So a little update...
I spoke to the Assistant Operations Manager on Friday who is truly lovely. We had a productive chat during which we felt like finally someone actually cared…

Hi Adrienne,
Great to see HBC now have a digital presence (assuming this is a legitimate account). Unfortunately still nothing positive to add about our journey at the moment.
We sent…

Gosh, it hasn't been all that long since I've been on but certainly a lot as happened!
Quick update: slab down and brick work is almost complete!
I'd like to say…

We will all need to join the Saturday park run I think!
We went by the block last night and the neighbours builders who had dumped a heap of excess…

I'm sorry to hear that fancypants, I definitely agree, better admin than building. I've found wine helps haha!

Definitely great to follow someone else in Aveley dawnyc.
At the end of the day, we went with a budget, entry-level builder and you get what you pay for. I'm…

Thanks for the responses There's slabs going down around us, so we know council is moving quick. We had been told Stockland turned them around…

For anyone who has built in a Stockland estate before (especially Vale or Whiteman Edge), do you remember how long it took for Stockland to approve your plans before they…

KITCHEN CUPBOARD/DRAWER HANDLES

KITCHEN SINK

KITCHEN TAP - Irwell Yukon Mixer

MAIN FLOOR TILE - Nature Bassalt (400x400)

CARPET - Minster Kingpin 9

ENSUITE FLOOR TILE - Carbon (200x200)

ENSUITE FEATURE TILE - Weave Manhattan (600x100)…

PAVERS - Brikmakers Sea Mist

BRICKS - Boral Limestone Hue

WINDOW/DOOR FRAMES - Charcoal Lustre

ROOF, FASCIA & GUTTERS - Colourbond Woodland Grey

RENDER COLOUR 1 - Solver Low Cloud

FEATURE RENDER COLOUR - Solver…

Hey everyone. It's been way too long since I've posted on here, but between full time uni, a husband who works away sporadically, and house building (or at least trying…

Sorry guys, looks like I've missed a bit on here.
It's been, quite frankly, a messed up few weeks in regards to our house. I'll give the short version:
-09 September we…

I cannot wait to get our pre-start folder next week when we sign the FPC. We built most of our upgrades into the contract so thankfully pre-start should be fairly…

The fence is still up, but some of the block-out material had been taken down. Can see parts of it but not all. Will keep you posted

Still think you guys are ahead of us Kelly, we haven't got our pre-start folder yet. Long story about the contact at Trevor's, but anything I do manage to find…

Hey Kelly.
Tile upgrade - Ill PM you the price.
Block update - so we drove out there on Saturday as we had a meeting with Stockland. They have extended the under-road…

Thanks for the shower idea fmac, I hadn't thought about just increasing it a little bit - all the discussions had been around double or nothing!
I can see our…

An update of where we are at:
-We signed our PWC on Monday night. We also managed to get pics of all the pre-start items, so we can now start choosing…

Hey fmac and nitro - thanks so much for your replies Congrats fmac on receiving your keys - hope the move went well

Will definitely keep you updated with any changes to the land PWC is the first contract we signed, we will sign the Fixed Price Contract…

Hey Kelly The Mayfair is still a 3x2, but has an activity room near the entrance. We don't need the extra space either, but we…

Hi fancy pants, and everyone!
We're building in The Vale as well, lot 3382 (Beckett Street) - doesn't quite exist yet haha. Land is titling in November.
Look forward to checking out…

Hey there,
My husband and I are building our first home with the HBC, at The Vale. Land is titling in November. We're very excited and nervous all at once. My…

Hey Kelly (& Cameron). We're also building with HBC in The Vale, block titling in November. We purchased a home and land package with The Regent on it, but changed…