Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our experience with Burbank.......so far 8Mar 27, 2010 10:08 am Our Forrester 4300 is finished. We signed off on the final inspection on Friday. From the day they drove onto our block ( we demolished our crappy 1960's tin roof hacienda) to start the earthworks on the 9th September last year, we have had an excellent experience. There were no mistakes on our plans, as happened to the unfortunate Pieman below. Our site supervisor said that our block was a dream to work on, as it was a corner block and they had easy access from two sides, so perhaps this helped. The only issue that gave him a bit of trouble was scaffolding close to power lines. We had no height restrictions or other caveats from the council either. The house was finished to perfection as far as we were concerned. The SS showed us one or two things he was having corrected prior to settlement, but the whole thing was exactly as we had contracted. ( We had dispensed with the two voids in the original plan, and now have two upstairs areas you could hold a footy match on!) On the whole: brilliant. I'd use Burbank again without hesitation. If there are any problems in the 3 month warranty for basic structural faults, I'll come in here and let you know in June or July. Re: Our experience with Burbank.......so far 9May 29, 2010 2:01 pm wiremu Our Forrester 4300 is finished. We signed off on the final inspection on Friday. From the day they drove onto our block ( we demolished our crappy 1960's tin roof hacienda) to start the earthworks on the 9th September last year, we have had an excellent experience. There were no mistakes on our plans, as happened to the unfortunate Pieman below. Our site supervisor said that our block was a dream to work on, as it was a corner block and they had easy access from two sides, so perhaps this helped. The only issue that gave him a bit of trouble was scaffolding close to power lines. We had no height restrictions or other caveats from the council either. The house was finished to perfection as far as we were concerned. The SS showed us one or two things he was having corrected prior to settlement, but the whole thing was exactly as we had contracted. ( We had dispensed with the two voids in the original plan, and now have two upstairs areas you could hold a footy match on!) On the whole: brilliant. I'd use Burbank again without hesitation. If there are any problems in the 3 month warranty for basic structural faults, I'll come in here and let you know in June or July. Hi there. we are about to build the forrester and have a build time of 330 days from pour of slab. How long did it take to build your home??? Forrester 43sq We have our keys (3/6/11) Now it's time to decorate (that's the fun part.lol) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37598 Re: Our experience with Burbank.......so far 10Nov 05, 2010 10:04 am Hi all, Thanks Pieman for telling us the options you guys choose. We are currently going through the list of options for Forrester 4300 ourselves. Wife likes the Glass Staircase. We are going to Williams Landing Display Home for a second visit this Saturday. Our first visit was to the one in Mernda Display Center. Lady over there reckons the glass stairs are good. Apparently display home in Williams Landing has a glass staircase. Did anyone opted for a glass staircase? If yes, how much did it cost? Regards, Jag Re: Our experience with Burbank.......so far 11Nov 08, 2010 3:19 pm Glass stairs in Forrester 4300 will cost you a fortune. Sales consultant at WL display center reckons it is 20k. We also had a long drive to Arena Display Center in Officer on Sunday. There is BB's Attenborough 3500 with Arlington facade in display. We liked the overall house. This one has a glass stairs too.. It is small compared with Forrester 4300. Should cost less. Attenborough (AB) is smaller in size but is very bright and lets the light in where you want it most. Downside is there is not Theater room. There is an option to convert the front study into a theater. But it is quite small for home cinema.. If we go with AB, we will have the extra dinning/alfresco option and convert the existing living room into theater. Signing off! Jag The OP has gone The latch and striker are definitely not aligned but there was no point trying to help the OP understand that. Hence the reason they are no longer with us. 12 6043 Hi All, Recently we have signed a contract with Burbank and we are not aware that they have just DORSET, SURREY, HAMPSHIRE, KENT, PILBARA and REDGUM bricks from PGH are… 0 3833 I apologise for any confusion, but your understanding is correct. We approached our situation differently based on advice from… 11 54551 |