Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Metricon 3642Sep 29, 2016 11:32 pm ------- Metricon Aria https://ourlittlearia.wordpress.com/ Re: Building with Metricon 3644Sep 30, 2016 1:30 am Cheers Nom Newhaven 36 by M Blog - North Shore Newhaven (http://nsnewhaven.blogspot.com.au) Build - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85092 Re: Building with Metricon 3656Oct 05, 2016 10:25 pm Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89524 Re: Building with Metricon 3657Oct 05, 2016 10:33 pm Quirmeball1280 M and T Can anyone advise whether M allowed any changes to be made during their build? I have just noticed I have missed an internal pier smack bang in our entry just in front of our stairs which wasn't in the display home. I totally missed it on our plans and only noticed it at frame stage. I can't believe I didn't notice this on our plans, it will really affect the open look of our entry foyer I really want to get rid of it and am assuming it's not structural as it's not in the display but then again why would they even put it in the plans if it's not structural? So disappointed in myself for not picking this up and at M for sticking a pier practically in the middle of a foyer. To make matters worse I have no site supervisor to discuss this with as he is MIA and apparently his work is being handled by another site supervisor who already has a whole heap of builds to look after. We've had perfect weather and no movement on site all week. Hopefully next week will be better. Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com That sucks M and T, hope you can still make the change. I'm sure we will miss stuff when we start build - it's so hard to pick up everything in the plans. Is your CSC still around or do they go after your file is handed over to the construction team? Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Thanks Q, I'm sure you won't miss anything so obvious! CSC is long gone, we went through 3 or 4 - I think we were just so picky and had so many issues, errors and delays that we kept getting passed on to other people. Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Building with Metricon 3658Oct 05, 2016 11:09 pm A rant from my side as well. We went through our selections at Studio M following the signing of the Preliminary Contract as per our request. At various stages we weren't aware of the costs of certain upgrades we were looking to add to the contract, such as upgrade costs for higher category stone benchtops, upgraded profile of roof tiles, adding utility/microwave cupboard tower, window splashback to kitchen etc. We were under the impression we would get some semblance of idea about the upgrade costs during the selections. But this was not the case. Now, we have a contract document with these inclusions with a staggering final cost which has not just stepped over our budget but blown it away to smithereens. While i agree we succumbed to our temptations, my question is, why are upgrade costs not hinted/informed atleast at the time of selection? I understand these cannot be explained on weekend visits to Studio M, and the infinite choices make it hard for the sales consultant as well unless you know EXACTLY what you are looking for. While they are able to provide the upgrade costs immediately for the tiles, carpets and electricals, what's so hard in providing upgrade costs for the other selection items? Atleast being made aware of a range will help make the decision to avoid some items straight away. Helps save time for both the customer, as well as the contracts/pricing team. For price sensitive customers who are already stretched to the limits, these upgrade costs are killing. I haven't gotten to see my contract as yet, as sending me a soft copy of the contract seems like a difficult task. If it isnt sent to me in the next day or two, i would only get to see it when we visit the SC over the weekend. Am already pulling my hair out in frustration. And yup, this is just the admin phase. Re: Building with Metricon 3659Oct 06, 2016 5:18 am M and T Can anyone advise whether M allowed any changes to be made during their build? I have just noticed I have missed an internal pier smack bang in our entry just in front of our stairs which wasn't in the display home. I totally missed it on our plans and only noticed it at frame stage. I can't believe I didn't notice this on our plans, it will really affect the open look of our entry foyer I really want to get rid of it and am assuming it's not structural as it's not in the display but then again why would they even put it in the plans if it's not structural? So disappointed in myself for not picking this up and at M for sticking a pier practically in the middle of a foyer. To make matters worse I have no site supervisor to discuss this with as he is MIA and apparently his work is being handled by another site supervisor who already has a whole heap of builds to look after. We've had perfect weather and no movement on site all week. Hopefully next week will be better. Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Hi M & T, You can still ask, pretty sure they will give you the standard "no structural changes". If it isn't structural then they may be able to reduce it or remove it but it will involve a lot of arguing. I have been told that any voids upstairs not being used they may able able to be removed but don't think they will allow anything downstairs. Do you have photos of it and the area around it? Nev _________________ Blog | ( will start once received tender ) H1 thread | https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=77665 Re: Building with Metricon 3660Oct 06, 2016 7:41 am M and T Quirmeball1280 M and T Can anyone advise whether M allowed any changes to be made during their build? I have just noticed I have missed an internal pier smack bang in our entry just in front of our stairs which wasn't in the display home. I totally missed it on our plans and only noticed it at frame stage. I can't believe I didn't notice this on our plans, it will really affect the open look of our entry foyer I really want to get rid of it and am assuming it's not structural as it's not in the display but then again why would they even put it in the plans if it's not structural? So disappointed in myself for not picking this up and at M for sticking a pier practically in the middle of a foyer. To make matters worse I have no site supervisor to discuss this with as he is MIA and apparently his work is being handled by another site supervisor who already has a whole heap of builds to look after. We've had perfect weather and no movement on site all week. Hopefully next week will be better. Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com That sucks M and T, hope you can still make the change. I'm sure we will miss stuff when we start build - it's so hard to pick up everything in the plans. Is your CSC still around or do they go after your file is handed over to the construction team? Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Thanks Q, I'm sure you won't miss anything so obvious! CSC is long gone, we went through 3 or 4 - I think we were just so picky and had so many issues, errors and delays that we kept getting passed on to other people. Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Your file should now have a construction admin person. Find out who that is and they'll be able to help you. Our Nolan viewtopic.php?p=1516376%23p1516376 Hi, First of all, thank you to this community for sharing your thoughts and opinions. We are in early days of our pre-contract stage for Metricon Doulton and we are… 0 12937 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. 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