Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Who is building with Beechwood 121Mar 01, 2011 3:05 pm mmmm thanks Kathy, I have spoken with Costas and apparently they do it whilst doing the electrical from the road. Just waiting on a price. TBH we have been here for 12 months and havent connected the phone we just have wireless broadband and the 2 mobiles. So hubby is leaning on not putting it on - i dont care to be honest. Our Acreage Build The Lakeview Lodge - Beechwood Homes 01/04/10 YES 2010 - Deposit paid 23/09 - PCI CANCELLED 28/09 - PCI - will it happen.-18 months later 07/10/11 - ITS OURS..WOOHOO Re: Who is building with Beechwood 122Mar 01, 2011 8:24 pm hello everyone, i guess I have been away for quite some time. Kathy, glad to see your place complete.. we are maybe a few weeks from completion. Lock up last 16-Feb, all electrical fitting last Monday. To the others... expect all the delays you can think of so you don't get frustrated. We have been to: 1. Plans returned to drawing board since they overlooked some detail. 2. Change of Site Supervisor.. i think we went through 3 or 4 3. Sarking was left out.. so they had to remove the roof tiles to fix it.. contract-wise, it should have been completed by End of November. If you consider rain days, then it is back to 7th of Feb. So we a few months behind.. still hoping we do the turnover this March (unlikely) but want to move forward already. We signed the final contract April 2010... so it is almost a year! nope not complaining haha just stating the facts. Re: Who is building with Beechwood 123Mar 02, 2011 6:29 am acrebuild1 mmmm thanks Kathy, I have spoken with Costas and apparently they do it whilst doing the electrical from the road. Just waiting on a price. TBH we have been here for 12 months and havent connected the phone we just have wireless broadband and the 2 mobiles. So hubby is leaning on not putting it on - i dont care to be honest. We have been doing the same - 2 mobiles and wireless broadband and I think it is cheaper without having to pay for the land line. And my son has his own to text his friends. Tiles are going well carpet is due 10 March then we are in!!!!!! just starting Lake View Lodge - Beechwood deposit 17/08/09 Council April 10 signed contract 11/06 earthworks started 9/07 slab completed 8/09/10 Frames 21/09/10 bricking finished 13/10/10 roof 22/10/10 Gyprock 22/11/10 Tiles bathroom 21/12/10 Kitchen in 21/12/10 Painting 09/02/11 handover 11/03/11 We are in 15/03/11!!!!!!!! http://kathdom.blogspot.com/ Re: Who is building with Beechwood 124Mar 02, 2011 12:37 pm woohoo Kathy Cant wait to see the photos - im just so excited as its the only Lakeview ive seen being built. esm-Its taken forever for you - what an experience - we paid our deposit on the 1st April - so i think this is long enough - For us - we are just hoping to be in by xmas - at first it was hubby's 30th but thats in June so i can forget that now. Our Acreage Build The Lakeview Lodge - Beechwood Homes 01/04/10 YES 2010 - Deposit paid 23/09 - PCI CANCELLED 28/09 - PCI - will it happen.-18 months later 07/10/11 - ITS OURS..WOOHOO Re: Who is building with Beechwood 125Mar 02, 2011 5:19 pm Pennygirl, We almost bought our land at Gillieston Heights. Are you in Darcy's Peak or Saddlers Ridge? We ended up finding land at McKeachies Run which is closer for my work and not far where we live now. Well we are getting nervous and excited now. We went down to North Coast sales office to start the ball rolling. Bit annoyed that Newcastle office was closed and new one not open. Our land is not registered until May 2011 so we have some up our sleave. Like other people on here, we have 6 months from when land is registered to foundation down as we are stamp duty exempt. Getting little worried about this reading other people's posts. Does anyone know what chances are of getting this extended by the OSR? For people doing Genesis series, Beechwood are doing quite a few new display homes in Hunter Region. Impression we got is that at least one of these will be one of the Genesis series. We are hoping one of them is the Cremorne so we don't need to head down Sydney all the time. McKeachies Run, Aberglasslyn Deposit paid 11th April Land registered 6th June Land settled 20th June Colour selections and contract signed 5th August Commencement letter received 26th September Re: Who is building with Beechwood 126Mar 02, 2011 7:38 pm Hi Sarbear I am across the road from Darcys Peak. There is a whole new area going up over there. I found a Merlot to look in at Aberglassyn (only through the window) i wonder if its a display home. I just received my updated quote from Beechwood today so i will send it in to my Mortgage guy and probably go down to Central Coast in a couple of weeks. It was much easier when they were at Metford. I asked my solicitor when i bought the land about the 6 months and Stamp Duty , I forget what he said but he knew we were not building in that time frame,I will ask the Mortgage guy tomorrow. He is great knows answers to all my questions. The only thing that concerns me about Beechwood is reading about timeframes but i guess i will just have to keep phoning them and they might get so sick of me they will build it quick haha one can only hope. What house have you chosen? I liked Mckeaches Run it looks so peaceful and quite. It is great to see everyones progress on here and the pics are great. Penny Paid deposit-22/3/11 Plans ready and signed off 23/4/11 Plans submitted to Council 23/5/11 Plans received in post 31/5/11 Contracts signed 3/6/11 Ready for slab 8/8/11 Finished and in 19/12/11 Re: Who is building with Beechwood 127Mar 02, 2011 8:59 pm Hi Guys... Here is a pic of our site levelled... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Still waiting for comfirmation of when piers will be done... Like sarbear we have the stamp duty exemption too and we have 4 weeks left to get the slab done, I am getting very nervous I tell ya, I have called the OSR and apprently nope bascially no extentions...if they do it for one they have to do it for all, I have to say though I did say what if its all out of my control and everything is resting on the builder to start and they were like not our issue, I think 6 months is a bit rich and not really much time....it should be 12months, thats why we started with Beechwood way before our land was registered so bascially once it was registered plans were all ready to go to council, but then we hit a hiccup on council and they were there for an extra 4 weeks then expected, then Xmas hit and Beechwood closed for a month and so now we are working to a fine dead line..... I will not be happy I tell you if we are hit with the Stamp duty!! cant afford that we spent it on the extras in the house...dont worry this is why I am calling Beechwood everyday wanting an update! Penny would be good hear what they say when you ask about an extention... I have also uploaded our tiles floor, bathroom and laundry and cupboard colour and our feature tile in our bathrooms Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Acre - any movement yet? Penny - my hubby found the house, he was like wow, its smaller then he thought and I was like yes but ours has been made 20sq bigger.... Land Settlement - 1/10/10 Slab 23/3 Frame 14/04 Roof Tiling 29/4 Bricks 5/5 Electrical Rough In 27/5 Gyprocking 23/6 Kitchen install 29/6 Tiles 14/7 Paint 4/8 Plumbing 27/7 Were in 1/9 Re: Who is building with Beechwood 128Mar 03, 2011 10:10 am Pennygirl Hi Sarbear The only thing that concerns me about Beechwood is reading about timeframes but i guess i will just have to keep phoning them and they might get so sick of me they will build it quick haha one can only hope. Penny Penny, I wish that was the case, i got told today that everybody is in the same boat and i have to wait my turn. Im alittle annoyed as i was told on Friday that my file was going down to construction and to call Monday and talk to 'N' in constuction. So i did that on Monday, he said he was receivng my file that afternoon so to call 'S' who does the slabs/frame towards the end of the week and he will give me a start date. I called 'S' today and he hasnt got my file and i will need to call 'N' again and see where the file is. So i called 'N' again to be told that its not in construction yet but should be today and to give 'S' another call mid next week after a start day. N told me that when S gets the job it will take about 2/3 days to get on site and start work I asked S the same question and he said about 2 weeks So where to from here? Im getting so frustracted, hubbys cousin who is building with Clar@don (the maitland) signed there contract about Oct last yr and is getting there slab today its good news for them but i was sure we would have ours started by then. There are a few in our family that our planning on building over the next 2 yrs - i already now there not interested in B33chwood cause of there timeframes. I think i have been patient enough Our Acreage Build The Lakeview Lodge - Beechwood Homes 01/04/10 YES 2010 - Deposit paid 23/09 - PCI CANCELLED 28/09 - PCI - will it happen.-18 months later 07/10/11 - ITS OURS..WOOHOO Re: Who is building with Beechwood 129Mar 03, 2011 4:30 pm Hi Acrebuild1 Don't Despair! We built with Beechwood 20 years ago & like you got frustrated many times, so when we decided to build again, we thought no, not going there again & to try a different builder...guess what, 20 years on & different builder, same issues, same stalling and it seems to be across the board...other builders may appear to be on the ball, but in reality when you look closely you'll find all builders work to their own schedules....just hang in there & just keep thinking of the day they hand you those keys.....believe me, the wait will be worth it Re: Who is building with Beechwood 130Mar 03, 2011 4:37 pm Hi all Acre it must be so frustrating to be so close and keep getting put off. It is unfair they must realise we are all excited about building.Wonder if there is someplace you can complain to. JacknRuby was noone in the house as yet? Maybe its a display home.I love love love your choice of tiles they are the colours i am hoping to choose. Good luck all Look forward to reading some good progress posts tomorrow! Penny Paid deposit-22/3/11 Plans ready and signed off 23/4/11 Plans submitted to Council 23/5/11 Plans received in post 31/5/11 Contracts signed 3/6/11 Ready for slab 8/8/11 Finished and in 19/12/11 Re: Who is building with Beechwood 131Mar 03, 2011 5:58 pm Thanks springtime - Its all good, i just want the damn thing to start. Our Acreage Build The Lakeview Lodge - Beechwood Homes 01/04/10 YES 2010 - Deposit paid 23/09 - PCI CANCELLED 28/09 - PCI - will it happen.-18 months later 07/10/11 - ITS OURS..WOOHOO Re: Who is building with Beechwood 132Mar 03, 2011 9:16 pm Pennygirl Hi Sarbear I am across the road from Darcys Peak. There is a whole new area going up over there. I found a Merlot to look in at Aberglassyn (only through the window) i wonder if its a display home. I just received my updated quote from Beechwood today so i will send it in to my Mortgage guy and probably go down to Central Coast in a couple of weeks. It was much easier when they were at Metford. I asked my solicitor when i bought the land about the 6 months and Stamp Duty , I forget what he said but he knew we were not building in that time frame,I will ask the Mortgage guy tomorrow. He is great knows answers to all my questions. The only thing that concerns me about Beechwood is reading about timeframes but i guess i will just have to keep phoning them and they might get so sick of me they will build it quick haha one can only hope. What house have you chosen? I liked Mckeaches Run it looks so peaceful and quite. It is great to see everyones progress on here and the pics are great. Penny We are looking at building the Cremorne with guest. We are turning guest room into study, laundry into WIP and guest bathroom into laundry. Just hope budget can fit this. McKeachies Run, Aberglasslyn Deposit paid 11th April Land registered 6th June Land settled 20th June Colour selections and contract signed 5th August Commencement letter received 26th September Re: Who is building with Beechwood 133Mar 03, 2011 9:19 pm Pennygirl Hi all Acre it must be so frustrating to be so close and keep getting put off. It is unfair they must realise we are all excited about building.Wonder if there is someplace you can complain to. JacknRuby was noone in the house as yet? Maybe its a display home.I love love love your choice of tiles they are the colours i am hoping to choose. Good luck all Look forward to reading some good progress posts tomorrow! Penny If the Beechwood was at McKeachies it won't be the display homes. Beechwood has 4 display homes being built at Waterford County. It is going to be a massive display village. Only 2 builders have opened so far, but Beechwood has 4 blocks in a row right in middle of it all. We asked last week what homes were going there and was advised they are unsure yet but were hoping something from the Genesis series. McKeachies Run, Aberglasslyn Deposit paid 11th April Land registered 6th June Land settled 20th June Colour selections and contract signed 5th August Commencement letter received 26th September Re: Who is building with Beechwood 134Mar 03, 2011 9:21 pm Jacknruby, Any chance you could upload your plans for a sticky beek. We are looking at Genesis series if budget requires it but need to extend the current houses in series. McKeachies Run, Aberglasslyn Deposit paid 11th April Land registered 6th June Land settled 20th June Colour selections and contract signed 5th August Commencement letter received 26th September Re: Who is building with Beechwood 135Mar 03, 2011 10:51 pm @ just starting... did you get mixer taps for your showers? is the tap offset from where the shower head is located? the site supervisor said this is how they install it.. just wanted to check. then on the bath. the mixer tap is away from where the water spout is located. can you post some photos Re: Who is building with Beechwood 136Mar 04, 2011 6:40 am esm @ just starting... did you get mixer taps for your showers? is the tap offset from where the shower head is located? the site supervisor said this is how they install it.. just wanted to check. then on the bath. the mixer tap is away from where the water spout is located. can you post some photos esm, we didn't get the mixer taps for the bathrooms for that reason. So we just got the basic two taps and we can change them later to what we want. Personally I don't like the mixer taps in the bathrooms as it makes it look like a hospital bathroom or motel bathroom. But that's just me, probably a bit old fashioned. Amanda....not sure who else you can talk to at Beechwood....but we had good luck with "MV" if you would like her email just pm me tiler should be finished today then grout on Monday. Carpet on Thursday if not sooner just starting Lake View Lodge - Beechwood deposit 17/08/09 Council April 10 signed contract 11/06 earthworks started 9/07 slab completed 8/09/10 Frames 21/09/10 bricking finished 13/10/10 roof 22/10/10 Gyprock 22/11/10 Tiles bathroom 21/12/10 Kitchen in 21/12/10 Painting 09/02/11 handover 11/03/11 We are in 15/03/11!!!!!!!! http://kathdom.blogspot.com/ Re: Who is building with Beechwood 137Mar 04, 2011 9:19 am Kathy, I dont actually know MV Which office is she at? Friends of hubbys cousin is building the Huntingdale and they signed ages after us and they already have there slab - Hubby just tells me 'Be patient, It will happen' Our Acreage Build The Lakeview Lodge - Beechwood Homes 01/04/10 YES 2010 - Deposit paid 23/09 - PCI CANCELLED 28/09 - PCI - will it happen.-18 months later 07/10/11 - ITS OURS..WOOHOO Re: Who is building with Beechwood 138Mar 04, 2011 10:09 am She is in head office in Sydney and everything that needed to be done between the SS and us also went to her so we had a "paper trail" of what had been discussed just starting Lake View Lodge - Beechwood deposit 17/08/09 Council April 10 signed contract 11/06 earthworks started 9/07 slab completed 8/09/10 Frames 21/09/10 bricking finished 13/10/10 roof 22/10/10 Gyprock 22/11/10 Tiles bathroom 21/12/10 Kitchen in 21/12/10 Painting 09/02/11 handover 11/03/11 We are in 15/03/11!!!!!!!! http://kathdom.blogspot.com/ Re: Who is building with Beechwood 140Mar 05, 2011 10:18 am kathy, Can you PM those details for me, I will email her over the weekend Our Acreage Build The Lakeview Lodge - Beechwood Homes 01/04/10 YES 2010 - Deposit paid 23/09 - PCI CANCELLED 28/09 - PCI - will it happen.-18 months later 07/10/11 - ITS OURS..WOOHOO Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. 9 30233 go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110227 |