Anyone building with Mirvac @ Parkbridge Middleton grange?

wiztek · Sep 02, 2013 5:48 pm

Mirvac.

The excavation dug below the original ground level (which is where the retaining wall ended at, post go in deeper, I imagine). So the floor of the slab is below the original ground level, coincidently the same as the retaining wall.

I am not sure if Mirvac have a solution for this, but it does seem to contradict the setback requirements.

cackling pipes · Sep 02, 2013 9:16 pm

Some blocks they can approach to the boundary line pretty sure, we specifically chose a block where they could not do this, other wise its 900mm.

3 weeks before we are residents...whoo

kimm0 · Sep 03, 2013 9:11 pm

cackling pipes

Some blocks they can approach to the boundary line pretty sure, we specifically chose a block where they could not do this, other wise its 900mm.

3 weeks before we are residents...whoo

Not long to go CP!!! I heard from a neighbour the other day that someone's kitchen (on construction phase) got lit on fire, did you guys hear about that?

kimm0 · Sep 09, 2013 1:26 pm

Hey Guys,
I have a question about fence designs.
We have a corner block and our builders are proposing one of those fancy fence designs which kinda weaves in and out by 1/2 metre into our land.

They say we can't propose a fence design that goes straight from front to back (due to council requirements). So instead of a fence that can be 31 metres straight from front to back, we're gonna look at 38-40 metres of fencing because of this fancy design. We don't even have neighbours to share the cost with!

Anyone in this forum had to do the same?

cackling pipes · Sep 09, 2013 3:18 pm

I thought Parkbridge has set guidelines with fences?, any street facing fences are the straight picket paling design, all other fencing is lapped and capped paling fence...suppose have a look at other corner blocks, at the end of the day your doing the fencing your self after handover?, the landscape plans are only a guide to get through council.

As with the OC since we are up to that, yes all what you listed has to be done, fencing, turf front and back, driveway, letterbox, and inside complete to a livable standard, ie floors etc, thats what we have been told.

cackling pipes · Sep 10, 2013 11:27 am

Has anyone done their driveway post handover and do you have to make a application to council?, if so what was the process??

beebaaboo · Sep 15, 2013 8:43 pm

kimm0

Hey Guys,
I have a question about fence designs.
We have a corner block and our builders are proposing one of those fancy fence designs which kinda weaves in and out by 1/2 metre into our land.

They say we can't propose a fence design that goes straight from front to back (due to council requirements). So instead of a fence that can be 31 metres straight from front to back, we're gonna look at 38-40 metres of fencing because of this fancy design. We don't even have neighbours to share the cost with!

Anyone in this forum had to do the same?

Hi kimm0,

We also have a corner block. Under the estate guidelines all fences facing the street are to be the picket style fence. Under council rules you must have the kickbacks in the fence if your fence is over a certain length. Our side fence is 35m and we were required to have 2 kick backs. And yes the picket fence is ridiculously priced... take a look around the estate you will see the corner blocks have the kick backs in the fence and most people have plants in the kick backs.

Hope that helps

tonycfc · Sep 19, 2013 7:08 pm

has anyone got internet issue lately? my internet is extremely slow during peak hours... im on 100/40 NBN plan but i cant get over 10Mb/s at peak...

kimm0 · Sep 22, 2013 10:54 am

Hi Beebaboo,

Yes that definitely makes sense! Kickbacks, is exactly what we don't want.

We've gone out to visit out lot today and found a whole heaps of rubbish and soil dumped on it. A whole mound of dirt that will fit probably two and a bit skips.

What can you do in those instances??
It's gonna cost us so much money to remove it.
There's even timber fences and off cuts.
Not happy!!

iamjason · Sep 22, 2013 5:31 pm

If you are still in construction and the builder still has possesion of the property then, then they will remoce all the rubbish on site before handing over. I have seen the happen before and same to me, there were remains of a palm tree on my site and piecies of cornices that werent mine. But the builder got rid of it before handover.

kimm0 · Sep 22, 2013 5:46 pm

iamjason

If you are still in construction and the builder still has possesion of the property then, then they will remoce all the rubbish on site before handing over. I have seen the happen before and same to me, there were remains of a palm tree on my site and piecies of cornices that werent mine. But the builder got rid of it before handover.

Hi Jason,

Unfortunately we haven't even started building yet. We're still going thorough the approval stages so it will be a couple of months before they even pour our slab. Any suggestions on deterring this type of activity.

I can see a fair bit of costs associated with removing the rubbish.

Regards,
K

iamjason · Sep 22, 2013 10:18 pm

Have you already setteled on your land? If this is not done you can get mirvac to clear it out for you, your solicitor should be able to make that arrangement. I am not sure however what can be done if past settelment.

wiztek · Sep 25, 2013 2:21 pm

kimm0, wouldnt worry too much. I've seen lots of lots with rubbish on them, and it always gets removed by the builder once excavation works commence.

cackling pipes · Sep 27, 2013 12:30 pm

When you sign up with a internet provider with Opticomm, do you need a modem, or does the router in the garage take car of all that and just pipe the net to the data points??

iamjason · Sep 27, 2013 12:52 pm

When they(opticomm) come to do the install, the box that they put is the modem. So you will just need a router and that will care of the rest.

cackling pipes · Sep 30, 2013 9:51 pm

What was peoples ballpark figure for landscaping (not including the fencing), we have a quote for $15k for just turf (sir walter) the entire yard (300sqm), and the bondi blend brick retaining walls either side, pebbles and pavers down one side of the house.

wiztek · Oct 01, 2013 7:31 am

No idea, also interested in landscaping cost.

Can you itemise your quote? How big are the retaining wall(s)?

RyanEK · Oct 01, 2013 2:13 pm

cackling pipes

When you sign up with a internet provider with Opticomm, do you need a modem, or does the router in the garage take car of all that and just pipe the net to the data points??

Hey Cackling, if you installed multiple data points throughout your house you will need a gigabit switch to split the one connection coming from your opticomm box to each port in your data/patch panel.

cackling pipes · Oct 01, 2013 9:06 pm

I will give you the breakdown when I get it, the retaining walls are not huge, prob 4 or 5m long and up to 1m high at most on the highest points.

I have 4 data points in the house, I just coupled them with the TV points, I will probably only use one initially for the main PC to run the wifi network off.

cackling pipes · Oct 02, 2013 5:11 pm

1 week to handover...hopefully we will have the power on in time!..still waiting for the NMI