Browse Forums Building A New House Re: SHANS BUILD PCI done!!! hoping for keys before easter :) 181Mar 31, 2011 4:11 pm Looking good!!! Fingers crossed you get your keys earlier than that!! ---- Building in Banksia Grove We have keys - 31st March 2011 SHANS BUILD PCI done!!! hoping for keys before easter :) 182Apr 13, 2011 10:57 pm How's it all going Shan?? Re: SHANS BUILD PCI done!!! hoping for keys before easter :) 183Apr 13, 2011 11:16 pm Hey nath Good I think my SS no longer works for Aussie so pushing them to sort it out. Hoping for key early next week but they are blazae about a definate date so don't want to get hopes up. But we want to paint Easter weekend. I've organized fencing and as soonas that's done paving won't hecfar behind. Hoping to landscape mid may. Fingers crossed When times get tough build a house...Our second build SHANS BUILD PCI done!!! hoping for keys before easter :) 184Apr 14, 2011 9:04 am Awesome. But don't stress yourself out with trying to do it all at once. We still have the back landscaping to do, and we have been here for over a year. Take your time and enjoy it Re: SHANS BUILD PCI done!!! hoping for keys before easter :) 185Apr 16, 2011 6:50 pm hey was wondering if anyone has advise! had our PCI march 31. finance has gone through. yet none of the pci repairs seem to have been carried out. i have told the builder i need keys by easter (actually by this wednesday i told them this at PCI and i thought i was being generous with time for them too) after my pci though apparently my SS (i think he quit) doesnt work for the company anymore. the construction manager is apparently sorting it out but it has been mostly untouched for this time. how do i get them to do what they have been paid to do. they still wont give me a date. i rang and told them im not impressed with the service and not havig a date and being organisd isnt good enough, they said its cos my SS is gone but i said that is no longer a valid excuse in my eyes given its been 7months since slab!! im so tired of this constant **** fight just to get what i paid for!!! i was planning on ringing monday and trying to speak to this 'construction manager' and see if i get anywhere. but any advice would be great! When times get tough build a house...Our second build Re: SHANS BUILD PCI done!!! hoping for keys before easter :) 186Apr 19, 2011 9:42 am sharky55_shan had our PCI march 31. finance has gone through. yet none of the pci repairs seem to have been carried out. i have told the builder i need keys by easter (actually by this wednesday i told them this at PCI and i thought i was being generous with time for them too) Not to sure how it works but I think trying to demand the house be done by x will just set you up for heartache. Your 2 options are (IMO): 1. Have all of the items noted at the PCI and that were still not completed written into a document and signed by the builders rep and yourself. Establish a time frame for the works to be completed and take possession of the house "incomplete" or 2. Wait until the house is finished The problem with #1 is that they will probably not get back to you anytime soon after handover as you will be required to pay the full outstanding amount, other wise they probably won't give you the keys. BTW I'm assuming that "SS" means Site Supervisor right? They must have a nominated supervisor for every site. regard less of the old one leaving they are required by law to appoint a new one as soon as the old one leaves. When is the actual last day of your build contract? Re: SHANS BUILD advice please!! awaiting keys 187Apr 19, 2011 12:01 pm Hiya Was wondering if you'd managed to get your keys as yet? I had to shake my head when reading about the PCI and non-handover. My friend built with AL, had her PCI end of November 2010 and only got her keys Feb 2011 and even then things like a BIR rail wasn't fitted, her pantry door handle was sitting on the counter, kitchen handles (wrong ones fitted) hadn't been changed, and a whole lot of other little things that seemed so hard for them to fix. She's been in the house nearly 2 months now and is still waiting for those little things to be fixed. Same excuse given - her SS doesn't work there anymore and things got shuffled to the back of the queue. At one point when she was trying to get her keys and she called up, she was notified that CLO didn't work there anymore and nobody had been assigned her case - so nothing was being done on her house - weren't even aware it was supposed to be handed over! She's not a pushy person so would call maybe once a week to check how things are going. My opinion is the loudest and most persistent voice gets things done. Personnally I'd be calling everyday. ____________________________ SuzanneW https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38219 Pre-Start 01/10/10 Slab 14/01/11 Brickwork 28/02/11 Roof Frame 24/03/11 Re: SHANS BUILD advice please!! awaiting keys 188Apr 21, 2011 10:31 am Hey Shan. Sorry to hear about all the trouble your having with handover. Just thought i would let you know though something is happening at your house i drove past this morning and there was a Aussie Living car parked across the road and a bloke standing in your doorway with the door open on the phone so i can only assume this was the new super ? Fingers crossed you get your keys soon Cheers INFINITI - COMMODORE HOMES NEWHAVEN ESTATE - PIARA WATERS land settled-13.01.2010 Prestart-08.03.2010 Siteworks-20.04.2010 Slab-12.05.2010 Bricks- 11.06.2010 untill 30.06.2010 Roof- Completed on the 06.08.2010 Lockup- 20.08.2010 PCI - 01.10.2010 Handover Completed - 15.10.2010 Re: SHANS BUILD advice please!! awaiting keys 189Apr 21, 2011 12:46 pm Hi Shan My experience has been that only a few things out of about 10 items have been fixed on our place since handover, even though they were on the PCI list. We had handover about 3 weeks ago. So if it's things that will really affect you usage of the house eg: kitchen cabinets not finished, then don't accept the keys or make final payment. We actually asked the bank for a cheque so we had some bargaining power with the site supervisor, eg: once an EFT has gone through there's no easy way to reverse it but you can always withold a cheque. I would be a squeaky wheel if was you! Call every day ~*~Moved in on the 16th April 2011~*~ Re: SHANS BUILD we have KEYS!!!! 190Apr 27, 2011 3:32 pm thanks so such for the advice guys!! and apologies for the slow reply! i can say it WE HAVE KEYS!!!!! Although it has been a dissapointing uphill battle we got them! it took phone calls twice daily and even then they struggled to get their s**t together. its terribly dissapointing to see that the attitude is so poor. i still have three things outstanding 1. letterbox (my SS didnt even know about it and my CLO claimed she didnt even when i had already told her about it, anyway its in my contract so i will give them 2weeks and then daily calls will start again. 2. a key cover for the front door also in contract 3. the alfresco has a section that looks uneven, it is hidden abit around a corner but it needs to be repaired so we spend the last couple of days sealing the house. lots still to organise! i will put pics up once the decorations and we have moved in thanks everyone for your support, advice and encouragement! this has certainly be a big learning curve! When times get tough build a house...Our second build Re: SHANS BUILD we have KEYS!!!! 191Apr 27, 2011 3:40 pm AW!! Congrats heaps Shan!! Please be safe in the weather - no speeding because your excited to move in!! Garden - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=44214&p=670323#p670323 Decorating - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47218&p=715743#p715743 Re: SHANS BUILD we have KEYS!!!! 192Apr 27, 2011 5:13 pm Congratualtions! my new build thread- Ben Trager https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89826 my switch build thread (2011) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36569 Re: SHANS BUILD we have KEYS!!!! 193Apr 28, 2011 10:22 am Congrats Welcome to the neighbourhood INFINITI - COMMODORE HOMES NEWHAVEN ESTATE - PIARA WATERS land settled-13.01.2010 Prestart-08.03.2010 Siteworks-20.04.2010 Slab-12.05.2010 Bricks- 11.06.2010 untill 30.06.2010 Roof- Completed on the 06.08.2010 Lockup- 20.08.2010 PCI - 01.10.2010 Handover Completed - 15.10.2010 Re: SHANS BUILD we have KEYS!!!! 194Oct 19, 2014 6:40 pm Hmm! Ill take a gamble and ask...3 years late What floor tiles did you do in your kitchen with the Laminex Alaskan? Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17628 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39749 Hi All, I just wanted to close this topic out with an update. So we ended up agreeing to a number with the insurance company, and after an extensive amount of hand… 8 23405 |