You can lay turf at any time of the year. We laid Sapphire buffalo at the end of May this year because I was sick of the dirt and weeds…

Lunar: Landscaping is going slowly. Wisdom had to come back and rip up the driveway and replace it so we had to wait for that and haven't started the front…

I would ask them to remove it as it should be built into their standard pricing - explain that your street is not an arterial road, it's wide enough to…

Hahaha, yep, I'm sure that's what they think! We have some cabinetry with a Laminex finish textured in Nuance finish. The painters got paint dots from the rollers all over…

We've now been told they will tear up and replace the driveway in 2 to 3 weeks. These are more than just surface cracks. I won't go into specifics but…

I would avoid using Wisdom landscaping at all costs. We used them for our driveway and ended up with a poor result. It was expensive, which didn't bother me too…

With regards to timing, the best thing you can do is set your expectations low. Better to be happily surprised rather than constantly disappointed. FYI, if you've signed off your…

I have learnt that you just need to be annoying. Email them every day and phone calls every couple of days and just keep saying "our tender date is expiring,…

ShuddaBeenATradie, to be honest, I think they're all the same. Our house looks great, I'm really happy with how it's turning out and I'll be posting some nice pics soon…

Thanks scoturner, you're right. I've removed a few things from my post

We can't get a straight answer as to when our house will be ready. The admin person I spoke to on the phone was defensive from the beginning of our…

Hehe, I would like my house, but that's not going to happen either. I will update the blog tomorrow. I've gone through several drafts over the last few weeks but…

You have more chance of them building a chimney this Christmas on your block for Santa to drop into and deliver the end panel.
Our end panel took 6 weeks to…

Melodynche, we found Penrith council really good. Our DA was submitted early Dec 2013 and approved mid Jan 2014. It was between 4-5 weeks. Christmas/NY didn't make any difference.

I'm guessing your concrete would've been poured today. Congrats in advance
From here on, things go reasonably quickly. It's a lot better/quicker process than Wisdom's admin!
Like…

Congrats Lunar! Good to see that something is happening. Make sure you pack food and drinks with you for the appointments
You'll soon be entering the…

The waiting for admin really does suck. As someone who has gone through it recently, all I can suggest is to find something else to think about. Once the building…

I had an interesting phone call from Wisdom this week. The shortened version went something like this...
WH: I'm just calling to let you know that we're sending a variation through…

LouR,
We're getting a Jetmaster Heat & Glo 6000. It was $8250 installed with a stainless surround, no tiling/stackstone etc. I went to Jetmaster in Castle Hill and it was roughly…

I have some positive news to report. We got slabbed last week.
I've updated my blog with more details/pics of the action. It's surreal seeing the construction taking place - there…

Hi, you can add my blog to the Wisdom Homes list as well.
http://majestic45.blogspot.com.au
Thanks!

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Hello fellow Wisdom builders..
Our build has finally started so I have started my own blog: http://majestic45.blogspot.com.au
Not much there yet, but I'll update with plans and slab photos later this weekend.

Very cool to see some action. Congratulations!
We are only a few days ahead of you. Ours was piered on Monday and slabbed yesterday. Thank goodness something is actually happening!
P.S. I…

Lunar, we got the 27L Rheem unit. It was an extra $385.
You can change your mind any time before the preliminary final variations e.g., we originally had 2x 24L units…

Cool, another blog to follow. I will need to start mine one day
The Manhattan is a good design, we almost went that way too.
The best…

I was hoping that all my troubles would disappear when Wisdom FINALLY start building. However, it sounds like the problems just keep coming?
We've been stuck in admin nightmare for so…

I'm building a KDRB with WH in Emu Plains, so kind of near you guys. With DiLorenzo you're looking at around $160-$180sqm laid for the wood look tiles. I liked…

I wouldn't panic just yet. We're in a similar situation where the last part of admin seems to be taking forever. Around 6 months seems to be the norm.