We got a small discount off the base price when we put our deposit down for the tender. In 2016.

Hi
Been in our place over a year now, still checking in now and again to follow some of the builds, like yours!

Nope.
Standard they put 2 at the front and one at the back.

We have a solar HWS as there is no natural gas here. We originally had a heat pump system planned but we couldn’t get the basix cert without switching to…

Agreed Yara.
Stick with base model and put the upgrade cost towards solar after handover, then the majority of your aircon cost is free anyway.
We paid for an extra zone- prob…

Just ask your SS. It’s not exactly more work for them if they’re putting a batten light there anyway, he might do you a favour.
When we built W didn’t offer…

You can just pay for an extra control pad with the base model.

Chase them up. They didn’t come to us until we did.

I know the feeling but the bricks cost about $600 a pallet so it’s not small change we’re talking about

Sell the bricks.
We sold ours on marketplace for a few hundred, easily.
I agree the NBN provisioning is a rip off.
Enjoy your new home

The mirror sizes will be on the bathroom plans in your end panel. We didn’t upgrade any but got a full length one in our en-suite, I think because the…

Perhaps this is because they don’t usually point the inside of the brick walls as you don’t see it, so would be extra labour and materials not just a colour…

It’s usually hundreds, not thousands. It was included in our build (Wisdom homes).

That isn’t true. You may get charged more due to council or basix requirements, if they hit rock during your build etc etc.
There is no point fighting the charge…

Everyone building in a new estate gets charged this. Not sure why W don’t include it in the tender to start with.

You should get 2 wall supports for Tvs included. Something to check with your SS once frames are done.

Sorry one more. We store shoes in the under stair cupboard. You’ll be closely coming in via the garage anyway. We have a nook in the hallway for a hall…

I would also cost out extending current theatre to be inline with alfresco. And another thing that looks good is extending the kitchen wall out 600mm so that the cabinetry…

I would switch theatre and family room, make the new theatre a bit smaller than current family room and fully enclose and soundproof it. Just one small highlight window in…

Well, that’s really a “how long is a piece of string” question but our base price was ~390k, tender ~425, final build price was 504 I think. We were pretty…

You can make variations after you get your first set of plans, as you undoubtedly will so don’t stress too much over what you’ve included.
Keep in mind there’s a levels…

That is definitely not surfmist. Surfmist is close to white. Could be colourbond dune? Or even half strength.

Wollongong. Was a CDC though not DA.

Our garage is only 5.5m wide and we’re in Wollongong. Perhaps a developer requirement not council?
6m garage would be better. Ours is still not organised but not sure we could…

Hi, the build took 29 weeks from slab to PCI.
We are happy, love the house. A few outstanding maintenance items (slow process after handover) but nothing major.

We got Wisdom to do retaining in our back yard so they could “level” it, where accessible by machine. They couldn’t get a machine in after the build so it…

All normal.

We don’t have the window splashback but I wouldn’t do anything there. Can neighbours really see much through it?
You could do a more mid-weight fabric for curtains instead of sheers,…

We did a mix of roller blinds and plantation shutters. Still saving for sheer curtains for the 2 lounge rooms.
Personally I like to be able to sleep in darkness…

Hi,
Did you chase this up? Sorry if that’s a silly question. It’s just we had our maintenance inspection and then nothing happened for months until we chased them up. Then…