Posts by Sir Salty • Home Renovation & Building Forum

Re: Saltwater Coast Estate - Whats It Like?Buying Land

6 June 2019

Jun 06, 2019 12:38 pm

Hi Barlow, I didn't really get many answers on my questions but I was able to find out a lot from the Facebook Group. I suggest joining the group if you are a resident or owner in Saltwater Coast. It really gives you an insight into the community. My home is a few months off being complete, so I wil...

Hi Barlow, I didn't really get many answers on my questions but I was able to find out a lot from the Facebook Group. I ...

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Re: First home owner grantBuilding A New House

22 March 2019

Mar 22, 2019 11:48 am

Hi D.LAM, It depends on the state you live in and the time you signed your contract. I can shed some light on the Victorian Grants and how they work having gone through it recently myself. First Home Owner Grant: If you are building through a builder usually the FHOG will be credited at one of the s...

Hi D.LAM, It depends on the state you live in and the time you signed your contract. I can shed some light on the Victor...

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8 February 2019

Feb 08, 2019 8:08 am

My Process was: - Call SRO, explain our situation, they informed us to put our story and evidence into an e-mail - Created e-mail and sent to SRO (generic e-mail on website) - Waited months - Received e-mail from assessor asking for specific evidence and e-mails - Assessor asked how much time we req...

My Process was: - Call SRO, explain our situation, they informed us to put our story and evidence into an e-mail - Creat...

7 February 2019

Feb 07, 2019 8:27 am

Hi Wild, You would definitely have a case for an extension. You would have to choose out of the two options above though. Either apply for it now or apply for it once the build is finished (I would wait till the builds finished just in case you have any other issues) Also seems stiff that they held ...

Hi Wild, You would definitely have a case for an extension. You would have to choose out of the two options above though...

Re: Building Inspector - how many & what stageBuilding A New House

1 February 2019

Feb 01, 2019 12:23 pm

I'm building in Victoria > Point Cook through Henley, Not far off pouring a slab I believe. So just to clarify, reading your comments above... Is your opinion on Independent Building Inspectors that you don't recommend them because they aren't engineers (or they aren't required to have that training...

I'm building in Victoria Point Cook through Henley, Not far off pouring a slab I believe. So just to clarify, reading yo...

Re: Building Inspector - how many & what stageBuilding A New House

1 February 2019

Feb 01, 2019 11:25 am

So your saying that there needs to be better regulations around building/surveying/design & engineering. The whole industry needs a revamp, sure. But as most on these forums are looking to build now, with the current building climate and current regulations what do you suggest they do to ensure ...

So your saying that there needs to be better regulations around building/surveying/design engineering. The whole industr...

1 February 2019

Feb 01, 2019 11:06 am

Actually it was more like 7-8 months because we still had a bit of time left in our period. If you are building a Single Story home you should be okay with 8 months, Double Story and you are starting to push it, but it is still possible. I would definitely tell your site supervisor (when you get one...

Actually it was more like 7-8 months because we still had a bit of time left in our period. If you are building a Single...

Re: Building Inspector - how many & what stageBuilding A New House

1 February 2019

Feb 01, 2019 10:40 am

Hi StructuralBIMGuy, Can you give us a quick run down or list of who you would engage if you were building a house and at what stages of the build? Maybe include examples of companies who do the work you are suggesting? And if you understand the building codes of different states break it up into a ...

Hi StructuralBIMGuy, Can you give us a quick run down or list of who you would engage if you were building a house and a...

1 February 2019

Feb 01, 2019 10:26 am

No worries, I know how hard it is to get information around this topic and how confusing it can be. Yes building in Victoria, It wasn't too difficult but it did take quite a long time (which when you are on the clock isn't fun). And it was difficult to get in touch with the right people at the SRO i...

No worries, I know how hard it is to get information around this topic and how confusing it can be. Yes building in Vict...

Re: Building Inspector - how many & what stageBuilding A New House

1 February 2019

Feb 01, 2019 9:28 am

Hi, I am engaging Darbecca to do certain stages of our build with Henley. The stages I chose and why are: - Pre-Slab (Its the foundation of your home, you want it to be correct and to engineers specifications) - Frame/Slab (Again, backbone to your house structurally) - Pre-Plaster (As mentioned I th...

Hi, I am engaging Darbecca to do certain stages of our build with Henley. The stages I chose and why are: - Pre-Slab (It...

1 February 2019

Feb 01, 2019 9:15 am

Hi Guys, Hopefully my painful experience with a bad builder and the SRO can be of some use to you, I am a First Home Buyer - Building, and have recently gone through all of the details of the first home buyer grant and stamp duty refund. Here's what you need to know: - First Home Buyer grant will be...

Hi Guys, Hopefully my painful experience with a bad builder and the SRO can be of some use to you, I am a First Home Buy...

Re: Saltwater Coast Estate - Whats It Like?Buying Land

16 January 2019

Jan 16, 2019 10:21 am

Wow, 4 builds, I don't think I can handle another one for a while and we haven't even started building yet haha! I think the next couple we will try and renovate for investments. Who are the builders you have used each time? and a summary of your experiences with each? Also thank you for the offer, ...

Wow, 4 builds, I don't think I can handle another one for a while and we haven't even started building yet haha! I think...

Re: Saltwater Coast Estate - Whats It Like?Buying Land

15 January 2019

Jan 15, 2019 11:16 am

How much is land around there now if you don’t mind me asking? I love that area. Always loved sanctuary lakes and salt water. 2 of my favourite places. When we were thinking of buying land their it was at $600,000 the seller wanted for it. But that was private. We didn’t think it was worth that muc...

Hi Doulton Land Prices when I was buying ( early 2018 ) were quoted at: - Upper Point Cook = $1100 per sqm - Saltwater ...

Saltwater Coast Estate - Whats It Like?Buying Land

10 January 2019

Jan 10, 2019 4:10 pm

Hey All! First post on Homeone! Its such a helpful forum so I figured its my turn to have some input! Me and my partner bought land almost a year ago and are just about to start the build! This is our first move into real estate and it has been very exciting but also very stressful. We started looki...

Hey All! First post on Homeone! Its such a helpful forum so I figured its my turn to have some input! Me and my partner ...