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Questions about notice of completionDo you have items that are not clearly specified in the contract? It may be cosmetic or due to other reasons that you think is not acceptable. Does the builder debate… Simonds - Vanity Basins supplier delaysAfter a furious exchange of e-mails with my CSO and after discussing the issue with the Site Supervisor the vanity basins have finally been installed. The issue was… Colour help please :)Those colors look like great selections! Very similar to what we have chosen.
I'm loving your inspiration, I love that house as well, the garage door in the jarrah… Slope/fall on land... any advice?To update.... he's had a look for me around the estates, and found three so far... but they're all corner blocks! So I guess a corner block it'll have to be (damn, that… Land Offer/Acceptance QuestionThere are 6 different levels of slabs -
A Class: basically perfect and very rare.
S Class for 'Slightly Reactive' or… Hels replied 8 April 2009 ago The Surveyors been!!!!You are going through exactly the same stage as us -we building in Cleveland in Brisbane (Redland City ). Our set back is 5.5m and i was really suprised as all our… Many problems with Clarendon
Jacq,
People working on the Metricon display home called our house a light hosue. So you won't miss it. Initially we picked walnut as the roof colour but was told that we… behw replied 8 April 2009 ago Submitting 2 Planning Permits?Hi All,
Does anyone know if you can submit 2 planning permits for 2 different houses at the same time (Happy to pay the double submission fee)?
We are currrently… Aimeh started a topic 8 April 2009 ago AimehApr 08, 2009 9:36 pm Who is still building with Wincrest?
It would be worth contacting Wisdom again as I think they might have expanded their build areas...
Knockitdown was told that they would not build in Hornsby back in… mohitApr 09, 2009 8:11 am Would you Settle?!?!?!Thanks for your replies Purple Patch and Ed.
We have thought over this quite a bit, and the deciding factor for us was the… MKR replied 9 April 2009 ago Building a new home in S.AWe are building with Hickinbotham, but to be fair to Hickies its the contractors that have messed up and Hickies are trying to sort it all out for us. Question on piersWe will have a lot of piers due to a 'p' class of our block
Should I also get a inspector just to check the piers before the slab is poured? I am worry not as they… jolieApr 10, 2009 8:21 am Builder to lock-up only
You need to have your own hard earned cash, or equity in property
to be able to OB, that is my understanding… Watering the padThanks for both your replies. I will have a chat to my contractor. Mtuba2 replied 10 April 2009 ago M3tricon Vs Private BuilderWe originally went down the path of paying for a custom builder to do plans but went away from that idea in the end. It was a lot more expensive at a base price before we… iTalkApr 10, 2009 9:15 pm 402 ConstructionHi! Thanks for your replies, everyone. If I'm not mistaken they only build in Doreen area. About 40 or 50 houses are built by them in Laurimar. At least that's what we… Jadet replied 11 April 2009 ago JadetApr 11, 2009 7:06 am Our home in Forrestdale, WAIt looks horrible when the electrician comes through and cuts up the brick walls doesn't it. I was quite horrified as it felt like he'd vandalised the place. It still… kexkez replied 11 April 2009 ago Land RegistrationIt depends on what stage the land developer is at - the usual process is (based on our experience with Blacktown Council and Medallist):
Developer submits DA to council… iTalkApr 11, 2009 9:39 am Zero Lot Lines???? Help
If it's ON the boundary, as the post suggests, then there's no reason not to paint it. I see that done all the time in older suburbs. It's always a… The Featherbrook ThreadI just throught I'd start a thread for people building in Featherbrook at Point Cook.
Hopefully we can keep each other up to date with info about title release, site… Beebie started a topic 11 April 2009 ago The order of things at Handover/CompletionWe're kinda lucky with most of that:
1. Fencing is being done by our estate developers. We just have to give them 8 weeks notice of intention to occupy, and they'll put… New house floor plans - comments please.You must have a nice wide block.. Wish we had the option to build wide, but finding a block in the melbourne suburbs that wide (within budget) is pretty hard.
I like the… Taking own plans to tender, any tips?Thanks Casa2,
Yup I am keeping in touch with the builders frequently, and hoping that being "straight up" will make them more inclined to recipricate.
Specifications… Steveo replied 12 April 2009 ago Ugly brick expansion jointsCasa,
thanks for the suggestions. There the answers I was looking for. The down pipe idea is a good one.
Couldn't find the em rating on their website but I will give… Portico and Front of House AdviceIt looks good but would be better to have either the centre peaked bit lifted up to the same height or alternatively lower the flat "skillion" sides to be all the same… kyton replied 12 April 2009 ago kytonApr 12, 2009 3:34 pm wyndham waters site cost!We went out to see the builder yesterday - he was saying they are ready to go once we have the approval from the bank (and the title obviously). He was saying that the… Builder delays and substandard work querya friend of mine just went through a similar fiasco. basically they witheld progress payments...funnily enough the builder very quickly got his rear in to gear and… Floor Plans - any suggestions?
Ok all... I have taken on all the feedback, and made some adjustments.
The front lounge is now a bit bigger - I have just made the hallway smaller! I am not sold on the… CoNNiE replied 13 April 2009 ago Built in or Walk in Robles ?????
Sooty
Yes, they look big are they solid or do you think a bit thin? They also look high, what hight are they and is your cieling 2.4m (8 foot)… sooty replied 13 April 2009 ago sootyApr 13, 2009 12:43 pm What about your back door??I love you folks, that a team.
Getting plenty of good suggestions form all. Over head cupboards, now whey did n't I think of that? Thanks I like it.
There may be a little…
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