Posts by THX • Home Renovation & Building Forum

31 May 2016

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May 31, 2016 9:35 pm

Hi guys, If it helps at all their construction process is pretty impressive. We have had our toilets/showers installed with the only major thing now being the carpets and then the general touch ups here and there - that's with the portaloo being delivered early Nov 2015. One thing that doesn't real...

Agreed, their construction process is quite good (this is our 3rd build, 1st with Wisdom) and if you get a good Supervi...

13 April 2016

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Apr 13, 2016 12:38 pm

Extreme, I understand that and yes that is what they will do. However, it needs to be HFC all the way to the modem/router which will be inside the house. Then it can use my cat6 setup. I need to install the HFC part into the house. Does that make sense? You don't install the HFC part, they do.

You don't install the HFC part, they do.

13 April 2016

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Apr 13, 2016 12:36 pm

Hi Butts, Thanks for this information, really helpful in knowing roughly what the builder is looking to add on in cost when you wish to vary the standard. I can foresee our Kitchen costs spiralling as well, and also have to include the Butler's Pantry in additional costs. Actually there's a questio...

I don't have a butlers pantry but it is my understanding the default layout is 4 shelves only like a oversized pantry. ...

13 April 2016

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Apr 13, 2016 12:25 pm

I know they use HFC but that is irrelevant to how your house is wired up. I don't understand what your issue is? and are we talking about internet or tv? as you mentioned foxtel. House is wired up with Cat6, but NO HFC connection to the house. We are talking about both Internet and TV combined. Ok,...

House is wired up with Cat6, but NO HFC connection to the house. We are talking about both Internet and TV combined. Ok...

13 April 2016

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Apr 13, 2016 12:16 pm

Hi fellow Wisdomers, We have recently accepted a tender with Wisdom to build a Manhattan - exciting times!!! Although at present we are caught up in Admin awaiting for changes to this tender to be made - slow progress there...... We have been advised by salesperson that the appointments will be sch...

Can't do that. Why would they allow you to have appointments when you haven't signed on. What you do is add allowances ...

13 April 2016

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Apr 13, 2016 12:12 pm

Well I haven't been posting hardly anything, but now I can at least say "Completed!". Couple of pictures, no landscaping as I'm doing it myself. One thing I found out this morning, and WISH I'D known about it before, couldn't get Optus cable cable connected!! :-( They require HFC, and I h...

This makes no sense. It is irrelevant how your house is or is not wired up. THX, its to do with the Optus Cable network...

13 April 2016

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Apr 13, 2016 11:40 am

Can't do that. Why would they allow you to have appointments when you haven't signed on. What you do is add allowances ...

13 April 2016

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Apr 13, 2016 11:16 am

This makes no sense. It is irrelevant how your house is or is not wired up.

5 April 2016

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Apr 05, 2016 4:46 pm

Did you both have to pay LMI bluemviews and THX? No, we didn't have to pay LMI. I know though commbank has not had any issue with wisdom payment schedules for others. Which bank are you going with? Do you have a broker?

No, we didn't have to pay LMI. I know though commbank has not had any issue with wisdom payment schedules for others. W...

2 April 2016

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Apr 02, 2016 4:15 pm

Hi Greg K, I wish we didn't need to have LMI and unfortunately it's not the bank being difficult, it's a LMI requirement that the payment structure the way I have mentioned. So id be screwed at any bank coz either way we still need LMI!!!! Wisdom certainly don't want to change it and I'm taking it ...

LMI is not the same for each bank, some use their own inhouse, others use external like genworth so changing banks will...

Re: who is building at east village spring farm????Building A New House

14 March 2016

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Mar 14, 2016 8:19 pm

Our builder advised my husband yesterday that there is a train line going on Liz Kernohan Drive, through Menangle and going all the way down to Port Kembla. It will be a coal mine cargo train to begin with and will eventually turn into a passenger train. This has not been confirmed as yet but appar...

There's no train line going in. The government are at stage one of an investigation into preservation of a corridor - w...

Re: who is building at east village spring farm????Building A New House

21 January 2016

Jan 21, 2016 8:42 pm

Has anyone heard what they are doing with the powerlines? I can't imagine they can just be left there running over the top of peoples land.

Has anyone heard what they are doing with the powerlines? I can't imagine they can just be left there running over the t...

17 January 2016

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Jan 17, 2016 8:33 pm

Hi all, We're just about to finalise our tender with Wisdom and have decided to switch facades at the 11th hour. Has anyone got any photos of "real" Avanti facades they'd be willing to share? It's hard to get a good feel for it in the illustration. TIA! Where do you live? There are 3 hous...

Where do you live? There are 3 houses with Avanti facades in Harrington Grove. It is the façade we've picked as well fo...

10 January 2016

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Jan 10, 2016 1:15 pm

Where do you live? There are 3 houses with Avanti facades in Harrington Grove. It is the façade we've picked as well fo...

Re: Anyone else regret building a new home?Building A New House

9 January 2016

Jan 09, 2016 7:42 pm

I saw the sample in the flesh. Was told it was called Silver Spoon. So not only was the wrong colour installed, it's also from a different range so I know nothing about it - warranty, quality etc. The wrong carpet was installed because the colour consultant called the dark grey carpet I selected Si...

By the sounds of it, you saw a dark grey carpet and the colour consultant called it silver spoon. Did you verify the da...

Re: Anyone else regret building a new home?Building A New House

9 January 2016

Jan 09, 2016 9:05 am

This is how it worked THX - went to colour selection appointment and said I want grey carpet. Shown the only grey carpet to choose from. It was a dark grey in the deluxe range. Told it was called Silver Spoon by Redbook and would cost nearly $3000. Said that's the one I want because it matches my c...

Unfortunately that is still on you. Did you look at the base of the sample? the information for the carpet is normally ...

Re: Anyone else regret building a new home?Building A New House

8 January 2016

Jan 08, 2016 8:08 pm

I totally agree. We are in the middle of a nightmare too. But once they get you to sign all bets are off and they have you over a barrel. Agree 100%. My carpet battle continues - this is one stuff up I feel very strongly about. Paying nearly $3000 for carpet that is ugly annoys me. I just found out...

Agree 100%. My carpet battle continues - this is one stuff up I feel very strongly about. Paying nearly $3000 for carpe...

Re: who is building at east village spring farm????Building A New House

25 October 2015

Oct 25, 2015 8:24 pm

Thanks for the info. Very strange.

Re: who is building at east village spring farm????Building A New House

25 October 2015

Oct 25, 2015 6:38 pm

So does anyone know what has happened to East Village? The sales office is now closed, saying all land has been sold. Now what I've seen they have not sold all the land as per the masterplan, in fact it appears they have abandoned further development on the site (apart from blocks still awaiting reg...

So does anyone know what has happened to East Village? The sales office is now closed, saying all land has been sold. No...