Hi Stage#2 - how are things progressing with your build? Have you been given a revised handover date yet?
We went with Jessop for fencing and retaining walls after he was…

Hi Chucky20, welcome to the forum. We have recently moved into a newly built home in Southbank and love the area and our new home. Off the top of my…

Thanks for those words of advice Mclaren. Will be sure to check the silicon carefully on Monday

PCI was interesting. Arrived at 10am to meet the site supervisor as well as a mass of tradies including painters, electricians, concreters and cleaners. We were so focused on all…

Looking good Amanda. Love your huge portico !

AmandaC - Pretty happy with how things are going - Can't wait to see the finished product, there still appears to be quite a bit to do before its complete.…

Received a letter in the mail today to say the pre handover inspection is next Thursday and handover is scheduled for the following Thursday. Hubby and I are pleased but…

Looking good Dingo! Wish we had thought of getting the kitchen island slab ends and kickers cut short for the floorboards.

I guess it is pretty close but in a way it also seems like such a long time away being after christmas especially when the house looks so complete already.…

Well I guess it's nice to know we are not the only ones
Do you have a thread going Stage#2 ? I would love to hear…

Spoke to the SS yesterday and he said he will look into the placement of the powerpoint for the hotplate igniter. Hopefully it will be moved up.
Doesn't appear to have…

Thanks DingoD64 and maddutchman that has cleared things up for me.
Will definitely be speaking to the SS about getting it moved higher and will be sure to post an…

Congrats Monaco Build. Our frame was timber and took 4 days to erect. On the 4th day the window's were also fitted

Thanks for that info maddutchman. Excuse my ignorance but am I correct that if it's like a normal electrical point and stays at shelf level then the cord could be…

Thanks for that reassurance Monaco Build. I was thinking about asking the SS for a walk through before the paying the next invoice so I will double check with him…

Advice..
I was hoping someone could enlighten me on whether it is normal practice to have the gas and electrical outlets in the cupboard next to the oven rather than behind…

Three months in...
Today marks 3 months since the slab was poured and things have really slowed down since lock up. In the last week they have been working on the…

I probably should have started with this but better late than never...
A big THANK YOU to those that have shared their helpful hints and words of wisdom via these forums.…

Thanks Mclaren. I had learnt from one of the forums (probably yours) about the plug and we had planned to upgrade the sinks ourselves later because we thought the cost…

Hi Amanda, I have just read through your thread, what a journey so far.
It must be hard being so far away but great that you have some watchful eyes to…

Thanks AmandaC and congrats on your frame!
Just found your thread, will now pop over and have a read
BTW: There was only 10 days between our…

Hi DingoD64, just read through all 8 pages of your thread. We are also building with Dechellis and must be only a few weeks behind you. If you're interested in…

Congratulations on your slab! I was so excited after ours was done and could start picturing the rooms and the views from my windows. Next will be the frames and…

Thanks Monoco Build, I'm glad it's helpful. Yes that would be our house. We choose it because of the awesome views and lots of space for our boys to do…

The Selection Process
I found the section process pretty stressful. We had a certain allocation which we had allowed for selection upgrades but couldn't plan ahead as we could only find…

Didn't want to give it all up too early Mclaren
Yes, it is quite large with lots of rooms as we plan for this…

That's a shame Stage#2. Oh well, would rather that they take their time and deliver a better quality product than rush it and botch the job.

Hi Stage#2 - Your place is looking great, we drive past it often on route to check out our place
Our contract had 18th Feb and…

Hi all, I've started this forum thread to share experiences from our build (both good and bad), hopefully gain knowledge from your experiences and possibly develop some virtual friendships …

Not ours either You might have to do a return to sender (hopefully the envelope is marked with a return address)