We went through Mario who works from head office but can travel to a display home for walkthrough. We found him very good - he is very experienced as well.

Thanks anotherUser. We do not have mention of additional network controller in our tender - should have noticed then

Thanks Pearz. I remember the colours person telling us there will be 2 controllers for double storey houses. Clearly that's not the case. Also she had told 2 zones by…

Thanks for sharing. Yes, looks like they have severe shortage of trades. Otherwise does not make sense for them to pay us delay damages and still delay completion.

How's everyone's build going? We are in the 9th month of our build (one month over contract end date) with the handover at least a month away. I am going…

Hi All, for a double story with standard ducted heating (i.e. no upgrade) do you get two network controls (one on each floor) or just one?

I would advise you to check the building period and the damages for late completion to be on the safe side. Also review the alternate solutions.

We are in South East suburbs. We will be covered by delay damages which will help with the rent situation but the delay completely messed up our plans. When is…

To those whose build has started - how are you finding the speed of construction? Ours is going at a snails pace and will be well over the contract end…

Hi,
I am looking for certified organic soil for the veggie beds I will be setting up and if decently priced will also use for the lawn. Any idea where I…

Hi,
For late handover, has anyone been able to get damages from Carlisle? If not, how has Carlisle avoided paying the damages?

Hi, those who had frame stage defects identified by independent inspector, when do you recommend doing the re-inspection?

Hi all,
Can anyone please recommend a concreter in the SouthEast suburbs - for driveway and path around house. Also can you please share contact details for any good landscaping…

We had included waterproofing in Colours - price at tender came to $3500 which included powder bathroom ensuite WCs - floor as well as walls. We wanted only the floors…

For those interested in the topic of waterproofing - we were told first floor bathroom /ensuite floors are fully waterproofed - no need to pay extra for waterproofing. Not sure…

Thanks jojo2014!
our site costs came back much higher than we were expecting so we may have to take out the evap cooler to stay within budget

Thanks Jojo2014 ... any idea how much the provision for evaporative cooling costs?

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Hi all - has anyone done evaporative cooling post build - will it be more expensive if we do it later? currently juggling upgrades to stay within the budget

thanks nadhi!

Thanks a lot Kumargaurav83! Now we will be much better prepared for tender day

Hi, I have tender next week - so some more questions
1. Has anyone been able to relocate the meter box from the side of the…

thanks nadhi

Hi, has anyone added heating ducts to bathroom/ensuite? Can you please let me know the cost.

Hi All,
just finished colours. Has anyone been able to increase the height of the balcony? We wanted this for child safety and also wanted to increase height of stairs…

Thank you for your feedback Ozden86 and sorry to hear about your issues. Would be very interested to hear how fast Boutique rectifies these problems.

Thanks travelbugvee and 7th_Cavalry. This really gives me some peace of mind.

Thanks EN710 Makes sense - which would mean the post handover support is really good ... or is it like 'remove your negative comments else we won't fix your issues'…

Hoping to gain some insights - why do we see so many 5 star reviews full of praise on product review which doesn't seem to corroborate with the experience people…