Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building at Willowdale 1172Apr 15, 2015 10:07 am Hi CharlieMojo Unfortunately we couldn't attend the meet up. But we drove around recently and the estate looks great! To be honest we have to get a move on haven't decided on much lol How about you guys? Who you going with to build?[/quote] Hi myou The estate does look great. We tend to drive through every few days and it is so exciting to see the progress of all of the houses Can't wait til we can watch ours go up! We are building with Mojo Homes (house and land package). Have you decided on your builder yet? Re: Building at Willowdale 1173Apr 15, 2015 7:43 pm Hi everyone, I want to get your view on buying a house and land package for a lot with BAL rating FZ (flame zone)/40 in willowdale. This lot is at the end of Navigator street right next to the reserve. I'm having second thoughts about this property not due to the cost involved in building (as this is a fixed price package and builder has considered the highest BAL rating in the price) but more from an on going risk and safety. I would like to hear what your BAL ratings are and if a higher BAL rating is a substantial reason to not buy a property. I've signed the housing contract and in cooling off period so I need to make some decisions pronto. From an on going cost perspective do you all have any idea what kind of home insurance premium would be involved. Last and most importantly does anyone know if the Camden valley and willowdale estate is highly prone to bushfire? Have there been major fires in this area in the last couple of years. Thanks for your time. Re: Building at Willowdale 1174Apr 15, 2015 8:25 pm Phoenix Rose DiViS Phoenix Rose [quote="DiViS"]Hi Phoenix Rose and kte, it does feel good to do all your internals, it made us more happy knowing pretty much how it will look however i do now feel even more anxious and cant wait even more to start building now that we have nothing more to do other than wait. We are building with Metricon as well, we have found them fair and honest and love their designs. will be going to the new display homes in Willowdale soon to get some more ideas for decorating. Hi DiVis, thats a true point! After the colour appointment then all we can do is wait! Did you manage to stay within your budget for electricals and studio m? I just hope our registration is on time so we dont have to wait for too long! Will you be going through camden council or cdc? We are going through CDC, Metricon said its quicker and that they always use CDC and never have problems. We went a little over on our electricals but there are a few things that i will do after hand over such as downlights because i know i can get it for about half the price. And when they say it takes 3 hours it took us 4 lol we couldnt believe it. Last i spoke with Emma she said it looks mostly like it will register in May, im hoping so because June is just too far away considering we have been waiting for a while now and that the lots there are clearly ready. Wow 4 hours for electricals alone! It will be a very long and exhausting day then. I keep checking our email to see if Stockland sends the email that says that our stage will register in 2-4 weeks but nothing. Hopefully it does register in May, we've all waited long enough. Fingers crossed!![/quote] Hey Phonix Rose, With your electricals what else did you include?? We also can get downlights half the price after due to my brother being an electrician. We are aware that when fitting out double story always make sure the bottom level has everything you need as it's harder to put in more extricate after than the top floor. Re: Building at Willowdale 1175Apr 16, 2015 1:24 pm Hey kte, We will be doing downlights both upstairs and downstairs through metricon. We figured we might aswell get it all done before we move in so theres one less thing to worry about! We have made a provision of $17K for electricals and hopefully that we go under budget! Your lucky your brother is an electrician... its very handy!! Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78449 Re: Building at Willowdale 1176Apr 16, 2015 11:56 pm Hi Stephanie, it has been overall a smooth process but like with everything there is always something either small or big that you have to work around. Lucky for us it was only a few small things. Re: Building at Willowdale 1177Apr 17, 2015 6:16 am Update from Stockland Registration Please note that registration dates are estimates only. They are subject to change due to construction or authority delays and inclement weather. There will be no access to lots prior to registration unless notified. Stage 2a (Lots 2001 - 2050) - Registered Stage 2b (Lots 2051 - 2097) - Registered Stage 2c (Lots 2098 - 2121) - May 2015 Stage 2d (Lots 2125 - 2154) - May 2015 Stage 2e (Lots 2159 - 2196) - May - June 2015 Stage 2f (Lots 2197 - 2235) - May - June 2015 Stage 2g (Lots 2241 - 2287) - May 2015 Stage 3b (Lots 3003 - 3032 - June - July 2015 Stage 3c (Lots 3033 - 3072 - June - July 2015 Stage 3d (Lots 3073 - 3113 - June - July 2015 Stage 3e (Lots 3117 - 3167) - June - July 2015 Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78449 Re: Building at Willowdale 1178Apr 17, 2015 8:01 am Phoenix Rose Update from Stockland Registration Please note that registration dates are estimates only. They are subject to change due to construction or authority delays and inclement weather. There will be no access to lots prior to registration unless notified. Stage 2a (Lots 2001 - 2050) - Registered Stage 2b (Lots 2051 - 2097) - Registered Stage 2c (Lots 2098 - 2121) - May 2015 Stage 2d (Lots 2125 - 2154) - May 2015 Stage 2e (Lots 2159 - 2196) - May - June 2015 Stage 2f (Lots 2197 - 2235) - May - June 2015 Stage 2g (Lots 2241 - 2287) - May 2015 Stage 3b (Lots 3003 - 3032 - June - July 2015 Stage 3c (Lots 3033 - 3072 - June - July 2015 Stage 3d (Lots 3073 - 3113 - June - July 2015 Stage 3e (Lots 3117 - 3167) - June - July 2015 Hi Phoenix Rose, Where did you get that update from, did you receive an email? because I never seem to receive the emails for some reason and have made new accounts with Emma and everything. Re: Building at Willowdale 1179Apr 17, 2015 10:13 am DiViS Phoenix Rose Update from Stockland Registration Please note that registration dates are estimates only. They are subject to change due to construction or authority delays and inclement weather. There will be no access to lots prior to registration unless notified. Stage 2a (Lots 2001 - 2050) - Registered Stage 2b (Lots 2051 - 2097) - Registered Stage 2c (Lots 2098 - 2121) - May 2015 Stage 2d (Lots 2125 - 2154) - May 2015 Stage 2e (Lots 2159 - 2196) - May - June 2015 Stage 2f (Lots 2197 - 2235) - May - June 2015 Stage 2g (Lots 2241 - 2287) - May 2015 Stage 3b (Lots 3003 - 3032 - June - July 2015 Stage 3c (Lots 3033 - 3072 - June - July 2015 Stage 3d (Lots 3073 - 3113 - June - July 2015 Stage 3e (Lots 3117 - 3167) - June - July 2015 Hi Phoenix Rose, Where did you get that update from, did you receive an email? because I never seem to receive the emails for some reason and have made new accounts with Emma and everything. Hey DiVis, yes we got the email yesterday afternoon. Do you have a hotmail account? If you do maybe change it to gmail. I think gmail is more reliable. Re: Building at Willowdale 1180Apr 17, 2015 2:31 pm DiViS Phoenix Rose Update from Stockland Registration Please note that registration dates are estimates only. They are subject to change due to construction or authority delays and inclement weather. There will be no access to lots prior to registration unless notified. Stage 2a (Lots 2001 - 2050) - Registered Stage 2b (Lots 2051 - 2097) - Registered Stage 2c (Lots 2098 - 2121) - May 2015 Stage 2d (Lots 2125 - 2154) - May 2015 Stage 2e (Lots 2159 - 2196) - May - June 2015 Stage 2f (Lots 2197 - 2235) - May - June 2015 Stage 2g (Lots 2241 - 2287) - May 2015 Stage 3b (Lots 3003 - 3032 - June - July 2015 Stage 3c (Lots 3033 - 3072 - June - July 2015 Stage 3d (Lots 3073 - 3113 - June - July 2015 Stage 3e (Lots 3117 - 3167) - June - July 2015 Hi Phoenix Rose, Where did you get that update from, did you receive an email? because I never seem to receive the emails for some reason and have made new accounts with Emma and everything. Hi Divis Same for us. I rang Emma and she said we were not on their mailing list because we bought our land through Edn a Brae and not direct. 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