Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 24, 2013 9:06 pm We have just put a deposit on a lot at Greenhills Beach, Cronulla and have decided to go with The Masterton Santorini MK2. We have paid the $3500 fee to Masterton to start them on the draft plans.....has anybody else done this recently at Warrick Farm, I'm just curious as to why it takes such a long time to get from this point to the ready to build stage.....does anybody have any tips on speeding up the process. Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 2Apr 24, 2013 10:44 pm There is a masterton thread you could get some suggestions there... 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: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 3Apr 24, 2013 11:21 pm Hi Louika I found that for us so far the paperwork part took the longest and was the frustrating part. Keeping on top of all variations and getting onto mistakes in paperwork straight away and if possible in one go is the only thing we can do from our end I think. Every time the papers have to go back again you can add another 2-3 weeks . Best of luck ! Cec1974 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=62412 Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 6May 03, 2013 10:19 pm We are building with M. We requested for our first Tender in July and received the official construction letter at the end of Feb, it's a long and frustrating process!!!! I'm thankful for the helpful people I got to deal with, unfortunately not all of them are good at responding, but some were fantastic. Our sales guy was amazing, he always responded the same day or early the following day and when he said he will do something or have someone contact me it was always within the time frame he gave me, I turned to him a few times when we lack any communication from head office also our pre construction coordinator was amazing if it wasn't for her I think I would have pulled all my hair out, she always provided me updates as things happened so I knew where things was at. Most things took around 2 weeks, if took any longer then I would say send a follow up. Good luck!!! Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 7May 10, 2013 8:07 am Dear Loukia, We are building the Santorini Mk2. We absolutely love the elegant design. We are about to finish and get to PCI by end of this month. You can read my thread or join my blog to get all the information and timeline you need for Santorini Mk2 Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 9May 12, 2013 10:46 pm Loukia Oh wow it looks great, did you make any changes? It looks like it took ages from the start to demo? Pain staking 7 months from the time we paid our $3500 till start of work. We did not even move one single wall or design. Imagine if we did, it would have been longer... About 16 months from start to finish (I hope). Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 10May 13, 2013 8:23 am You would think they want to make sure they get the jobs moving quickly so they get paid quicker! I guess we live in an instant world and patience is something we do not have to exercise very often. We moved here from the UK about 7 months ago and have not been in our own 'home' since July of last year we are going to drive M crazy with constantly chasing but with 2 young children and a massive weekly rent we NEED to get this house build as quick as possible. Do you think all the home builders here would take the same time? Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 11May 13, 2013 9:03 am Loukia You would think they want to make sure they get the jobs moving quickly so they get paid quicker! I guess we live in an instant world and patience is something we do not have to exercise very often. We moved here from the UK about 7 months ago and have not been in our own 'home' since July of last year we are going to drive M crazy with constantly chasing but with 2 young children and a massive weekly rent we NEED to get this house build as quick as possible. Do you think all the home builders here would take the same time? Yes. We enquired few other builders before deciding with M for the design, the pre-construction duration is pretty much the same. They will all say 2-3 months, but it will take 4-6 months. All the builders want to finish each stage as quickly as possible, but they just don't have the man-power. That is what I experienced. When I spoke with the drafts-person, he kept saying he is overloaded, the construction coordinator, same story, site supervisor, again the same. Patience is your only medicine in the house building game Having said that, if we had opted to do owner builder process, it probably would have taken few months longer as I had to chase everything. The house would have ended up bit cheaper and to my standard, but the extra cost of time, we could not afford to wait. Just keep chasing them and keep asking about your progress. Make sure you check, and triple check all plans, drawings and tender, as each mistake/change will delay you 2-4 weeks. Use the forum and thread to ask for help, ideas and even check the plans for you and give feedback (tender, you might have to keep private ). Remember, everyone here is a volunteer helper to share their experience. If in doubt, consult a professional. Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 12May 17, 2013 12:03 pm Oh my god....Masterton have our draft plans ready and they look amazing, they seem to have thought of everything, all those little things we asked for and a couple we didn't even think of, we have our meeting to sign them off next week and all withing the 3-4 weeks they told us it would take in fact they have taken three weeks and 1 day!!! I am soon excited! Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 13Jun 05, 2013 2:35 pm Loukia Oh my god....Masterton have our draft plans ready and they look amazing, they seem to have thought of everything, all those little things we asked for and a couple we didn't even think of, we have our meeting to sign them off next week and all withing the 3-4 weeks they told us it would take in fact they have taken three weeks and 1 day!!! I am soon excited! How are things going for you Loukia? Got the final plans yet? What about your external colours (bricks & roof tiles etc)? Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 14Jun 05, 2013 5:29 pm Vatche Loukia Oh my god....Masterton have our draft plans ready and they look amazing, they seem to have thought of everything, all those little things we asked for and a couple we didn't even think of, we have our meeting to sign them off next week and all withing the 3-4 weeks they told us it would take in fact they have taken three weeks and 1 day!!! I am soon excited! How are things going for you Loukia? Got the final plans yet? What about your external colours (bricks & roof tiles etc)? I can't believe how delighted we are by what Masterton have done so far, the plans and final tender were sent to us today we are going to give them a final final final check tonight but so far they seem to have included and excluded everything we asked them to, so far earlier than we had been told or expected. Our exterior colours have been done with cement bricks, off white motar, evening haze for the render, wild rice for the roof tiles, and white berch for the window frames. Our choices were restricted because of the strict design guidelines for the Greenhills Beach area. Masterton seem keen to get this one built which is good for us, we are paying load in rent so the clock is ticking fast. Your house looks great good luck with those final jobs - you must be dying to move in. Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 15May 05, 2014 1:03 pm Hi Loukia May I ask how much is your site cost and basix? Please PM me if you could give me a rough number coz different builder give me very different $$$$on these two . Thanks!!!!! Re: My New Home at Greenhills Beach - Masterton Santorini MK 17May 06, 2014 12:06 pm Loukia Hi, I don't know as it's all included in the price. Thanks Loukia I think its great to have that two items included in price. 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