Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 17, 2009 10:26 am I know that we need to expect that our completion date is just an estimate, so I was wondering what your completion date was compared to you actual handover (or expected handover) date. Re: Completion date vs handover date 2Aug 17, 2009 11:18 am Practical completion = 31/07 Handover = No earlier than 14/07 Since our new SS stuffed up us and then quit without telling Coral, we only reached practical completion on 14/07. The Construction Manager who took over has told us today that we should be in by Friday. Al & Caitie- Building the Hamilton 278 (Coral) at Narangba Re: Completion date vs handover date 3Aug 17, 2009 11:40 am Thanks alk, but am sorry to hear that you have been stuffed around and fingers crossed that Friday is your day. Was your practical completion date the same as the original completion date set by your builder? Re: Completion date vs handover date 4Aug 17, 2009 11:49 am PCI 10/8/09 and handover is scheduled for 20/8/09 (it was originally 17/8/09 but got put back 3 days) Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Completion date vs handover date 5Aug 17, 2009 11:58 am princessfee Thanks alk, but am sorry to hear that you have been stuffed around and fingers crossed that Friday is your day. Was your practical completion date the same as the original completion date set by your builder? With the original SS, practical completion was 24/07 with handover being the first week of August. Al & Caitie- Building the Hamilton 278 (Coral) at Narangba Re: Completion date vs handover date 6Aug 17, 2009 12:03 pm We were told we'd be in by xmas 08, by feb 09 it became the end of the month. eventually had pci in may 09, after close to 1 month of them not doing anything we screamed the place down & got our keys 2wks later. Re: Completion date vs handover date 7Aug 17, 2009 12:09 pm misscrow We were told we'd be in by xmas 08, by feb 09 it became the end of the month. eventually had pci in may 09, after close to 1 month of them not doing anything we screamed the place down & got our keys 2wks later. How awful for you to have such a long wait. You must have wanted to tear your hair out in irritation!! I hope the wait was worth it? Built the Driftwood with C*ollier Homes Moved in 8 November 2009 Slowly getting organised ..... Re: Completion date vs handover date 8Aug 17, 2009 12:31 pm Thanks alk, and Hels I hope ours as accurate as yours . misscrow, sorry to hear that it came to you screaming to get their attention. After that long, you would think that they would be at your beck and call. I hope that your home was worth all of the drama in the end. Re: Completion date vs handover date 9Aug 17, 2009 10:37 pm We have had nothing but problems. I love the layout, I love the area but im really over this house, if it was finanically viable I would start again with a more reputable builder. What gets me is that they took the plan we did, made it their new show home and added around $20,000 to the tag! Like I said the Occupancy Certificate is not the tollgate that marks the completion of the house. The contract defines… 7 10743 Can you give advice on how to get missing certificates needed for a form 21? Our bank requires us to provide one but we are missing 4 building certificates from our first… 3 71810 yes it does, you've just not understood it. theres a difference. 4 5322 |