Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 61Feb 23, 2017 12:18 pm Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 63Mar 12, 2017 12:07 pm Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 64Mar 14, 2017 3:50 pm Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 66Mar 16, 2017 8:08 am Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 67Mar 19, 2017 4:17 pm Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 68Mar 27, 2017 9:50 am Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 69Apr 01, 2017 3:56 pm I'm at the same stage with Homes By CMA! Just waiting on the bank for the letter of commencement! Eeek! Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 70Apr 01, 2017 4:11 pm maddielouxx I'm at the same stage with Homes By CMA! Just waiting on the bank for the letter of commencement! Eeek! Welcome! You and me both. For some reason the bank has sent this via snail mail - which is just silly in this age of technology plus with all this rain. It's been a week now and I'm not a patient person. CMA held us up with council because they didn't provide the slab report because the engineer was swamped. Where are you building and what design? Do you have a forum going? Scubabe is building with them too. I hope your admin process has been a nicer experience Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 71Apr 01, 2017 4:41 pm Ahh silly bank! I am building at Narangba Heights and I'm building a version of 'The Endeavor' which is pretty much the display home at Burpengary with a few wall moves and changes. No don't but I am documenting my build It be nice to sit here reading everyones posts though but I thought I would finally join in. Yes, well it really is the bank that's holding me up. I am tempted to go to head office in Brisbane, pick up the letter and walk it to CMA because it would probably get there a lot faster. Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 72Apr 01, 2017 5:16 pm maddielouxx Ahh silly bank! I am building at Narangba Heights and I'm building a version of 'The Endeavor' which is pretty much the display home at Burpengary with a few wall moves and changes. No don't but I am documenting my build It be nice to sit here reading everyones posts though but I thought I would finally join in. Yes, well it really is the bank that's holding me up. I am tempted to go to head office in Brisbane, pick up the letter and walk it to CMA because it would probably get there a lot faster. I saw that you posted on Scubabe's post so I went and stalked the V1.2 of the Endeavour. It is a really nice design and I love the original display home. The identifiable differences that I noticed in the V1.2 is the step back in the walls of the living room, the change in bathroom configuration and the laundry change. I love the idea of storage room in the garage but I don't like that they cut into the media room to do it. I'm sure it will still be a large enough space though. The change does make the hall very seamless from entry to living areas. I very much like the changes so the bathroom, toilet and bed 3 doors open onto each other. I think that was a very smart change! I would have preferred our toilet in the same position (out of the main hall) but I didn't want to part with the WIR in bedroom 2. Does your design still have the glass splashback window in the kitchen? The new designs don't look like they do and I kinda like the natural light and being able to see out over the yard (or at someone's fence). CMA are supposed to be building a 2 story home and an endeavour with skillion roof on my block somewhere. Last I heard they were going to council but then the bank screwed us around an extra week asking for stuff we had already provided and now its been another week waiting for a letter for the go ahead so they might have caught up to us now. Narangba Heights will be just up the road from us. My cousin lives in there and he seems to like the place. I preferred Stone Ridge to Narangba Heights only because there was less levels to the blocks. Sure there is lots of mountain views, but we were a little put off by the thought of someones house towering over ours and that you would need retaining or piers on almost every block - well the ones I looked into anyways. And we got so lucky with our block and the perfect placement of the house plan on it. I am so very past ready to begin though. Its coming into Easter which means catching up with people and I'm over dodging the questions about how the non-existent build is going! I'd really like to be able to tell a different story next time. On a good note though, we are now the proud owners of a very heavy letterbox! Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 73Apr 02, 2017 3:52 pm Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 74Apr 04, 2017 11:57 am We have now been assigned a SS. We should get an introduction phone call in the next few days Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 75Apr 08, 2017 12:44 pm Awesome! I have had a sign for months.. so it's annoying that nothing has started. My bank have been very slow unfortunately. I should be at the same point as you very soon. Good luck Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 76Apr 08, 2017 2:04 pm maddielouxx Awesome! I have had a sign for months.. so it's annoying that nothing has started. My bank have been very slow unfortunately. I should be at the same point as you very soon. Good luck Super frustrating about the bank! I had to call the bank on my lunch break and tell them to fax the letter to the builder. Otherwise they would still be waiting. You should do the same on Monday just to put a rocket under them. As soon as they got it, we were assigned a site supervisor within a few hours. Scubabe and I have been assigned the same SS. Maybe if you get yours soon, you will have the same one and we can all share this journey together! Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 77Apr 10, 2017 2:10 pm So frustrating! Ooh good idea, I might do the same. I hate being rude or inpatient, but I feel like I have to be at this stage. Yes, that would be fantastic. How exciting! Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 - Let's get this show on the road! 78Apr 12, 2017 11:37 am So we are still waiting our "couple of days" for the assigned site supervisor to call. It turns out that they forgot to mention he was taking holidays until after easter. I did have to send an email to inform them that their lack of communication was stressful to me. I know we aren't the only ones building and that people are very busy but it doesn't really take much time to flick off a 1 or 2 sentence email advising they haven't just taken our money and run away.... especially because they managed to send a variation request for electricity connection. I'm very happy that for the low price of $500 they have offered to organise the electricity set up and connection as well as usage for the duration of the build. I called AGL to enquire on the process and approximate cost involved and it seems like its far too much additional stress for me to worry about. We are happy for CMA to do this on our behalf and we will just arrange for the re-connection once hand over occurs. So the SS is due back on the 18th and the initial plan is (weather permitting) to start the site scrap on this day. Slab is due to be poured on the 26th at this stage. Hubby says he will believe it when he sees it. The lady who provided the initial plan stated that piering is due to commence on 19th..... this is odd because we don't actually have any piering in our contract/plans. We got a compaction certificate which meant we didn't have to do piering. I won't argue if they decide to do them as well. I'm not paying for them though. The neighbours frame should hopefully be up by then. If not, they will need to find somewhere else to park their rubbish and their frames until they are ready to go up. Our land is about to get busy! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 79Apr 14, 2017 3:49 pm Omg!! The Easter bunny bought us a temporary driveway and a site scrape and didn't tell us!! So excited! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 80Apr 15, 2017 9:05 am It's always more exiting when it takes you by surprise. Looks great! I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 109679 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 26677 Wish you all the best. Once you signed the contract, they will find millions excuses to charge you. And have seen their sites unfinished for a long time. 4 25848 |