Posts by singalg • Home Renovation & Building Forum

19 November 2018

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Nov 19, 2018 7:50 pm

Hi guys, We are planning to organise a professional inspection for the PCI. Please share your experiences how did you go with it? Is it best to go with the professional inspection during PCI or let them inspect after our PCI. W seems to fix the issues what we identify during PCI. Thanks @Priyasures...

@Priyasuresh11, I am planning to get external inspector in at the same time as PCI - 27/11.

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19 November 2018

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Nov 19, 2018 7:49 pm

That's great @spk_homebuild, Received the official PCI email today with PCI date being 27th November, so expecting hand...

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9 November 2018

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Nov 09, 2018 9:02 pm

Driveway and side path done today. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181109/17e24c4fa33ed491f350108906a6178f.jpg Looks great! Your windows must be an upgrade. They blend in very well with your design :) @amf139, its looking great! My driveway goes in next week - and that's the last thing to go in,...

Looks great! Your windows must be an upgrade. They blend in very well with your design @amf139, its looking great! My d...

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9 November 2018

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Nov 09, 2018 9:01 pm

Does anyone have a charge for "additional cleaning for full height wall tiles" in wet areas? This has been added to our DEP but no one has mentioned previously so wanting to know if it's a common charge. I didn’t have this sorry! I am assuming you got your hydraulics variation back then? ...

I didn’t have this sorry! I am assuming you got your hydraulics variation back then? Hi @One, I also don't have this ch...

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4 November 2018

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Nov 04, 2018 8:10 pm

Exhausting day but we got our keys yesterday [emoji322] Few small issue still outstanding. Our rain tank is being checked on Monday because it’s leaking and we have a Di Lorenzo rep coming out to inspect some of our tiling we’re not happy with. Had a locksmith on site because the pins didn’t drop p...

Congratulations JM! Sorry to hear about the brickwork around your stacker doors, hopefully there will be an easy soluti...

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3 November 2018

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Nov 03, 2018 9:43 pm

Congratulations and celebrations @jenifermarie! All the best settling in your new home!

26 October 2018

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Oct 26, 2018 7:53 pm

Had our benching today for the house and pool is due to be excavated on Tuesday by Wisdom Sorry for bad photos but can’t fit it all in one shot https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181026/fa8fad96a5f6c303c1cb9a06100f16d2.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181026/430634ecd85383479b1f267cd93d21a6.j...

congratulations on reaching this milestone @Manhattan52. Really hope there is no stopping now and you get your dream ho...

22 October 2018

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Oct 22, 2018 8:08 pm

We had a really successful PCI inspection this morning. No major issues found by our private inspector or us. Nearly everything was cosmetic - paint and plaster touch ups, redoing some tiling where the grout lines are uneven, fixing some scratches on the polyurethane in the kitchen, replacing some ...

great news @Jenifermarie! Have you applied for IOC yet, or is it W who will apply IOC on your behalf? Wisdom do it on o...

22 October 2018

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Oct 22, 2018 7:07 pm

great news @Jenifermarie! Have you applied for IOC yet, or is it W who will apply IOC on your behalf?

20 October 2018

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Oct 20, 2018 8:15 pm

Hi All, Our build is going ok with a few delays and hiccups . We were told in the nick of time that some of our tiles were discontinued and needed to be reselected. That cost us about 5-7 days as Di-Lorenzo never bothered to contact us before (which they could have easily done). All these minor del...

Hey @spk_homebuild, it was only a few days back when our build was at the same stage as yours - so you are not too far ...

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20 October 2018

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Oct 20, 2018 2:27 pm

Progress @week29 from slab: - All electrical and plumbing completed - good to see workers onsite today - they were completing all floors tiles (ground floor), so I am expecting grouting completed early next week, and probably some minor fixes and paint touchups. No date for PCI yet, I hope its not f...

Progress @week29 from slab: - All electrical and plumbing completed - good to see workers onsite today - they were compl...

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20 October 2018

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Oct 20, 2018 2:17 pm

@Priyasuresh11, I have gone with Empire blinds, for shutters, blinds and security doors - happy with service so far. Wynstan's quote was also good/reasonable.

@Priyasuresh11, I have gone with Empire blinds, for shutters, blinds and security doors - happy with service so far. Wyn...

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20 October 2018

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Oct 20, 2018 2:15 pm

It’s the included water tank. Here are some pictures. The pipes have all been painted monument to match since these photos. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181019/5aeadc403ec09054ca40cc708b42d724.jpg Unfortunately, that installation is very much substandard, real amateur stuff. Do you intend pav...

Unfortunately, that installation is very much substandard, real amateur stuff. Do you intend paving around the slab? No...

12 October 2018

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Oct 12, 2018 7:04 pm

We got our PCI date today [emoji322] scheduled for 22nd October so fingers crossed for handover around 5th November. Only real issue we are aware of is our neighbour has had scaffolding up for 6 months that is blocking access for Wisdom to fit our downpipes on our garage and we have been advised we...

Great news regarding PCI @Jenifermarie! Finally, the long journey comes to an end! Just wondering, why did W leave down...

8 October 2018

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Oct 08, 2018 8:24 pm

Considering length of rental to facilitate our KDR, what is a realistic timeframe from demolition to completion of new house ready to move in, given the build contract is 44 weeks? Hoping not to have to sign a 12 months contract just in case we can move back earlier... You would definitely need to ...

You would definitely need to sign a 12 months lease. I demolished my house when I received CDC approval and has been 3 ...

7 October 2018

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Oct 07, 2018 8:55 pm

I really like the feature it adds to my entry. We have a niche on the side as well and I think it looks really good and then with the bulkhead in the kitchen, they all compliment each other On another note, we have been staring at our entry/foyer for a night and couldn’t conclude whether we wanted ...

Looking awesome, @Doosra! How far are you from PCI I am at the end of Week 27 since slab (week 28 since site scrape - w...

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5 October 2018

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Oct 05, 2018 8:40 pm

In Production estimates officially today... YAY!!! Sunday will be our 17 months anniversary with Wisdom! Feel like i should buy myself a present or something! Fantastic news @Manhattan52!! I am really hoping that weather does not delay it any further, and if permitting, you shall have a slab really...

Fantastic news @Manhattan52!! I am really hoping that weather does not delay it any further, and if permitting, you sha...

4 October 2018

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Oct 04, 2018 9:08 pm

@Singalg that's is great to hear someone in the local area. Why did you have to change your facade due to council limitations? How far are you in the build stage? Council has relaxed the FSR in ryde area since I received my DA approval. At that time, with majestic 35, my option to extend footprint ...

Council has relaxed the FSR in ryde area since I received my DA approval. At that time, with majestic 35, my option to ...

4 October 2018

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Oct 04, 2018 9:51 am

Hi Everyone New this forum and post. Love hearing all the great tips and ideas. We are thinking of building the Wisdom Majestic 45 - it's a KDR. We had our tender presentation. I'm keen to find out who has built this? What facade did you pick? I picked the Grange, however I am having second thought...

Welcome @NENO241 Where about is your KDRB? It's in North Ryde. Welcome to the forum @NENO241, I am also doing a KDRB in...

28 September 2018