Hi all,
Does anyone have a recommendation on a decent spa repair / maintenance service located in Melbourne (preferably close to the inner north)?
I suspect a possible leak in my spa…

I'm certainly no turf expert, but I would go with Palmetto. I have Palmetto turf in my front yard and nature strip and my neighbour's have Sir Walter. At the…

Thanks for the suggestion! It's a wooden fence that we have. Will obviously make sure that we have permission from the neighbours and council (if necessary).

We bought a Bosch paint sprayer from Bunnings last year and painted our entire fence using Dulux weathershield paint.
It's looking really good and should last many years. Make sure…

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could extend a small section of my fence? The problem is that the fence is on an angle and I would like…

Am planning to re-turf the nature strip at the front of my house as well as put some turf in the front yard. It's a relatively small area (about 30…

We used A1 Security Systems to install our alarm system and were pretty happy with the service:
http://a1sec.com.au/index.htm
Speak to Rob on 0403 207 008 to organise…

I was looking to purchase a Doorbot last year (the predecessor to RING), but decided against it after reading a lot of bad reviews.
I was lucky enough to win an…

We've used Trex for our decking at the back of the house. While it is pretty expensive, I would definitely recommend it. We had it installed about 6 months ago…

I had the same problem as the plot of land I have is a 9m frontage.
I ended up building a design called the Breeze 25 with Metricon - it's a…

Hi Mikel03,
We've just moved in a few months ago into our newly built M3tricon home (in Melbourne metro area) and we were able to get the staircase stained with the…

Hi Sphell,
I have recently just gone through a similar process last year and as a few people have already mentioned, since you are getting a construction loan, the FHOG…

Nope, I did ask about this but apparently it's the builder's standard. For some reason they won't stain the staircase for you, it is left raw.
They will stain any wooden…

Hi guys,
Can anyone recommend a good person who can stain a wooden staircase? Am currently building with Metricon and they don't stain the staircase as part of our build.
The house…

I'm currently building the Metricon Breeze 25 however I believe the standard design needs a minimum 8.5m block. Not sure if they can modify it slightly to make it fit…

Hi Rob,
I completely understand about the nervousness of the valuation part - this had me stressed for weeks before I went on holiday! Basically our valuation came in spot on…

Hi Rob,
Sorry if this message is a bit late (I haven't checked the forums for a while). In case you are still interested, here are some of our costs involved…

Hey Nonna,
The build is going well, we had our slab poured last week and *should* have a frame up by the end of next week. Exciting times!

I have just gone through the process myself recently. As staceyd said, stamp duty will be payable on the day of land settlement. Your lawyer or conveyancer can apply for…

Thanks guys! Glad you are enjoying it. Unfortunately there hasn't been much progress on our build yet (not quite at site start) so I haven't been able to update it…

Hi guys,
Quick question - I've recently signed a building contract with Metr!con and one of the special conditions mentioned states that we must obtain an Asset Protection Permit with our…

You have a lovely home! I also like the 'touch of red' theme throughout the house.

I spoke to the Metr!con sales guy (Robert) on Sunday and he says that so far only one other person has signed a contract to build the Breeze 25, so…