Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 21Aug 04, 2016 5:18 pm Was your slab poured today? Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 22Aug 04, 2016 7:08 pm Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 24Aug 04, 2016 8:55 pm Awesome - that is exciting. Can't wait for that! Any idea how long until framing? Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 25Aug 05, 2016 7:29 am charlibear Hahah! That's awesome, so stealing that!! Thanks so much Charlie, I'm so thrilled with the progress so far!! I hope it keeps up! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 26Aug 05, 2016 7:37 am hazza80 Awesome - that is exciting. Can't wait for that! Any idea how long until framing? So exciting!! It might be at least a week before framing starts. I was initially going with Ducted Air Conditioning throughout the whole house which was going to cost me just over $10k. That seemed like a good price to me so told them to do up the variation. Then a few weeks go by and last week they tell me that they actually need to adjust the trusses and roof space to allow Ducted Air Con in my house plan that would cost another $10k, so told them I didn't want to go ahead with it if that was the increase in price. So now just going with a split system and stand alone for the kitchen/living area, but apparently they have to re-order the frames. Plus I got the next invoice for the Base progress payment, so they may not start until that is paid. I have to arrange the FHOG through the bank for that too. Ah fun times!! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 27Aug 05, 2016 9:11 am Surely they should have known that when they quoted your AC to begin with... The delay with the frames and bank will give your slab more time to cure so that's some silver lining. GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 28Aug 05, 2016 9:42 am It would have been nice to have that information, I was really stoked about having Ducted Air Con!! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 29Aug 05, 2016 9:57 am Can you do it after handover? Surely the AC company could make it work for you? GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 30Aug 05, 2016 11:23 am Apparently it was the AC company that told them that the roof needed to be adjusted! I'm happy with a split system, as long as I have Air Con and its not gonna cost me anymore! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 31Aug 05, 2016 6:31 pm So I rang my bank manager today to find out where my unconditional letter is, and some new person answered, apparently she is on two weeks sick leave. The new manager looked up my information, and nothing had been actioned. Still sitting on conditional approval. He was really cross about the way it has all been handled and how long the whole process has taken. He couldn't believe that no home loan paperwork had been signed and the slab is down already. He's escalated it as urgent to the regional manager, and he hopes to have it all finalised by Friday. He said its definitely approved and said I am right to pay the next invoice. Arghhh!! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 32Aug 08, 2016 8:12 pm Loan went unconditional today, and I got my 3D plans of my cabinetry! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 33Aug 08, 2016 8:14 pm Yay!! Congrats!! I can't wait until I get to that stage GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 34Aug 10, 2016 12:33 pm Thanks heaps Charlie!! I'm crossing my fingers, it will happen really, really soon for you! I got a surprise phone call yesterday that my frames will be going up today! One week early! Also got the variation for the Aircon that was over $2k cheaper then I was expecting! My SS also let me know that there is a dead tree on my neighbours side with some branches hanging over onto my land, he thinks that if I was planning on doing something about it, that now would be the time before the roof and gutters go on (he said 17/08/16 ). I never even noticed the tree! I am having my parents go by and have a look today, because I wont be able to go by until tonight when it's dark. I haven't met the neighbours yet, so hopefully they are cooperative or I can just have the branches on my side cut down. I'm not too sure how it works! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 35Aug 10, 2016 4:03 pm Yay for it being cheaper Boo for trees, we have a couple that we need to cut down as well. Hopefully you have lovely neighbours GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 36Aug 24, 2016 11:00 am There's been lots of progress on my build in the last few weeks! Here are some pics: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Met with the electrician yesterday to do a walkthrough and let him know where I wanted specific things. While I was there, the air con guys where installing the pipes. I also made the last decision that I had to make which was cladding and decided to go with Euroclad in Meranti to match the front door and surround: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I was speaking to my SS who said that the build will take 100 days, so that makes it around the 3/11/16 for completion! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 37Aug 24, 2016 11:07 am Wow stars!! Looking amazeballs!! 100 days that's sooo fast!! GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 38Aug 24, 2016 11:11 am Awesome! You must be so excited. I think i felt most excited when my windows went in! Thats a really fast build time! Our contracted completion date is 22nd december, heres hoping its a bit before then otherwise we will wait till after christmas for moving in! Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 39Aug 24, 2016 12:45 pm Its looking good. Strange about the A/C - we have already gotten quotes for our house and gave the plans to the A/C guy and he said it was fine to do and the frame won't affect it and normally they can work around it anyway. My highest quote was $14,600 that included the garage, so 8 zones and mobile phone control. We are hoping to have it installed within a month of moving in. ~Shellby~ GJ Bridgewater 203 11/3/2016 - Site Work Started 29/9/2016 - Handover 142 Work Days 6 Work Days Over https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80174 Re: Sunandstars Build - GJ Gardner Hervey Bay - Beachlands 2 40Aug 24, 2016 12:51 pm Looking great!! You'll be in before you know it!! May I ask why you chose not to use GJ Gardiner? I'm actually meeting with one of the sales guys tomorrow for an appointment. Definitely not signing anything yet… 3 13247 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17581 Hi, did you get any money from insurance? if you did, does it match what you've already paid the builders? 3 9565 |