Hi guys, I wouldn't be too upset without getting the 3 coat system.
We paid extra to get it and I must say, they used the worst paint ever.…

Hi jendulz,
It is disappointing to hear your experience, but I'm not surprised. I know that technically you shouldn't be in the house whilst it is being built, but I…

Hi Jeeman, We were able to do a lot of changes after the PWC, as they wanted us to make all the selections at the colours apt. That said,…

Hi All,
Its great to see everyone's builds progressing and the misc updates from those on the forum over the last couple years.
We've been in the our house…

Sorry to hear your pains thefarmers. at least you are in your house and it is only a minor fix, even though it will take, frustratingly, over two weeks to…

Thanks thefarmers for the electrical heads up. I've just asked our SS to get the electricians to check the connection!

Hi Donaldouk,
Unfortunately, no, the stairs that are currently installed are not the final product, which means that the flooring will have to come out.... They are going to replace the…

Hi thejamtart, what house are you building? We hit fixing a couple weeks ago and the transformation is becoming amazing. Hopefully 4 more weeks and we are done,…

Hi guys, i agree, with any build there will be dramas. Ups downs and inbetweens. Some of the issues on the blog are pretty common, but the theme…

Hi petaj, I do agree, with any build you'll have issues and you have to be on top of it. I just think the most disappointing part is continually…

Hi guys, nice to see the photos six months on and it's great to hear all the feed back about boutique.
Thefarmers, I hope they clean your block, it…

Hi donaldouk,
Its not ok, unless you are happy pickup up for the,m and getting rid of the concrete. Just FYI, boutique will make you clean and remove the concrete…

Great to hear thefarmers, so glad you'll finally get to enjoy all the hard work you've put in, even if it does take another week. Congrats!

I think thefarmers numbers are about correct. We didn't hold back on our electrical, our thought was that it was easier and more cost effective to do it right…

Hi thefarmers,
I know it is a silly question, but do you send the variations back to your liaison via email?

Hi TheFarmers,
Building aside, hopefully you enjoyed your two weeks, even though you weren't there as long as you had planned. It is really disappointing to hear your story. …

Hi Nasher, that's not good? What happened? I'd suggest clicking on the feedback link on a boutique email and sending your thoughts. I'm pretty sure it gets…

Hi Nasher,
The pre start process was painful at best for us. We almost pulled the pin a few times as we just couldn't believe how bad communication and…

I know it costs more, but I'd say get the house wired correctly from the start. I'd go with option "b" as you will most likely be able to…

Hi all,
Thefarmers - I agree that there is a massive disconnect between the office and the field work. I am pretty confident it starts with the supervisors, but…

Yes, we are very excited!
Question: Has anyone had trouble with tradesmen smoking onsite/in the house?
We noticed yesterday that one of the plasterers was smoking, and my wife is really…

Hi all, after a hard couple months of running into walls and stalling out, we're happy to say that our new SS has taken the lead and our house build…

Does the beam get covered by timber?

Hi Theon,
Yes, having multiple supervisors is painful, but I think it is also an industry issue in that the big builders expect them to manage far too much to…

We just received word today that our site was cleaned when the scaffold came down two weeks ago.... Here is the picture of the claimed cleaned block! (Sarcastically)

Hi Thefarmers,
What house are you building? is it in an established area?
We are experiencing really slow work and messy trades and the communication is fairly average at…

Hi digitalnash,
We are on week 23 of our build and have just now reached lockup. I think we should be in by September, but worst case, end of October.…

Yes, we ended up getting fixed site costs, we were worried about rocks in our area and also liked the idea or certainty. From memory, our initial estimates were…

Hi Nasher,
We signed our HIA contract about a year after our PWC.... That said we had a lot of issues with boutique during the initial phases. Our colours /…