Thanks Chris!
I got a referral from a tree lopping company today and am now waiting for the quote

It seems to be super easy and quick to get council approval for demo as long as you submit Section 149 & money...
I'll have a try next month. Wish me…

Anyone knows any Arborist?

Our plan went to council a couple of weeks ago and we were just informed by council (via builder) that an Arborist report needed to be done to address the…

Hi MrsChatz,
Would you mind letting me know the person that you used if you are in Sydney as well?
Many thanks

Our plan went to council a couple of weeks ago and we were just informed by council (via builder) that an Arborist report needed to be done to address the…

I can paste the link here now... I want to say something about each picture but I can't...

http://photobucket.com/rrdreamhouse

Hey Reneegogh,
Great to hear about your build and good luck with it.
You need to upload your photos to a site like http://photobucket.com
Once you have upload you photos there it will…

concept landscaping plan
Does anyone know any software to do concept landscaping plan? Builder asked us to provide it

Hi Pattycake4,
We love the arched window...is that French Provincial style? The builder's name is Provincial.
Also I'm not new to the forum, I still don't know a lot of function. I'd…

floor plan changes
As said, we have a 1m drop from side to side. Please see the contour survey
I do not know how to upload a file or picture. Can anyone…

Before we made final decision, we went and checked the "real" house that the builder built over the last several years. The good things are that you can feel how…

How to choose a builder
Luckily, we have a lot of friends and relatives having experience in building. We went and talked to them and listened to their story. The first…

We've been following this forum for several years. Thanks for all the information here, we eventually decided to build our new house.
Hubbie wanted a dream house so we decided to…

Hi all
Just when our baby turns 6 months old, we decide to start looking into building a new house again.
Wondering if there is anyone can share the experience with Provincial.…

We were interested in Provincial too (Sienna). One of the reasons why we did not go for it was due to family issue. The other reasons include unreasonable charge for…

It's a project house. That's why I think it is too expensive. Should keep the price around $1000/sqm
If it's a customer design house, $1500/sqm is the benchmark, I've been told.

I know! It's not that expensive to buy a water tank. The builder can also get the rebate. I do not know why they think we will be happy to…

reneegogh,
Some items are ridiculous. Here's my comments on each:
1) Base price. There should be no surprises here.
2) Site cost. This figure sounds resonable for ALL site costs
3) These costs are…

I might have to cancel the render part. Too costly

We are going to build a 40SQ house in NSW. We got a tender from a builder last week and were shocked by the extra cost:
1. Basic Price： 237,480
2. Fixed…

May I know how much you paid for demolish?

FYI, I heard it was about $20/sqm (painting not included)

Hi all,
Just wondering how much per sqm you have to pay if you ask a tradesman to do? One of my friends told me $20-25/sqm (without painting). That sounds pretty…

Thanks for sharing!

Same question here

No problem!
Thanks a lot!

Hi Mrs B, how much did u spend on double glazed windows? I'm thinking of puting double glazed windows to the rooms facing the street. Not a busy street but…