Hi everyone,
Has anyone who built a Carlise house, installed window roller shutters?
We are thinking of installing them. But there is a clause 20-19 in the contract which states:-
Clients to be…

Coobri,
Thanks for sharing your landscaping project. Did you install the letterbox yourself?
msy

Nashvilleblue,
Agree fully with you wrt independent inspector. It is worth the money. We are also using New Home Inspections.
Thanks for posting the report. I noted that you…

Thanks for sharing the images. Very nice Coobri
msy

Hi everyone,
There were drafting errors on my plan as well. Maybe, Carlisle Homes should pay me for correcting their plans.
My build did not start off on the right track.…

Agree with Jeremy87. Just after I signed my contract with Carlisle Homes, Henley Homes slashed $30k on this house that I wanted to build with them (didn't go ahead…

Pity...thanks anyway Coobri

HI Nashvilleblue,
I have my frame inspection done by New Home Inspections as well. Did you get to see all the items that have been rectified? The reason I…

Hi Coobri,
Can you pls let me know who did your concreting? I definitely want to pave around the house before moving in.
Thanks,
msy

Hi everyone,
We received our final documentation today and in the building variation, it states the owner has to provide concrete/stone retaining wall (for the front part of the house)…

Hi Charlie Brown,
My developer has knocked back my building plan as the retaining wall needs to be rendered. So, Carlisle Homes is working on it now.
Did you get penalised…

CBPH,
Thanks for giving me an idea of your quote. One landscaper that we approached quoted $90k for landscaping work!!! Insane.
msy

Hi Coobri,
We are thinking of doing the same thing with our house. However, not sure whether to get a concreter and a landscaper separately or to just get a…

Hi everyone,
I'm in the process of reviewing our building contract with Carlisle Home and have a few questions that I hope someone can help with:-
(a) contract signing was on…

Hi Karen (karmaz),
I have about 1.4m fall and Porter Davis has quoted me $20k in site costs. I will be checking with Henley and Carlisle as well. Thanks…

Hi karmaz,
Thanks for your feedback on building with Porter Davis.
As for sparky, we use Allpoints Electrical Contractors (Neil Veness, tel: 03 97533274). We have used his service twice and plan…

Hi Msy,
We built with Carlisle Homes - cannot speak highly enough of them. Fixed price contract was one of the most appealing things to us as we had a…

I've been checking this forum. Thank you to everyone who has written about their experiences and provided contacts for fencing, landscaping, blinds etc.
Looking forward to living in…

Hi there,
Thanks for the link. I found my house number! I've started looking at builders and almost every builder has a bad review. Would appreciate feedback from…

Hi Matt,
We almost went with Burbank on a house and land package in Sept/Oct - the price of the site cost in the package was $55,700, it was a fixed…

Hi SK,
Thanks for your thought...I'm now seeking the advice of a friend who works as a quantity surveyor. Will see what she has to say.
I'm slowly reading through the…

hi everyone,
i'm new to this forum & i'm learning how to post messages etc etc.. thanks for everyone who has contributed information re the range at croydon.
we recently placed…