Browse Forums Building A New House Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 331Nov 25, 2012 10:22 pm Ainslee yeah, we only have 3 on our roof. It's all very confusing I'm glad gzk knows what's going on So if it's just for water, is it just a matter of letting barwon water know? You don't need to inform anyone, its just a part of your hot water service. Basically rather than heating the water in your tank with electricity or gas, the water is run through the solar collectors on the roof and heated by the sun before going into the tank. Depending on your system, the water may be heated up further with gas or elec if it hasnt reached a certain temperature eg 50C Your builder will be able to explain the system further to you as there are various types of solar hot water systems but the function is all the same, to use energy from the sun to heat your water, saving on usage of elec or gas. Hope that helps Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 332Nov 25, 2012 10:26 pm it does ta Titch101 Ainslee yeah, we only have 3 on our roof. It's all very confusing I'm glad gzk knows what's going on So if it's just for water, is it just a matter of letting barwon water know? You don't need to inform anyone, its just a part of your hot water service. Basically rather than heating the water in your tank with electricity or gas, the water is run through the solar collectors on the roof and heated by the sun before going into the tank. Depending on your system, the water may be heated up further with gas or elec if it hasnt reached a certain temperature eg 50C Your builder will be able to explain the system further to you as there are various types of solar hot water systems but the function is all the same, to use energy from the sun to heat your water, saving on usage of elec or gas. Hope that helps Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 333Nov 26, 2012 5:59 pm newtobuilding1 Is anybody here building with porter davis? If so can you recommend a sales person to speak to that is excellent? I have spoken to one who has so far given me incorrect information and I haven't yet found another one that is knowledgeable and has been with pd for sometime I dont want to deal with anyone "new". We are wanting to build the waldorf 48, I was thinking of speaking to someone else at one of the other waldorf displays. Any help would be appreciated. thanks We've spent two years, working on our new PD home. The best person with the most sway is Peter Brooks at Providence Greenvale. He has been with the company for years and very down to earth. We were going to change from PD but he gave us an awesome deal with no surprises. We're building a Cayman, which we've extended to 52 square, seven bedrooms and three bathrooms. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 334Nov 27, 2012 5:40 pm We just had another inspection today and were told our final inspection should be in about a week and a half, so we're estimating Friday next week . Just wondering how long is it normally from final inspection to key hand over and move in? Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 335Nov 28, 2012 9:52 am Ainslee We just had another inspection today and were told our final inspection should be in about a week and a half, so we're estimating Friday next week . Just wondering how long is it normally from final inspection to key hand over and move in? I understand it depends on how many issues need to be resolved following that final inspection. For us it was only 7 days, but I have heard of longer. Building a Montrose 32 with Carlisle Land Titled: 12/4 Site Cut: 11/5 Slab: 28/5 Frame: 1/6 Roof 8/6 Lock Up: 12/7 Final Inspection: 30/8 Keys: 6/9 Move: 15/9 Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 336Nov 28, 2012 10:36 am Ta. Burbank just clarified that the inspection in a week and a half will be our PCI inspection and then it's usually 2 weeks after that. Hoping it's sooner, as I'm currently on leave and go back Christmas Eve! cjb Ainslee We just had another inspection today and were told our final inspection should be in about a week and a half, so we're estimating Friday next week . Just wondering how long is it normally from final inspection to key hand over and move in? I understand it depends on how many issues need to be resolved following that final inspection. For us it was only 7 days, but I have heard of longer. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 337Nov 28, 2012 11:12 am Ainslee Ta. Burbank just clarified that the inspection in a week and a half will be our PCI inspection and then it's usually 2 weeks after that. Hoping it's sooner, as I'm currently on leave and go back Christmas Eve! Remember you also need to have all the paperwork ready for the bank for the final payment. You will need to have the building insurance organised for the final payment. You will receive some certificates from the builder (certificate of occupancy etc) you will need to provide these as well. Also the bank will need to organise a final valuation of the property, our broker informs us it may take up to 5 business days to finalise. Slab finished 28/08/2012 Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 338Nov 28, 2012 11:18 am Thanks for that info I was considering moving my leave (which I'm currently on), but with all of what you say (and the fact I'd just be moving it to christmas/new year which I have the majority of off anyway), it sounds like I'd be better keeping it as is. Our lending manager has told us that when we get the final payment request, we need to organise a valuer from the bank to come to the final inspection with us. Gzk is organising the insurance side of thing. The certificate of occupancy, do we provide that to the bank or the insurance company? stage15 dahlia Ainslee Ta. Burbank just clarified that the inspection in a week and a half will be our PCI inspection and then it's usually 2 weeks after that. Hoping it's sooner, as I'm currently on leave and go back Christmas Eve! Remember you also need to have all the paperwork ready for the bank for the final payment. You will need to have the building insurance organised for the final payment. You will receive some certificates from the builder (certificate of occupancy etc) you will need to provide these as well. Also the bank will need to organise a final valuation of the property, our broker informs us it may take up to 5 business days to finalise. Re: anyone building in armstrong creek? 339Nov 28, 2012 11:31 am Ainslee Thanks for that info Sorry im not sure its our first time to build and PCI should be similar time to you. Slab finished 28/08/2012 Wish you all the best. 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