Ok, crisis averted, went out and checked the pressure this morning and found the stop tap near the meter was half closed. Must have been knocked by something and worth…

Is it just me or is the water pressure significantly low tonight? Guessing a lot of people might be watering their gardens due to the heat??
Water pressure is low even…

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Thanks Deb and Kek, I will give the council a call and see if I have any success

Does anyone else get frustrated by the fact none of the water fountains ever work at the parks within Laurimar?
Would this be something to raise with the council or…

I think somewhere around the 5-6k mark is about average for a driveway...but it does all depend on size, type (exposed, stenciled..) etc.
So the 8k quote sounds pretty high...but…

Hi,
According to the standards adn tolerance guide (2007), "Floors that squeak in trafficable areas within the first 24 months are defective:.
So if the home was built in 2008, you may…

Hi,
Thanks for bringing this to everyones attention. One of the items that sold me on this part of Laurimar was the reserved zone and the wonderful trees. Please let me…

We also went down the path of getting surge protection added at build time....as we are coming up to handover I was wondering if there was an easy way to…

Yeah, it has pretty much dropped off the radar...the last I heard was that it was 'being reviewed'
http://www.northernweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/mernda-transport-plan-low-on-priority-list/2050932.aspx
Let's hope the rail gets a priority bump from the "outer years"...if its…

Thanks very much This is going to come in very handy!

Hi,
Im in the same boat as AlexandH, have gone with the smart pack but still building so I am yet to find out if I have room or not for…

Don't forget that any warranty is better than none ) Buying pre-established comes with no warranty and you would still be paying a significant amount of…

I can see both sides of the story...personally I went with a building inspector mainly for piece of mind. I am not a builder myself and am not really sure…

+1
I am also interested to know the answer to this question, I also have one at the rear of the house that I would be keen to lower /…

Thanks very much for the info, glad to hear things are progrssing guess it all depends on whether the contractors are available etc. Good luck…

I am also curious to know this, I am in laurimar and had to go with the smart wiring package but as I am just at lockup, still not sure…

All quiet on the Carlisle front? )
Has work resumed on anyones home since Christmas? I haven't been out to check if things have kicked off again,…

Finally!! been waiting ages for this to happen
Thanks for letting us know!

Ahhhhh karma strikes again....beautiful

I'm really sorry this happened, I have had my house broken into in the past and it's one of the worst feelings in the world
All…

If the neighbour is in a hurry for the fence, can't they do the investigation?
Just playing devils advocate

Hi billyz,
I am also building with Carlisle in the North (Doreen) and your prices are pretty much the same as mine were (I found Carlisle very good for site costs!…

I have been thinking the exact same thing lately I think it's very easy to get caught up in the negatives experienced by…

Thanks Raleigh nice to be noticed

Hi All,
Been loving these forums for a long time, without these forums there is no way I could have gone as far as I have with the building process! So…

Congratulations! Can't wait until I am in the same situation
Now that your in, I am sure all the hard…

I just had to add my 2c on this topic as I had similar experiences. Pretty much as soon as I purchased a block of land rubbish started appearing on…

Thank you I feel like I belong now

I am also method 2....after seeing the above posts I started to get concerned...but after reading this, I remember it was explained to me at the contract signing