Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11902Nov 06, 2015 11:45 am emoussa Fiona, your place looks amazing? Is that bamboo your using? Are u doing wood upstairs and down? Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11903Nov 06, 2015 11:49 am Fiona_in_Av Are you getting plantation shutters Lizzy? I need to get quotes for them still. I had one quote from EHI but I thought I would shop around. I managed to find a driveway person who only needs one weeks notice, thank goodness! It's also only going to cost 12k, we're happy with that. Yep we are getting shutters on every window. Everywhere has an 8 week wait. Every place makes them in China! Except yesterday I found a guy based in bankstown. Uses Chinese made materials but makes them here! Only a 3 week wait!! I'm getting him to quote next week! We found a driveway guy who can do it within a week also. Got the measure done today so waiting for the quote. If you want the shutters guy who can do within 3 weeks let me know. Not sure if he does your area but would hurt to ask. Building the Clarendon Merriden 30 (44 after Mods) @ Harrington Grove! Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11904Nov 06, 2015 11:51 am Would love their details thank you! Looks like I'm going to have sheets up when first I move in, lol Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11905Nov 06, 2015 11:54 am Fiona_in_Av Are you getting plantation shutters Lizzy? I need to get quotes for them still. I had one quote from EHI but I thought I would shop around. Also, I managed to find a driveway person who only needs one weeks notice, thank goodness! It's also only going to cost 12k, we're happy with that. 12k...how big is your driveway? $395 Fixed Priced Landscape Plans for DA M: 0435 127 244 | W: bluegumdesign.com.au | E: info@bluegumdesign.com.au Residential | Commercial | Industrial Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11906Nov 06, 2015 11:58 am Fiona_in_Av Would love their details thank you! Looks like I'm going to have sheets up when first I move in, lol I'm hoping not to! Lol I have 16 windows not including sliding doors! I don't have that many sheets! Lol His name is Lee. 0401 335 587 Lovely guy very strong accent. Building the Clarendon Merriden 30 (44 after Mods) @ Harrington Grove! Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11907Nov 06, 2015 12:01 pm Lizzy083 Fiona_in_Av Would love their details thank you! Looks like I'm going to have sheets up when first I move in, lol I'm hoping not to! Lol I have 16 windows not including sliding doors! I don't have that many sheets! Lol His name is Lee. 0401 335 587 Lovely guy very strong accent. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11908Nov 06, 2015 12:30 pm I think I am more jealous of your jacaranda outside the window. That's one thing I am still missing after we moved from my first owned apartment nearly 4 years ago now. Having the nature and wildlife right outside the window.... oh well... we are moving into a less dense area and we do have some farm areas behind us.. but it's nothing compared to that wonderful tree. With your floorboards, are you going to have them seal? I would. It's one thing I regret not doing about our floorboard in the place we just sold. Not that it makes any difference now that we have sold it, but constantly worrying about every tiny drop of water or moisture on an unsealed floor and the difficulty in cleaning it.. yeh.. getting it sealed would have been worth it. Paddington 29 @ Blue Horizon Estate (Lot 105, Wattleridge Crescent, North Kellyville) Our Build Progress Blog: http://light487.wordpress.com/ Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11909Nov 06, 2015 12:33 pm Lizzy083 Fiona_in_Av Are you getting plantation shutters Lizzy? I need to get quotes for them still. I had one quote from EHI but I thought I would shop around. I managed to find a driveway person who only needs one weeks notice, thank goodness! It's also only going to cost 12k, we're happy with that. Yep we are getting shutters on every window. Everywhere has an 8 week wait. Every place makes them in China! Except yesterday I found a guy based in bankstown. Uses Chinese made materials but makes them here! Only a 3 week wait!! I'm getting him to quote next week! We found a driveway guy who can do it within a week also. Got the measure done today so waiting for the quote. If you want the shutters guy who can do within 3 weeks let me know. Not sure if he does your area but would hurt to ask. Yeh, we ended up going through EHI (Clarendon's mob). It still has that 8 week turnaround but they were able to get in and do all the proper measuring.. so probably will end up with shutters a week or two after handover. It seems that the roller blinds are already in though. They account for around 80% of our window coverings. We then have shutters on 5 windows and panel gliding blind on the stackers to go. Paddington 29 @ Blue Horizon Estate (Lot 105, Wattleridge Crescent, North Kellyville) Our Build Progress Blog: http://light487.wordpress.com/ Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11910Nov 06, 2015 12:46 pm light487 I think I am more jealous of your jacaranda outside the window. That's one thing I am still missing after we moved from my first owned apartment nearly 4 years ago now. Having the nature and wildlife right outside the window.... oh well... we are moving into a less dense area and we do have some farm areas behind us.. but it's nothing compared to that wonderful tree. With your floorboards, are you going to have them seal? I would. It's one thing I regret not doing about our floorboard in the place we just sold. Not that it makes any difference now that we have sold it, but constantly worrying about every tiny drop of water or moisture on an unsealed floor and the difficulty in cleaning it.. yeh.. getting it sealed would have been worth it. Make sure you plant lots of trees. My sister lives in Beaumont Hills, she built in a new estate about 10yrs ago and I think she was one of the very few that actually planted trees, not just shrubs. It makes all the difference. In regards to the floorboards I hadn't actually thought of sealing them, I just assumed pre finished meant that was it. With my two twits I better make sure it's going to be ok. I did choose the hardwood so I could sand them again one day if needed. Who's building with Clarendon?? 11911Nov 06, 2015 12:48 pm light487 Lizzy083 Fiona_in_Av Are you getting plantation shutters Lizzy? I need to get quotes for them still. I had one quote from EHI but I thought I would shop around. I managed to find a driveway person who only needs one weeks notice, thank goodness! It's also only going to cost 12k, we're happy with that. Yep we are getting shutters on every window. Everywhere has an 8 week wait. Every place makes them in China! Except yesterday I found a guy based in bankstown. Uses Chinese made materials but makes them here! Only a 3 week wait!! I'm getting him to quote next week! We found a driveway guy who can do it within a week also. Got the measure done today so waiting for the quote. If you want the shutters guy who can do within 3 weeks let me know. Not sure if he does your area but would hurt to ask. Yeh, we ended up going through EHI (Clarendon's mob). It still has that 8 week turnaround but they were able to get in and do all the proper measuring.. so probably will end up with shutters a week or two after handover. It seems that the roller blinds are already in though. They account for around 80% of our window coverings. We then have shutters on 5 windows and panel gliding blind on the stackers to go. I must admit I did like the quality of the EHI shutters. I'll look around, however quality will win me over rather than price and timeframe. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11912Nov 06, 2015 12:49 pm Yeh.. just check to be sure about moisture absorption. Different floorboards are.. different. We are going to be planting trees.. but only dwarf fruit trees. We do have 2 or 3 established gum trees in the back. However, there's not really a lot of room in our yard for big trees. Maybe the next house Paddington 29 @ Blue Horizon Estate (Lot 105, Wattleridge Crescent, North Kellyville) Our Build Progress Blog: http://light487.wordpress.com/ Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11913Nov 06, 2015 12:53 pm light487 Yeh.. just check to be sure about moisture absorption. Different floorboards are.. different. We are going to be planting trees.. but only dwarf fruit trees. We do have 2 or 3 established gum trees in the back. However, there's not really a lot of room in our yard for big trees. Maybe the next house I guess with houses built on a slab you really can't risk planting something too big. My sister has a few Japanese Maples on her nature strip which look really beautiful in the Autumn. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11914Nov 06, 2015 1:42 pm Fiona_in_Av emoussa Fiona, your place looks amazing? Is that bamboo your using? Are u doing wood upstairs and down? Your flooring looks spectacular! Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11915Nov 06, 2015 1:46 pm bmitchel Fiona_in_Av emoussa Fiona, your place looks amazing? Is that bamboo your using? Are u doing wood upstairs and down? Your flooring looks spectacular! Thankyou! Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11916Nov 06, 2015 2:38 pm Just a quick question about updates from your CSCs. Do you get a weekly update? Or is it more of an ad hoc thing? I'm sure we were told it would be weekly but it gets to Friday most weeks and we haven't heard a thing. This is especially frustrating when the the csc and the ss are supposed to have catch ups on Wednesday so that the csc can give us an update. Again this leads me to believe it should be weekly. Anyway I'm just a bit over the rubbish communication at the moment. We have a few issues we were hoping would have been sorted by today but nothing. And yes I've tried calling. It goes to message bank. Building a modified Madison 39 with Clarendon Homes in Tennyson homeone link: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79106 Blog Link: https://minandb.wordpress.com/ Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11917Nov 06, 2015 2:43 pm MinandB Just a quick question about updates from your CSCs. Do you get a weekly update? Or is it more of an ad hoc thing? I'm sure we were told it would be weekly but it gets to Friday most weeks and we haven't heard a thing. This is especially frustrating when the the csc and the ss are supposed to have catch ups on Wednesday so that the csc can give us an update. Again this leads me to believe it should be weekly. Anyway I'm just a bit over the rubbish communication at the moment. We have a few issues we were hoping would have been sorted by today but nothing. And yes I've tried calling. It goes to message bank. Well! I have never spoken to my CSC since her introduction email! Lol there's no need! I deal directly with my site supervisor who calls every Friday without fail to give me an update of what has happened that week and what's expected to happen next week! Building the Clarendon Merriden 30 (44 after Mods) @ Harrington Grove! Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11918Nov 06, 2015 2:46 pm I only get an email or call from my CSC when I need something or they need something. I get a call from the SS every Thursday afternoon with a weekly update. In between I might email the SS a question and I usually get a reply within 24 hours. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11919Nov 06, 2015 2:50 pm I've never spoken to the CSC and my SS is really random with phone calls. Now that we're close to handover and he's on top of things he actually answers the phone. If things go pear shaped again he'll probably go back to ignoring us. Some are not that great about calling every Friday with updates, it really depends on the SS. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 11920Nov 06, 2015 2:52 pm Fiona_in_Av I've never spoken to the CSC and my SS is really random with phone calls. Now that we're close to handover and he's on top of things he actually answers the phone. If things go pear shaped again he'll probably go back to ignoring us. Some are not that great about calling every Friday with updates, it really depends on the SS. Very true Fiona! That's one great thing about my SS. He always answers his phone and never fails the Friday updates. He told me today we are one of 15 houses he has to handover by Christmas! Building the Clarendon Merriden 30 (44 after Mods) @ Harrington Grove! the stair balustrades? There is nothing special about these and I imagine literally every stair installer will be able to do this. 1 6746 The two 15mm holes are obviously not compliant. The Dept of Fair Trading would love to see this one! Do the gutters pool water after it stops raining? Although it's… 4 7872 |