Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 28, 2009 1:56 pm hi Guys, I just signed my contract with Metricom but Im shocked by the 315 days for completion which included 25days bad weather and 71 days weekend ,off days and Public holidays. My CSC said that's standard but I dont believe her , now Im in cooling period .Can you guys give me some suggestion, what should I do if I am not happy with that, How to make it shorter ? Im just going to build a small single story house 25sq only . I am thinking of cancel the contract in 5 cooling off days , but i will lose $32000 first home grand what should i do now. crying hard Re: 315 building days with Metricom 2Aug 28, 2009 2:21 pm You need to consider that christmas will fall during this period so there will be holidays & shutdowns to consider. Also if you cancel now, will you be able to sort another one out and have it completed sooner? In my line of work I always appreciate a timeline that can be achived rather than the one I really want to see Blog: http://funmore-residence.blogspot.com/ Forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=21109 Construction Start - 19/09/09 Slab Poured - 21/10/09 Frame Completed - 25/11/09 Lockup - 22/12/09 Fixing - 22/02/10 Handover & Moved In 30/04/2010 Re: 315 building days with Metricom 3Aug 28, 2009 3:40 pm maxyb You need to consider that christmas will fall during this period so there will be holidays & shutdowns to consider. Also if you cancel now, will you be able to sort another one out and have it completed sooner? In my line of work I always appreciate a timeline that can be achived rather than the one I really want to see Thank you for replying . it's just too long for me , they have waste me a lot of time pre contract signing . many unhappy issues with metricom eg charge me $1000 for structure change before the contract signing even it's not my fault etc etc etc. Actually i wanted to walk away before signing the contract , coz I just had enough with them tot of selling my land . CSC kept on saying that all same to metricom customers but I knew that's not true but I have no evidence to show her . Can I use the forum here as a evidence ? I think I must be crazy...... Re: 315 building days with Metricom 4Aug 28, 2009 4:30 pm it does sound long ... ours is 252 but a double storey house. But would you rather them give you a long time frame and then finish early/ontime or a shorter timeframe and it run over time? Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: 315 building days with Metricom 5Aug 28, 2009 4:40 pm dida maxyb You need to consider that christmas will fall during this period so there will be holidays & shutdowns to consider. Also if you cancel now, will you be able to sort another one out and have it completed sooner? In my line of work I always appreciate a timeline that can be achived rather than the one I really want to see Thank you for replying . it's just too long for me , they have waste me a lot of time pre contract signing . many unhappy issues with metricom eg charge me $1000 for structure change before the contract signing even it's not my fault etc etc etc. Actually i wanted to walk away before signing the contract , coz I just had enough with them tot of selling my land . CSC kept on saying that all same to metricom customers but I knew that's not true but I have no evidence to show her . Can I use the forum here as a evidence ? I think I must be crazy...... Well its sounds to me you have other issues regardless of the time quoted. My advice would be to weigh up all the costs involved in pulling out now (do you lose a deposit etc) and if thats acceptable and you just dont want to deal with M then pull out. But remember to read the fine print on your contract for the hidden extras of cancelling the contract. Also remember that you are still heading to christmas so who ever you sign with now will not likely be able to deliver until March at the earliest and if they say they can I would be highly suspicious. Also, I doubt very much you could use comments on a forum as evidence that the timeframe quoted is too long. Good Luck Blog: http://funmore-residence.blogspot.com/ Forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=21109 Construction Start - 19/09/09 Slab Poured - 21/10/09 Frame Completed - 25/11/09 Lockup - 22/12/09 Fixing - 22/02/10 Handover & Moved In 30/04/2010 Re: 315 building days with Metricom 6Aug 28, 2009 4:41 pm Nightshade it does sound long ... ours is 252 but a double storey house. But would you rather them give you a long time frame and then finish early/ontime or a shorter timeframe and it run over time? I rather a shorter time frame and finish on time ,but seems impossible, but if they cant finish in a shorter timeframe at least I will get compensate $250 per week and because of that they will try to finish asap . if allow them such long time to build and I believe they will take their sweet time to do their job . Re: 315 building days with Metricom 7Aug 28, 2009 4:49 pm maxyb dida maxyb You need to consider that christmas will fall during this period so there will be holidays & shutdowns to consider. Also if you cancel now, will you be able to sort another one out and have it completed sooner? In my line of work I always appreciate a timeline that can be achived rather than the one I really want to see Thank you for replying . it's just too long for me , they have waste me a lot of time pre contract signing . many unhappy issues with metricom eg charge me $1000 for structure change before the contract signing even it's not my fault etc etc etc. Actually i wanted to walk away before signing the contract , coz I just had enough with them tot of selling my land . CSC kept on saying that all same to metricom customers but I knew that's not true but I have no evidence to show her . Can I use the forum here as a evidence ? I think I must be crazy...... Well its sounds to me you have other issues regardless of the time quoted. My advice would be to weigh up all the costs involved in pulling out now (do you lose a deposit etc) and if thats acceptable and you just dont want to deal with M then pull out. But remember to read the fine print on your contract for the hidden extras of cancelling the contract. Also remember that you are still heading to christmas so who ever you sign with now will not likely be able to deliver until March at the earliest and if they say they can I would be highly suspicious. Also, I doubt very much you could use comments on a forum as evidence that the timeframe quoted is too long. Good Luck Thanks Maxyb, I think I need to calm down and think about it . appreciate your comments Re: 315 building days with Metricom 8Aug 28, 2009 5:39 pm I wouldnt stress too much about it. What can you do? We have 325 days for build, starting from the time the contract is signed. The sooner you sign it, the sooner it's finished. We are nearly 60 days in, and they havent been able to start yet because they have been geting permits and getting everything ready. Its going to be a stressful exercise- anyone building a home that thinks it wont be is kidding themselves. In 5 years time, will you even remember that it took 60 days longer than you'd hoped? Re: 315 building days with Metricom 9Aug 28, 2009 5:42 pm Hi, Our contract advises 265 days incl bad weather days, public holidays etc. This is for a 43 square single story home - I believe the days are from the start of construction and not contract - could be wrong though...... Melissa Re: 315 building days with Metricom 10Aug 28, 2009 5:52 pm mrs. swa Hi, Our contract advises 265 days incl bad weather days, public holidays etc. This is for a 43 square single story home - I believe the days are from the start of construction and not contract - could be wrong though...... Melissa yes ,it start from site cut not the day signing contract Re: 315 building days with Metricom 11Aug 28, 2009 6:09 pm It seems like a long time on paper but it is probably realistic. When I signed my contract with GJ Gardners I was told 130 days. Its been almost a year now.... Wish they were upfront with me in the beginning... Re: 315 building days with Metricom 12Aug 28, 2009 7:21 pm hi! We have the same in our contract. They do need to cover themselves for un.foreseeable delays which i can understand. I highly doubt they will take that long though. The countdown starts when the site is ready from the the first day on site. When everything is in place such as council permits m has 21 days to start. Good luck with your build Land: Titles 27/10/2009 - settled 9/11/2009 House Design: Talbot 28 (Contemporary Façade) Estimated move in date April 2010 ... ok maybe June 2010 with any luck Site Start 22/01/10 - 20/08/10 Handover!! Sandarra Facebook Group Re: 315 building days with Metricom 13Aug 28, 2009 8:18 pm kbudgie hi! We have the same in our contract. They do need to cover themselves for un.foreseeable delays which i can understand. I highly doubt they will take that long though. The countdown starts when the site is ready from the the first day on site. When everything is in place such as council permits m has 21 days to start. Good luck with your build Thanks for replying . I already lost trust to metricom, doubt they can finish in 315 days .they cover themselves and who pay my land interest Re: 315 building days with Metricom 14Aug 28, 2009 10:12 pm hey all ... just letting u know that were at lock-up stage and we were given over 340 days !!!! from the big M. Our place ant even that big ... single storey around 33 Sq. But the great news is that the build time starts whne they start the slab *** NOT *** when you sign the final contract. We got a nice Notice of Commencement Letter from M giving a start date and when they have to finish by ... which is 340+ days ... mid next year. Re: 315 building days with Metricom 15Aug 28, 2009 10:28 pm we are currently building with M too and our contract states 285 days for a 37sq home but we are almost at the end of completion (fitoffs just finished and house clean will be over the weekend) and so far we are about to reach the 5th month of the build. Re: 315 building days with Metricom 16Aug 28, 2009 10:35 pm Ours is 269 but alot of peoples houses with M are finishing much earlier just depends. I say if you like the plan then stick with M. We had issues at the start of contracts etc but love the plan so had to put up with it as we didn't like anything else. We are just over a week into our start and they pour the slab tomorrow and the frame should be complete by 11th Sep so moving along nicely if it all goes to plan Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: 315 building days with Metricom 17Aug 29, 2009 8:25 am thanks another user, serenity and penny. metricom ad 18-week building guarantee for single story house tat's 126days , I just upgrade a few things coz the building days tripled. Metricom just want to cover their backside Re: 315 building days with Metricom 18Aug 29, 2009 8:53 am Hi Dida, I'm building a 43sq home with M, and mine takes the cake.......a whopping 394 days!!! I feel your pain. I was also very angry and frustrated after signing and realising that my contract length was longer than anyone elses. Like you, I was told it was standard, which obviously wasn't. Here's a link to my thread at the time. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20131 As a point of comfort, I'm pleased to let you know however, that the build is progressing quicker than expected. My offical start date was 25 Jun 09 and only 2 months later they are almost at lock-up stage. Which suburb are you building in? Re: 315 building days with Metricom 19Aug 29, 2009 10:15 am Rinny Hi Dida, I'm building a 43sq home with M, and mine takes the cake.......a whopping 394 days!!! I feel your pain. I was also very angry and frustrated after signing and realising that my contract length was longer than anyone elses. Like you, I was told it was standard, which obviously wasn't. Here's a link to my thread at the time. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20131 As a point of comfort, I'm pleased to let you know however, that the build is progressing quicker than expected. My offical start date was 25 Jun 09 and only 2 months later they are almost at lock-up stage. Which suburb are you building in? I am in point cook alamanda Re: 315 building days with Metricom 20Aug 29, 2009 10:35 am Rinny Hi Dida, I'm building a 43sq home with M, and mine takes the cake.......a whopping 394 days!!! I feel your pain. I was also very angry and frustrated after signing and realising that my contract length was longer than anyone elses. Like you, I was told it was standard, which obviously wasn't. Here's a link to my thread at the time. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20131 As a point of comfort, I'm pleased to let you know however, that the build is progressing quicker than expected. My offical start date was 25 Jun 09 and only 2 months later they are almost at lock-up stage. Which suburb are you building in? Thank you Rinny for sharing . That's great ! I think I should stay positive with M although too many negative experience . Just wish everything goes smoothly from now onwards 8 6138 I'll be here once a week, lets make that Mondays. 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