Browse Forums Building A New House Re: LONG ISLAND HOMES - POINT COOK 13Apr 05, 2020 7:56 am ashy85 Afternoon, Anyone building or has built with Long Island homes? Any reviews? Thanks. Thi 5/04/2020 8:55 am #12 We have the same problem, They dont do KDRB, but still take our deposit. They said soil test will be done after payment. Turned out to be a lie. FREE site cost is a lie About 6/7 months month later they manage to book us for colors and tenders. Turned out we have to pay 43k additional unknown site related cost, including 15k in traffic management even though the house is in a court, 8k in cranage due to power line on the street, even though our house is 11 meter set back from the street. 15k in water drainage because their waffle slab can not handle flat block. 5k in power pit. Havent mention all other unknown cost relate to council requirement. Which we accept. And so I contact them and ask for exact pricing. They said they can't do it without soil test. I don't understand why soil type have anything to do with traffic management or cranage. I don't understand why cranage is required while powerline is extremely high and our house is 12 meter away from it. Their excuse for not having the soil test done because they only do it when the land is vacant. So I let the tenant out , abolish all service to knock it down., then I realize I can't knock down because bank won't allow it without a build contract. But LIH only give contract with those costs included. So I am stuck, the house have been vacant for 5 months, can't rent out because services are gone. Now we have junkies, squatter interested in the house because it is vacant and we don't live nearby so can't keep an eye on it. DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you going to have the frame exposed or are you cladding it with something. Usually if you are making an exposed frame you would use solid legs around 100x100 or… 3 6579 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi All, We have a fall from road to garage front. But we cannot put a drain/grate because no discharge point put by the builder. Now they complain not enough space for… 0 9225 Hi, I have this sewer inspection point sitting in an odd spot in the rear of my yard: https://imgur.com/ghLI98q What I'd like to do is put a firepit in that corner of… 0 6509 |