Building Forums Australia
  • How did you check a builder before you signed in QLD

    North side, display village on a Saturday. Salesperson walked the inclusions sheet like that was the whole job. I went back on a Tuesday...

  • QBCC licence search what it actually shows

    Between Ipswich and Logan, first house, and I have been staring at the QBCC licence search like it is supposed to tell me if this bloke is...

  • Builder went quiet after frame - is that normal

    Lake Macquarie volume build. Frame went up over about three weeks, photos looked fine, then basically nothing for ten days. No site...

  • Bank pulled the construction loan and the fixed price expires Friday

    North of Melbourne. Signed a fixed price in July off the display home. Bank had a conditional construction loan. Then the rate move in...

  • top builders queensland reddit

    banned on reddit AGAIN for posting building stats. wont go into it. mods over there are allergic to numbers apparentlyanyway anyone looking...

  • 7 star energy rating quotes are all over the place

    Our Hobart build is going through NatHERS assessment now and the draftsman keeps saying dont stress, 7 stars is mostly design. The builder...

  • Would you buy in a new estate again?

    Curious how people feel after actually living in a new estate for a while. We are three years into ours in Marsden Park.On paper they make...

  • Deck cost per m2 QLD 2026 timber vs composite installed quotes

    Installed deck cost per m2 in Queensland, with timber vs composite trade-offs from real projects.

  • Cracks after new build builder says normal movement when is it a defect

    When new-build cracking is cosmetic movement versus a defect worth escalating in Queensland.

  • Why are Australian new builds so expensive but still full of defects?

    My husband and I live in Joondalup, Perth, with our two kids. For the last 10 years, we worked, saved, rented, cut back on holidays, and...

  • What upgrade was actually worth the money?

    Fair bit of cost blowout chat on here lately which I get. Trying to ask the opposite for once.We renovated in Brisbane a couple of years...

  • Small things that made the house better

    Living in the place teaches you stuff the plans never show.We are in outer Melbourne and added a few small things during the build that...

  • North facing living room - did you get it right?

    Block in Hobart slopes a bit and the draftsman keeps flipping the living room to catch the water view south. Looks great on the render...

  • Garage workshop - what actually worked?

    Moved into a place with a double garage near Canberra last year and half of it is still cardboard because I never planned the workshop...

  • Stuff from our old place I would copy in a heartbeat

    We sold the house in Lambton after fifteen years and I keep thinking about the dumb stuff that actually worked.Pantry was tiny but the...

  • QBCC defect complaint timeline QLD how long did yours actually take

    Real Queensland experiences with defect complaints, inspections and rectification timeframes.

  • PCI practical completion QLD what did you miss at handover

    Practical handover checks, missed PCI items and lessons from new-home completion in QLD.

  • Owner builder QLD real cost compared to hiring a builder

    True owner-builder cost comparisons in QLD, including approvals, time overhead and risk.

  • Australia needs more homes so why the F does building one still feel harder?

    There has been a lot of talk about Australia’s housing supply problem, construction costs, tax changes, builder pressure, labour shortages...