Probably 2 years too late, but you can get the CDC to average out the street frontage of all the houses, or 5 on each side, not just your next…

Thanks. Good to read my videos provide some guide and ideas.

Anything that we could do after hand-over, we did not get M to do, as this allowed us to get multiple quotes and find the best supplier. With our shutters,…

First Gyprock went up on March, keys mid June and we first slept in the house in August. By then we had everything done, including landscaping and driveway.

I'm saddened to say I have to depart from this thread. It has been a fantastic experience and new 'friendships' over 2 years since I joined H1, and the information…

Wow! that is a long one. Normally 34 weeks, from all the Vilina's being built last year. Have you asked M the reasons why so long? Interesting to find out.
Ours…

Once into construction, things normally move fast. Remember, there are some stages where there is a short wait in-between. But over all, most projects finished on or before contract time.…

I do not believe so, not by default anyway.

Glad I could help.
Make sure to place a CAT6 point in the breakout room, next to the phone for the ADSL+WiFi, so you can route back and connect the ADSL…

Welcome to the thread.
The NBN Ready is simply a cable from the SmartBox to the junction box next to the Telstra junction box, on the side of the house. It…

Wow, lots of new houses all going up about the same time.
Congratulations to all who are slabbed!

The wood can handle it, but I would get few old towels and dry them up. It may end up creating squeaky noises later on.

In our case, we had no electricity connected till we got keys.
Each tradie brought their own generator or battery powered.

Ours was brushes for the corners and rollers.

2 story houses are normally 34-36 weeks, less holidays and rain days. 26-28 weeks are single story buildings. Unless they have changed, you can correct me.

There is around 5-6 week difference between single and double story build. Ours was 7 months to build as double story including 3 weeks break at xmas time.

A photo would help to brainstorm about.
I guess it should have been noted on the drawings and your options would have been driveway on the other side (mirrored house plan).
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That was the only item I did not get to document as I did not know when, and when I drove by later that day (as I drove by everyday…

You might want to add the room at the other end, next to the stairs, otherwise you will block and darken the room with no windows (unless you add more…

Your 'hell' neighbour can give you 200 pages, it is worth nothing. He has to submit it to the council. As long as your build meets all council requirement, even…

This is becoming standard clause in any business contract.
Basically, if you have issues, do not rant them here, facebook or on any web site. Resolve the issues with M directly.…

I do not recall having one. Our electricity was connected after handover, so there would have been no point. All work that required electricity was done via cordless or generator.
But,…

Ours mounted on the brick, so it sticks out (not that you can see it from the street).

I know it has been a while for any post, but not much has changed since we moved in. Some items are still in the boxes, stacked in the garage!
We…

Your house is looking FANTASTIC! Good choices of colours.
Not long to go now...

So quiet here. Where is everyone gone?

The drain point for the laundry.

Just contact the M head office and request the change in the tender and the credit.

Our balcony looks over the front yard of our neighbour, and we have no fence in between them already! But still had to have it. At least it cuts down…

Hi Pikey,
We had to have some privacy screen. I'll have to search my papers to find out the price. I'll keep you posted. But I don't think it was that…