I have updated my blog with the landscaping pictures and new furniture .
Love your landscaping!
Looks great!
House looks great too
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6881Aug 01, 2013 9:18 am Building a Sheffield 25 + 2sq Pegs 4/6 Site cut 10/7 Slab 18/7 Frame 26/7 Roof Tiles 9/8 Bricks 21/8 Lockup 27/8 PCI 1/11 Keys 15/11 Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6883Aug 01, 2013 11:52 am oronno is it possible to add landscaping cost to construction loan? Yes it is possible, you need to present the landscaping contract/quote then Bank can top up your loan but it depends how much Bank allow you to borrow. Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6884Aug 01, 2013 12:09 pm Sohnaeo.. that means i have to give final paper work for landscaping to the bank. Building Manchester 22 with EBH contract signed 17/05/13 land settled 08/07/13 cut & fill 12/11/13 slab 19/11/13 Frame 29/11/13 Brick 11/12/13 Roof 20/12/13 lockup 20/01/14 Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6885Aug 01, 2013 12:19 pm oronno Sohnaeo.. that means i have to give final paper work for landscaping to the bank. Bank gives loan on your building contract, for the variations you raised during your colour appointments doesn't cover in the contract. Once you finalise your paper work you send all the variations to Bank to increase your loan, similarly you have to give your landscaping contract+quote to bank to top up. Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6886Aug 01, 2013 12:26 pm tthanks for your information sohnaeo Building Manchester 22 with EBH contract signed 17/05/13 land settled 08/07/13 cut & fill 12/11/13 slab 19/11/13 Frame 29/11/13 Brick 11/12/13 Roof 20/12/13 lockup 20/01/14 Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6887Aug 01, 2013 1:54 pm sohnaeo oronno is it possible to add landscaping cost to construction loan? Yes it is possible, you need to present the landscaping contract/quote then Bank can top up your loan but it depends how much Bank allow you to borrow. Congrats Sohnaeo. Nice house you have built Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6888Aug 01, 2013 3:07 pm We could only add things up until the home loan documents came through...which wasn't very long after contract signing...so that means all of our HOG upgrades beyond what we had a provisional allowance for in the contract has to come out of our own pocket Building a Drysdale 27 with Eden Brae! Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6889Aug 01, 2013 3:24 pm Our Tender presentation is tomorrow at Thornton. I'm busy finalising anything I may have missed but sure as the sun rises, I will forget something. The thread "Things you forget" has been so valuable. Any last advice? Built the Avoca @ Aquilo, Bonnells Bay http://avocaonaquilo.blogspot.com.au/ 12/10/13 $3K Deposit 31/10/13 Consolidated Tender 11/11/13 Colour Selection 18/02/14 DA approved 19/02/14 Electricals Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6890Aug 01, 2013 3:40 pm Jasper make sure you tell them any extension or internal chnages you would like to make. Include everything (your wish list) and later at the time of contract remove things if out of budget. Make a list of all the question you want to know. Big rule "DO NOT ASSUME". If in doubt check if you are getting all the things. once again ASK ASK and ASK..... Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6891Aug 01, 2013 3:47 pm Jasper 26 Our Tender presentation is tomorrow at Thornton. I'm busy finalising anything I may have missed but sure as the sun rises, I will forget something. The thread "Things you forget" has been so valuable. Any last advice? Consider the windows - refer to your Display Home Upgrades if any windows are upgrades. I changed window sizes and types at the Tender Presentation. You'll soon be signing off on your BASIX i.e. you can't make changes after signing off on the BASIX document (although I have recently learnt you can make windows bigger without affecting BASIX). Are you happy with the Kitchen layout? Don't rely on Kitchen Culture. I've had to change a square set opening and I was the middle person between EB and KC, best to sort all of that out with EB. DO NOT pay $800 for a landscape plan - Eco Design provide a generic plan and it is a waste of money. Also, have an idea of how much you'll spend at DiLorenzo; Electrical; and Kitchen Culture. All the best, Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6892Aug 01, 2013 3:56 pm Any structural changes need to be done now! Ceiling heights, moving walls, etc...and just put a good amouont of provisions in your Contract for upgrades at the Home Options Gallery...I found that everything is more expensive than I thought! Building a Drysdale 27 with Eden Brae! Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6893Aug 01, 2013 6:22 pm Jasper 26 Our Tender presentation is tomorrow at Thornton. I'm busy finalising anything I may have missed but sure as the sun rises, I will forget something. The thread "Things you forget" has been so valuable. Any last advice? We have ours there next week, let us know how it goes Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6894Aug 01, 2013 7:01 pm Binskin Quick question around fencing ... we have a dog, so once the place is built ... we'll be wanting to be in there asap, and we'll obviously need fencing done to keep him in ... but if for whatever reason we're the only people in at the time do we simply need to suck it up and wear the complete cost of the fencing? We have just paid for half of our back fence - the neighbor contacted us and we paid - the other half of the back fence - their house is not finished and I believe they want to do some concreting before a fence goes up (using our block) they will have to hurry as we should be out of admin - tomorrow - having our site appt. But we have all agreed to fence costs - so contact the developer - not sure what happens if the blocks aren't sold. Building Lawson 24 +2 Pegged 9/8/13 Slabbed 18/9/13 Frame 16/10/13 Roof 21/10/13 Bricks 5/11/13 Linings 28/11/13 Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6895Aug 01, 2013 8:46 pm We haven't had the block beside us sell... So yep we have to suck up the costs... Hence no side fence yet... We have finished landscaping so I am now itching to get one, but will wait for a few more weeks. Built a Hawthorne 31 with EB nessjeffdreamhouse.blogspot.com.au Building an investment now with New Living homes... We are at nearly finished... Just landscaping and driveway to go! Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6896Aug 01, 2013 9:57 pm HoudaMan peace97 Wow Houda, seems like you got heaps of issue to fix during maintenance. Hope I don't have that many. I just can't imagine having to take so many days off from work to give access to tradies. Thanks BaulkhamHills. I'll try your tips. There were not really that many issues, just poor effort on the maintenance company to get the appointments right. If all went to plan, I would have had them come out on the Friday we booked first up, do all the work, then the painter would have come on the Sat and did his part. As mentioned, the gyprocker didn't turn up on the day and didn't call to let me know, so the painter couldn't come on the Sat. The tiler also couldn't do his part, because of the rain on the day - upstairs balcony needed work. ohmistershefield25 Baulkham Hills, for our estate you can have either timber fencing or timber fencing The decision making has been made by Developer. There are still quite a few different timber fences though. If you can get your fence done asap, you can choose to have the palings face your yard, so at least from your side, everything will look uniform. One new type of fence I have seen in our area, is one that was built with colourbond style posts beams, which would palings attached. It's a clean look, but seeing as it's the first I have seen like this, it looks a little odd. sohnaeo We had our 13 week inspection today , I was surprised when EBH contacted us right after 13 weeks because I was expecting delay as few other people had issues. Jason is our maintenace supervisor he is too good , whatever we asked he put it on the list we didnt have any gyprock issues all minor issues but for few things we had to push him but overall he is nice guy. BH good news for you I have updated my blog with the landscaping pictures and new furniture . Hi Sohnaeo, Your place is looking great. Those porcelain tiles really bring the place to life. Love the way you opened up the entrance by pulling the bathroom wall back. It's time I pulled my finger out and got our house finished. Hi sohnaeo would your like to share ur blog Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6897Aug 01, 2013 10:05 pm hassenbegg - find a post by Sohnaeo and it has a link at the bottom of it. Kerith - Building an Eden Brae Newport 40 in Sydney's North http://kerithsedenbraehouse.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6898Aug 01, 2013 10:06 pm Kerith hassenbegg - find a post by Sohnaeo and it has a link at the bottom of it. Thanks Kerith yes I found and its nice, any ideas who did the landscaping and the cost involved Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6899Aug 01, 2013 11:13 pm I am pretty sure sohnaeo got outback to do his landscaping... They are the ones who also do the paved driveways. Built a Hawthorne 31 with EB nessjeffdreamhouse.blogspot.com.au Building an investment now with New Living homes... We are at nearly finished... Just landscaping and driveway to go! Re: Who else is building with Eden Brae? 6900Aug 02, 2013 7:11 am Thanks all for the advice. I have pages of questions to ask and plenty of photo's from the display home. In regards to landscaping, I will be going solo on this one. I have friends who work in the industry and with fencing, have built many before. It helps being a tradie. Built the Avoca @ Aquilo, Bonnells Bay http://avocaonaquilo.blogspot.com.au/ 12/10/13 $3K Deposit 31/10/13 Consolidated Tender 11/11/13 Colour Selection 18/02/14 DA approved 19/02/14 Electricals I built with EB back on 2009. Check out this thread on this forum. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12911&p=154061#p154061 I can't speak for recent expericience however, we had no… 1 23224 A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 223605 |