Statesman Homes Build At Wasleys, 4000m2 Block, First Home.

Which way is north? For block and house...

I have built with Statesman my first home 7 years ago. The process was easy and the build was good too. We had a few hiccups along the way but nothing major. I am very happy with the quality (at least how it was done 7 years ago) and so far we have no structural problems, no cracks on the walls, no movement in any part of the house. To tell you the truth, I have not even changed washer on some taps to this date and we are living in the house since 9 August 2014.

Hopefully your build will be as good as mine. Just keep an eye on them. I was at the construction almost every day, sometimes twice a day depending on what was happening. Managed to pick up a few errors along the way.

The only down side at the moment is that builders signed too many contracts due to extra $25K, everything is greatly delayed.

My son has signed the contract with SA Housing Center (part of Hickinbotham-Statesman group) on 14 June, we paid the deposit for land and to the builder on 22 June. The receipt was not issued until 29 June. The formal process did not start until 6 August, that's when he was told that his master plan and soil test have been ordered. Selections appointment was done on 25 September but then he had to wait until 27 October for the broker (KeyStart Finance working with Hickinbotham Group) to lodge his loan application. By the end of September council approval was already done, engineering report received, all the selections finalised. Now he has to wait at least three weeks for the loan approval. We are not expecting for the build to start until new year at least.

Hi Bebsy,

Please share your experience with Statesman. have you got some dot points to pay attention on something before sign contract and pay deposit

Welcome to the forum Manny,

Firstly I'll mention that many people remove details of where they are building, for security reasons. Not really a big deal yet. But if you post details of where you're building, unscrupulous people can find your address, & steal things from your building site. So just something to thing about.

Orientation of a home is key for comfort, low energy use & costs. In your climate, which has hot summers & quite cool winters, this is particularly true.

https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation

The ideal house shape is rectangular, with longer sides facing north & south, the shorter sides facing west & east. Living area & a large proportion of glazing should face north. These will receive winter sun, but will be shaded in summer, when the sun is higher in the sky. Western windows (& eastern ones to a degree) should be kept to a minimum, or even eliminated, as these are very difficult to shade in summer.

For a typical small, narrow suburban block, a NE frontage is far from ideal. So your plan, with NW living areas & SE bedrooms wouldn't be a bad one. But with 4000m2, you have room to play with. So I think you can do far, far better.

Take advantage of your wide frontage on Dorothy Close. Stretch your build out across the width of the block, so many more rooms face north & south, less face east & west. This NE aspect is your best aspect, take advantage of it. Possibly even rotating the footprint a bit, so that it home faces north, not NE. You'll really benefit from winter sunshine in that case. Your corner location should give you more options. I'd recommend moving the garage to the western side of the block, with access to Norris Rd if possible. As the garage will help shade the home from the hot afternoon summer sun. Possibly building a little further back on the block, so that your northern living areas are a bit more private.

Best of luck with the build.

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I made my plan. Living, dining and kitchen face north. I have a big blog, so can turn the house to north.

That's good to hear, they really moved quick with your son build.