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kenthurst@blackthorn

27 January 2012

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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Jan 27, 2012 11:09 am

Hi all, We are booked in for our walkthrough next Wednesday and been told handover should be 7-10 days after that. We are pushing for 7 days as we would really like to move in the weekend of 11/12 Feb. We got sent our final invoice on 17 January and have sent off to the bank but our valuation has be...

Hi all, We are booked in for our walkthrough next Wednesday and been told handover should be 7-10 days after that. We ar...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

12 January 2012

Re: Walkthrough and Final PaymentBuilding A New House

Jan 12, 2012 1:50 pm

Thanks Annette and Bashworth for the info. We def plan on holding onto the payment until we get the keys know and we will let them know this prior so ipefully they can fix some issues we have already raised with them. Will also let them know I have te cheque and am ready to hand over a soon as we ar...

Thanks Annette and Bashworth for the info. We def plan on holding onto the payment until we get the keys know and we wil...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

11 January 2012

Walkthrough and Final PaymentBuilding A New House

Jan 11, 2012 2:05 pm

Hi guys, Just hoping someone can give me some info on how it worked with your final payment. We were informed yesterday that our walkthrough is booked in for January 25 and our file is being consolidated for our final invoice to be issued. Question is we don't want to hand over the final payment unt...

Hi guys, Just hoping someone can give me some info on how it worked with your final payment. We were informed yesterday ...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

10 December 2011

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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Dec 10, 2011 1:50 pm

Hi kornjen, These fees are basically a bond to cover any costs of damage to the roads during the building process. My understanding is after the build is complete they will do an inspection and if no damage is done you get the $745 back. Hope this helps a little. On other news we are up to painting ...

Hi kornjen, These fees are basically a bond to cover any costs of damage to the roads during the building process. My un...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

14 November 2011

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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Nov 14, 2011 9:52 am

Hi all, Just a quick update from us We went out to the house on Saturday for our usual visit to find it has all been locked up. Went and checked every door and window but no luck as they were all locked so looks like we will just have to look through windows to see what has been happening. On my dri...

Hi all, Just a quick update from us We went out to the house on Saturday for our usual visit to find it has all been loc...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

9 November 2011

How long til completionBuilding A New House

Nov 09, 2011 8:09 am

Hi all, Just hoping you can give me an idea of how long it would usually take from when the gyprock is finished to when handover will be? We are building a single storey 28square home and our builder does not want to give us an estimate at the moment, I relise we will not be in before Christmas. We ...

Hi all, Just hoping you can give me an idea of how long it would usually take from when the gyprock is finished to when ...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

16 August 2011

Re: Who's building with Clarendon??Building A New House

Aug 16, 2011 3:59 pm

Hi all, We finally got our authority to commence construction today after having some problems with the banks. Can some one give me an idea of how long it will be before something happens on site? Also when the building contract says 30 weeks when does that start, is it from when it goes to construc...

Hi all, We finally got our authority to commence construction today after having some problems with the banks. Can some ...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

8 August 2011

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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Aug 08, 2011 11:33 am

Hi all, We have got our loan approved finally and are just waiting on our Authoruty to Commence Construction to come through hopefully this week as tender expires on Friday. We went for our usualy drive by the land on Sunday and to our surprise found some new pegs and a toilet on our lot. Was quite ...

Hi all, We have got our loan approved finally and are just waiting on our Authoruty to Commence Construction to come thr...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

24 June 2011

Building ContractBuilding A New House

Jun 24, 2011 10:24 am

Hi everyone, I hope you can give me some advice. I received my building contract from Clarendon yesterday and I just wanted to get some info on what is in the contract and what most people do. 1) Do most people get a solicitor to go through the contract for you? 2) To date we have signed 4 Post Cont...

Hi everyone, I hope you can give me some advice. I received my building contract from Clarendon yesterday and I just wan...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

22 June 2011

Re: Installing timber floor after handoverBuilding A New House

Jun 22, 2011 12:33 pm

For our timber floor the only change that had to be made to o increase the kitchen bench height to 930mm above slab. Our flooring is 18mm thick. This is mainly to ensure that the dishwasher will fit in. Not sure about the door heights so may check that one out.

For our timber floor the only change that had to be made to o increase the kitchen bench height to 930mm above slab. Our...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

18 June 2011

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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Jun 18, 2011 2:11 pm

Yes your land is planned to be registered 31/8 so settlement will be 2 weeks after that. I am in Blackthorn 1 land release.

Yes your land is planned to be registered 31/8 so settlement will be 2 weeks after that. I am in Blackthorn 1 land relea...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

17 June 2011

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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Jun 17, 2011 8:04 am

Hi Kornjen, Settlement is usually between 2 and 3 weeks after the land registration. Just warning you though registration of plan date can change many times before it actually goes through. With mine I was originally told March, then it got moved to April, then the end of May and they got brought fo...

Hi Kornjen, Settlement is usually between 2 and 3 weeks after the land registration. Just warning you though registratio...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

16 June 2011

Re: Installing timber floor after handoverBuilding A New House

Jun 16, 2011 10:25 am

We are getting our builder to do our bamboo flooring and then get the skirtings redone after. They charges us $440 for this and for painting touch ups. We still need to get beading around the kitchen bench but I decided I could deal with this, I just did not want it through the whole house.

We are getting our builder to do our bamboo flooring and then get the skirtings redone after. They charges us $440 for t...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

6 June 2011

Re: Who's building with Clarendon?Building A New House

Jun 06, 2011 12:10 pm

Hi RJG, I am building with Clarendon as well and have had no issues yet. We have also used the internal companies for most things like flooring and blinds. The prices quoted were reasonable and give the bonus of being done prior to handover. We have not done the electricals yet so am not much help b...

Hi RJG, I am building with Clarendon as well and have had no issues yet. We have also used the internal companies for mo...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

3 June 2011

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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Jun 03, 2011 2:22 pm

We have also settled on our land in the Blackthorn release and are currently waiting for the approval to go through. Like Dil&Dil it is at the approved not released stage and has been for a couple of weeks. I am lucky and not in a big rush anymore as we are still trying to sell our current house...

We have also settled on our land in the Blackthorn release and are currently waiting for the approval to go through. Lik...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

13 May 2011

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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May 13, 2011 8:55 am

Hi all, Just a quick update. Our land registration went through this week and the plans have been submitted to council. We have our internal colour selections on 23 May and we are hoping this will mean we will be right to start as soon as we get the approval from council. One setback we had was the ...

Hi all, Just a quick update. Our land registration went through this week and the plans have been submitted to council. ...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

29 April 2011

Re: My first ever build - Clarendon Kenthurst!!Building A New House

Apr 29, 2011 1:47 pm

Thanks Carol for the feedback. Some of you requests we have already been asked to be changed. The wardrobe in Bed 2 and the doors on the alfresco. Will have to have a thing about the others, am thinking a trip to Pitt Town sounds like a good idea tomorrow. I have already decided to get a door on the...

Thanks Carol for the feedback. Some of you requests we have already been asked to be changed. The wardrobe in Bed 2 and ...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

27 April 2011

Re: My first ever build - Clarendon Kenthurst!!Building A New House

Apr 27, 2011 8:44 am

Hi Carolleigh, I am too building the Kenthurst by Clarendon with some modifications. I have put my plan below. http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n593/Melissa_Achten/img-427091543-0001.jpg What stage are you at? Our plans have gone to our developers and we are just waiting for approval before going...

Hi Carolleigh, I am too building the Kenthurst by Clarendon with some modifications. I have put my plan below. What stag...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

24 April 2011

Re: Building the Waterfall by Clarendon in SydneyBuilding A New House

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Apr 24, 2011 3:19 pm

Hi all, I have been reading this thread for a while and decided it was time to post to hopefully get some advice. I am currently in the process of starting to build the Clarendon Kenthurst at The Ponds. We have signed off on the tender and the deposit tender and our plans have just been sent to our ...

Hi all, I have been reading this thread for a while and decided it was time to post to hopefully get some advice. I am c...

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kenthurst@blackthorn

20 April 2011

Re: The Ponds/ KVR- Anyone building this year? Blog List addBuilding A New House

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Apr 20, 2011 1:47 pm

HI all, My land got approved by council and has know been sent to the LPMA for registration. How long has this process taken for you guys? Just asking as the page on the Ponds website said the plan was not going to be lodged to the LPMA until 18 May but got done yesterday and the site syad registrat...

HI all, My land got approved by council and has know been sent to the LPMA for registration. How long has this process t...