Just had another quote come in and its $86K and doesn't include electrical and painting.
This is what $86k gets me:
Natural grey garage slab, 7.0 x…

Hi everyone,
I am looking to build a stand alone double garage in Sydney.
I have received several quotes and would like to know what everyone believes it should cost.
So far quotes…

Hi Mike,
This Saturday! how is everything progressing for you?

sorry to hear that mate. hopefully they start soon. Have they given any dates for when it may start?

Hi Mike,
Very exciting that things are starting to happen for you. Our build has been very slow but the work has been great so far. Charleston are just finished on…

Hi Mike,
You shouldn't really count time you pay deposit to the time you sign the contract. There are many factors out of the builders control here including council approvals, sydney…

Hi Mike,
We paid 2nd deposit June 2016 then it went through council and that's where it stopped for a long time. Council and Sydney Water took 3-4 months to approve…

Hi Mike,
Have you been through council yet? Where are you building?
Our's is about half way. The experience has been good but very slow. Our build is going to take around…

Hi Mike,
Sorry I thought I replied but it mustnt have gone through.
yes it did.
How did you end up going with Charleston?

thanks for the tip. Yes 61 days! Various reasons such as extra rock excavation, rain delays, wet site. Sydney has also had one of its driest winters so it is…

Hi,
Can anyone tell me about their experience with their builder extending the length of contract? Is it normal for the builder to keep extending the time allowed for the build?
Our…

Hi everyone, has anyone had any issues with getting a Sydney Water approval in order to get your construction certificate?
Our house was approved by our council on 12th of October.…

Hi everyone,
So we had a leak at the back of our fridge with the water inlet which was only discovered after I noticed a few of my bamboo floorboards were…

I would say 600-700k is the middle ground. A lot of custom builds cost $1mil+

Hi Ray,
We did upgrade a lot. Basically our variations doubled the cost from the standard 'New Hampton' design.
There are around 100 variations so too many to list.
But in…

About to start building with Charleston Homes in Castle Hill. Not sure if that's your style though?
Another good custom builder based Northwest is Gremmo Homes.

Hi Ray!
So we are just about to start digging. The final cost ended up being $1,865 per sqm.
We are building a very large house and we've made a lot of…

Yep LEDs!

Hi Jonny, the downlights under the cupboards are hidden in a cavity under the bottom shelf so you can't see them from inside the cupboards.
Unfortunately I cannot give you are…

i know this is an old thread but just posting a photo of my Calacatta Nuvo splashback...

haha no worries meshelf! Good luck with twisting hubby's arm
The white cupboards are a thermolaminate in Arctic White gloss

Also if you are wondering why the island looks the same, the island is Calacatta Nuvo which uses the same white base as Snow

A little hard to see but the bench to the right (where stovetop is) is Snow:

I have a whole slab for my island. don't have any issues with it, the bigger the better I say!

Sorry my maths is terrible should say around 6.5sqm! I'll see if I can find a photo otherwise I'll take one tomorrow! I mainly used ferns and bromeliads. They tend…

No idea but I recently did a DIY vertical garden at my current house. I purchased 2 of these greenwall blankets from Jamie Durie's website and attached them to a…

Hi winter not a problem! I can't remember off the top of my head but I believe it was less then that, around 1100mm. Works perfect as its very easy…

Thanks meshelf! All the kitchens are beautiful in that magazine

Absolutely and I was never meaning that one is better over the other. Every landscape/client/budget etc is different so just depends what you are after.
When I hired the company…

Thanks! will do! I should probably start a build thread too!