Browse Forums Building A New House Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 122Aug 02, 2013 1:36 pm Adam & Vanessa Lot #315 Building Elderton Homes - Carrington Grange 29 Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 124Aug 02, 2013 2:36 pm Adam & Vanessa Lot #315 Building Elderton Homes - Carrington Grange 29 Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 125Aug 02, 2013 4:59 pm Hi, We're still waiting to find out our BAL rating... Have contacted Wisdom & they've said they won't know till the DA comes back from council. Building a WISDOM MANAHATTAN 43 (ensuite) Nova façade-Colorbond roof(monument) Lot 113...4 Oakbank Pl. Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 127Aug 04, 2013 6:11 pm hi everyone, Went to our block today and the new play area in the park is looking great....our grandkids are going to love it! Building a WISDOM MANAHATTAN 43 (ensuite) Nova façade-Colorbond roof(monument) Lot 113...4 Oakbank Pl. Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 128Aug 05, 2013 1:46 pm That's exciting ! We discovered today is a bank holiday ... Oh course it is when we needed to pick up our bank cheque today as our settlement is on Wednesday ! Building a Wisdom Impression 33 5 bed + study, outdoor leisure + lanai, Jasper colorbond roof Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 129Aug 06, 2013 2:48 pm We have been notified that our lot is clear from any fire danger. Woohoo one less thing to stress over. We just got our bank cheque for settlement and it is 17 cents short !!! But of course they have taken the correct amount out of our account ! Building a Wisdom Impression 33 5 bed + study, outdoor leisure + lanai, Jasper colorbond roof Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 130Aug 07, 2013 8:42 am chapo6 We have been notified that our lot is clear from any fire danger. Woohoo one less thing to stress over. We just got our bank cheque for settlement and it is 17 cents short !!! But of course they have taken the correct amount out of our account ! Banks are too funny. Despite the cheque otherwise being in the hundreds of thousands, there'll be a bank from the vendors side at settlement demanding their 17cents. PS be sure the bank chq has two signatures on it too, else they will send you back. Congrats to all on land registration and settlement. http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 131Aug 07, 2013 10:09 am keentobuild, Glad you got my PM with the BAL assessor details, let us know if the results change going through a private assessment. I feel your rating is based on the old lay of the land, maybe not taking into consideration the development on the other side of the easement too. Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 132Aug 07, 2013 11:32 am also our notice we had reg the bush fire was only a phone call nothing in writing yet but the council feel our lot is free from fire danger... our other dramas this week was with water board...they felt our slab may have been within the "zone of influence" of pipes....$910 ( the cost of a Accredited Water Service Coordinators to re asses our plans) later we have been told it is not and we will not need to pay for a structural engineer and more piers.....thank goodness!!! What a week it has been and its only Wednesday!! oh and i cut my finger last night preparing dinner Now to wait to see what happens reg that 17 c ...settlement is a 2:30pm and we hope the express post has arrived in Canberra (they told us as it was not NSW they could not 100% say it would get there next day)... Building a Wisdom Impression 33 5 bed + study, outdoor leisure + lanai, Jasper colorbond roof Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 133Aug 07, 2013 3:40 pm Everyone on Oakbank Place got hit with that $910 is my understanding, just to be told that actually we are not in the zone of influence. I don't really understand it, if we had the depth of the sewer the ZOI is easy to work out and we all could have saved $910. Was told last week that my sites costs increased too as the contour plans used for the tender were not accurate. I need some $$ back, hopefully the BAL will come in as LOW and I'll recoup the $6k allowance. Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 135Aug 07, 2013 6:07 pm Hi everyone, We totally agree with you guys..the $910 is a rort.We notice that was in the tender as a recommendation to avoid delays in the building process. Still 4 x $910 is a good money spinner...The fence will stay for a while according to Sasha due to the risk of more graffiti. Good in one way I suppose. Building a WISDOM MANAHATTAN 43 (ensuite) Nova façade-Colorbond roof(monument) Lot 113...4 Oakbank Pl. Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 136Aug 07, 2013 6:50 pm Yes I was thinking that Ash 4 x $910 for 4 houses in a row, they would have sent one person out to do all 4 properties at the same time, I don't think he would have charged anywhere near $3640. I have asked for a copy of the report. Building Wisdom Manhattan 36 Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 137Aug 07, 2013 7:13 pm We actually already moved our house back an extra meter right back when we first started our plans to avoid the pipes as we knew we had 2 sewer wells on our corner so Hugh was a little peeved too that this just came up..? what are the extra site cost ??? If you don't mind me asking..as we haven't had this discussion again yet with them...may be you can give us a heads up...what should we expect to hear from them? Building a Wisdom Impression 33 5 bed + study, outdoor leisure + lanai, Jasper colorbond roof Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 138Aug 07, 2013 7:20 pm An NBN requirement that the meter box be on the garage external wall, therefore costing around $2000 to run extra cables etc as tender only allows 7m. I called NBN and spoke to a local builder/electrician and they both confirmed this is incorrect and its not an NBN requirement, the electrician also told me if it was needed it would be about $200 in material at most, no where near $2000. Building Wisdom Manhattan 36 Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 139Aug 07, 2013 9:04 pm Oh I see....the NBN cost is tricky I guess it all depends on where you want it to go and what side they put it on etc.. We must be lucky there as our check came back that all things were within the 7 m...well im pretty sure they were ..bummer on the extra cut n fill but this is something that will happen to many I'm guessing not just wisdom as the contours changed I guess after all the final construction work etc was completed on the land. Are you all using wisdom to do the driveways? We are and we noticed on the drawing that the council cross over section wasn't matching the rest of the drive way and no where we can find does it state that the council cross over needs to be plain concrete. I have noticed in Mt Annan gardens gates they have this plain driveway at the front but no one in Currans hill has it. We asked for ours to be the coloured concrete all they way down and they agreed. I thought I would mention it to everyone not just wisdom homes as I personally don't think the plain drive way half way up looks very nice. If you can have it coloured or stencil etc all the way down its worth asking for. Building a Wisdom Impression 33 5 bed + study, outdoor leisure + lanai, Jasper colorbond roof Re: BUILDING IN MANOOKA VALLEY CURRANS HILL 140Aug 08, 2013 12:20 am Yes I can't find any guidance on the driveway either, probably best to phone the council and ask. Don't think we will use Wisdom Landscapes for the driveway, got a local quote and it was half the price. Saying that pretty much everything they quoted on is twice the market rate and we have to use the voucher somewhere. thanks guys! yes this is how I've exactly raised it with the builder. still awaiting response. 12 6384 Howdy all. I am looking for feedback on what people would do to maximise and make an area as flat as possible. 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