how did you go? I am thinking of getting Brivis ICE add on.

You can't legally withhold final payment for fixing things but what you can do is not accept the handover on the day of settlement if you think critical issues have…

Most of them fixed yes. Some of them they gave reasons why they wouldn't fix.
New issues pop up every now and then which I hope to consolidate and inform them…

If one of the refill point is gone, it does not impact you overall because all the refill points connect to the same common system. Atleast this is my understanding…

Termite refill point is next to it but can be easily refilled and aircon concrete is not getting in its way. Looks good to me but I am no expert.
How…

I hope it does not void the product warranty if something happens on a windy day. Need to check PDS if that is user adjustable.

Whom will you build with in future? I believe they all are the same.

Our carpets are the same, can feel the sharp metal when changing rooms and heaps of lumps which are caused when concrete installers don't do their job properly or when…

We have double glazed awning window from same company and builder and face same issues.
I have not hunted for any fix unfortunately.

Good progress for you guys.
Few tips from my own experience that may help with your build:
- You must formally email defects or issues you find along the way including photos…

Thanks for your reply Charley

We built with Fairhaven homes last year and have been happy overall, admin can be a bit slow but overall prices are great and you get overall a good outcome.…

hello Charley, your garden looks great. Have you done this yourself? I mean did you put the mulch around the perimeter of the fence? I am about to do mine…

as you already have some plans in mind, if you know exactly how much bigger you want to go with your bedroom and what wall you want to extend, then…

A lot of people take basic standard bricks from the builder that they like and then do the render to the whole house in the future when they have money…

As a rough guide, builders charge around $5k to $7k to make bedroom bigger by extending its dimensions. Lower end of the range is when extended dimensions are easily extended…

once your construction is complete and you are back in Oz, directly call your bank to say you want them to price match interest rate from another bank else you…

post it on social media maybe their facebook page and you should get noticed

Let them know ASAP about the problem you found by visiting the site yourself. Don't worry about them thinking how did you manage to find this. Just let them know…

That does not sound right. It should be in the range of $10,000 to $15,000

your house is amazing, are you not getting two tiles missing between the shower and window architrave in the ensuite?

cant decide change your alias to decided now and good luck for the build

I do not suggest getting build contract reviewed. You will find builders are not willing to amend it at all. They want to keep it as standard as possible.
Darbecca are…

I agree with jasonwg. They need to be more transparent with their prices provided to builders or pressurize builders to be upfront of the prices for each tile. We were…

it's really looking great in the new pics you posted. Very good choice of colours you selected.

yes PCI is tentatively mid Sep and handover is end of Sep or first week of Oct at this stage

few more photos

Fixing stage

Kitchen

Pantry