Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked

Hi everyone,

So basically like everyone else on this forum, I have been quietly sitting back spending hours upon hours reading other peoples forums, but now is time for me to make my own! I am building with my fiancé on a small 335sqm block in Bassendean. Due to the small size of the block we are obviously building up! We decided to engage Switch Homes to do our build. So far we are pretty happy with them, slightly slow on the admin side of things, but I figure most builders will always have something you can fault! Hopefully the build will be quick once it gets started…. We are now in the scheduling department waiting for it all to start!

Once construction is completed we will be sourcing our own carpets, window furnishings, painting etc. We will be getting the same company who is supplying the tiles for our wet areas to continue to same flooring throughout the house. Hoping to get aggregate or liquid limestone as the front driveway and path into portico. My Fiancé plans on doing all the landscaping and other paving etc!

I have searched through all the forums and can not find anyone else with a build thread for Switch homes so though I would start one and hopefully other people may join in! Feel free to comment and suggest things etc I will upload the plans for you to have a look thrpugh (they have changed slightly since this though)

Here is our block...
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Here is our plans...
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Anyway, Here is all the infotmation etc! (sorry the colours aren't perfect... was taken on my phone!!)

Garage Door – Centurion, 3 panel with mini-orb with silver lustre frames
Roof, gutters, fascia,downpipes – Colourbond Surfmist
Front Door – Slimlite PSLM 202 with translucent glass painted in Taubmans Taupe Grey
Internal doors - Corinthian Deco 2 painted in Taubmans Martini
External door hardware – 8401 Trilock Angular in satin chrome
Internal door hardware – Angular lever handle
Appliances – All Westinghouse 60cm.
Power – Three phase
Insulation – 4.1 Fibreglass batts

Render:
Whole house – Taubmans “Foxtail”,
Feature render – Taubmans “Stone Drab”
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Ensuite 1
Benchtop – Essastone Chrystal Chalk
Cupboard – Polytec Amaro (sheen)
Floor tiles – Vision Mildura Mocha Matt
Wall tiles – Streak Flax Wall
Tapware – Caroma track basin mixers
Toilet – Stylus Prima Close Coupled
Toilet roll holers/towel rings/rails – Caroma Cosmo Series
Basin – Caroma Liano semi-recessed
Shower – Caroma Track rail shower with overhead rain shower

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Ensuite 2
Benchtop – Essastone Chrystal Chalk
Cupboard – Polytec Marina Grey (sheen)
Floor tiles - Serendipidy Ivory Lappato
Wall tiles – Streak White Wall
Tapware – Caroma aqua mixers
Toilet roll holers/towel rings/rails – Caroma Cosmo Series
Basin – Caroma Liano semi-recessed
Shower – Caroma mystic shower with rail


Bathroom and Powder room
Benchtop – Essastone Chrystal Chalk
Cupboard – Polytec Marina Grey (sheen)
Floor tiles - Serendipidy Ivory Lappato
Wall tiles – Streak White Wall
Tapware – Caroma aqua mixers
Toilet – Stylus Prima Close Coupled
Toilet roll holers/towel rings/rails – Caroma Cosmo Series
Basin – Caroma Liano semi-recessed
Shower – Caroma mystic shower with rail


Kitchen
Benchtop – Essastone Chrystal Chalk
Overhead Cupboard – Polytec Amaro (sheen)
Floor Cupboards - Polytec Marina Grey (sheen)
Floor tiles - Serendipidy Ivory Lappato
Wall tiles – Streak White Wall Tapware – Caroma aqua mixers
Basin – Clark 5908 Riva Double Bowl Sink undermount


Laundry
Benchtop – Laminex Platinum Micro Natural Finish
Overhead Cupboard – Polytec Amaro (sheen)
Floor Cupboards - Polytec Marina Grey (sheen)
Floor tiles - Serendipidy Ivory Lappato
Wall tiles – Streak White Wall
Trough – Clark 45L Insert

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12/02/12 - Found the block after months of searching!
29/02/12 – Pre-approval for block loan
21/03/12 – Offer accepted for block
11/05/12 – Land Settled
22/05/12 – Initial house design drawn up from Switch
02/07/12 – Signed PPA
24/08/12 – Interior design consultation
05/09/12 – Picked up building contracts
03/10/12 – Clipsal Electrical Consultation
05/10/12 – Unconditional Approval from Bank for construction
08/10/12 – Signed and returned Building contracts
26/10/12 – Pre-start Consultation
07/11/12 – Pre-start Variations received and returned
21/12/12 – Picked up first plans and addenda
CHRISTMAS BREAK
14/01/12 – Handed in first corrected plans and addenda
24/01/13 – Picked up second corrected plans and addenda
25/01/13 – Handed in second corrected plans and addenda – Contracts signed!
29/01/13 – Picked up corrected Clipsal Electrical plans
30/01/13 – Handed in corrected Clipsal Electrical plans
30/01/13 – IN SCHEDULING!
07/02/13 - we have a sign!!!
19/02/13 - earthworks/site clear/levelled/compacted (due 22/2/13)
25/02/13- re-peg done
26/03/13 - Slab and footings due to be done today (not done)
01/03/13 - Footings done
03/03/13 - Wooden planks ready for slab
05/03/13 - SLABBED!!! (1 week late)
8/03/13 - termite spray done and window frames delivered
12/03/13 - site scrape and storm water pipes and soak wells done
13/03/13 - bricks delivered!
9/04/13 - Bricking started!
12/04/13 - Bricking completed (4 days?!?! - can you believe it?!)
17/04/13 - Scaffolding erected
23/04/13 - Girders delivered and installed in house, Floortech system delivered
26/04/13 - Floortech system semi-installed
29/04/13 - Floortech system completed
30/04/13 - Stairwell bricked
1/5/13 - Plumbing installed into floortech and stairs marked out
04/5/13 - slab poured
13/5/13 - bricks delivered
21/05/13 - brick work commenced
04/06/13 - brick work almost completed and scaffolding lifted
05/06/13 - roof beams delivered
11/06/13 - roofing timbers started!
14/06/13 - roof beams completed (2 storey)
19/06/13 - Colourbond completed
20/06/13 - air conditioning installed
21/06/13 - electrical chased in and installed (1st floor)
22/06/13 - plumbing chased in and installed (1st floor)
24/06/13 - scaffolding dropped and yellow sand delivered
26/06/13 - internal upstairs grey float completed
30/06/13 - external render coat upstairs completed, upstairs ceilings installed
2/06/13 - glazing upstairs completed, cornices completed upstairs
05/07/13 - eaves painted upstairs
06/07/13 - white set started upstairs
10/07/13 - white set completed
17/7/13 - ceilings and door frames painted
18-19/07/13 - Acrylic render upstairs completed
24/07/13 - scaffolding removed
25/07/13 - roof beams delivered for back section of house
31/07/13 - roof carpenters started
6/08/13 - roof carpenters finished (so slow... Held up by rain!!)
7/08/13 - electricians chased into the walls and wiring began
10/08/13 - plumbing fit out started and completed (downstairs)
12/08/13 - electrician completed first fit out
16/08/13 - upstairs cabinetry installed (alcove and ensuite)
21/08/13 - Colourbond moment (ground floor roof installed)
30/8/13 - Plumbing finished
30/8/13 - Internal render started and finished (one day!!)
31/8/13 - Partial External Render started (held up by rain)
02/09/13 - Ceilings started
03/09/13 - Ceilings finished
04/09/13 - Cornices started and completed
05/09/13 - White Set Completed (whole house one day)
13/09/13 - bath delivered, doors delivered, door handles etc delivered
16/09/13 - Tile delivery, plumbing installed (floor wastes), windows installed
17/09/13 - Downstairs cabinets installed aaaaannnndddd.........LOCKED OUT!!!!!
18/09/13 - boundary wall and plantar box bricked (not done through switch), doors began to be hung
19/09/13 - Tiling meeting, meeting with site supervisor, pizza oven base bricked (not done through switch), door hanging completed, ceilings painted
19-20/09/13 - tiler did screening and waterproofing
21/09/13 - rendered boundary walls (not done through switch)
27/09/13 - this photograph was taken through a window of the tilings (best I can do at this stage!!), site scrape ad clean (finally!!)
~08/10/13 - stone bench tops and sinks installed
15/10/13 - grano done
20/10/13 - tiling finally finished!! Only took him 4 weeks to do 4 wet areas!!!! Grr!!
22/10/13 - internal door frames painted
24/10/13 to 2/11/13 - acrylic render started and completed
30/10/13 - towel rails, rings,soap dishes installed
01/11/13 - mirrors and shower screens installed
01/11/13 - plumber installed toilet bowls
01/11/13 - electriciaon doing 2nd fit out (wrong faceplates installed), oven installed, wrong hot water system delivered