Are they charged different per each type of handle or is each category charged at a rate per category?
Its priced per category. I upgraded to Cat 2 pot drawers, pretty sure it was between $150-200 extra
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1361Jun 30, 2010 4:20 pm aldavies3 On a totally different note... Does anyone know how much CH charges for Category 2 kitchen pot drawer handles? Are they charged different per each type of handle or is each category charged at a rate per category? Its priced per category. I upgraded to Cat 2 pot drawers, pretty sure it was between $150-200 extra Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1362Jun 30, 2010 4:34 pm Ok so I heard back from CH regarding the laminate flooring expansion joint concern and I'm not happy!!!! Basically I was informed that the manufacturer who supplies the timber laminate flooring only does the expansion joints the one way. I was asked if I still wanted CH to install the laminate or if I would like it deleted so I could arrange for my own laminate to be installed after settlement. There is no way I am going to do it myself when I know that I only paid about $900 to get it done with them. I would have to come up with the balance myself if I did it after handover. This is basically what I said... We definitely want the floor but without such an obvious join that is a tripping hazard. There was no mention of an expansion joint in the Contract Tender. The contract specified the timber quad only, which we were happy with. At no stage were we advised that there would be an expansion joint. I do understand that it is a necessity with the floor but there must be an alternative. Surely there must be something that sits flat with the ground. I never noticed any expansion joints in all of the Carlisle displays that we visited. I believe the Riverton display we visited at Marriott Waters is laminate and I did not see these kinds of joins there. I know our contract states that our house will be built to display quality standard so there must be an alternative, but we are not interested in installing the floor ourselves after handover. What do you think??? I will let you know how I get on. Building Atlantique 36 At fix stage Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1363Jun 30, 2010 4:37 pm Smelly Melly Ok so I heard back from CH regarding the laminate flooring expansion joint concern and I'm not happy!!!! Basically I was informed that the manufacturer who supplies the timber laminate flooring only does the expansion joints the one way. I was asked if I still wanted CH to install the laminate or if I would like it deleted so I could arrange for my own laminate to be installed after settlement. There is no way I am going to do it myself when I know that I only paid about $900 to get it done with them. I would have to come up with the balance myself if I did it after handover. This is basically what I said... We definitely want the floor but without such an obvious join that is a tripping hazard. There was no mention of an expansion joint in the Contract Tender. The contract specified the timber quad only, which we were happy with. At no stage were we advised that there would be an expansion joint. I do understand that it is a necessity with the floor but there must be an alternative. Surely there must be something that sits flat with the ground. I never noticed any expansion joints in all of the Carlisle displays that we visited. I believe the Riverton display we visited at Marriott Waters is laminate and I did not see these kinds of joins there. I know our contract states that our house will be built to display quality standard so there must be an alternative, but we are not interested in installing the floor ourselves after handover. What do you think??? I will let you know how I get on. Who is the manufacturer of the laminate? CH has laminate from 2-3 other manufacturers, maybe ask if they use expansion joints and if not choose another laminate? Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1364Jun 30, 2010 4:47 pm Thankyou Stillwaters. I didn't think of that although I do love the colour we chose. I will look into it Building Atlantique 36 At fix stage Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1365Jun 30, 2010 5:04 pm Smelly Melly Thankyou Stillwaters. I didn't think of that although I do love the colour we chose. I will look into it I was just over at Glendale carpets today having a look. Apparently they have just introduced a new range of Laminates that are CAT1 at Carlisle Homes. They are called Evolution by Proline Floors. They resemble Australian Timber Species such as Blackbutt and Spotted Gum, they look amazing! These are the two i'm trying to decide between, any thoughts? Blackbutt Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ QLD Spotted Gum http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/tkringle/QLDSpottedGum.jpg Both Together Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ CAT 1 range can be found here - http://www.prolinefloors.com.au/laminat ... rip-satin/ Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1366Jun 30, 2010 5:33 pm I would go for Spotted gum. Will have to check these out for myself. What is their join like? Building Atlantique 36 At fix stage Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1367Jun 30, 2010 5:35 pm Smelly Melly I would go for Spotted gum. Will have to check these out for myself. What is their join like? hmm not sure, i didn't ask.. maybe give them a call? Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1368Jun 30, 2010 5:46 pm stillwaters Smelly Melly I would go for Spotted gum. Will have to check these out for myself. What is their join like? hmm not sure, i didn't ask.. maybe give them a call? Can you give me their phone number please? I found one in Berwick and another in Hallam. Where did you go? Thanks Building Atlantique 36 At fix stage Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1369Jun 30, 2010 5:57 pm Smelly Melly stillwaters Smelly Melly I would go for Spotted gum. Will have to check these out for myself. What is their join like? hmm not sure, i didn't ask.. maybe give them a call? Can you give me their phone number please? I found one in Berwick and another in Hallam. Where did you go? Thanks Glendale carpets will be the company laying the laminate for CH, they will probably be best placed to answer - 84 wedgewood rd, hallam 03 9702 3950 Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1370Jun 30, 2010 8:41 pm Thanks for that stillwaters Building Atlantique 36 At fix stage Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1371Jun 30, 2010 9:11 pm Smelly Melly Ok so I heard back from CH regarding the laminate flooring expansion joint concern and I'm not happy!!!! Basically I was informed that the manufacturer who supplies the timber laminate flooring only does the expansion joints the one way. I was asked if I still wanted CH to install the laminate or if I would like it deleted so I could arrange for my own laminate to be installed after settlement. There is no way I am going to do it myself when I know that I only paid about $900 to get it done with them. I would have to come up with the balance myself if I did it after handover. This is basically what I said... We definitely want the floor but without such an obvious join that is a tripping hazard. There was no mention of an expansion joint in the Contract Tender. The contract specified the timber quad only, which we were happy with. At no stage were we advised that there would be an expansion joint. I do understand that it is a necessity with the floor but there must be an alternative. Surely there must be something that sits flat with the ground. I never noticed any expansion joints in all of the Carlisle displays that we visited. I believe the Riverton display we visited at Marriott Waters is laminate and I did not see these kinds of joins there. I know our contract states that our house will be built to display quality standard so there must be an alternative, but we are not interested in installing the floor ourselves after handover. What do you think??? I will let you know how I get on. Seconded everything you said above SM! It's just a shame that ours is already installed... We didn't find out about the expansion joint until we saw it in our own home We have found another alternative (which is much flatter). We are definitely going to be fighting this one... Building Monaco32 with Carlisle Homes in Alamanda Estate 20/08/2010 - HANDOVER 24/8!! Blog - http://ourmonaco32.blogspot.com/ Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=14415 Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1372Jun 30, 2010 9:29 pm Hi sarahq. I feel really sorry for you. I hope they are able to something about it. I really can't see what their problem with putting in a flatter alternative is. Did they tell you why? Can I ask where you have found this flatter alternative? Building Atlantique 36 At fix stage Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1373Jun 30, 2010 9:46 pm aldavies3 Hi JnR, Did you get a price for Cat 1A Austral bricks to the Riverton 30? And for off-white mortar? And for brick neutralising? Would appreciate it if you could tell me how much. aldavies3. Gday Aldavies sorry for the delay mate, haven't been on here for a while and i dont think i have the email notification set up. cat1A bricks - homestead tan $684 Off white mortar - $603. question to all riverton builders...is anyone else having the protruding plaster wall where the fire place is in the display at marriot waters? if so, how much are you being charged?[/quote] Quote: Hi JnR, Thanks for the reply. Do you mind me asking what month did you make your initial deposit? Regarding the protruding plaster wall, do you mean just the wall itself or the fireplace also? My partner and I were considering having the protruding plaster wall (no fire place) but never got around to asking for a quote for it. Did you get a price for it? Do you mind me asking how much? If it's just the wall itself you want (no gas point or fireplace etc) then I can't imagine it would be much. I think (from memory) it only protrudes 90mm, so really it's only a little bit of extra plaster you need to pay for! Thanks once again for the brick info. Gday Aldavies No problem mate, sorry it was a little late. We paid our initial deposit in start of feb 2010. Yer about the protruding plaster wall without fireplace, we opted with just the wall as i didn't want to spend 13k on a fake fireplace. For just the wall we paid $278, the wife and i kind of liked the idea of making it a feature wall behind the tv. Riverton 30 - Somerton Facade Allans Farm Estate Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1374Jun 30, 2010 10:12 pm Has anyone added a gas point to their alfresco? if so in which location? i've added one to the right hand side of the central beam (Montrose 36) however not sure if this is a good spot for it? Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1375Jun 30, 2010 11:34 pm aldavies3 WenZi07 Hi everyone, I just did my tender. Some of the upgrade prices are unacceptable. I was charged more than $500 for an additional gas point in the garden??? Also, $531 for each zone for Ducted heating. (Currently standard ducted heating has no zone at all according to CH.) I am building a double story house, how many zones do your guys think need? Would one zone be enough? Has anyone received better price than mine for the above items? Do you think worth it? Hi WenZi07, I have noticed some of their prices have gone up over the past year, however I guess it would be the same wherever you go. I guess their prices go up so they pass it on to the customer. But that's to be expected anyway. It's just not nice, that's all! But regarding the capped gas point, in late 2009 I was quoted $320. In middle 2010 it was $340. However, it does say on the quotes "for single storey house" so I don't know if the fact you have a double storey makes a difference??? I can't imagine it would. You say that you are having the point to the garden? Is it far from the alfresco? Maybe that's what is causing the price to be so much higher - the location is further away than the "standard" location close to the brickwork. The reason I'm thinking this is because in the New Home Advice document where the capped gas point is quoted as $320/$340 it states "provide capped gas point.... protruding through the brickwork within 2 metres of an existing gas point". Maybe yours is more than 2 metres from the exisitng gas point location. That's the only thing that I can think of that would make your price go up to $500+. If you're concerned about it, just tell them. Talk to your CLE. Tell them you think it's too high and ask them to explain why/how the cost can add up to that amount. Is this something that can be done post handover? Would it be cheaper to do it later? Hope this has helped somewhat. Thanks,aldavies3. I have asked CH and they told me the price is high is because of high gas pressure, I am not an expert so until now I still do not understand why my house has high gas pressure. The location I nominated is just next to Alfresco, but it's not facing towards backyard, instead facing towards side fence, it's still on brickwork and just outside of kitchen, so I believe it's within 2 metres. I probably take off the capped gas point from my upgrade list. $500+ is just too much for me! I am wondering too whether this is can be done post handover? Has anyone got any idea about multiple zones for ducting heating? I am thinking get only one zone for the whole downstairs. When I switch on the downstairs ducted heating, does the warm wind flow up to upstairs and will it be warm enough for watching TV in upstairs TV room in the cold winter like these days? Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1376Jun 30, 2010 11:35 pm Smelly Melly Hi sarahq. I feel really sorry for you. I hope they are able to something about it. I really can't see what their problem with putting in a flatter alternative is. Did they tell you why? Can I ask where you have found this flatter alternative? It'll be ok SM! We have a pretty damn good argument... Weren't told anything of this expansion joint before it was installed, none of the display homes have any of these, and it is a safety hazard sticking up so much.. They just told us that this is what was installed by the installers. They don't know of any alternatives. When asked if it could be removed they said it would void the warranty. Don't ask me how all the timber laminate flooring in all the display homes I have seen is installed without it... We found a much flatter one in Floorworld in Hoppers Crossing. They seemed to be quite standard too... I don't mind if it doesn't blend in entirely as long as it doesn't stick up so much... Building Monaco32 with Carlisle Homes in Alamanda Estate 20/08/2010 - HANDOVER 24/8!! Blog - http://ourmonaco32.blogspot.com/ Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=14415 Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1377Jul 01, 2010 12:02 am huntclubber WenZi07 Hi everyone, I just did my tender. Some of the upgrade prices are unacceptable. I was charged more than $500 for an additional gas point in the garden??? Also, $531 for each zone for Ducted heating. (Currently standard ducted heating has no zone at all according to CH.) I am building a double story house, how many zones do your guys think need? Would one zone be enough? Has anyone received better price than mine for the above items? Do you think worth it? Hi WenZi07, Our SC advised that the zoning is included back in the quotation time but now saying that is not included. They offer brivis 2PW20 ducted heating system with 8 points. - upgrade unit is a MX21I (Approx 4 star unit) - $846 - upgrade unit is a MH23 (Approx 5 star unit) - $1150 Add zone shut down motor to MX21I or MH23 is $507 per zone motor up to a maximum 3 zones WITH OUT refrigerated cooling. If refrigerated cooling is added to tender unit, it automaticly upgraded to a MX21I with 1 zone shut down closing 2 no points (client nominated) with 6 points always open due to refrigerated cooling unit needing min no of points open. My house area is about 21 sq. Do you guys think the brivis 2PW20 ducted heating system with 8 points will be enough for my house (20 kw output)? and also in terms of running cost, is it worth while to have zoning for this unit? Any comments will be appreciated. Thanks. Hi huntclubber, I forgot to say in my earlier post, I did ask both the sales consultant and colour consultant back to the quotation time, I was told the ducted heating has zoning function but at tender it's not? Do you guys want to fight with CH together with me, maybe CH will compromise? Only me probably won't get result as I was told verbally no written evidence. Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1378Jul 01, 2010 12:10 am I was just over at Glendale carpets today having a look. Apparently they have just introduced a new range of Laminates that are CAT1 at Carlisle Homes. They are called Evolution by Proline Floors. They resemble Australian Timber Species such as Blackbutt and Spotted Gum, they look amazing! Wow! They're really really nice. They must be very new as we were over there only 2 weeks ago and they didn't have them then. Will need to go have another look. I'll definately be asking them about the joins though! Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1379Jul 01, 2010 12:12 am stillwaters aldavies3 On a totally different note... Does anyone know how much CH charges for Category 2 kitchen pot drawer handles? Are they charged different per each type of handle or is each category charged at a rate per category? Its priced per category. I upgraded to Cat 2 pot drawers, pretty sure it was between $150-200 extra Thank you stillwaters. But please don't tell me that's $150-$200 per each handle? How many handles did you need? We need 6. What handles did you choose out of the Cat 2 range? Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 1380Jul 01, 2010 12:19 am Smelly Melly Ok so I heard back from CH regarding the laminate flooring expansion joint concern and I'm not happy!!!! Basically I was informed that the manufacturer who supplies the timber laminate flooring only does the expansion joints the one way. I was asked if I still wanted CH to install the laminate or if I would like it deleted so I could arrange for my own laminate to be installed after settlement. There is no way I am going to do it myself when I know that I only paid about $900 to get it done with them. I would have to come up with the balance myself if I did it after handover. This is basically what I said... We definitely want the floor but without such an obvious join that is a tripping hazard. There was no mention of an expansion joint in the Contract Tender. The contract specified the timber quad only, which we were happy with. At no stage were we advised that there would be an expansion joint. I do understand that it is a necessity with the floor but there must be an alternative. Surely there must be something that sits flat with the ground. I never noticed any expansion joints in all of the Carlisle displays that we visited. I believe the Riverton display we visited at Marriott Waters is laminate and I did not see these kinds of joins there. I know our contract states that our house will be built to display quality standard so there must be an alternative, but we are not interested in installing the floor ourselves after handover. What do you think??? I will let you know how I get on. That's not good Smelly Melly. I would have expected you to get a better outcome than that considering it wasn't in the contract and the displays don't have them. Have you been down to Glendale Carpets and talked to them about it? They have a whole heap of different joins and stuff there so surely they must have something other than the one installed in your home. And I don't blame you for not wanting to do the floor post handover yourself, as it just wouldn't be worth it financially. Did you tell your CLE that the displays don't have the joins? What did they say to that? I'm just worried that the joins will be put in a really obvious area like the family room or entry or something. For all the people that have had these joins installed in their homes, where were they placed? Always in the hallway? I just dread a long massive join where the family room meets the kitchen or halfway up the entry where it's really noticeable! What brand and colour of laminate did you choose? Do you know if this join is necessary for all of the different brands supplied through Carlisle? And the timber quads... are they just the trims that go along the wall/skirting to allow the laminate to expand etc? If it can expand that way then why is another join needed? 0 5287 We are at the stage on our build in Kilcoy, Queensland where we need to get our fencing installed but we cant get any contact details for our neighbours to give them… 0 6676 You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14788 |