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apple88
hi just wondering if anyone can recommend a fencing and concreting contractor in the western surburbs of melbourne..thanks

Hi apple88

We have had some gates done by Fence Works in Melton they have been very good told them we need the gates asap they measured them last Thursday and are fitting them this sunday for us
apple88
hi just wondering if anyone can recommend a fencing and concreting contractor in the western surburbs of melbourne..thanks


We use P&A Gatt P/L (Philip) for our concreting and driveway - we used him in our old house too - and my parents and aunty's have used him before - very reliable and great quality
- out of all the trades that we have used since moving in to our house he is the only one who has turned up on the day and time he said he would for quoting and pouring.

Contact number: 0412 543 709
4mako
Hi,

For those who have built with Carlisle, when did you organize your driveway and fencing? Was it when you have the keys of the house or you can do it a week before the handover? I was told by my SS that I can only do my driveway and fencing once I have the keys but that sounds illogical to us as there are so many issues of theft on the area (as my SS said) and that's more reason why you should have the fencing done. And for the driveway, we will end up parking on the street for the first few days as we need to wait for the concrete to dry.

Hope you can share your experience on this items.
Thanks...


Our SS let us put the fences up as soon as we had PCI but driveways had to wait until after handover as they didn't want to be responsible in case a delivery truck etc damaged the concrete.
I guess it depends on what your SS is comfortable with.
Hi,
Any members can recomend a good building Inspector in the Western Suburbs?
Do we have to send CH copy of asset protection permit, 4 weeks before the expected build start or when we get the final drawings to sign off?
Thanks
ksj
Hi,
Any members can recomend a good building Inspector in the Western Suburbs?
Do we have to send CH copy of asset protection permit, 4 weeks before the expected build start or when we get the final drawings to sign off?
Thanks



Hi KSJ

Not sure who your council is, but I called Melton Shire Council when I received the permit from CH and they advised me to only pay and send the form approx 7-10 days before site start. This is so a more accurate inspection is made closer to your build. The inspectors usually go to your property within 1-2 days of receiving payment.
We are meant to be doing contracts tomorrow with Carlisle at 9am, but we are still waiting for the contracts to be delivered to us. Is this normal??
We have been very pleased with everything else so far but we are annoyed about the contracts coming so late!! How are we meant to get time to read over them?

Should we be worried about building with them?

How long before contract signing appointment did you receive yours?

Thanks Kym
If anyone used building inspector for building stage inspections,can you recomend any good building Inspector in Western suburbs?
Thanks
willow2012
We are meant to be doing contracts tomorrow with Carlisle at 9am, but we are still waiting for the contracts to be delivered to us. Is this normal??
We have been very pleased with everything else so far but we are annoyed about the contracts coming so late!! How are we meant to get time to read over them?

Should we be worried about building with them?

How long before contract signing appointment did you receive yours?

Thanks Kym


Hi there
We received 1 day before signing.Why not talk to your CLE about it.
willow2012
We are meant to be doing contracts tomorrow with Carlisle at 9am, but we are still waiting for the contracts to be delivered to us. Is this normal??
We have been very pleased with everything else so far but we are annoyed about the contracts coming so late!! How are we meant to get time to read over them?

Should we be worried about building with them?

How long before contract signing appointment did you receive yours?

Thanks Kym


Ours came by courier at about 6pm the day before our contract signing. We definitely felt rushed, but our CLE gave us plenty of time at the appt to ask questions and go through things.
coobri
apple88
hi just wondering if anyone can recommend a fencing and concreting contractor in the western surburbs of melbourne..thanks

Hi apple88

We have had some gates done by Fence Works in Melton they have been very good told them we need the gates asap they measured them last Thursday and are fitting them this sunday for us


Hi Coobri

I rang them but unfortunately they don't do timber fences..
Thanks anyway!
Hi,

Does anyone know if it's possible to do a post contract variation with CH? We needed some downlights added and a few more electrical power points done on the ground floor. However, our inept, slow and inexperienced CLO advised us we CH don't do any post contract variations??

Thanks.

Regards,

Willis.
judder
Hi,

Does anyone know if it's possible to do a post contract variation with CH? We needed some downlights added and a few more electrical power points done on the ground floor. However, our inept, slow and inexperienced CLO advised us we CH don't do any post contract variations??

Thanks.

Regards,

Willis.



Yes, you can. Think you need to pay some $$ ($100 or $500) to get it change. Is stated in the contract. At what stage are you in? Is your final drawing out yet or has your house commenced building?
iHello
judder
Hi,

Does anyone know if it's possible to do a post contract variation with CH? We needed some downlights added and a few more electrical power points done on the ground floor. However, our inept, slow and inexperienced CLO advised us we CH don't do any post contract variations??

Thanks.

Regards,

Willis.



Yes, you can. Think you need to pay some $$ ($100 or $500) to get it change. Is stated in the contract. At what stage are you in? Is your final drawing out yet or has your house commenced building?


It has not commenced building, I think the final drawing has been given to us (I assume this is the one we got after signing the contract).

Who would I need to speak to if I can't get past the CLO?
You get your final drawings once you have land titles and council permits, which need to be signed off just before you go to site
We had the option of adding in as there was a lot of delays with our title and were still a little way off starting.
Whos your CLE?
Jen06
You get your final drawings once you have land titles and council permits, which need to be signed off just before you go to site
We had the option of adding in as there was a lot of delays with our title and were still a little way off starting.
Whos your CLE?


We're actually a demolish and build job, so a little different, however, we have not had the council permits yet.

We are in the stage where they are conducting a 2nd soil test, our old house has been demolished.

I will PM you who our CLO is, sorry to say, she is hopeless, absolutely hopeless....I have to recheck EVERYTHING she advises us and take with a grain of salt everything she emails me. There were things that had I not checked over which would have gone wildly astray and cost us a heap in the process.

Jen, by the way, did it cost you much to do a variation?
We didnt end up doing it, but it was only going to cost us the original price of the upgrade, no extra for having a variation.
If you havent had your finals started to be drawn up I dont really see why they cant.
You can definitely do a PCV. The cost is specified in our contract. I think it's $250 but don't quote me.

Could you ask for a new CLE? Ours has been absolutely brilliant!
Our site is expect to start in November and is waiting for the developer approval. Anyone expect to start in November?
If anyone using a independent building Inspector can you recomend one.
Yes we have an early Nov site start as well. I also plan to use an independent inspector but haven't decided who yet. Also open to recommendations!

Where are you building ksj? We are in the Pasadena Estate in Clyde.
andystar70
Yes we have an early Nov site start as well. I also plan to use an independent inspector but haven't decided who yet. Also open to recommendations!

Where are you building ksj? We are in the Pasadena Estate in Clyde.


I asked the same question some time ago - this is who was recommended to me, I'll be using them
http://www.newhomeinspections.com.au/
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