This one I would pay,as if you don't you'll end up with an undersized air con. I would have pushed back on the cornice variation though as they had already…

Personal choices. You're going to come across a lot of these during the building process.

No one except you can put a price on the entertainment value. Adding value to your house? Not the same amount as you spend on the pool.

We moved into our new build in December, had solar by January. We only had single phase into the house. My biggest regret was not running 3-phase to the house…

The floating vanities actually are plumbed into the wall, this is correct. Not sure about the other one without photos.

All those questions are hard to answer as each builder will have different policies on those matters. It should be a conversation you have with the builder.
Some builders wont let…

Upgrade to off-white mortar colour? That really shouldn't cost anything one wouldn't think

Each area is run by a different franchise, who have different standard inclusions and different prices. You'd need to talk to the local area and the salesman should be able…

It's not really an unknown, GST is a fixed rate set by the government. Most companies will quote without GST added, but yes might as well wait for the other…

$800 + $80 GST (10%) = $880. Includes travel in that price.

$880. He would have said excluding travel otherwise.

My build had a 900mm under bench, it's fine. If I was using 2 x 600mm I'd have them stacked on the left side with the microwave if you can…

My builder asked before we built if we wanted them to put the leftover bricks on a pallet and put the pallet in the back corner. We of course agreed,…

This all should be in your contract. If it isn't then it's not a requirement of the builder

You've really given us no information whatsoever. P can mean a lot of different things. No one can know if $36000 is too much money, what are you basing your…

If theyre sending someone out to fix the problem and give you what was in the contract, I don't see what the problem is?

Google "Borrowing Capacity Calculator" put your details in there and see what it comes up with as how much you can borrow. Your deposit wont matter if you can't service…

Get more than one quote and compare, thats the only way you can tell if the price is fair. 1m slope over the building can cost significant money

I didn't do what you said, but my Fencing quote was $2k more than the actual cost. Once my final payment was made I had $2k in available funds on…

Congratulations! Glad you've made the next step.
I think the master bedroom is a good size, that's the same size as ours and we fit a king bed plus plenty…

That's a very generalised response. If you're saying all volume builders use all that, then you're a mile away from the truth. Even if the builder you chose to go…

It really depends on the contractors they use. Building materials are very similar in price, if two builders use the exact same products, then the savings are generally in contractor…

Exciting times! Tomorrow hopefully everything goes smoothly
Be prepared for months of brokenness now, the bills and the "Oh that would look nice in the new home, lets buy it!!!!" continue…

I'd hate to see what you get for <$1000 sqm.
It seems you already have plans? That will save a little but of money, but you'll end up paying roughly…

It's really hard to tell without knowing exactly how much room they have to play with.
A common one is negotiating a fence or some landscaping into the quote for cheaper…

It's funny how things can get cheap quickly if you're about to walk away, you don't want to strangle too much though, because I guarantee there will be numerous variations…

I'd be going a Cavity Slider, there's room for it.

That seems about what I thought it'd be, we never asked as it would just add into the confusion on where to spend the money, and we quite liked the…

I got my finance in June this year. It took a considerable amount of time to get final approval. 4 weeks or so.

Congratulations! The fun and frustrating parts about to start! You get to lay in bed at night wondering whether the wall colour is white enough, or whether you chose the…