We just went through this process very recently. Metricon sent us the blank HIA contract which is standard. It can't hurt to get a solicitor to look over your contract but wait until they email your actual contract prior to the presentation (usually a week prior to your presentation appointment) and...

Vintay, we are building the Metricon Henderson in Sydney and I am certain that they can use Hebel for the ground floor and first floor because we had it quoted in our preliminary contract. In the end we changed our minds and chose cladding but they actually had a special Hebel promotion in October l...

I love Wainscoting and it would look so perfect in our home but I think the estimators at Metricon will struggle with that one. The colonial Windows caused such a drama that I'm still having issues with the colonial Windows on the plans !

Thanks Emmz70! I love it too, the only differences from this plan is that there will be a little row of colonial windows above the garage, our upstairs balcony doors are actually French doors, our piers will be rendered instead of brick and our double entry doors will actually be one big pivot door....

Here's a pic of our future Metricon Henderson 42. I've found the Building with Metricon thread so helpful, but would also like to start this thread for past and future Metricon Henderson builds.... http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160211/9cf2dcdcecdfe49fce8736a2b9ceb310.jpg For more info on our jou...

Yes that's a good idea, the more accurate it is now, the less variations later. We're finding that the contract had many items listed which were left out of the plans and I think that's why we will have a delay now until lodgement of our DA, because they will have to fix the plans. I hope they are a...

Hi guys, can anyone shed some light on the time Metricon has taken from contract signing to DA lodgement please? I'm just trying to gauge whether 6 to 8 weeks is a reasonable time frame ? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com

Kylz4 - I agree with you, I really love our floor plan and I can't wait to see the home actually built! I've been reading the Building with Metricon thread and it's been so helpful [emoji3]

It's pretty much just the site plan of the property which is to scale and they have highlighted areas to be demolished, temporary fencing, access and egress, truck leading and trees to be protected. https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com/

Our council accepted the attached plan from our demolition company... http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160208/edafa08b06f8398b5ae5b90adbb69c81.jpg

Yes, what Orph said is correct, it will be much quicker for a single storey home to be built. Franky40, we tried to negotiate on the $30 / day but we mustn't be very good negotiators because Metricon didn't budge on this one. We also discussed the additional 2 weeks due to full height tiling in wet ...

We just signed our contract last Wednesday and got the same spiel about the standard HIA contract. Interestingly however, they advised that they rarely take the 42 weeks specified in the contract, and the majority of homes are completed early rather than late regardless of weather. Let's hope for yo...

Wow, you've had a long journey too to get to your final contract! It's reassuring to know we're not the only ones with lots of variations also. It's so important to sign a contract that's as accurate as possible. Thanks for your responses, they've been extremely helpful! Will update my blog once we ...

Hi Emmz70, We did the preliminary contract last year after a $2000 deposit and paid $4000 three months ago for this contract. Maybe they've changed the order that they do things or maybe we're in different states? We're building in NSW. I think Metricon must be very busy at the moment because it has...

Thank you Emmz70 ! That is very reassuring. Just another question though, when you signed your contract had you selected any internal upgrades or electricals or did you do that post contract signing? Thanks Again!!

We are signing contracts with Metricon tomorrow which is really exciting but scary too. Apparently we will receive our contract and plans later today to review prior to the signing tomorrow. Is this normal? I feel like this is a bit late to be giving us an adequate opportunity to really look the pla...

Please add the following site to your Metricon list http://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com - M and T - Henderson 42

Thanks guys, I'll definitely check out the Metricon forum. We started the Metricon process in August 2015 also but we haven't even signed a contract yet. Really hoping things start moving along soon!

Hello again! So after our Huxley Homes contract disaster our second choice was Metricon! We will be signing contracts with them next week. Does anyone have any helpful hints on contract negotiations or is there anything anyone out there feels we should know before signing a contract with Metricon? I...