Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 162Jul 27, 2011 1:01 am Tramsok Building Montana 27 with Carlisle Homes @ Harcrest 23/10/11 Land Ballot 05/12/10 Deposit 27/07/11 Contract 20/08/11 Site Start 13/09/11 Slab 22/09/11 Frame complete 13/10/11 Lock-up 25/11/11 PCI Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 166Jul 27, 2011 8:32 pm Tramsok Building Montana 27 with Carlisle Homes @ Harcrest 23/10/11 Land Ballot 05/12/10 Deposit 27/07/11 Contract 20/08/11 Site Start 13/09/11 Slab 22/09/11 Frame complete 13/10/11 Lock-up 25/11/11 PCI Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 167Jul 28, 2011 7:54 pm Hi Gren, It may be worthwhile asking your builder the question. New regulations have come into effect on 1 May in regards to internal lighting. this is an excerpt from the new regulations that I picked up from one of the websites selling LED lights. "The allowed value of 5w/m² for the house area, 4w/m² for balcony and veranda, 3w/m² for a garage are the key elements to affect lighting requirements. Lighting calculations need to include the power usage of the entire fitting including the transformer. Therefore a 50w halogen downlight uses 55w of power with its transformer and a 12w LED downlight uses 13.5w of power with its transformer. Put simply, a bedroom in a new or renovated dwelling 4m x3m is 12m², and will be permitted to have (12m² x 5w/m²) total lighting of 60watts, which is either one 50w halogen downlight for the entire bedroom, or four 12w LED downlights. Similarly a typical living room, 5.5mx4m is permitted to have (22m² x 5w/m²) total 110w, which is either two 50w halogen downlights for the living room, or eight 12w LED downlights. This area would actually only require 6 LED downlights for sufficient light. The use of compact fluorescent lights will usually, also exceed the BCA requirements, due to either the lights used at a closer spacing to achieve sufficient light output or higher wattage bulbs meaning the use of compact fluorescent lights may deliver a poor result. The use of LED light fittings, will allow builders to comply with the new BCA regulations, and still achieve the lighting requirements, that design departments and their clients currently have. EKOLIGHT 12w LED downlights produce equivalent light output to halogen downlights, only use 13.5w of power, and are therefore the perfect choice for any one building a new home or renovating." In a nutshell, you can probably still use halogens but you will be limited by the number you can use because each halogen consumes significantly more than an LED and will easily exceed allowable values as per the regulations. Hope this helps. Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 168Jul 29, 2011 3:55 pm Really annoyed at the moment... has anyone been told by PD that they don't provide grey water connection from the ensuite shower??? They said they can only pre-plumb the greywater from the laundry.... Built the Montrose 19 with PD @ Harcrest (Stage 1) 03.05.11 House Contract 01.07.11 Land Settlement 01.09.11 Site Start 12.10.11 Lock up 14.12.11 PCI 22.12.11 Handover Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 169Jul 29, 2011 6:50 pm Hi Twakky, I'd be making a big noise about this to Mirvac. This is a developer requirement and being the building partners at Harcrest both PD and Metric*n need to provide everything listed in the design guidelines. Have a chat to your Mirvac rep and hopefully they can have this resolved for you! Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 170Aug 02, 2011 3:54 pm Yep we will be if PD still refuses. I think the person we're dealing with right now hasn't really read the Harcrest Guidelines and doesn't understand the importance of the grey water connection... On a brighter note the advanced trees at the estate entrance has been planted looks pretty nice (when I saw it in the dark anyways!) Built the Montrose 19 with PD @ Harcrest (Stage 1) 03.05.11 House Contract 01.07.11 Land Settlement 01.09.11 Site Start 12.10.11 Lock up 14.12.11 PCI 22.12.11 Handover Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 171Aug 02, 2011 8:29 pm Hi All, Received letter from Mirvac today stating our design for house has been approved. The drawing of our lot had some outstanding issues such as type of letter box design etc. Did anybody receive a letter from the water company? They want $85, does the builder pay for this? At contract we were told that any water used would be payed by the builder. Gren Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 172Aug 03, 2011 2:04 pm Gren Hi All, Received letter from Mirvac today stating our design for house has been approved. The drawing of our lot had some outstanding issues such as type of letter box design etc. Gren Great to hear that Gren! Are you building with PD? If so which PD office? I hope my approval will come soon, given that I've signed my contract at the start of the year! Thanks Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 174Aug 03, 2011 6:57 pm Gren, Congratulations on your design approval. I think Mirvac will approve as long as the major structural stuff is taken care off - they always have the bond amount to hold on to if you don't get the other bits done within a certain frame after the Occupancy certificate is provided. We also received a water bill for $85 and I think this may be a connection charge that all lot owners will have to pay. I was thinking of calling SE Water to find out but I haven't got around to doing that. Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 175Aug 03, 2011 9:29 pm Congratulations guys on your approval. How long before the building can start? I presume you still need to wait on the building permit from the counicl to be issued? The $85 from South East Water doesn't have anything to do with installing a tap does it? Just a guess. Have you guys been out to your block recently and checked whether the tap has been installed? John17, what home are you building with PD? Tramsok Building Montana 27 with Carlisle Homes @ Harcrest 23/10/11 Land Ballot 05/12/10 Deposit 27/07/11 Contract 20/08/11 Site Start 13/09/11 Slab 22/09/11 Frame complete 13/10/11 Lock-up 25/11/11 PCI Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 177Aug 04, 2011 1:04 pm Gren Hi All, Received letter from Mirvac today stating our design for house has been approved. The drawing of our lot had some outstanding issues such as type of letter box design etc. Did anybody receive a letter from the water company? They want $85, does the builder pay for this? At contract we were told that any water used would be payed by the builder. Gren Hi Gren, Congratulations! Good to hear that your plan has been approved. Now, PD should be letting you know about the start date, soon. We too got the $85 bill from SE Water. I think that’s got to do with the connection charges. Charges for actual usage of water is what the builder should be paying, for the duration of the construction. I remember reading somewhere that there is no need for a separate council approval. Mirvac has apparently been authorised by Knox council to approve plans in Harcrest estate. If that is true, it is one less headache. Our plans with all the stuff sought by Mirvac – letterbox location, driveway (?), grey water tank location, fence details etc. is ready and has just been submitted by PD to Mirvac. So I hope to get the approval, soon. Can’t wait for the build to start. Bruno. Building with PD 01.06.11 Contract Sigd 01.10.11 Site Start 04.11.11 Frame Complete 20.01.12 Fix Stage Complete 31.03.12 Handover Complete *16.04.2012 Moved in* Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 178Aug 04, 2011 1:14 pm I wish our PD person would get their act together. We sent any email off on monday asking why they can't provide the grey water connection from the shower and still no reply :S Yep, in the guidelines and the planning permit for the estate issued by the council states no further permits are required from them once you're approved by Mirvac to start construction. John, I've heard quite a few ppl in stage 1 are building the Wembley Built the Montrose 19 with PD @ Harcrest (Stage 1) 03.05.11 House Contract 01.07.11 Land Settlement 01.09.11 Site Start 12.10.11 Lock up 14.12.11 PCI 22.12.11 Handover Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 179Aug 04, 2011 1:31 pm Has anyone received a letter from the council in regards to the $135 for asset protection for their lot? I just called them up asking about it and they said they are in the process of sending it out. They advised that no contruction can start, until the fee for the permit has been paid to Knox City Council Tramsok Building Montana 27 with Carlisle Homes @ Harcrest 23/10/11 Land Ballot 05/12/10 Deposit 27/07/11 Contract 20/08/11 Site Start 13/09/11 Slab 22/09/11 Frame complete 13/10/11 Lock-up 25/11/11 PCI Re: Building @ Harcrest, Wantirna South 180Aug 04, 2011 1:32 pm John17 Tramsok John17, what home are you building with PD? Hi Tramsok, I'm building the Wembley35 with PD. Who are you building with and which floorplan? John17, We're building with Carlisle Homes, Montana 27. Tramsok Building Montana 27 with Carlisle Homes @ Harcrest 23/10/11 Land Ballot 05/12/10 Deposit 27/07/11 Contract 20/08/11 Site Start 13/09/11 Slab 22/09/11 Frame complete 13/10/11 Lock-up 25/11/11 PCI Adam Baines Grad Cert Bldg Surv / Grad Dip Bldg Surv / MSAAPA Accredited Building Professional APB20210035 Builders Lic 183023 Pest Control Lic 84868 Ph 0412202336 PO… 3 47253 Well these guys are not looking good... I sent them a written enquiry last week and they have not yet replied. If they cannot respond to a simple… 4 11024 Keen to hear from people in the area who have got KDRB done on whom they got the build from? Looking for recommendations. Thanks 0 21358 |