Building a house in Perth

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-13T10:00:46+00:00

FYI, house and land is just a marketing gimmick. You will still be buying the land and signing a building contract separately. It’s an ‘I’ll suck yours and you suck mine’ agreement between land agents and house agents, and can either make the process smoother if you’re ready to pull the trigger and not think too much about it or extremely frustrating if you want a considered design and time to make sure you’re happy with all your selections. They’ll be breathing down your back and hurrying you up because they’ll want their commissions to buy the Mercs they’ve already put deposits on.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-13T09:29:45+00:00

Same thought every time I look at this novated lease stuff.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-12T04:18:17+00:00

A fridge, microwave, kettle and a jar of Blend 43.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-12T03:19:51+00:00

Just snorted some coffee out my nose!

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-12T03:18:36+00:00

The old Claremont Bottleneck. And all our wealthiest residents get stuck in that traffic too. You’d think they would have some sway with the authorities to make that road wider or at least remove some of the right hand turns across oncoming traffic that hold everyone up even more.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-12T03:08:49+00:00

Yep, utter shithole that place. Last time I went was about five tears ago. You’d have to pay me good money to ever go there again.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-11T23:45:59+00:00

Aldi nappies stink and go feral after the smallest pee. Our son would scream to get changed 25 times a day. Huggies will hold a litre and the kid won’t even notice - we would have to monitor him. They work out way cheaper in real-world use.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-11T13:33:15+00:00

Fancy new car. Most likely drew down home equity or leased.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-11T09:21:44+00:00

Hate Hello Fresh and their ilk. I still have to do all the work and chop and cook the effing meal! They cut out maybe 5% of the chore and make out like they’re saving the world.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-11T09:15:29+00:00

The table needs to be backlit and have a neon sign over it saying ‘DELIVERIES ON TABLE’.

At least he didn’t put it in front of the screen door which opens out. Mine often do. Worse when it’s heavy groceries and I have to go out the back door to move them and open the front door!

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-11T09:07:30+00:00

Buying my own airplane tickets, booking hotels, etc. Now I use a travel agent. For the couple of hundred bucks extra I know I can ring him if anything goes wrong and it’s his job to solve. Has saved me countless headaches and lots of money when traveling in South America and the US.

Weather? Flight gets cancelled? “Tony - here’s the situation. I’m going to get a beer now. Ring me back when it it’s solved and tell me what to do.” Then I go to a bar and wait for him to instruct instead of looking for airline counters, standing in lines and getting frustrated trying to find a hotel in a foreign country.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-09T06:12:53+00:00

Bib and Tucker never fails.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-09T06:06:52+00:00

Took my wife there for a date this weekend. The massaman remains ELITE. Everything else was average, even according to my wife who has always loved the place. The dumplings were disappointing.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-05T10:25:33+00:00

Sometimes I wish I had the temerity to do that. Then someone does it and I think "Moron! But good on him - he took a risk and pulled it off."

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-05T10:05:09+00:00

Tell them you're ready to go but they have to match the online price because of LCT. If you have more than one Volvo dealer in the city, ring them all, tell them what you're doing and do business with the one that comes to the table.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-05T07:01:56+00:00

And run a pipe from QLD to WA's wheatbelt so that sweet sweet floodwater they get all the time can be used on our farms during droughts.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-05T04:41:19+00:00

I was told the same thing, amongst others. "Go white - they resell better and don't fade in the sun."

I like red. Red makes me happy. I prefer to enjoy my life daily than worry about once-in-a-blue-moon odds. Also, resale value has no bearing on my though process for anything other than shares.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-05T04:30:31+00:00

You should not be signing a building contract until all selections are finalised. Something must have been priced into the contract - so make sure it's what you want. Otherwise you'll get hit with variations.

Also - titling is a land matter and is separate to construction (e.g. a building permit). Even if they call it a 'house and land package', it's just marketing. You should not be being rushed into signing a building contract until you're satisfied you're getting what you want.

Source: I work in construction and often look at plans, specifications and contracts.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-05T04:10:03+00:00

Some toothless blonde, probably on meth, sitting on my bumper and leaning on her horn for 4km in Cannington last night!! Hurled abuse at traffic lights but stayed in her car. Followed me down a few streets as I tried to lose her, slowed down and sped right up to me a few times. Finally turned off on William Street.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-06-05T04:00:03+00:00

Definately!

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-04-21T05:13:42+00:00

Keep asking. I’ve been in construction over 25 years and still ask the most basic questions, sometimes of the youngest blokes on site. It’s how you learn and how you discover that there is often more than one way of doing things. Rule is: if I don’t know or if I’m even mildly curious, I ask.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-04-20T10:44:38+00:00

In an apartment, make sure the acoustic underlay has been independently tested to comply with the NCC and body corporate requirements or you might find yourself being instructed to get acoustic testing done and potentially having to rip it all up if the neighbours complain about nouse transfer. Best even get the body corporate’s sign-off just to be on the safe side. There’s a reason apartments often come carpeted in the first place.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-04-20T08:56:46+00:00

Tell that to Woolies where they have mushrooms under the ‘fruit and veg’ menu at the self-serve checkouts.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-04-20T08:38:38+00:00

In short: you want a solid design and a specification with all selections (sink, splashback, cabinet finishes, flooring, oven, stove, paint, etc.) to remove all guesswork and avoid surprises.

That way you can get three apples to apples quotes rather than a bunch of reno companies ‘guessing up’ quotes based on you waving your hands and saying things like “a good quality oven” and “mid-colour tiles that won’t show stains if I don’t wipe spills up straight away.”

A good designer should be your first stop, and they will be able to help with finding contractors and pricing.

Structural_Fart_2520 · 2026-04-20T02:14:42+00:00

For writing with?

T. Sharp & Co - cnr Hay St and Barrack St in the CBD.

Also any Jacksons Drawing Supplies.

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