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Gemmill built our Rockingham houses and I was happy enough with those, with Celebration turnkey didn't quite mean turnkey as we had to find a painter and fix up a couple of things ourselves. Hopefully by the time you have finished the market will be back on track, we still have ours on the...

In the end though it seems to be down to the individual tradie and whether he has pride in his work and when tradies pick up jobs for several different builders it doesn't mean by changing builders you will avoid Mr dodgy plaster man as he could pop up anywhere!

Yes I saw that a while ago - did anyone actually see it listed at $100,000 more? I have only ever seen it listed for the price its at now, maybe its a sales ploy - if so it isn't working though.

Hi Ausprop Yes I saw that one just glad that it has sold and is out of the way I guess! I am i the midst of another re-finance over here so if it comes off I may not be forced to sell Yanchep anyway - sucks that I have missed out on some rent but thats the game I guess! Hope your place is ok...

Hi Timbre Had a few people through all saying they like it but no-one has put their money where there mouth is yet! Just put it down to $539,000 as we really do need some cashflow to help us out with the current projects, hope the damage on the estate doesn't out people off, the real estate...

Hi PC1 Thanks for the heads up re the vandals! I emailed my agent and she said that we just had a few pavers overturned that were on the driveway to stop people using it but the house across the road was smashed quite badly. We were very lucky indeed. It seems they targetted houses...

Hi Boods I am interstate and asked for a turnkey price and when travelled across to WA and went to the Head office to do contracts they just took us into the selection room to pick out the tiles, carpets, blinds etc so they definetly do it! This is why it is mental that they absolutely would...

Hi Analyst When we went over to check the Gemmill homes once they were finished we were very happy with them. With Celebration we only had the display home to go by but comments were made by a couple of people that went through on the open day by people who were impressed. Interestingly...

Hi PCI What kind of probs did you experience with Gemmill? I had none at all with the 2 we did at Rockingham. I find it odd that it seems easier to work with these builders from interstate - you would think it would be the other way round!

Not in my case I only had to get in the painter because Celebration homes don't include interior painting which is annoying. When I built with Gemmill they included absolutely everything so nothing at all to stress about. When you can do this for around $200,000 to absolute turnkey on a decent...

Hi Ausprop Well the back landscaping was included in the Celebrations package much though I grumbled about the price! They recommended a painter who quoted then never turned up but my real estate organised another painter who did turn up. No mention of any mess and the internal pics looked...

Hi Ausprop That would be be great if you could send the pic for me. In your opinion though did the block actually need to be retained or could they have just whacked down a bit of turf and a garden bed? Sparky

Hi Timbre Thanks for that, I should have thought to ask before as once it is done it will be more difficult to see how it was beforehand! If anyone else has concerns it would be good if they could also post on here! I find it odd that the estates are finished off with retaining walls...

Hi Timbre I have my concerns about Coleen - is this the person you have been dealing with? When we went to look at the block initially it was as flat as a tack before building commenced. However it has taken ages for me to get anywhere as she told me first of all that I needed some...

Hi Bruce Happy to recommend him even though I haven't personally seen his handiwork being interstate! However he turned up at very short notice after we were let down by the painter Celebration Homes recommended and the real estate agent is happy with his work. He charged $4,500 but if you...

HI Bruce Sorry I forgot to say that I favour carpet for lounge and bedrooms (and stairs if there are any) and tiles everywhere else. For upmarket I prefer timber floors, these are for executive townhouses aimed at dinks, tiles are better if there is likely to be a family with small children...

Hi Bruce Sadly I have put mine on the market through necessity as I need the cash to help out with a couple of duplexes over here on the east coast. It was a last resort as my gut feeling says this time next year there could be another $50,000 - $100,000 increase. I might try for another...

Just heard that a 3 x 2 sold on Saturday for $520,000 after only 3 days on the market - it was in Lady Lindsay Cove. All good! Sparky

Well if what my painter in WA has just told me is correct it seems the boom is still happening in Yanchep at least! He said that the 60 blocks offered for sale were camped out for last weekend and sold out on the day! Does that sound right to you Ausprop? Did you pick anything up in the end...

Ooops, guess they won' t be living on sand after all then! What are your thoughts on Canning Vale at the moment Ausprop? Sparky