One year since construction commenced.
Still no bloody idea when it will be finished.
I totally understand! Hopefully the pain ends soon
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13464Feb 22, 2017 5:21 pm 2013 1st tender 24/10 Dep. 18/11 2014 5% 25/02 CDC approval 5/5 Demo 26/5 Pool 3/7 Valid'n 10/7 Slab 11/8 Frame 19/9 Bricks 23/10 2015 Roof 3/12 Lock up 11/2 PCI 31/3 Final insp. & keys 30/4 Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13465Feb 23, 2017 10:35 am One year on after keys. I am also still dealing with M last week our hot water system started leaking wrote to M the answer we have contacted our plumber. This was a week ago. You can't rush these things KDR. Overture Premier 09/14 $3900 10/14 Plans 11/14 Contracts 03/15 Demo 04/15 Validation 05/15 Slab 06/15 Frame 06/15 Bricks 09/15 lock up 16/12/15 Keys Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13467Feb 24, 2017 11:44 am Just want to check with those who have finished building did you get copies of reports from each stage that confirm the home is within Australian standards eg at frame stage would love to know as we are finding through the warranty maintenance crew that there are issues with our flashing which have created a lot of water damage inside our roof. Villina 41 11/14 Contract 15 17/4 DA 4/6 Construct 26/6 Cut/Fill 11/7 Slab 16/9 Frames/Windows done 14/10 Bricks 20/11 Roof 16 3/3 lower roof 23/3 stairs 30/3 kitchen 24/6 PCI Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13468Feb 24, 2017 2:49 pm ms_jd Did anyone sign the building contract at home and mail it back to M? I thought this was a bit strange. Also strange that the insurance expires next month! Definitely not they are supposed to go through it with you and warranty should finish when your house is completed. Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13469Feb 24, 2017 2:57 pm WKVillina Just want to check with those who have finished building did you get copies of reports from each stage that confirm the home is within Australian standards eg at frame stage would love to know as we are finding through the warranty maintenance crew that there are issues with our flashing which have created a lot of water damage inside our roof. These are the docs that my building inspector said they have to provide on settlement day. Yes were still waiting for some. Also i advise you to also get a insulation cert as you can see the great job m tradies can do as per insulation picture. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13470Feb 24, 2017 3:21 pm sandra 2016 ms_jd Did anyone sign the building contract at home and mail it back to M? I thought this was a bit strange. Also strange that the insurance expires next month! Definitely not they are supposed to go through it with you and warranty should finish when your house is completed. I thought that would be the proper way to do things. On the one hand I just want to get it over and done with and they said I can't change any terms of the contract anyway. On the other hand, a lot of things look a bit sus: 365 working day build time, no BASIX form but a stamp to sign, plans with hand written notes rather final version. Problem is that the house design is perfect for our land size, which makes it hard to back out. Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13472Feb 24, 2017 3:50 pm WOW - 365 working days, are you kidding me? That's almost a 2 year build, once you add rain days/public holidays & Xmas shutdown for a month (which will probably happen twice, depending on when you start the build!) When we built our villina 2 years ago it was 200 working days - surely the shortage of tradies isn't that bad? That's an awful lot of rent to be paying while you are waiting ....... 2013 1st tender 24/10 Dep. 18/11 2014 5% 25/02 CDC approval 5/5 Demo 26/5 Pool 3/7 Valid'n 10/7 Slab 11/8 Frame 19/9 Bricks 23/10 2015 Roof 3/12 Lock up 11/2 PCI 31/3 Final insp. & keys 30/4 Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13473Feb 24, 2017 3:54 pm Villinaeliters WOW - 365 working days, are you kidding me? That's almost a 2 year build, once you add rain days/public holidays & Xmas shutdown for a month (which will probably happen twice, depending on when you start the build!) When we built our villina 2 years ago it was 200 working days - surely the shortage of tradies isn't that bad? That's an awful lot of rent to be paying while you are waiting ....... Yes our build was 169 working days and that was forever considering it doesnt start till they break soil . Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13474Feb 24, 2017 4:29 pm Villinaeliters WOW - 365 working days, are you kidding me? That's almost a 2 year build, once you add rain days/public holidays & Xmas shutdown for a month (which will probably happen twice, depending on when you start the build!) When we built our villina 2 years ago it was 200 working days - surely the shortage of tradies isn't that bad? That's an awful lot of rent to be paying while you are waiting ....... I know! I almost missed the clause with the Building Period because it wasn't in the HIA booklet but in a separate "Particulars of the contract" list. I will look into getting legal advice. Yes, I'll be on this forum until 2020! Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13476Feb 24, 2017 4:53 pm ms_jd Villinaeliters WOW - 365 working days, are you kidding me? That's almost a 2 year build, once you add rain days/public holidays & Xmas shutdown for a month (which will probably happen twice, depending on when you start the build!) When we built our villina 2 years ago it was 200 working days - surely the shortage of tradies isn't that bad? That's an awful lot of rent to be paying while you are waiting ....... I know! I almost missed the clause with the Building Period because it wasn't in the HIA booklet but in a separate "Particulars of the contract" list. I will look into getting legal advice. Yes, I'll be on this forum until 2020! They more than likely made an error on the calculations with days. They quoted me 7-10months. But had written down 322 working days which equalled 16 months. Had to make them change to 230 days (still not happy about it but they won't bludge any more). They had calculated as 7 days instead of 5 days working week. I reckon the f*** up on urs like this too. Make them fix it. I did. Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 13477Feb 24, 2017 5:04 pm kly525 ms_jd Villinaeliters WOW - 365 working days, are you kidding me? That's almost a 2 year build, once you add rain days/public holidays & Xmas shutdown for a month (which will probably happen twice, depending on when you start the build!) When we built our villina 2 years ago it was 200 working days - surely the shortage of tradies isn't that bad? That's an awful lot of rent to be paying while you are waiting ....... I know! I almost missed the clause with the Building Period because it wasn't in the HIA booklet but in a separate "Particulars of the contract" list. I will look into getting legal advice. Yes, I'll be on this forum until 2020! They more than likely made an error on the calculations with days. They quoted me 7-10months. But had written down 322 working days which equalled 16 months. Had to make them change to 230 days (still not happy about it but they won't bludge any more). They had calculated as 7 days instead of 5 days working week. I reckon the f*** up on urs like this too. Make them fix it. I did. Speaking of mistakes, they made a mistake on our tender variation. Calculated to be $100 more than what the final tender was suppose to be. Make sure to double check all their costings! 4 16727 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16001 Hi all I am looking to run a water line under my concrete footpath which is directly next to my home, was seeing if this is possible without cutting the entire section… 0 20177 |