Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 21Jan 20, 2012 7:33 pm Today we received a call from Metr1con to inform us about some asbestos found on our block when the construction manager inspected the site earlier in the week. Metr1con will not start any work unless the site is clear of asbestos - and we would not expect them to. It seems our demolisher didn't finish the job properly by cleaning up and decontaminating the site. We have previously asked the demolisher to produce an asbestos clearance certificate, but they have not provided one as yet. It seems finding asbestos residual after demolition may not be that uncommon. Another home builder had the same issue as mentioned on another post in this forum. We are waiting for Metr1con to provide more specific details about what they found. Our next task is to get an asbestos removalist to decontaminate the site and provide an asbestos clearance certificate. Hopefully, we will get this resolved quickly. C&K Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 22Jan 21, 2012 6:37 pm Another cost that you wouldn't of expected, hope it gets cleared up easily. hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 23Jan 23, 2012 2:22 pm edscl Another cost that you wouldn't of expected, hope it gets cleared up easily. We hope so too. The builder only noticed 5 or 6 pieces and said it shouldn't be difficult to rectify. We are awaiting some quotes from some Asbestos removalists to fix - they say this is quite common with older houses. Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 24Jan 23, 2012 2:26 pm Finally a Nolan Plantation display home to visit in Melbourne! - read more Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 25Jan 23, 2012 2:34 pm Paparazzi edscl Another cost that you wouldn't of expected, hope it gets cleared up easily. We hope so too. The builder only noticed 5 or 6 pieces and said it shouldn't be difficult to rectify. We are awaiting some quotes from some Asbestos removalists to fix - they say this is quite common with older houses. Wasn't asbestos removal meant to have been dealt with by the original demolisher? Why the additional cost? Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 26Jan 24, 2012 7:12 am The demolisher is arguing that they have removed the asbestos from the house before demolition. Any residual left was already on the site (eg under the house) and therefore not their responsibility. This is ridiculous IMO. Anyways, to get a clearance certificate we will need to pay for it (we didn't ask for this in the quote as we didn't know about it). So we are thinking of getting someone else to do it because we want this done properly and to get an independent inspector to provide a clearance certificate. bdd Paparazzi edscl Another cost that you wouldn't of expected, hope it gets cleared up easily. We hope so too. The builder only noticed 5 or 6 pieces and said it shouldn't be difficult to rectify. We are awaiting some quotes from some Asbestos removalists to fix - they say this is quite common with older houses. Wasn't asbestos removal meant to have been dealt with by the original demolisher? Why the additional cost? Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 27Jan 24, 2012 5:20 pm Feel for you, more time and money wasted. If it helps our demolishers are asbestos experts http://www.yellowpages.com.au/vic/pakenham/impact-demolition-vic-pty-ltd-12227978-listing.html hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 28Feb 08, 2012 9:07 pm We are having a window splashback in the Kitchen because 1) it looks nice 2) lets in more natural light and 3) we can look out to a nice garden bed whilst cooking (not too much that we burn our food I hope). As we haven't lived in a house with a window splashback, what are your experiences with it from a maintenance and cleaning perspective. With tiles sometimes you can't see stains (eg cooking oil) - with a glass window are you forever cleaning it so its clear? Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 29Feb 17, 2012 9:46 pm We are having our electrical appointment next week. We are thinking of having the house wired with Cat6 cables and have them connect to the space under the stairs where I will just install my own switch. What are people's thoughts on this? Or any other recommendations for house cabling. Chris Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 30Feb 19, 2012 12:15 pm we have put data cabling through our house and it will end up in a rack in the study, the cable guy that helped my husband put his rack in the garage, under the stairs would be a good spot as it is out of the way there. http://www.dscml.com/2011/12/network-cabling-installed.html Should mention that the rack will be enclosed when we can afford to deck out the study, and we have a server at home. Our site supervisor allowed us to do this ourselves so we didn't have to go through the builder. The only problem this has caused is even though it was marked on the floor about the data points the electrician was not very happy that he didn't install the cables himself, but as my husband and his friend are IT guys and know what they are doing the electrician was still not happy. I think data cabling it great, but it may be more expensive to do it through the builder. I don't know what Metr1con's site supervisors are like allowing you to do it yourself. We asked our customer relations guy before our electrical appointment to suss out if we had the opportunity to do it ourselves at a much lower cost. hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 31Feb 25, 2012 8:51 pm Edscl, thanks for your comments. I guess I will need to find out ahead of time prior to contract signing to find out the possibility of doing the cabling ourselves. It sounds like many people had some success with their SS allowing them to do this, but I can't recall any of them being Metr1con. Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 32Feb 29, 2012 10:25 pm Today we received our quote for the heating and cooling from the Habitat Group. We have a 45 square double story house and they have quoted us the following:
We will have 2 zones - Ground floor and First floor. In the quote it also states: "The system should be turned on early in the day to ensure that the selected zoned areas will be cooled to the chosen temperature. A maximum of 1 zone should be operated at any one time for cooling. Both zones can be operated at once for heating. We have assumed that all north and west facing windows have good quality drapes and external shading." We are not planning to install any external shading. Speaking to a friend, he suggests that 18.2kw would be sufficient, but I have also been advised that a 23kw cooling unit maybe more appropriate for the size of our house (living area less than 45 squares as garage should not be counted). Has anyone got any comments on the above and whether 18.2kw will be sufficient? Thanks Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 33Mar 01, 2012 9:51 am Paparazzi Today we received our quote for the heating and cooling from the Habitat Group. We have a 45 square double story house and they have quoted us the following:
We will have 2 zones - Ground floor and First floor. In the quote it also states: "The system should be turned on early in the day to ensure that the selected zoned areas will be cooled to the chosen temperature. A maximum of 1 zone should be operated at any one time for cooling. Both zones can be operated at once for heating. We have assumed that all north and west facing windows have good quality drapes and external shading." We are not planning to install any external shading. Speaking to a friend, he suggests that 18.2kw would be sufficient, but I have also been advised that a 23kw cooling unit maybe more appropriate for the size of our house (living area less than 45 squares as garage should not be counted). Has anyone got any comments on the above and whether 18.2kw will be sufficient? Thanks Hi Chris, I was quoted a 16KW for a 38SQ home. 18.2KW should be sufficient. As its a double storey house the heat will all be upstairs. You will find you will bearly use cooling on the ground floor. The key is insulation - ensure you have good insulation on the external walls (at least R2.5) and in the ceiling (R3.0 min). I have also installed double glazed windows to keep the house from changing dramatically in temp. You would be surprisd how much of a difference these make to your house - should save your heating and cooling costs. Hope this helps Cheers, Alpal Building PD Heathmont 40 BLOG: http://alpal-pd-heathmont40.blogspot.com/ Deposit paid 19/08/2011 Contract signing 3/10/2011 Site Start 10/11/2011 Slab 23/11/2011 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 34Mar 17, 2012 9:36 pm We have just received our final contract and the builder has used the HIA Victorian New Homes Contract 2008. However, it seems our builder has added a special clause which prevents us from setting foot on the site "without prior consent from the builder". Do most contracts have this added in? From following other owner building blogs, it seems people have not had trouble getting access to the site (as evident by the progress photos). Whilst I understand the OH&S concerns, I am not comfortable with the condition in the contract as there is no gurantee that consent will ever be provided. I would like to inspect the progress and also possibly get an independent building inspector to inspect the building works at various stages. Below is the page from our contract - View the contract page with the Special Condition [pdf] Can this condition be reworded or removed? Any comments appreciated. Thanks Knockdown and rebuild - Metr1con Nolan 45 Plantation Our Build Blog @ http://ournolan.wordpress.com Our Build Thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52812 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 35Mar 17, 2012 10:22 pm Hi Chris, All the others in this forum would have contracts with the same clause. I never had an issue attending the site until lockup. From there I've had to arrange site visits through the SS. He's never had an issue with me attending for a site visit. Sometimes I just appear when the tradies are there - they don't have an issue if you don't get in there way. The clause is to protect them in case you are injured onsite without there knowledge. Cheers Cheers, Alpal Building PD Heathmont 40 BLOG: http://alpal-pd-heathmont40.blogspot.com/ Deposit paid 19/08/2011 Contract signing 3/10/2011 Site Start 10/11/2011 Slab 23/11/2011 Re: Chris & Kristen's Metr1con Nolan 45 knock down and build 36Mar 17, 2012 10:52 pm I found that if you went after hours you could walk through the house as much as you wanted uninterrupted so you could really take the time to find any issues or admire the progress. It wasn't until the fixing stage that I could no longer find doors open for me to go in. Depending on your site supervisor you could probably make weekly appointments with him or just sms him that you want to go and have a look and he would probably ok it. All comes down to your site supervisor. hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Hi I live in a 100yr old semi and my neighbour added an additional floor last yr and our architect has advised that we can knock down our semi and build a free-standing… 0 37728 We've had the offer of a short term tenant whilst waiting for CDC/DA home approval and demolition for our knock down rebuild. It would achieve a pretty low rent as it's… 0 13771 How long is a "long period"? For a few weeks, it should be ok. It also depends on the area you live in...I would let your neighbours know that you will be away too and… 1 28581 |