Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building a new home with Burbank 3Jan 06, 2014 8:32 pm Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 8Jan 11, 2014 8:28 pm Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 10Jan 11, 2014 11:46 pm Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 12Jan 12, 2014 8:51 pm Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 14Jan 13, 2014 11:15 am Mentone3850 Hi bluesuade, Thanks for your reply .. Congrats on your new home !! May I ask what you built ? if you had organised independent inspectors ? What kind of issues did you face ? Regards Hey there again and sorry for the late reply. We built the Forrester 4300 with a fair bit of customisation and added workshop option. Is the Mentone 3850 a new design? I don't see it on their website anywhere. Yes - had an independent inspector (my brother in law who runs his own building company) plus I used to be an architect (changed careers though because I ended up hating it). Issues we faced included and incredibly long and slow admin phase, plus the usual tradie errors we had to keep bringing to their attention (eg wrong insulation installed or missing, power points in wrong locations, data cabling not correct, facade painted incorrectly, etc etc.. nothing major, just the usual annoyances that come with any building project - more quality control than anything else that the SS should have picked up but didn't.) Will look forward to following your build. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Cheers. Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne. Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in. Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 15Jan 13, 2014 2:08 pm my contract was signed on 28/11/2013, but land settled on 9 dec. I think they tried to start before xmas.... but no enough time for anything... this week is extremely hot in melb, so I don't think they would do anything see what will happen! Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 16Jan 13, 2014 4:31 pm trambay my contract was signed on 28/11/2013, but land settled on 9 dec. I think they tried to start before xmas.... but no enough time for anything... this week is extremely hot in melb, so I don't think they would do anything see what will happen! Wow thats a very quick on site start there Trambay.. I had a very slow admin process (pre sight) but i hope things will pick up from this week onwards.. Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 17Jan 13, 2014 4:57 pm Quote: Hey there again and sorry for the late reply. We built the Forrester 4300 with a fair bit of customisation and added workshop option. Is the Mentone 3850 a new design? I don't see it on their website anywhere. Yes - had an independent inspector (my brother in law who runs his own building company) plus I used to be an architect (changed careers though because I ended up hating it). Issues we faced included and incredibly long and slow admin phase, plus the usual tradie errors we had to keep bringing to their attention (eg wrong insulation installed or missing, power points in wrong locations, data cabling not correct, facade painted incorrectly, etc etc.. nothing major, just the usual annoyances that come with any building project - more quality control than anything else that the SS should have picked up but didn't.) Will look forward to following your build. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Cheers. Thanks for coming back to my blog, I so can related to the slow admin phase but i was told once building start things will happen very quickly is that so? Metone3850 was a design from a previous builder we had planned to build with.. Hence Burbank classified it as 'Custom' and was happy to build it for us Do you have a blog or any photo that you can share of your home? I like the Forrester4300 design too Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 18Jan 15, 2014 4:03 pm Week 2 - Pegs, more sight scraping and 35 Piers!!!
Mon 13th Jan - Sun 19th Jan 2013 Mon 13th Jan - Day 3 Pop by the block on the way home this afternoon but besides a few pegs and garage step down, nothing much has happened since the initial sight scrape last friday.. I am hoping this heat that is forecast this week will not set them back much as I am wanting to see my 35 concrete piers put in soon Garage stepdown **this is where my triple garage will be located** Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Wed 15th Jan - Day 5 We have 35 Piers!!! Its now becoming alittle crazy but each day I am looking forward to coming home and rushing over to the block to see what they have done At last I can see the PIERS.. And there is 35 of them.. 1.2.3.... Does anyone know how long the average wait time to let the piers cure before they pour down the SLAB?? 35 Piers and a close up of one of the piers [450mm width] Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Fri 17th Jan - Day 7 Meter Box Installed on a 44 Degrees day!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 19Jan 18, 2014 6:17 pm Congratst to you! They started building mine too, I couldn't believe they did the earthwork on a 43 degree HOT day last week! Finally find some ppl building with burbank here, will read you stories and learn. Building Custom D Storey with Burbank - Stormwater Pipes are 20Jan 20, 2014 5:17 pm Week 3 - Stormwater & Sewer Pipes are IN !!!!
Mon 20th Jan - Sun 26th Jan 2014 Mon 20th Jan - Day 8 Underground Pipes!!! Yes they are truely now underway and made a mess of my wonder and FLAT block I am looking forward to alot of progress this week as its going to be much much cooler than last week [mid 20's to low 30's].. Well, anything better than 44 degrees days I say.. The underground Pipes are in Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Official Burbank Sign IN Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And also the delivery of the red sand, ready for the slab??? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Fingers cross for a concrete slab by end of the week Tue 21st Jan - Day 9 Today it seems they have finished working on the underground pipes, sight has been cleared and levelled I am assuming the fluorescent green Pipe are water Pipes and fluorescent Pink is for the sewer?? Anyone know? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ TO BE Continued..... refer page 2 Our external decking was only installed 2 months ago, and already moulded, with cracks, and some timber decolorated. The decking is in an exposed area, uncovered in our… 0 927 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 3641 2 31710 |