Recent content by chibs

Thanks all for your input. When we bought the property, we noted the clause but did not think it would be an issue as the house next door has been subdivided. The zoning definitely allows the property to be subdivided. The selling agent at that time also said not to worry too much as the...

Hi, Has anyone come across Restrictive Covenant clause on the Certificate of Title when subdividing ? We are building a house behind an existing house at the moment and about to start the strata application process. Our surveyor made us aware of a Restrictive Covenant clause (dated 1959)...

Thanks westie and ace. Thought the brick cuts look uneven, must be from the chisel. Thought I'd ask here before putting down payment .. External bricks are good. We're also happy with the foundation.

We ended up going with a different builder and a different design. After a couple of months delay with site clearing, we got a slab down in Jan and we've reached plate high stage now. I've attached a few photos. Can I please ask your opinion about the quality of brickwork ? There are...

Great, thanks guys. Builder will investigate and pay if damage is indeed caused by them.

Hi all, We are doing a rear house development with the front house currently being rented out. Construction is currently in progress. The tenants claimed that the builder has damaged the wiring of their internet connection. They have contacted the builder but they seem to be ignored. Who...

aww these ppl make the world a better place to live

yes, the builder want 600mm. The first guy didn't do it to this depth, so we call a different person who said has done it to 600mm depth. But builder is still not happy :/

Hi, Does anyone have a recommendation for someone reliable who can help with removing tree stump and rake site to builder's satisfaction ? The site was previously a yard with tall trees. We called someone in to lop the trees, grind the stump and rake the site. The builder was not happy...

Most builders would definitely mark up the prices at prestart because they've already got your business. I recently learnt that they're also quite liberal with spending the provisional sums once you sign the pre contract.

boeman, can you not have hobless shower with just the normal floor waste (the small round ones) ? If it's that costly, then it's probably not worth going hobless for IP (in the area i'm looking to build) Sorry for asking lots of questions, I am quite interested to know as we never had one...

Myf, I would have thought it will come up cheaper. Less bricks, less tiles etc. If it's a walk in, less glass, no door.

Love that walk in shower, it looks great. I am considering to put in shower with no hob or a walk in one like this for our IP. Some people commented that tile hob in shower is good for water retention, with no tile hobs the water will splatter outside the shower area causing water damage...

Hi Jake, we basically asked the builder if we can do it ourselves (because we can get it done cheaper outside), but the builder says no. We argued that the price doubled from their initial quote, it's not what we signed on and they should let us call our contractors. I don't think we can...

We did manage to get quotes on the actual plan. We can save about 30-35% of builder's quoted price if we get external contractors to do it. There is apparently quite a large price gap between 1800D ones and 1500D ones, but engineers design says we need 1800D to meet council requirement. We...