the moment We have little ones and any spare…

I can see how the extras on footings/soil removal etc would be a very unpleasant suprise. I think these parts are the bits that scare the pants off me about…

Hello fellow Myrtle builders. We are 95% sure we will be joining you. We have been getting a really close comparison with another building company but the Myrtle plan wins…

I have owned a home with tiles and one with a metal roof in NZ and had many hailstorms and snow at least once a year. We didn't havea problem…

Can I be nosey and ask what are the new land may be in. We have an offer in on land but keeping our options open

Great to see the comparisons in the link. We are thinking through what we might go for. In NZ tiles are seen as more sturdy and generally more expensive. Our…

Hello to the Metricon contributor, Can I ask if you do any 5 bedroom designs? I have searched your site and not found any but it's an option in the…

sorry, I just reviewed your post and see all of the selections you have made! Oh dear, my brain is a bit frazzled tonight.

Hey Hills_lisa, We love the plan of the Myrtle and every plan we look at with other builders makes us come back to the Myrtle. We want to check out…

Hey Deluxes, we have purchased in Littlehampton. We are currently in Mount Barker but have a son about to start at Littlehampton School so wanted to be close enough for…

Wow, that sounds like you made your dollars go far by building with Fairmont. I will definitely give them a call tomorrow and see what they could do for us.…

Thank you again for your advice and information. We will check out how much this might cost tomorrow. It sounds like we need to move fast as we have until…

Thank you, will check them out and keep an eye out for specials