Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Kurmond Homes 819Nov 04, 2014 5:17 pm K emailed the official council approval documents yesterday and within the points listed to obtain the construction certificate there is a 'fee' for $20,000!!!! The council has listed about six areas in which this amount will go towards including 'open spaces and park lands', 'new bike tracks' etc. Is this something that every council kindly does to unexpecting new home builders or am I lucky enough to have a ridiculous council?? Once you have budgeted for the cost of the house, any extras on your wish list and then all of the additional fees that pop up along the way, how can the council justify doing this and why were we not warned about this HUGE amount at some point along the way? Re: Building with Kurmond Homes 820Nov 05, 2014 9:25 pm We had hand over today! All went really well! The kitchen cabinetry was still messed up though (half the cabinet doors were replaced and look fine - the other half not so. But the SS and director of Kurmond are on board that it still needs to be rectified) but everything else has come up great. During the middle of the handover that massive storm hit and the backyard started flooding like crazy. It was all fun and games until the water was about to start overflowing into the alfresco and suddenly we had a scramble on with the director and the SS to quickly punch some holes in the storm water drains so that the water had somewhere to go (the grates are sitting higher than the ground level until landscaping is complete). It settled down though and the water drained down the side of the house... whew A bit of excitement! Kurmond have posted our house photos on their facebook page though so take a look if you're interested Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74219 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105129 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 23198 |