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Neville S

20 October 2017

Re: Building with MetriconBuilding A New House

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Oct 20, 2017 9:12 pm

Hi all. Can someone please tell me how the termite reticulation barrier is meant to be left at handover? Is it meant to buried? Ours was left in a small channel around the house uncovered. They said they would come back and prime it after landscaping is done. Also was told to cover in sand when lan...

Ours was left in a small channel around the house uncovered. They said they would come back and prime it after landscap...

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Neville S

1 October 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Oct 01, 2017 8:50 am

Mesh is in the trenches waiting for concrete, pretty happy with my plumbing skills. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170930/c5272d14a68e57f8d685e121136d13d4.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170930/d8749e5940d37c3a878bffab25b3d1b5.jpg My Journey H1 thread | http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtop...

Mesh is in the trenches waiting for concrete, pretty happy with my plumbing skills. My Journey H1 thread | http://forum....

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Neville S

1 October 2017

Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 on the Northern Beaches, SydneyBuilding A New House

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Oct 01, 2017 8:44 am

Pool beginning to settle, glad we went for the drop face coping. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170930/a0464c8237638db387971b6a7983833e.jpg Can you share more about the coping and also what did you line the pool with? I am sorting mine at the moment. My Journey H1 thread | http://forum.homeone....

Can you share more about the coping and also what did you line the pool with? I am sorting mine at the moment. My Journ...

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Neville S

17 September 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Sep 17, 2017 6:14 am

No I don't think so, I completely forgot guess I will add it to the list of things to look into.

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Neville S

16 September 2017

Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Sep 16, 2017 6:45 pm

So we still have a list of things to get fixed and M is not doing anything at the moment. We still have heaps to unpack but have started in the backyard. I have done two full days excavating footings for retaining walls. Tomorrow I will be hitting Bunnings to lay pipes for stormwater run off. Then h...

So we still have a list of things to get fixed and M is not doing anything at the moment. We still have heaps to unpack ...

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Neville S

15 September 2017

Re: Building Liberty 45 Vogue in Dee WhyBuilding A New House

Sep 15, 2017 6:31 pm

Site Manager just quit! Its the third one throughout the build. Please give me a break!!![emoji22][emoji22][emoji22][emoji22][emoji22][emoji22][emoji22][emoji22] So Wade is gone?

So Wade is gone?

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Neville S

13 September 2017

Re: Building with MetriconBuilding A New House

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Sep 13, 2017 7:44 am

What would you do If your file along with a number of other clients files were just dumped in an open skip bin on an open site? Metricon was trusted to maintaining our personal details of which were in these files · Names · Addresses · Emails · Contact details · Signatures etc If you had/have the s...

I definitely would not be happy - this is bound to be a breach of some of their corporate privacy and confidentiality p...

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Neville S

11 September 2017

Re: Building with MetriconBuilding A New House

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Sep 11, 2017 7:31 pm

What would you do If your file along with a number of other clients files were just dumped in an open skip bin on an ope...

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Neville S

28 August 2017

Re: Building Liberty 45 Vogue in Dee WhyBuilding A New House

Aug 28, 2017 2:17 pm

Speak to SM he will probably prefer electricity ASAP it actually makes it easier for them. Water was organised by M, can't remember but think they also organised Gas or atleast told me when to. Internet is killing me it has been a massive stuff up. Just make sure they know it is a new build so they ...

Speak to SM he will probably prefer electricity ASAP it actually makes it easier for them. Water was organised by M, can...

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Neville S

24 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 24, 2017 1:56 pm

Just the standard, olive oil, cheese plater set. Nothing special I am still disputing liquidated damages. Is it delays you are disputing? Yes given the amount of delays I don't feel the standard payment is acceptable given it was M who were responsible for the delays.

Is it delays you are disputing? Yes given the amount of delays I don't feel the standard payment is acceptable given it...

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Neville S

24 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 24, 2017 11:34 am

Just the standard, olive oil, cheese plater set. Nothing special I am still disputing liquidated damages.

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Neville S

24 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 24, 2017 11:23 am

So it finally happened. We finally actually have our house. We were to handover on Tuesday at 4pm but unfortunately they had lost our handover pack that has all the keys, remotes and other bits of paper. Also had not been sent the final payment (I was happy to handover without paying). As we already...

So it finally happened. We finally actually have our house. We were to handover on Tuesday at 4pm but unfortunately they...

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Neville S

19 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 19, 2017 8:56 pm

Wow that's a huge amount of progress! It all looks so good. You must be feeling so much happier now. Yep things are moving, also good having a key already to allow some of my deliveries. There was no way I was going to cancel all my stuff. My Journey H1 thread | http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopi...

Yep things are moving, also good having a key already to allow some of my deliveries. There was no way I was going to c...

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Neville S

19 August 2017

Re: Metricon Glendale 37+Building A New House

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Aug 19, 2017 8:53 pm

Still have scaffold up! But now that CM has taken over from our third SM (he too has now left, but I think he was moved along) we've been given yet another pci date. 28th August: there is still lots of work to do: CM has just order for the whole house to be repainted, new bi-fold panels still outst...

Who was your old SM? Who is your new CM? Feel free to message me the details. My Journey H1 thread | http://forum.homeo...

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Neville S

19 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 19, 2017 8:03 pm

So here is the update. Meet the new CM on Thursday in the morning he had organised painters to be onsite at the same time so we could do a walk through together. We went through the house and it was agreed that the painters would do my feature walls as that is what I was planning to do on Thursday a...

So here is the update. Meet the new CM on Thursday in the morning he had organised painters to be onsite at the same tim...

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Neville S

16 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 16, 2017 9:30 pm

Was Brian but he no longer works for M!! So we have a new one. My Journey H1 thread | http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=77665

Was Brian but he no longer works for M!! So we have a new one. My Journey H1 thread | http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewto...

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Neville S

16 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 16, 2017 9:05 pm

Is it just me or is M using the same excuse when their SMs go missing? They are "off sick" is the common response.... I hope you are wrong he is actually a good one and hopefully my compliment to M's General Manager helped, but I think my few meetings over the last couple of days with GM ...

I hope you are wrong he is actually a good one and hopefully my compliment to M's General Manager helped, but I think m...

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Neville S

16 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 16, 2017 8:16 pm

OMG So so https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170816/818bd9f68629fe865ebee9f38a1c1dee.jpg SM has been off sick for the last two days, and I had to continually follow up M to get me the final payment. So I gave up after three phone calls and decided that I would do handover without paying them. I also...

OMG So so SM has been off sick for the last two days, and I had to continually follow up M to get me the final payment. ...

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Neville S

16 August 2017

Re: Balcony railing height requirementsBuilding Standards; Getting It Right!

Aug 16, 2017 9:48 am

Move rail right in, so foothold bricks are on outside only. Thanks I have requested it be replaced with a higher balustrade. They have finally agreed. The bricks are 220mm high from the ground so I was not happy about it.

Thanks I have requested it be replaced with a higher balustrade. They have finally agreed. The bricks are 220mm high fr...

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Neville S

14 August 2017

Re: Metricon Laguna 40 Kingston Sydney Northern BeachesBuilding A New House

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Aug 14, 2017 8:48 pm

So fingers are crossed, not very confident that they will get everything done. I raised a complaint to the General Manager for Metricon and have spoke with him twice so let's see if it makes a difference. Painter was there today and guess he will be there for a while given all the tape. Some things ...

So fingers are crossed, not very confident that they will get everything done. I raised a complaint to the General Manag...

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