Browse Forums Building A New House Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 321Nov 23, 2012 1:33 pm Thanks gzk. Do you know what you did to comply? Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 322Nov 23, 2012 5:51 pm This is what was in our variation for BAL 12.5 compliance: * Bushfire Garage vehicular door compliance - nylon brush to along top of door. * Bushfire weephole compliance (mesh cartridges) * Foil sarking to underside of entire 22.5 deg. roof (with anti-ponding board to dwelling only where there is no eave) * Aluminium framed flyscreens with aluminium mesh to all openable windows (glazing within 400mm of ground already complies) * Upgrade 820mm wide hinged rear garage door to solid core * NOTE: Under the code there is no requirement to screen sliding doors. Doors have surround seals as standard. Brick sills to be minimum 18 deg. from horizontal. Roof penetrations are sealed as standard. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 324Nov 25, 2012 12:48 pm The whole solar thing has confused me. Having lived in a house for 34 years without it, I thought it was meant to be something that reduced your electricity bill and you sold back unused energy to the supplier, but apparently that's not the case? Titch101 For anyone thats interested I just put a deposit down with TruEnergy for a 2.5kw solar system for $4700 on their current special. Seems like a pretty good deal and at least I know they will still be around in a few years if I ever have warranty issues unlike some of the companies that pop up and disappear overnight. 10 x 250w Trina Panels and a Samil 3000TL (3kw) inverter which I believe are pretty decent brands. http://www.truenergy.com.au/solar-power ... /vic.xhtml Price includes split array (2 lots of 5 panels) and travel to regional area. Apparently the govt are reviewing the solar feed in tariff and it may drop or disappear soon. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 325Nov 25, 2012 3:40 pm That's pretty much it in a nutshell, when the panels are active the house draws power from that source first and any excess power is sent back to the grid. Eg if the panels are generating 1000watts and you are using 800w then the excess 200w are sent back to the grid at a price per kw/h. Effectively you are using no power from the grid at all. Alternatively if you are generating 1000w and using 1200w you will be charged the excess 200w from the grid. Our average daily usage was 16kw/h at our previous house and now with the panels we are using about 3-4 kw/h a day so our bills should be a quarter of the cost. Haven't had our first bill yet so can't say this for certain though! Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 326Nov 25, 2012 4:41 pm Horrible horrible experience with Mainvue. Sales consultantwill tru to rip and lur clients to spend Big bucks. My suggestion put everything in writing even small promises because in d ens mainvue will deny anything they promised or compromised. Yes prices slashed but inclusin now is uncomparale to inclusions before. U get what u paid for.... Mr Emporio Hey All, I'm new to this forum, but I can't wait to start building land titles early next year! We are building with Main Vue Homes, they have just slashed singles by $30k & doubles by $40k!!! Anyone else building with Main Vue Homes in Warralily? There homes are better than any display home at Saltwater Coast in Point Cook. We went there as there is more range than Geelong. If anyone is building with them, please let me know how you have found them, so far it is all smiles! Stunning Stunning Homes! Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 327Nov 25, 2012 4:42 pm What stage is your land? milesy71 First disappointing news....our block is now due to title 3 months later...now in April 2013 instead of the January date told to us by the sales team. Glad its just a $20K deposit! Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 328Nov 25, 2012 4:58 pm So should we be letting our utilities company that we have solar panels? gzk was saying that they're only for the hot water, and never having had them before, I thought they were for electricity? Titch101 That's pretty much it in a nutshell, when the panels are active the house draws power from that source first and any excess power is sent back to the grid. Eg if the panels are generating 1000watts and you are using 800w then the excess 200w are sent back to the grid at a price per kw/h. Effectively you are using no power from the grid at all. Alternatively if you are generating 1000w and using 1200w you will be charged the excess 200w from the grid. Our average daily usage was 16kw/h at our previous house and now with the panels we are using about 3-4 kw/h a day so our bills should be a quarter of the cost. Haven't had our first bill yet so can't say this for certain though! Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 329Nov 25, 2012 9:16 pm Ainslee So should we be letting our utilities company that we have solar panels? gzk was saying that they're only for the hot water, and never having had them before, I thought they were for electricity? I'm guessing you only have one or two panels on the roof?? That is for hot water only and won't generate electricity at all. An electrical system will be at least 6 panels (we have 10) and looks different to the solar hot water panels. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 330Nov 25, 2012 9:56 pm yeah, we only have 3 on our roof. It's all very confusing I'm glad gzk knows what's going on So if it's just for water, is it just a matter of letting barwon water know? Titch101 Ainslee So should we be letting our utilities company that we have solar panels? gzk was saying that they're only for the hot water, and never having had them before, I thought they were for electricity? I'm guessing you only have one or two panels on the roof?? That is for hot water only and won't generate electricity at all. An electrical system will be at least 6 panels (we have 10) and looks different to the solar hot water panels. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 331Nov 25, 2012 10:22 pm Ainslee yeah, we only have 3 on our roof. It's all very confusing I'm glad gzk knows what's going on So if it's just for water, is it just a matter of letting barwon water know? You don't need to inform anyone, its just a part of your hot water service. Basically rather than heating the water in your tank with electricity or gas, the water is run through the solar collectors on the roof and heated by the sun before going into the tank. Depending on your system, the water may be heated up further with gas or elec if it hasnt reached a certain temperature eg 50C Your builder will be able to explain the system further to you as there are various types of solar hot water systems but the function is all the same, to use energy from the sun to heat your water, saving on usage of elec or gas. Hope that helps Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 332Nov 25, 2012 10:26 pm it does ta Titch101 Ainslee yeah, we only have 3 on our roof. It's all very confusing I'm glad gzk knows what's going on So if it's just for water, is it just a matter of letting barwon water know? You don't need to inform anyone, its just a part of your hot water service. Basically rather than heating the water in your tank with electricity or gas, the water is run through the solar collectors on the roof and heated by the sun before going into the tank. Depending on your system, the water may be heated up further with gas or elec if it hasnt reached a certain temperature eg 50C Your builder will be able to explain the system further to you as there are various types of solar hot water systems but the function is all the same, to use energy from the sun to heat your water, saving on usage of elec or gas. Hope that helps Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 333Nov 26, 2012 5:59 pm newtobuilding1 Is anybody here building with porter davis? If so can you recommend a sales person to speak to that is excellent? I have spoken to one who has so far given me incorrect information and I haven't yet found another one that is knowledgeable and has been with pd for sometime I dont want to deal with anyone "new". We are wanting to build the waldorf 48, I was thinking of speaking to someone else at one of the other waldorf displays. Any help would be appreciated. thanks We've spent two years, working on our new PD home. The best person with the most sway is Peter Brooks at Providence Greenvale. He has been with the company for years and very down to earth. We were going to change from PD but he gave us an awesome deal with no surprises. We're building a Cayman, which we've extended to 52 square, seven bedrooms and three bathrooms. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 334Nov 27, 2012 5:40 pm We just had another inspection today and were told our final inspection should be in about a week and a half, so we're estimating Friday next week . Just wondering how long is it normally from final inspection to key hand over and move in? Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 335Nov 28, 2012 9:52 am Ainslee We just had another inspection today and were told our final inspection should be in about a week and a half, so we're estimating Friday next week . Just wondering how long is it normally from final inspection to key hand over and move in? I understand it depends on how many issues need to be resolved following that final inspection. For us it was only 7 days, but I have heard of longer. Building a Montrose 32 with Carlisle Land Titled: 12/4 Site Cut: 11/5 Slab: 28/5 Frame: 1/6 Roof 8/6 Lock Up: 12/7 Final Inspection: 30/8 Keys: 6/9 Move: 15/9 Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 336Nov 28, 2012 10:36 am Ta. Burbank just clarified that the inspection in a week and a half will be our PCI inspection and then it's usually 2 weeks after that. Hoping it's sooner, as I'm currently on leave and go back Christmas Eve! cjb Ainslee We just had another inspection today and were told our final inspection should be in about a week and a half, so we're estimating Friday next week . Just wondering how long is it normally from final inspection to key hand over and move in? I understand it depends on how many issues need to be resolved following that final inspection. For us it was only 7 days, but I have heard of longer. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 337Nov 28, 2012 11:12 am Ainslee Ta. Burbank just clarified that the inspection in a week and a half will be our PCI inspection and then it's usually 2 weeks after that. Hoping it's sooner, as I'm currently on leave and go back Christmas Eve! Remember you also need to have all the paperwork ready for the bank for the final payment. You will need to have the building insurance organised for the final payment. You will receive some certificates from the builder (certificate of occupancy etc) you will need to provide these as well. Also the bank will need to organise a final valuation of the property, our broker informs us it may take up to 5 business days to finalise. Slab finished 28/08/2012 Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 338Nov 28, 2012 11:18 am Thanks for that info I was considering moving my leave (which I'm currently on), but with all of what you say (and the fact I'd just be moving it to christmas/new year which I have the majority of off anyway), it sounds like I'd be better keeping it as is. Our lending manager has told us that when we get the final payment request, we need to organise a valuer from the bank to come to the final inspection with us. Gzk is organising the insurance side of thing. The certificate of occupancy, do we provide that to the bank or the insurance company? stage15 dahlia Ainslee Ta. Burbank just clarified that the inspection in a week and a half will be our PCI inspection and then it's usually 2 weeks after that. Hoping it's sooner, as I'm currently on leave and go back Christmas Eve! Remember you also need to have all the paperwork ready for the bank for the final payment. You will need to have the building insurance organised for the final payment. You will receive some certificates from the builder (certificate of occupancy etc) you will need to provide these as well. Also the bank will need to organise a final valuation of the property, our broker informs us it may take up to 5 business days to finalise. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 339Nov 28, 2012 11:31 am Ainslee Thanks for that info Sorry im not sure its our first time to build and PCI should be similar time to you. Slab finished 28/08/2012 Wish you all the best. Once you signed the contract, they will find millions excuses to charge you. And have seen their sites unfinished for a long time. 4 25711 As title suggests, looking at using the interlocking Pentablock stacked stone products to replace failing timber retaining… 0 18622 I am building in claymore NSW and this is shown in the building envelope plan. … 0 10649 |