Hi all,
Just a quick update to say that we've now reached practical completion and did our PCI meeting today. The meeting went well, started at 7:30am and were done by…

Thanks everyone!
We had another look today and were surprised with the amount that had been done in the past week. Since our last visit they've installed the hot water unit,…

Hi all,
It's been a while since our last update, been super busy with other stuff so haven't been able to update the forum. Anyway, we're getting pretty close to the…

Thanks everyone. We reached lock up on the 22nd of September but we went to have a look today and were able to get in to take some photos (tiler…

Hehe, yes I guess you could say they are taken with a professional camera and a wide angle lens (10-20mm). The wide angle lens really helps capture a lot more…

Thanks all for your comments. We've been pretty happy with the construction part of the build process so far, seems to be moving along at a fairly consistent rate. We…

Hi all,
Latest update from our weekly visit is that the grey render is complete and nearly all of the ceilings are finished, just some of the cornice left to install.…

Thanks IssyandOzzy. It looks a little grey in the last photo but it's just because of the lighting, definitely dune.

Thanks guys! Happy to report that the roof is now complete, along with the electrical wiring and plumbing. We're loving the dune roof colour! …

Hi all,
It's been a little bit slower for the last few weeks, not a lot to report on. They've now fixed the brickwork that wasn't complete in our last update…

Thanks all. We were told last Thursday that we had reached plate height, however after visiting on Saturday we had noticed a few things that weren't complete: the Entry was…

Quick update from this weekend's visit. Brickwork looks like it is almost done, just a few window sills and other bits and pieces here and there before they will be…

Some more progress pics of our house.
Front:

Left side:
Garage:
View from front entry:
Laundry:
Master bedroom with WIR:
Back and alfresco:
It's really exciting to see all of the rooms starting to take shape and visualising…

Thanks everyone! We got a call from HGWA saying that brickwork would start either the 25th or 26th of June. We were surprised and thrilled with how much was done…

Congrats on the slab Sharry!

Hi UnBillievable,
Just thought we'd share our experience with HGWA. For us it was 472 days from sign up to slab down, timeline is shown in the first post of

We were advised on Wednesday the 3rd that our slab had been laid! We got a chance to visit the block on Friday and sure enough, we have a slab!…

Thanks all,
HGWA advised us that footings would be done on Friday so we made our weekly visit to our block yesterday and look what we found:
It's good to see something…

Hi all,
We were informed a week ago that earthworks were scheduled to commence on the 22nd. So we thought we'd go and check things out yesterday and were happy to…

Hi mou_square,
Looks like we'll be neighbours, good luck on your build!

Hi Sharry,
We know what you mean, we've been trying to put it on the back…

Hi all,
At this stage we still have about 2-4 weeks left in scheduling, after which we're told they can start site works. We can almost see the light at the…

Thanks for listening to my complaining - I definitely needed to get my frustration off of my chest! We did read that HGWA were slower than other builders so should…

Well, we finally received our first drawings. Unfortunately, even though it took 8 weeks (to be fair, Christmas took up two weeks), HomeGroup still presented us with several mistakes and…

Lol, yeah, I think budgets are meant to be broken...ours quickly went out the window it seems.
As for the second part, I'll just pretend I didn't read that

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Thanks D3us! We had a lot of concerns about the bathroom, but chose the option most suitable for us in the long run. I am in love with your amended…

Congrats Stick! Plan looks nice and open - very envious of your back yard and en-suite shower!!

Thanks Stick Yeah, we tried to find a bench top that would match our stone kitchen bench since our laundry is right off of the…

Merry Christmas everyone! It's been a while since we last updated as we have been super busy and not a whole lot has happened with our build. Good news is,…

Lol Ash, I know what you mean! My hubby thinks I should get rid of clothes...guys are so silly! ;P
Your house looks like it coming along nicely!! Very exciting for…