Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 61May 20, 2010 4:33 pm We've been informed that the rat baiting exercise is happening today!!! Sorry little fellas... bye bye... Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 62May 20, 2010 4:45 pm Bagheera We've been informed that the rat baiting exercise is happening today!!! Sorry little fellas... bye bye... Do your neighbors a favour and let them know , or offer to go and get some more ( mine was free from council ) for them to put a little bit around their properties. Rats can leave your place and just go for a holiday to the neighbors and then come back later, roaches too . Timeline Aug 08-Land Mar 09-Demo/Titles Sept 10-Handover No1 Sept 11-Handover No2 April 12-Sold No2 Aug 14-Land/Demo Jan 15-Slabs viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25736 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 63May 20, 2010 4:56 pm Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 64May 21, 2010 5:31 pm Finally!!! - got the corrected final plans and addenda - they look goooooooooood (rubbing hands with anticipation)... once we sign and return them we'll be in scheduling... yeppieee... Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 65May 21, 2010 7:17 pm Oh That was quick atleast !! So u can happily get set for ur Europe trip Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 66May 22, 2010 1:16 am Hey Bagheera, well done on getting your final plans etc, it must be a good feeling when they've finally got it all right! I was just reading back on your thread and find it interesting that you were able to get unconditional approval without having your corrected final plans. My broker has told me he needs all the final docs before he can get approval... Maybe we are closer to getting final approval than I thought since we finally got our prestart/variation pricing today! Well, once all the mistakes are fixed... Built with Sw1tch H0mes >Build thread< House status 15/12: Gates and A/C finally installed! Sep 09 Bought block, Dec 09 Engaged builder, Jul '11 Moved in Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 67May 22, 2010 10:49 am Hi Westy the bank is usually interested in the final pricing so they have a figure to work with e.g. contract plus variation from the pre-start and any possible bank fees to start the loan. As your pre-start variation will list all your selections and changes from the original plans and addenda the bank is ok with that. The builder has to update and issue the final plans and addenda to reflect all the changes and these documenrs are then used to build the house - but they don't modify the total price of the house. Hope I didn't confuse you more. Your broker might be waiting just for the pricing from pre-start - once you finalised this variation you should be ok. Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 68May 22, 2010 10:06 pm Yep, that all makes sense, thanks for the info. I suspect the bank needs more info from us than normal though as we are still living in our 'primary' residence, and are therefore doing this as an investment (that was the broker's idea, and hopefully it gets us some tax benefits as well). Cheers Built with Sw1tch H0mes >Build thread< House status 15/12: Gates and A/C finally installed! Sep 09 Bought block, Dec 09 Engaged builder, Jul '11 Moved in Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 69Jun 29, 2010 12:21 am Hi guys Finally after 5 weeks of nothing they started to demolish my place... Hopefully by the time I'm back in Perth (Fri ) they will be finished... not holding my breath though don't have any photos but will upload as soon as I'm back... they are sooooo sloooowww... Guys I'm so envious... Oceanus2 and P1T you are so far ahead... everything looks soooo good... I'll be back on track once in Perth... miss ya all... take care Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 70Jun 29, 2010 1:40 am Hey Bagheera, good to hear an update and that something is happening. I'm sure your build will fly ahead once the demo is done. I'd love to think I could keep up with you but I'm not sure that will happen - I'm still waiting for final plans. And it's interesting reading your reply above again re bank approval - our bank gave us approval on the original contract amount and has ignored the prestart variations! Built with Sw1tch H0mes >Build thread< House status 15/12: Gates and A/C finally installed! Sep 09 Bought block, Dec 09 Engaged builder, Jul '11 Moved in Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 71Jun 29, 2010 12:28 pm Hi Bagheera We've all missed you - hope you've had a good time away. As Westy said, I'm sure once the demo is done and dusted - it will be full steam ahead. Have a safe trip home. Cheers jbarry My build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25713 13th Oct - Offer on block 4th Dec - Settlement of block scheduled (delayed due to titles) 22nd Feb - Titles Issued 17th Mar - Land Settlement 17th Mar - Pre-start meeting Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 72Jun 29, 2010 4:53 pm Yeh! What jbarry said.. the shining light of our DAH thread is coming home! YAY! BUT... omg has that 5 weeks gone quick, or what?!?! Safe travels Bagheera, 'seeya' soon Oceanic with Nautilus upgrades. Handover 8 September 2010 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 73Jun 30, 2010 11:56 pm Tks guys - I'm at the airport at the gate waiting to embark my flight and thought I'll say hi.... "the shining light of our DAH thread" - now that's the way to make a gal feel welcomed back on H1 Not sure about the "full steam ahead" though - I never saw this sentence on any of DAH papers - did any of you?? hehehe - the winter rains are about to start so with my luck so far I don't think I'll have a pad until spring - I'm not happy with DAH at all - no communications whatsoeeevvveeerrrr... My DH had to ring them and I did email as well. Can't believe that we had to wait 5 weeks before they started to demolish... oh behave!!... sorry don't have the correct emoticon - I'll chat with you more when I'm back at my lovely "rental" Bye Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 74Jul 02, 2010 12:54 pm A warm welcome back to U Bagheera....to the cool winter. I hope to hear some progress with urs now !! Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 75Jul 02, 2010 8:45 pm Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 76Jul 02, 2010 9:23 pm Nice to have you back Bagheera! Must be a little strange - but at the same time nice to not see your old house where it used to be Hopefully it's full steam ahead for you now Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 77Jul 02, 2010 9:43 pm Thanks Lis - how far are you now with your house? Did you start a thread yet - don't see anything in your signature...? I have so much to catch up... Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 78Jul 02, 2010 9:51 pm Good to see you've made a start Bagheera, must be weird not to see your house there anymore though... Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 79Jul 02, 2010 9:57 pm Progress so far is that we just received council approval yesterday, so hoping to see some action on site in a few weeks time. No thread yet, should really get my act together huh? Re: Bagheera's new pad - DAH - rat baiting happening :) 80Jul 02, 2010 10:48 pm Welcome home, Bagheera. Nice block of dirt you've got there! As zircon said, it must have been weird to come home and see your house missing. Hopefully we'll have a few rainless days so your slab can go down. Oceanic with Nautilus upgrades. Handover 8 September 2010 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair We purchased a 1960s property that is on timber stumps mostly, and a newer section is on concrete stumps. We had a building inspection initially and they reported some… 0 12749 Strong enough for what? For linen, absolutely. To climb on, no. I've got similar shelving in my garage and it holds a decent amount of weight. 900 wide shelves will carry… 1 4194 Probably a not bad thing to mention particle board should in case anyone else reading this got the two confused. 6 4906 |