Browse Forums Building A New House Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 22Apr 11, 2012 9:33 pm Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 23Apr 11, 2012 9:39 pm What does your contract say in relation to availability??? Our said that if something wasn't available we'd need to pick and complete a variation after all some things do get discontinued by manufacturers etc Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 24Apr 11, 2012 10:01 pm im going over the contract just trying to find the section. Cmhamilton- thanks for the advice The brickwork which im having issues is (AUSTRIAL) - chocolate (urban series) Cat 3. we really liked this design, anyone reccomend anything similer to this Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 25Apr 11, 2012 10:40 pm If you have to use Austral then the closest I can see is Elements - Nickel Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 27Apr 11, 2012 11:16 pm I was going to say the same - elements nickel is the closest Austral brick. Boral Mocha is nice brown-coloured brick, but it is not a flat colour and a bit lighter than your chocolate bricks. Another nice colour I like is Austral Hawksburn: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=50010 (scroll to the bottom of the thread). All of these bricks are heading a bit towards a lighter or more tan coloured shades instead of the darker chocolate shade you have with Urban One chocolate though - I couldn't find anything which was terribly close to Urban On Chocolate's color profile from Big M's victorian suppliers (Boral/Austral/Selkirk). PGH bricks have a few likely contenders (http://www.pghclay.com.au/Bricks/Defaul ... ColourId=5) - but I'm not sure if Big M can/will use them as a supplier in Vic... Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 28Apr 11, 2012 11:27 pm PGH Loam is quite a dark brown, there is also Chocolatto in the PGH range Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 30Apr 12, 2012 9:47 pm Hi d3vil_nik, We had issues with brick supply too and are building with M. We waited for our bricks and the first batch came out and the company weren't happy with the quality. There was no mention of adding days to the build time at all. M were very happy for us to wait and didn't push us to change the bricks even though we went to have a look anyway. I think if you like the brick... wait for it. You chose it for a reason. In the scheme of things 4 weeks isnt that long for a house you have to live for much longer! Are you building in a greenfields estate. We are knockdown rebuild, double storey (ie. a long build time guarantee in contract) in inner melbourne so maybe thats why they didnt pressure us to choose another. Have a look at the brick posts on our blog if you want to know more about the great brick debacle as it is now known in our house.lol. Good luck! Building our home with M - Nelson 43sq. http://www.camandkirsten.blogspot.com Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 32Apr 14, 2012 9:33 pm I would go and have a look at the other bricks on offer. We used a Selkirk brick called Tawny Heritage which is also brown and Cat 3 (but cause it is selkirk it is a a cheaper Cat 3 than Austral). It is cheaper version of the Hawksburn which is a popular brown choice. I think if you at least be seen to be looking at other bricks then they may back off a bit. You can always come back and tell them you didnt like anything else OR you like... BUT you would have to change the fascia, gutter and paint colours to match the new brick. They probably wouldnt be keen to have you change a whole heap of other things that are probably already ordered too. Hope that this helps and good luck! Ill be keen to see how you went. Kirsten Building our home with M - Nelson 43sq. http://www.camandkirsten.blogspot.com Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 33Apr 14, 2012 11:35 pm d3vil_nik They pretty much emailed me stating that a delay cant happen they are a volume builder and they need the house to be finished asap. Unless things have changed in the past couple of years, their standard contracts allow 360 days build time, which is sinificantly longer than other volume builders, and which I'm quite sure has enough scope to allow for a 3-4 week delay on materials. If the brick you chose was discontinued (which happened to us), then you would have no choice but to choose an alternative. But in this case, unless your contract specifically allows for this scenario, I'd be telling them to suck it up and just wait for the brick you've agreed upon. Politely, of course. Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 34Apr 15, 2012 12:24 am thanks guys, the ss called me today he said he will wait 3 week if delayed further we had no choice. ATM the roof tiles just went on , so he will avoid the bricks atm and try doing other stuff on the house. Not having much luck we are hoping it works out. Ill might c if there something similar, guys do you think if i pick a more expensive one they will be willing to pay the rest Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 35Apr 15, 2012 8:12 am Depends on how much it is I guess. If it's only a small amount (assuming that Urban One Chocolate was cat 3 then you go for nothing higher than say cat 4) then they might not be too bothered if you put it to them and say you're happy with this brick if they can get it now, but if it's a $5k brick upgrade (say to cat 8 or 9) they will say no. Again just gently remind them that this is not your fault and you've met your obligations previously by making colour selections based on information they gave you at the time and have thus budgeted your finances accordingly, so you don't want to be paying any extra costs at this late stage and it is unreasonable for them to expect you to do so. Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 36Apr 17, 2012 12:06 am Weare also experiencing issues with the supply of Austral Hawksburn. Our builder was told by Austral that the bricks would be delivered to the site by Friday last week. On Thursday he was told that there would be a 5 to 6 week delay. So basically, out house will now sit for that time until the bricks arriive. Austral advised that the reason for the hold up had to do with issues associated with their Kiln. The colours haven't been working out. Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 37Apr 17, 2012 9:05 am Our builder did the usual wait for the slab to cure for a week then ring up to order the bricks for delivery a couple of days later. Then he rang us to say there was a 6 week delay as they were not available despite having known exactly what we wanted for several months. We went to the brickyard and they told us 3 to 4 weeks. They also stated their exasperation as to why builders order at the last minute because if the builders order in advance then all they do is allocate the stock in the yard ( they don't invoice the builder at that point - that happens at the time of delivery) and then they can better manage their inventory as they know exactly what stock they need and can be more organised. Slab Down: 2/6/11 Moved in 13/3/2012 Current Status : Waiting for the garden to grow. My build thread : viewtopic.php?f=31&t=47031 Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 39Apr 18, 2012 7:48 pm What a frustrating situation! there has been some good advice on here, including speak to the brick supplier to find out what is really happening with the brick (discontinued? material availability? machinery?). Waiting for bricks doesn't seem too difficult, but if they are pushing hard on it then you have to wonder if there is another reason (did the supplier change the price to M?). Moving to a slightly upgraded brick as cmhamilton suggested sounds like a decent compromise, unless of course there is a delay on those bricks too. We had a few delays with our bricks, but no more than 2 weeks. Our builder also orders very close to the time it is needed (which makes me nervous, but then in reverse it means we can make changes much closer to the time - but we are building with a smaller builder). PGH Loam is a nice brick. (We have Austral Slate Grey and love it). SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: YET again issue with Metr!con 40Apr 18, 2012 8:13 pm Dixie2705 Weare also experiencing issues with the supply of Austral Hawksburn. Our builder was told by Austral that the bricks would be delivered to the site by Friday last week. On Thursday he was told that there would be a 5 to 6 week delay. So basically, out house will now sit for that time until the bricks arriive. Austral advised that the reason for the hold up had to do with issues associated with their Kiln. The colours haven't been working out. We have been waiting for 6 weeks for Blackwood bricks from Austral. They have been delayed 4 times so far and the last time we spoke to our builder hopefully we will get them on the 27th of April. It is very depressing seeing nothing happening for so long but we chose all our colours to suit those bricks and are standing our ground even if it kills us in the end A bank is a place that will lend you money only if you can prove that you don't need it... How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? 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