Hi Mrs_W,
Thanks very much for your insights! The neighbor has sold the land to the developer that we purchased from originally. I spoke to the developer on the…

We've sent out fencing notices to our neighbors, however one of the neighbors has responded by saying that they have sold their land to the developer although it has not…

We did the pre-slab, if you then get the frame inspection they do a complimentary slab inspection anyway.
There's a whole bunch of stuff that gets combined and you get discounts…

We used Darbecca as well and did all the inspection they offer. We combined the inspections that it was possible to do so for in order to save a…

We used a combination of a spreadsheet, emails and Evernote (app and computer based note program), plus taking photos which automatically get timestamped and uploaded to the cloud.

Of the changes you have suggested I would definitely agree with adding more room on to the garage, maybe even see if you can do an extra metre or two…

Have you been to see the Vancouver on display in the Armstrong Estate at Mt Duneed? I'd look at the display there for ideas and see what changes you…

The way your builder is doing it makes sense. Bank cheques can be stolen or forged and they are certainly not the same as cash or a cash transfer.…

We paid the last stage via a bank cheque, they handed the keys over straight away rather than waiting for it to clear. I think that's how most builders…

Congratulations on handover, sounds like there is always a bit more to be done but at least you have the house now!

I think most site supervisors are pretty aware that people will be going on site, I'd give him/her a call and tell them what the issue is. Particularly if…

How has everyone gone with their post handover service from Porter Davis? We've had a few issues which we need or want fixed before our 3 month checkup, but despite…

I get the sense that they aren't that good at anything out of the ordinary and assume that everything will be fine with council rather than getting out there and…

Yep, just pooling at the entry way to the house. We are going to get it tiled so maybe the tiler can put on a bit of a slope?

We had a little bit of water come in our laundry door but nothing major, and also discovered the al fresco slopes towards the house.

Every delay has a cascading effect. It might only push the handover back a day but if your excavator can't then do it the next day and your concreter…

I think the invoice gives 7 days to pay, but yes it seems somewhat tardy on PDs behalf.

That doesn't look anywhere near ready for PCI yet. Our house was finished at PCI essentially, it was about finding out what the little issues were and fixing them.

I used to work with a guy who somehow managed to integrate a NEST thermostat into his Brivis system. I seem to recall it involved a lot of hacks…

The length of the restrictions should be in your land contract. I think with ours for things like the fence at least we are not allowed to have a…

Yeah we had a look from the outside yesterday and there is still a bunch of stuff that will need to be fixed in the next few days. The really…

It's just been a long emotional journey I think, plus once we get the house there is still all the rest of the stuff that needs to be done. …

Has anyone else found that they're pretty underwhelmed by the end of their build? We've got handover scheduled for later this week (assuming they fix all the stuff that…

Congratulations, we're about to finish up our Kew 28 build! What options did you go with?

Great news, congratulations! We'll be less than a week behind you!

That's really poor form. I'd be sending them the bill for the reinspection as well.

That really sucks, especially given you're presumably pretty close to being all done. I'd be talking to your BC and SS to find out what is going on, what…

So I guess I'll just chalk this up as another thing which I potentially wish I'd done differently. We've gone for the shower rails as well and sure enough…

Congratulations, that's great news!

Once your house has been built if you're happy you probably just drop out of those groups and sites like this. If you're unhappy you stick around and tell…