Some things I wished I'd done are: put in some provision for garden lighting. Put a tap on the boundary (even if just off a makeshift post for the time…

We got one for a heater but to be honest it is in the large kitchen/dining/lounge area and I should've gotten one in the smaller lounge room that we end…

I'm guessing there is a small amount of cross fall across your block - ask them for a copy of your contour survey. Chances are they are doing an even…

Unfortunately a lot of builders rubbish or just rubbish in general tends to be dumped on vacant blocks. If your build isn't too far off you could ask your builder…

Have to agree with this - for some reason this was the only height door that was offered to us when going to 1200 wide but other houses in the…

We got most our electrical done through the builder and I think we paid around $120 per downlight. The things we didn't get done were fans and some pendant lights…

Best of luck - we built with Rawson about 2 years ago now and still love our place. Extras do add up quickly but are often worth it in the…

Could be a few:
Bowral Blue or Blue steel flash (PGH) would be my guess.

A deciduous climber would give you shade during the summer months and let light through in the winter and is a cheap option but requires some upkeep and obviously won't…

I think for most families (including my own) you'll find that you get good use out of any additional living spaces. Before we had kids, our focus was on buying…

Great to follow your progress here - we built the Metford 28 over 18months ago now and was just going through the forums again and saw this thread. Funnily enough…

I haven't seen any of the photos but it definitely dries whiter.

Many of the design guidelines do seem petty and I specifically bought in a small development that didn't have any. And although the street is nice, it does lack some…

A warm white LED downlight doesn't really look anything like the running lights on a car or a torch which are normally cool white and made up of a number…

Double doors look good but you're likely only to use them twice - when you move in and move out. Getting a wider single door is more practical as far…

http://www.klevaklip.com.au/How-to-buil ... crete-slab
I haven't used this but saw something similar at my local building supply store recently. Also makes it really easy to get it all…

If you happen to find them it might still be worth the freight charge.
Whoever you use just make sure they supply it with the certificate.

I got a great product off eBay if youre in Sydney. It was about $2400 for 15 metres including all spigots and gate hardware etc and even grout for the…

Congrats loop. Its a great feeling to see it all take shape. I remember being so excited at that stage but measuring every opening and room size thinking it was…

From memory power points are around $65 each, downlights about $128.
I didn't do any timber flooring but the tiling upgrades are ludicrously expensive, I still had them do it but…

We have a window splashback, cook every night and is no different to clean than any other splashback and in fact sits further back than a regular splashback. The only…

Congrats Kaz. What a great Xmas present.
Feeling for you MrsBB, Rawson appear to have let you down the whole way through. Hopefully at the end you'll have a great…

Who's your SS Akadeft?

I'm sure there would be an adaptor. We still just have our old fridge which doesn't have a water connection.

I suppose its a personal choice but upstairs normally comprises of the bedrooms and maybe an extra lounge room so I'd be more inclined to put the money into improving…

This is mine Mrsbb it looks just like the washing machine taps but the threads are a smaller diameter.

DP number should be on your contract of sale - regardless of where you get it from you can normally track the progress through LPI online store for free -…

Best of luck with your build Kristi.
As someone who has just gone through this I can say that there are few things that come up as a surprise and others…

Congrats Alan!
Best of luck with the move but don't forget to set aside a bit of time to celebrate the occasion with your family.

Hi Lebear
Congrats on your site start. I saw a few site starts and even slabs down recently. Looking forward to hearing and seeing your progress.