The day after our tender presentation, we received a confirmation email from our tender presenter of our appointment for our contract signing.

They recommend that you read the sample HIA contract in between.

I knew from other posts on the homeone forum is that you pretty much don't receive your building contract about 48 hours before your tender presentation, and you know what, that was pretty much right on point. We didn't receive our contract until the Wednesday avo before our signing.

I guess the main points to look for in your building contract are that they didn't miss anything from your tender presentation, and that all the dollar values (+/-) are the correct prices as per your presentation.

I went through the pricing like a fine tooth comb, and made sure that all our upgrades were as discussed, I then looked at our house plans (and they looked amazing), to make sure that they added all the additions. Things to check on your house plans are:

• Where your hose outlets are (if that's where you requested them);
• Same with your gas outlets;
• The placement of the rainwater tank;
• The placement of your airconditioner; and
• That your window sizes are all the same as per previous plans or upgrades