thanks everyone.. turns out proper keys were inside the kitchen draw. Most helpful when the house is locked!!!.
will be chatting about it with builder.

Hi All,
Hoping for some advice about what to do...
We had handover on Thursdsay. Builder gave us keys and said that when we use them tradies will no longer be…

Hi there
We added ducted refrigerated air con to our old house which was probably about 14 years old at time of doing it.
It worked wonderfully well, the installers…

Thanks for the replys. The consensus is about $350 from the two plumbers I have spoken too.

i think that would be a good spot too. We cant get NBN where we are, lucky you!!!. We can only get ADSL 1.
Happy building!

Thats seems to be a reasonable price. We are just about finsihed building in the Bridgehaven part of Highlands. Which part is the land in you are interested…

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Just wondering if anybody has an idea of the cost to install a rangehood and duct it out through the roof. I can purchase a ducting kit for…

No problems surat. The company name is Sargeants Port Phillip. They are based just off St Kilda Road, Melbourne, but mail out all of the documentation. They…

Not sure about other states, but in Victoria, its conveyancer only for land, not build. We purchased land seperately, and then chose a builder. We didnt do house…

Thanks for your responses guys... seems like a bit of a nightmare. Who would have thought that in 2012 it would be such an issue!. Will see what…

Hi everyone,
Just wondering if people who are living in HIghlands can tell me what internet service you have. We are in stage 106 which is the Mt Ridley road…

We looked at closing in a room on the boundary but in the end didnt go through with it after architect advised us that the council wouldnt allow it as…

Hi everyone... thankfully today after getting management involved and shafting our atttitude filled building coordinator, all is resolved and they are making the kitchen to the new appliance measurements, at…

Thanks everyone for your responses... I have contacted the builder again and spoke to a manager. He is supposed to get back to me tomorrow so fingers crossed they…

We have decided on a different cooktop and oven, however upon discussing this with the builder they advise no variations to measurements once contracts are signed.
Does anybody know if its…

We are using ARB Homes in Melbourne, building in Craigieburn, Highlands.
They have been fantastic and not expensive compared to some of the volume builders. Recommend people talk to…

Our contract took one month, the three weeks until site start. We couldnt believe it! Almost at lock up stage now.

We have a small backyard and are looking at clotheslines for our house to install when it is finished.
The fence is 3.69 metres from the house. Block is 14…

Does the CBA do commencement letters and if so do they get send to the builder and not us.
I called our broker today to advise we had the first progress…

I'm looking for some help from the experienced builders!.
We have just received our first progress payment invoice from the builder.
The amount is correct, however they have placed an amount in…

From our experience, our builders fees are $200 per cubic metre for removal of rock from ground and $75 per cubic metre to take it to tip.
I have found a…

we had a s27 when we sold our house as we wanted some money to purchase land to build. The purchaser made us wait all 30 days (i think…

Sorry Tim,
I just saw this message.
We are in Silvergum Way, which is near where the display village is, along the creek.
Yes damn rock, we decided not to fix our site…

Hi everyone
we are building in Highlands Craigieburn and have about 20 cubic metres of rock to be removed. Builder can do it, but thought it may have been cheaper…

we found pd quite expensive and ended up going with arb homes. They have quite good upgrade prices and service is fantastic!

We got told wood for all areas except wet areas due to warping.
Hope this helps.

Thanks Caz,
We havent had an invoice as yet, so probably will happen soon I guess as I think they will be starting site scrap in the next couple of weeks,…

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We went through the pre-start process while our loan was in for approval. We have about $2000 of upgrades which have not been included for the loan.
Just wondering…

we have just been through all of this.... husband is self employed and I work full time with 1 child. It was a real pain. We found a…

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Just wanting some clarification... we have just our loan approved through cba for construction...
We have a $17k allowance for flooring as we wanted to pick our own carpet and…