Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 13, 2011 12:11 pm So we've never used a forum before but stumbled across homeone when googling our builder looking for reviews. And now we've decided this could be fun so here is our first post about our journey. Our block settled June 2010 and we have two years to begin building. We went to nearly every display home in Adeliade and kept ending up back at the Mclaren by Dechellis, so have decided to build with them. I see there are a few good and bad reviews but I think you would find that with every builder??? I will try and post a pic of our 1st lot of drawings as we have changed the plan slightly to suit our odd shaped block. See how we go..... Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 2Oct 13, 2011 12:42 pm [url][URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/1stplans.png/] Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ [/url] Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/url] Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 4Oct 13, 2011 3:02 pm Hi .. I thought someone had stolen my thread!!! Welcome to the Dechellis world. Interesting to see how you have changed the plan - looks good. You will love your McLaren. I was ly ing in bed the other day thinking how extravagant is this ... 6 doors - two to the ensuite, two to the retreat and two to the entry. Ask away if you have any questions I may be able to help you with ... building is a mine field esp if you don't get a good SS!! Can't wait to see your build now ours is finished ... Good luck with it. For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 5Oct 13, 2011 3:29 pm Thanks vortex and yes mclaren I think the same sometimes it's quite extravagant , but it looks so gorgeous. Can I ask you to send me your building inspectors details please? Did you get all the little things fixed up on yours? I hope so. Vortex can I ask how long it took to get your plans through the encumbrance and council? I've spoken to encumbrance about a fence and Craig seems pretty good. Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 6Oct 13, 2011 4:02 pm Welcome Cats01! We are building with Dechellis too, in Sheidow Park. We have chosen the Gladstone. Our plans are currently in Council. Land Settled 08/11/11 Council Approval 23/12/11 Final Selections 20/01/12 Start Date 18/07/12 Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 7Oct 13, 2011 5:51 pm Thanks Stage#2, will be interesting to see how we both fare with Dechellis, I've read good and bad, fingers crossed for both of us!!! Look forward to following your build, do you have your own thread? Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 9Oct 14, 2011 10:15 am Thanks Gogo65, may be a bit slow on here for a few months as we have to get Encumbrance and Council approval, but will keep the updates coming Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 11Oct 14, 2011 1:19 pm Welcome to the estate. Nice to see another member in our estate. where abouts in the estate are you building? Our place took a while going back and forth between encumbrance and council due to the split level but got there in the end. I think it took about 6 weeks. Cant wait to see your selections Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 12Oct 14, 2011 1:28 pm We are on the corner of tischendorf and Simon. The funny shape one! Where are you? Did you plan the split level or did you have to put it after council? Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 13Oct 14, 2011 4:50 pm Nah split level was not planned, a big shock when we got the refusal from council. Love the split now though makes the house very different. Also increased our ceiling height to 3.2M. We're on the lower side of Bayley circuit, the house all by itself with no neighbours yet. Our neighbours pulled out in the later stages when building with dechellis (i think they're a little picky as pulled out of 2 contracts) but at least they're lovely people. Cant wait to see your house take shape. You'll have a lot of eyes keeping an eye on it for you Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 14Oct 14, 2011 8:10 pm Hi Cats01, we are building the Wild Orchid with Dechellis, and just got our first plans back from them. Looks like we might be going through the building process together! I hope all goes well for you. ORCHID Final selections meeting: 20 April 2012 Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 15Oct 15, 2011 7:17 am Newbuilrer I am a but worried ours will come back and need split level too, guess we'll just wait and see. Orchid, how exciting is it! Who are you dealing with at dechellis. We are dealing with Virginia, she is lovely. And where are you building? Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 16Oct 16, 2011 9:40 am Cats01, we are dealing with the salesman at Aldinga. So far, so good...... We are doing a knock down and re-build in the western suburbs. ORCHID Final selections meeting: 20 April 2012 Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 17Oct 16, 2011 10:16 am Oh cool, well good luck and we look forward to watching your build too! Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 18Oct 17, 2011 9:23 am Hey dont worry too much about it, where u are you might be ok, maybe speak to your neighbours? Is there much of an incline on your block? Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 19Oct 17, 2011 10:09 am There is a bit of an incline. Our neighbours have a split, but our house will be on a different angle as our front is on Simon Crt, will just keep fingers crossed and wait and see and I'm not sure about our other neighbours, havent heard anything from them as yet. Re: Building the McLaren by Dechellis @ Field River Estate T 20Oct 17, 2011 12:48 pm love how you have changed the laundry and WIPantry. we are almost finished our build with dechellis look forward to following yours Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. 9 30235 |