Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: It never en 1024Dec 17, 2014 1:43 pm Building with Dale Alcock Homes in Aveley Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63880 And yes, my pants are indeed fancy. Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: It never en 1025Dec 17, 2014 1:50 pm Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66797 Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: It never en 1029Dec 18, 2014 1:28 pm Building with Dale Alcock Homes in Aveley Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63880 And yes, my pants are indeed fancy. Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: It never en 1030Dec 18, 2014 4:25 pm Dale Alcock Homes. We love building. T: 08 9242 9200 Mon – Fri 8am-5pm Sat - 10-4 thedacrew@dalealcock.com.au http://www.dalealcock.com.au http://www.facebook.com/dalealcockhomes Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: It never en 1032Dec 21, 2014 10:07 am Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66797 Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: Opinions pl 1033Jan 16, 2015 1:01 pm So, ridiculously long and drawn out story short… We had a meeting with the Construction Manager from DAH. Some repairs are going to be re-done so they look much neater and less obvious to the eye, others probably aren’t (it’s up to us to make the final decision). DAH have stated that they want us to be happy in our new home and have asked if there is anything else they can do for us. It looks like anything else they could easily do has pretty much been taken care of e.g. painting, floor coverings, blinds, paving, wardrobe fit out etc. DAH will also reimburse us for other costs we’ve incurred as a result of ongoing work (e.g. re-sealing the tiles and grout) so this is a separate issue. We’re really confused about what is appropriate to ask for, especially in terms of the monetary value. We’re grateful that they’re willing to do something for us but we’ve been wracking our brains for a week trying to figure out what we should do. We have no guidelines to go by, except that I can’t have a new car (someone must have read my mind!). What would you ask for in our situation? Feel free to PM me with ideas if it’s easier. Building with Dale Alcock Homes in Aveley Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63880 And yes, my pants are indeed fancy. Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: Opinions pl 1034Jan 16, 2015 1:12 pm I think with anything you ask for you'd be asked to justify the costs. I imagine they'd only be willing to fork out for anything if you can establish a direct link to the build. So for example, if you had to pay for storage longer than you should have. Phone bills for additional running around? Might be pushing it, but worth a try. Petrol? Lost income as a result of the work? I'm not sure about the new car thing, if you can demonstrate that it's a direct result of additional costs incurred through the ongoing work, then maybe... Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: Opinions pl 1036Jan 16, 2015 2:10 pm trixee I think with anything you ask for you'd be asked to justify the costs. I imagine they'd only be willing to fork out for anything if you can establish a direct link to the build. So for example, if you had to pay for storage longer than you should have. Phone bills for additional running around? Might be pushing it, but worth a try. Petrol? Lost income as a result of the work? I'm not sure about the new car thing, if you can demonstrate that it's a direct result of additional costs incurred through the ongoing work, then maybe... DAH are offering to do something for us because they're trying to do right by us after everything we've been through and with the knowledge that our bathrooms will never be perfect. We don't need to establish a direct link to the build. They just want to do something for us so we can love our house again. Buying us a new car was made in jest, we don't actually expect a new car. They could have done our painting or paving or blinds or fitted out the wardrobe for us but those things have already been taken care of. They've left it with us to think of something. Melsie68 I would be happy to get rid of them . Maybe if everything is sorted out to your expectations then maybe a voucher to you can buy something for the house . We do need furniture, a new fridge, a convection microwave. Someone else suggested a Harvey Norman voucher. I guess my question is, how much should we ask for? What's an appropriate price range? $5,000? $20,000? We're trying to figure out at what price point we move from being reasonable to being crazy cakes. What would you honestly ask for if you'd been through everything we'd been through and will ultimately be left with an 'imperfect' home? The worst they can say is no. Building with Dale Alcock Homes in Aveley Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63880 And yes, my pants are indeed fancy. Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: Opinions pl 1037Jan 16, 2015 2:15 pm Oh I see! Hm, if you look at some of their incentive offers for new customers, which they offer from time to time (e.g. air con, kitchen upgrades etc), I think those packages are usually worth around 20K aren't they? I would expect that to be a reasonable amount to ask for. If they can clearly offer that as an incentive for new customers, they might be willing to offer you an equivalent amount. Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: Opinions pl 1038Jan 16, 2015 2:16 pm I would be asking for any and all costs incurred due to their trades coming in and out the whole time, so like you said before carpet cleaning costs driveway costs any damage to landscaping any work you've done to the house that you will need to redo because of their trades any time you have spend supervising their trades, allowing them in the house etc Have you finished everything? Is there more landscaping you want done or decking instead of paving somewhere? Concrete driveway? Lights? What were the things you crossed off your list at the start of the build because you couldn't afford them at that point and you were thinking you would do it later on down the line? My build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68002 Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: Opinions pl 1039Jan 16, 2015 2:18 pm I think a Harvey Norman voucher is a good idea... how long has this inconvience being going on? Perhaps $1000 per month? My build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68002 Re: First home build with Dale Alcock in Aveley: Opinions pl 1040Jan 16, 2015 2:44 pm Hmmm that is tough. I'm with burns maybe something you really wanted but had to cross off the list. I know I'd have loved full rendering or overheads in the laundry. Though you probably don't want them at your house anymore so maybe $10-20k credit for masters, bunnings, harvey Norman something like that. I say aim high but not ridiculous. So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! 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