Browse Forums Building A New House Re: anyone building with rawson / wisdom @ georges fair? 6Apr 25, 2013 5:40 pm Deposit paid to Masterton 30/05/13 Contracts signed and 5% deposit paid 09/10/13 CDC Approval 14/11/13 Slab 22/01/14 Frame 18/02/14 Brickwork 14/03/14 Roof 22/03/14 Lock Up 11/04/14 Re: anyone building with rawson / wisdom @ georges fair? 10Sep 11, 2013 12:27 pm http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: anyone building with rawson / wisdom @ georges fair? 13Sep 30, 2013 11:33 am yiptee We are in same situation as you are mrs. Brown Bear. We'r delayed by few months because they couldnt give us a straight answer with the plan. We also dealt fairly close with WH but to be honest they had some loopy response regarding costings etc which we werent comfortable with. Also the saline issue in GF - our soil test report came as normal with RH, Clarendon also said no soil issue but WH needed us to sign a disclosure if we dont go with saline cond for slab otherwise they wont gurantee the integrity of the slab. Now who does that?! I found that very weird. If the soil test report says saline cond then you incorporate that into design - if the test results says no saline cond then you dont. Simple as that. Why the disclosure! I dont know if anyone else faced that same thing. Personally I think no matter with whom you are building it will always be a certain degree of headache & you will need to do your own homework. Hi yiptee in some asian country, this WH practice is called kiasi - ie afraid of bad consequences. anyway, i had no choice but to do the saline options with WH, costing me $3200. i'm builidng with WH at conlon avenue. which lot are you at? cheers Re: anyone building with rawson / wisdom @ georges fair? 14Sep 30, 2013 12:06 pm That sort of thing with slab integrity & building for a condition that doesnt even exist makes me a bit worried. These drawings goes through council & im sure if soil salinity is an issue it wouldnt approve a slab design without that requirement. Im guessing a builder wouldnt fudge the report because the soil cond doesnt affect them because the owner pays for it anyway. And if they try to cut corners & if anything goes wrong then the 7 year builders gurantee/warranty will hit them. I dont know what to think anymore. We will bring this up with our builder during contract stage Re: anyone building with rawson / wisdom @ georges fair? 15Mar 17, 2014 1:38 pm Hi Yiptee, Did you end up going with the Huntley 31? We are planning the Huntley 30 with RH. our land has just been registered and if the final surveys come in ok we will be going to council in the next few weeks...hopefully. How has your build progressed? are you happy with how it is coming along? Hi, we live in an area where the black soil is prone to a lot of movement. We have an old 50's house with masonite everywhere and nails popping out, warping, rusted etc.… 0 4661 Just started the Build process for Chifley 42 with Rawson homes, will keep you all posted with the Build progress. 0 3365 Hi, guys! If you've built with Wisdom Homes, would you mind sharing images of your front facades once they're all rendered? I'm considering signing up with them for a wide… 0 14519 |