You're in a tough spot as its a lot of money to come up with and basically no wiggle room in your loan, as you are already at ~91% LVR…

Oh I realised I never posted any photos, which is really all anyone really cares about, right?
Still waiting on bricks, but we've been told…

Slab went down in the first week of last month, but there is quite the delay on bricks, with them due at the end of *this* month.
Hoping bricks are the…

Feb Update: Building permit was approved early in the month and now siteworks are done; there are a few slabs that have gone down in our little section of the…

Thats a shame you experienced similar. I hope it gets better as the demand curve smooths out, it really is a lovely design!
Update for this project: Prestart now complete.
We have…

I just went through this process so might be able to offer my (very limited) experience.
The valuation for my build was done in two parts: Land and house.
The land is…

We've been slowly making progress.
We had an issue with the bank's valuation coming in low so we had to sort that out. And then Christmas.
But we've got our formal…

Asking people for my street number (since we now have titles!) and everyone is pointing fingers at each other telling me its someone else's job.
Apparently you can find it yourself…

Homebuyers have been fantastic since picking this up. This week is titles and build contracts, and the government has just announced that we'll have six months to claim the federal…

Thanks spinvests, and I'm sorry you're having issues.
I updated the main post - We cancelled with BGC and are now going with HomeBuyers Centre. I debated starting a new thread…

Two weeks on from getting our plans which weren't what we expected, we've gone back and forth with Commodore on what we see as issues and they've been less than…

Sounds like my experiences with BGC, which is unfortunate to hear others feeling the same. There are so many things to consider at prestart that you really need to rely…

I'm glad I've built before, as the placement on the block isn't even something that would have been on my radar!
Also really good that you mentioned the splashback; I look…

Got my provisional plans!
Although I am sad to say they contain a few errors, its one of the reasons I was pushing so hard to get them so that I'd…

Haha no problem! I've built before so happy to help!
We went with 31c in Living areas and 28c in Alfresco, Garage and Bedrooms, plus the aircon. The aircon showing in…

I went for a mix of the two; we started at the Complete and removed a couple of things here and there to save on some costs. Apparently its the…

Hey spinvests, awesome to hear you're so close to handover!
Most of the upgrades I've been trying to price are some handles and sinks that they must not have as…

Hi all,
My last build thread ended prematurely without settling on the block and land due to an unfortunate redundancy on my part. So its time to try again!
The Block
We're in…

I'm also waiting on titles in Providence though mine are due in October apparently. I assume we aren't too far away from each other then, looking at the stage plans.
I'm…

Thats what I'm hoping. Maybe one a bit closer to the beach in a future release
I'm in IT so should be able to pick something…

Thanks guys.
Land was due to settle in 2 weeks. Its unlikely we'll be able to keep it due to my redundancy but we'll see what happens over the next…

Well, awkward.
This has been put on hold due to me receiving a notification that I need a new job.
Anyone who was interested in following along, I'll be back once I'm…

Oh my, I think you have more storage in overhead cupboards than I have in total cupboards.
Thats looking incredible!
Looking forward to seeing your benchtops go in, I think my…

So we signed with LSH on Friday, despite not quite being ready to build it all just yet.
We decided we liked the plan and the price etc and we wanted…

In my limited experience I would think it is just that land with a higher slope will lead to either higher siteworks or a requirement to have a split level…

Oh those tiles look fantastic... Every time I see them done I wonder if I shouldn't just find a way to include them in my build.
Looking good

I have spreadsheets with every little inclusion and columns to match them all up, I've been driving K nuts hahaha. I've gone off to find what type of tapware and…

I feel like I already have! But you make a valid point.
I say they're $10k more expensive, but I think we've got better quality 'builders…

Got a call from the builder today... He gave me a verbal indication of the price over the phone with the changes I requested. They're still $10k more expensive than…

Congrats on having the slab down!
I love the nice big garage and alfresco you have there, I wish I could fit a garage like that…