Browse Forums Building A New House Re: New Build with Omnia Homes 33Jun 29, 2021 7:59 pm Update regarding my build for the folks here:
The mould issue has finally been taken care of. The site supervisor first treated the affected area with a mould killing chemical, and then applied a special mould resistant paint on those sections of the frame. No sections of the frame were replaced with fresh wood as it was not deemed necessary. In other news: Lock-up stage completed and now starting with the fixing stage. Down-pipes for rain/storm water installed. Internal insulation installed today and (fingers crossed) dry-walls installation starting tomorrow. Still couple months away from getting a handover (my estimations), if there are no more halts to work. Practical completion date coming close, less than 5 weeks left. Photographs of treated area: 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 ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: New Build with Omnia Homes 35Jun 29, 2021 8:18 pm kuc That looks great, glad that it’s coming to the end soon.We haven’t even started yet Thanks Kuc. Have you received building permits? One of my friends is building in Torquay (different builder), his build is getting delayed by 3 months as well. I guess there might be multiple reasons for a delayed start - timber shortage, huge amount of orders on books and impacts of shipping delays. I hope your build starts soon. Re: New Build with Omnia Homes 38Nov 10, 2021 12:41 am Rivers76 Hi guys, I originally started the building process with Omnia Homes in June 2019... slab was poured in June 2020 and we just moved into our house 3 weeks ago! 3 months past the contact date! A massive list of items that still need to be rectified but we needed to move in. Been trying to get in contact with building co ordinator and the owner and they either don't answer the phone or just give empty promises when they do. The whole build has been stressful and I feel like I've been pushing them all the way. It got to a point when 8 weeks had passed and they didn't even know what the site supervisor had been doing as nothing got done in that time frame. They now owe me money for going over the contract date which is probably why they're not answering the phone. I can't wait to be done with them to tell you the truth. So, did i. Same issue as you. Let me know if they have paid you for going over the contract date. Re: New Build with Omnia Homes 39Nov 12, 2021 10:11 am I recently got handover of the house. The site supervisor and managing director of the company (Tela) did take note of items identified by me and the inspector to be fixed. A few of those items have been fixed, and a few are pending. I'm expecting those items to be fixed soon too. I've got an easement at the rear of the lot and the lot also slops upwards, so Tela himself came down to have a look and to suggest me on how should the landscaping be, to keep the landscaping costs to a minimum. I was handed over the keys of the house even before the bank released the final payment to them (got keys on Monday, and bank processed payment on Tuesday). This was, as we were nearing Diwali dates (our biggest festival) and we requested to get access to the house before the festival, so that we could celebrate it in our new house. I am happy that they took my request into consideration. At the end of the build, there were a few credits pending for PCVs and delayed completion, and this morning I received those credits too. In all, the build ran 11 weeks longer than the practical completion date. We love the house, and all efforts put into designing it seem fruitful now. Credit where due - with the dimensions and limitations of my block, a better floor-plan could not have been put together than what Omnia helped us achieve. The space is used in perfect proportions. Having said this, there are areas of improvement too, specifically related to communication. Additionally, I'm not too happy with the tiler too, now that I have moved in, I'm noticing a few alignment issues with tiles that the tiler should have taken care of. The communication with them improved drastically with the site supervisor during the last weeks of the build. The communication in the last 1 week has again suffered, with calls not being returned, maybe they're pretty busy during this time of the year. All in all, this entire build was full of ups and downs for us (emotionally), maybe because this was our first build and we were too stressed. Really happy to have reached this stage. 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 25902 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 19136 3 51294 |