Browse Forums Building A New House Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 6Jul 15, 2016 8:07 am More colour selections... Kitchen: Base MK2 Double Bowl with RHD and Star Kitchen Mixer $$$ Tap to fridge recess $$$ Bench tops: 40mm Qstone - Arctic (our sales guy threw in the 40mm at no extra charge) Splash back: Cafe Light Cream Gloss (still debating whether to tell the tiler to subway lay these). Kitchen Cabinets: Laminex Jericho (Silk Finish - Horizontal Grain) $$$ Kitchen Island: Polar White (Silk Finish) and kicker to be in Jericho (Silk Finish - Horizontal Grain) $$$ Kitchen Handles - none to overhead cupboards (two push latches for cupboards over rangehood). Other as pictured Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We are providing our own appliances except for the rangehood which we needed to get through the builder * Rangehood: Robin Hood RLES 91SSWH 90cm slide out * Oven: Westinghouse 90cm built in oven WVE916SA * Cooktop: Westinghouse 90cm Induction cooktop PHN944DU Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I got an absolute BARGAIN on both the stove and oven and with the credit given by the builder we only had to put an extra $500 for them! Bathroom / Ensuite 1500mm Caroma Classic Island Bath $$$ Star Mixer and Spout Posh Solus Vanity Basin $$$ Alder Moda HS100 Bracket Shower Star Wall Mixer Star Double towel rail in chrome Mirrors - installing ourselves - they will be 1500mm shaving cabinets Benchtops: Laminex pure mineral stone in natural finish with D-Mould Edge Cupboards: Laminex Licorice Linea in Silk Finish $$$ Handles: Same as Kitchen Wall Tiles: Portofino Fossil Gloss Feature Tile in Shower: Lead Glass Stainless Steel Mix IXLs - we are providing and installing these $$$ heater vent to both bathroom and ensuite - I like to be warm!! $$$ two banks of drawers to each vanity unit Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Toilet BTW Concept Toilet Star toilet holder in Chrome Laundry Posh Solus Double Laundry Trough $$$ Star Kitchen Mixer Benchtops: Laminex Pure Mineral Stone in natural finish with D-Mould Edge Cupboards: Laminex Licorice Linea in Natural Finish Handles: Same as Kitchen Splashback: Gloss White Ripple 250mmx400mm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Another few bits and pieces that we did: 2340 doors to all wardrobes and linen - allowing better access to the top shelf $$$ top shelf and hanging rail for ALL wardrobes and linen to be hung at 2000mm - this is a MUST if you want double hanging. Well, I think that's it for colours. I'm hoping that it looks good when put all together. I've have also been told that the carpenters will be back on site on Monday to finish putting up the trusses - fingers crossed this happens. Also, another note, we didn't hear this info from Ashford, that's right, we have called our SS almost everyday this week and still no returned phone call. I spoke with the carpenter himself - yep, handy to get some of your trades phone numbers Oh, and our water meters and taps have been replaced. Woot woot!! Re: Our Ashford Homes Build 7Jul 24, 2016 10:35 pm So just a quick update. No progress last week. The weather wasn't great but still no update from Ashford until Friday when they emailed to tell us our SS was finishing up with the company and we will be assigned a new one soon. Gggrrrr... Getting so frustrated with the lack of progress and communication! Re: Our Ashford Homes Build 8Jul 25, 2016 9:20 am party_of_5 So just a quick update. No progress last week. The weather wasn't great but still no update from Ashford until Friday when they emailed to tell us our SS was finishing up with the company and we will be assigned a new one soon. Gggrrrr... Getting so frustrated with the lack of progress and communication! Sadly it is common theme across builders.. Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 9Aug 05, 2016 7:16 am So it's been almost two weeks and we still haven't heard ANYTHING from Ashford regarding a new site supervisor or any contact from the Construction Manager who was supposed to take over in the interim. Poor form Ashford!! Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 10Aug 09, 2016 9:20 pm So something happened today... Ashford FINALLY finished our frame! That's right! After sitting there 3/4 finished for 8 weeks, it is complete!! We're still debating on whether to get an independent inspector out to go over it. Especially because it has been sitting in the rain for so long. Thoughts anyone? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 11Aug 19, 2016 7:15 am Well it's been a week and besides having a completed frame nothing else has happened to our house. Thought we would at least have gutters or something by now. Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 12Aug 19, 2016 7:59 am I really like some of your selections! Why a double sink for the laundry? I ask because I dont even use my one laundry sink so just curious... and Ive been checking out laundry layouts and have come to the conclusion other than shove clothes in to machine/take out of machine/shove in dryer/take out of dryer - I do nothing else in my laundry to need bench tops/cupboards ect so I might get to save some money in that room. Researching split home designs for our KDR downward sloping block Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 13Aug 19, 2016 8:01 am Ask the SS for an update? May be they doing something else? Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 14Aug 19, 2016 8:50 am Splitsville I really like some of your selections! Why a double sink for the laundry? I ask because I dont even use my one laundry sink so just curious... and Ive been checking out laundry layouts and have come to the conclusion other than shove clothes in to machine/take out of machine/shove in dryer/take out of dryer - I do nothing else in my laundry to need bench tops/cupboards ect so I might get to save some money in that room. Hey Splitsville, lol. I get asked that question a lot. I have only 1 laundry sink now and I hate it. I like having two because I can do all of my soaking in 1 (I have 3 small children), and then use the other to rinse out my mop, wash my hands from being outside, rinse off the kids gumboots etc. RegVic - yeh we called yesterday and still waiting for a call back. I've lost a bit of confidence in our builder bc we have had so many unexpected and unexplained delays. From when we started (end of March), we should've been a lot further in the process than just at roof stage. Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 15Aug 21, 2016 9:12 pm Following along!! Great idea with your laundry sink when you have little ones and clothes constantly need soaking. Sorry to hear about your lack of progress, do you get liquidated damages of they go over contract time? GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 16Aug 21, 2016 9:36 pm 18 months for land registration!!!! That's my worst nightmare the constant delays must be so frustrating. Love all your selections so far! Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 17Aug 21, 2016 10:06 pm Charlibear - thanks. Yeh, I have no bench and only 1 trough in the rental we are in and I find that I have soaking buckets all over the floor. As for the paying us if they go over. After reading through our contract, which we probably should've done a little more thoroughly before we signed it two years ago, we have seen that if they go over the 310 day build time we get, wait for it.... $1 a week!!! Shortnstumpy - yes, the delays are extremely frustrating. I'm hoping that we start to see them pick up the pace. We've been told that this week we will be getting gutters and fascias. Re: Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 18Aug 21, 2016 10:31 pm $1 a week.. what a joke My contract is $250 a week and Clarendon is $15 a day... Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 19Aug 25, 2016 8:58 am So we had a call from our SS yesterday saying that we had our gutters and fascias up and also our roof!! So after work I rushed to pick up my kids, telling them about the progress, as we drove to our block. They were SO excited. However, when I got there.... NOTHING. L i e s! All L i e s.
I wonder if the SS was mixing up our house with someone else's? Our Ashford Homes Build - the beginning... 20Aug 29, 2016 10:30 pm Thought I'd add a timeline in so people can see exactly how dragged out this whole process has been to date: 26th March 2014 - signed land contract 10th April 2014 - signed contract with Ashford Homes 11th September 2014 - tile selection at National Tiles 18th September 2014 - Colour Selection 10th December 2015 - Land Title 30th March 2016 - Official Start Date 30th March 2016 - Site Cut 30th May 2016 - Slab Poured 3rd June 2016 - Frame start 9th August 2016 - Frame Complete .... More waiting.... of course there are legal avenues. You've already mentioned it. Sue them. I find it odd that lawyers wouldnt be willing to take on the case, given CCT evidence and… 1 23777 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 17602 3 48390 |