a neighbour!! well almost, were building in "The Woods" the other side of the freeway, right now tho seems more like the sticks... hopefully the donny brook road duplication will be done by the time we move in
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4728Mar 27, 2017 11:55 am Started saving - Feb 2017 Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4730Mar 29, 2017 3:35 pm Stupid question, but it's been a long day...... My kitchen island upgraded bench is the same as the prep area countertop yeah? Both are upgraded right? I'll drop my costings from my color appointment tomorrow..... shower niches are back too if anyone else didn't know, was a recent return I was told since it was demanded so often.... is $480. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4731Mar 30, 2017 6:25 am RWes Stupid question, but it's been a long day...... My kitchen island upgraded bench is the same as the prep area countertop yeah? Both are upgraded right? I'll drop my costings from my color appointment tomorrow..... shower niches are back too if anyone else didn't know, was a recent return I was told since it was demanded so often.... is $480. Best. News. Ever. On the shower niche front!! Started saving - Feb 2017 Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4732Mar 30, 2017 8:43 am I looked into the niches, the sizes they gave me were far too big for my liking, would have taken up half the shower, I was given 2 different sizes, one was 425mm X 425mm or 330mm X 630mm, so we opted for a shower head with the basket and hooks attached to it. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4733Apr 02, 2017 12:50 am ngrundy If you want to go with refrigerated cooling this is what we were suggested to do - Remove the included heating (~$2000 credit) - OR upgrade the heater and ducting to a unit that will accept an addon refrigerated cooling unit I went to an appointment today and they said if we remove the heating, they also remove the ducts. We were looking at installing a split system, which is apparently about $11k after build. Will they need the ducts pre done, or will they install themselves. Just wondering if we should take the $2k off the house price. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4734Apr 02, 2017 9:21 am moventura ngrundy If you want to go with refrigerated cooling this is what we were suggested to do - Remove the included heating (~$2000 credit) - OR upgrade the heater and ducting to a unit that will accept an addon refrigerated cooling unit I went to an appointment today and they said if we remove the heating, they also remove the ducts. We were looking at installing a split system, which is apparently about $11k after build. Will they need the ducts pre done, or will they install themselves. Just wondering if we should take the $2k off the house price. When we looked at at this the company we spoke to about costs had included the ducting and install costs into their quote. Things to think/ask about from the company your thinking of getting the system from - zoning is it included/ needed for your house? - should you have HBC pre provision a power/water/gas outlet? - controller type, manual/smart/programmable? - A quote to take to your bank / broker so that the valuation includes the heater/cooling or that it maybe able to be included in the loan? Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4735Apr 02, 2017 9:31 am When we looked at at this the company we spoke to about costs had included the ducting and install costs into their quote. Things to think/ask about from the company your thinking of getting the system from - zoning is it included/ needed for your house? - should you have HBC pre provision a power/water/gas outlet? - controller type, manual/smart/programmable? - A quote to take to your bank / broker so that the valuation includes the heater/cooling or that it maybe able to be included in the loan?[/quote] That's actually a great point to get quotes first to take to the bank! I never thought of doing that at all!! I wonder if it's allowed though. And how can you get quotes when they are only going off a plan? Started saving - Feb 2017 Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4736Apr 02, 2017 9:59 am sara_kaleta That's actually a great point to get quotes first to take to the bank! I never thought of doing that at all!! I wonder if it's allowed though. And how can you get quotes when they are only going off a plan? It may, definitely worth asking your broker if it would help or not, especially if you plan to take the heating out. I was able to get quotes pretty easily from heating companies over the phone, they just ask how big the house is, how many bedroom/living areas etc your house has, and what type of heating/cooling you want. From my experience, it seemed pretty straight forward and took about 10 mins on the phone. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4737Apr 03, 2017 2:04 pm Thanks guys. I'll get the heating removed and get the aircon installed after build. While I probably can get it installed as part of the loan, not sure I want to keep paying for the aircon for 30 years, when it may not last that long. I'll see if I can get it installed via interest free finance post build. Now to figure out whether I want to stick with Resolve for the loan, or go elsewhere. I have an interview with Aussie next weekend to see what they can do for me. Haven't been too happy with the communication with homebuyers/resolve lately so thought it may be a good idea to get another quote for finance. They were great when we started with Josh for the home saver plan, but have gone downhill since he left and I had to chase them up, where he would at least contact me each month to touch base. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4738Apr 05, 2017 1:52 pm I have been handed over to construction, finally. Apparently it will be another 5-7 days before anything even happens on the land, snail pace or what for HBC Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4739Apr 10, 2017 12:34 pm Hello everyone! I have been reading this forum for some time but only recently signed up! We are purchasing our house and land package (the Vibe 25) in Officer this week! We are first home buyers and I am incredibly nervous about EVERYTHING but have found the information on here to be so helpful. So thank you!! Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4740Apr 10, 2017 5:47 pm daniiiurb90 Hello everyone! I have been reading this forum for some time but only recently signed up! We are purchasing our house and land package (the Vibe 25) in Officer this week! We are first home buyers and I am incredibly nervous about EVERYTHING but have found the information on here to be so helpful. So thank you!! Welcome.Where about in Officer? I havent, and i havent looked to much into it, but on face value its not the saviour its trying to make out to be. Shared equity in your home is never a good idea. The… 1 4073 Hi, have purchased a house with 2 single garage doors. The Centre pillar one side sits proud to the other. Can I change 2 doors into one. Please see picture. 0 6555 For reference, this is the Austlii reference. My take on this is, that they would be breaking the law denying access to a homeowner in Victoria, or their agent from having… 1 9352 |