Thanks for the post - very informative. Thought I had considered everything up until that point.

Does anyone know exactly when Wisdom/builders shut down for Christmas break and how long the break goes for?

Time to rent a harbourside penthouse for a few weeks and get them to compensate for that!

Thanks again, Lunar.
That roughly corresponds to 37 weeks. So they put 7 weeks down to inclement weather? They only have 30 weeks to build, don't they? How many days…

Thanks, lunar. This is why it is all so confusing. The tender and 'smart' inclusions list (2013) clearly states - R3.0 to ceilings (except for Alfresco and garage). If…

Just wondering,
For those in the know, is it standard practice to place insulation batts in the joists separating ground floor from first floor. SS said that the insulation is complete…

Ms Jovi, they conducted the salinity test through their engineers. But going off memory it was only $395...

I don't know who conducted your Bore Hole report, but our salinity report, was about a page and a half, stated some facts about the way they conducted the tests,…

This is when you have to look at your contract carefully because some things can never be fixed due to unknowns. The damn contract is full of clauses that are…

Similar to us. The double Sliding LIN 1 doors to the media room will be stained walnut to match the front door.

Extreme, I just googled the design of the HAG9 - nice looking door.
I cant say I considered the dust issue, but it does make sense.
Are all your doors similar style…

Hi everyone,
I just have a question for those interior design buffs.
Upon entering my soon to be built home we will have a square set entrance for the small home office…

'Should' is the key word here. From what I have seen, most people have half their bricks delivered first and then, when their is room on site, the other half.…

Hi Guys,
Just thought I would update everyone on my structural issues with steel beams. I posted on this forum some time back that the steal beams over the leisure/kitchen…

Ok, Thanks, Pixi and Kishii. I will point this out when I get an inspector.

Does anyone know if the timber frame is affected by rain. We are awaiting bricking and they are taking forever. The upper storey plywood and timber frame has taken on…

Hi Knowitall,
But do you think there is enough of the steel beam on the timber stud as per the pic I uploaded? It is only 6omm. It jsut doesnt seem…

Thanks for your response msjovi.
This is what the other end of that steel beam looks like:
As you can see it is not sitting on a steel post anywhere but it…

I hope there are still people on this thread because I need some advice in regards to the structural integrity of my home. I would really appreciate it if you…

Hey guys, for those of you who have built or are building a double storey with our dear builder, or any builder for that matter, is it normal for steel…

Knowitall,
While the floorboards are designed to withstand rain for 3 months, we quickly found out, along with everyone else building a double storey in this rain, that the floor…

Yep, here you go:

Thanks. I have been doing quite a bit of research on this and it confirms what you say.

Hi everyone,
We are building a double storey and our timber frame went up last week and is just sitting there through this pouring rain. Does anyone know if the timber…

Hi there, we are buidling a modified W29 and we upgraded the staircase. We went with glass balustrades, steel posts, timber stained handrails. The bottom two steps are bullnoses (which…

I think they are currently selling a home on that corner - a newly completed single storey with 1 garage. Is that right?

What's taking the bank so long? The builder will not move until the bank side of things is sorted.
They even used contract clauses to make me pay a large…

Thanks, Gaggy. Cut and fill was Ok. SS said that they dumped a little down (less that half a tonne) the side of the next door neighbour but in the…

Hey Kidsbuggingme, was there any cluase in your contract relating to this sort of thing?

Hey guys, just had my site cut today! Nice and flat now. However, like you said Gaggy, looks like we will be spending quite a bit on landscaping! I will…