Hi mate jeez sorry for the late reply havent been on homeone for quite some time since our build had been completed and we had handover at the end of…

We have a few install issues, the co who installed them is being difficult to deal with and we're not getting any resolutions (apparently the boards got wet during transit…

yeah I can see the yard being littered with debris after handover.
Do you mean the mound will be consumed as when landscapers come, or Rawsons will remove it before handover?

So re the tesla powerwall I've found out my supervisor doesn't know anything there is no appt with a bradford energy tech basically they provide a 32 page manual YOYO!
I…

After 12 months of construction and two supervisors my experience is they definately don't want you poking your nose around as you'll find faults and slow them down and give…

yeh i think they're old fashioned also, take up a heap of room and require cleaning and take a heap of water to fill up.

The back to wall freestanding is a good compromise:

Wow you got lucky, i asked about installing a CCTV system supervisor said nah cant allow it. I asked the sparky he was too busy to the prewiring as it…

I think it may be the light, more light upstairs and the timber looks lighter less light downstairs making it appear darker.
Here are pics displaying the differences with the light…

Depends on one's view but personally I view it as a luxury, but it depends how often you realistically have a bath?
If you find that you rarely do, it'll…

Week 49: We had staining of timber in stairway done, not real happy with the substandard filling and lack thereof of sanding before staining.. Their choice of timber filler is…

norfolk Thanks so much for the advice and words of wisdom.
I had planned on having the house inspected by a third party inspector…

We have a walk through possibly booked in for week 50! So hopefully handover by week 52-53!
It's certainly been a long time coming!!!

We lost one supervisor approx 3-4 months into the build, same supervisor for say past 8 months

Hey guys can anyone please tell me the process for the tesla battery and solar panels what rawson do in terms of running you through the setup?
I believe you'd need…

Week 48: No progress really

Week 47:
We had ducted air 20kw daikin system installed, was due a fe wmonths ago there had been a supply issue supposedly but the rawson GM got them to…

All crickets mate.. Called S/S today he's saying hopefully at the end of week 49 they'll do walkthrough

Our build started in May 2019, I noticed our neighbour two doors down by memory didnt have stegbar (they started 2 months or so after us by memory)
Yeah I told…

Week 46: We got our carpet in and alfresco and portico tiles done. The shower screen was installed and replumbing for the shower head.
Having carpet down finally has the build…

Hey mate was wondering how your build was going now you've been in t here for a while?
Ahh bit of a shame really TBH, as builders contractors are still working…

Hmm yeah I'll invest in a roborock I reckon, the wife doesn't like mopping floors much
Not the end of the world, but you'd think…

Week 45: short 4 day week we had flooring done we had chosen the upgraded wider floorboard in spotted gum
Prime platinum edition - spotted gum:


We had our feature wall…

Yeah that does seem convenient for them to stop owners from accessing the jobsite and finding faults.
TBH if we didnt have regular meetings onsite there would have been a lot…

Week 43: Not a great deal of activity, we had the staircase carpenter complete their task and it turned out really nice!



Week 44: Just had our driveway poured & ensuite…

I'm building a 38 sq double storey, the system is a daikin 20kw which was included in the purchase price. I believe they're quoted as it being 'worth' $24k.
Check how…

I haven't had handover yet hopefully in 4 weeks time that will occur.
I had a few quotations done by a few sparkies off hi pages one guy was great good…

FWIW my provisions holes were cut and they installed quick connects on one light per lighting circuit for tetsing purposes. So out of the 53 D/L in my homes all…

Prelining pics of shower cubicle in ensuite:

Yes you're correct only exterior walls are insulated, the walls in between bedrooms etc dont require insulation per se. I guess from an acoustics…

Week 42: Doesn't appear to be a great deal of work happened this week. Our Security fence was removed to allow access for concreting looks so much tidier now also!
Thankfully…