Browse Forums Building A New House Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 362Jan 31, 2014 9:09 pm @impoze great news finally start building. Hope for smooth sailing ahead. Does anyone know a good wardrobe company? Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 363Feb 02, 2014 9:18 am Re Ridgeline release 7, majority were sold except for 6 lots (as at 3:41pm yesterday). The remaining lots were all $505k+ and were mainly corner ones. @impoze - you and your neighbour with the same builder now have a security fence! Built Wentworth 33 with Clarendon Homes Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 365Feb 07, 2014 3:11 pm Sure. I have one company to measure and quote next week. Will share any findings. Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 367Feb 12, 2014 10:22 am Quick update: Piering has been done today so have to go there to measure at 1pm. Come down if you're free for a quick meetup Hopefully able to clear the soil today/tomorrow and have the slab down asap Next doors block was piered & slabbed last week as well so things are moving along nicely Building a modified Fowler Homes Venetian 23 at Ridgeline 2 - The Ponds Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 368Feb 12, 2014 3:31 pm Awesome news @impoze (sorry about the PM, should've checked this thread first!). We had our PCI today, it went relatively well - no major items, a number of touch-ups though (dents/chips in wall or internal doors) which we all come to expect, unfortunately. Handover in 2 weeks or so. @cpaces - saw HnK Ryan went to inspect your build right after ours, today. Built Wentworth 33 with Clarendon Homes Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 369Feb 14, 2014 4:07 pm @dotgif yeah. No wonder they offer me that date when I asked for earlier date. Got the report, handed in to our SS. The report covers quite a lot that we missed during PCI. I'm glad we had the report. No major items again just touch ups. So far handover still on track next week. Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 370Feb 14, 2014 8:56 pm @cpaces - great news indeed. Nice one with installation of NBN ... and has the green light already! Agree with you there about the report - there were things that we didn't pick up too, and would never have either; not without the knowledge to look out for it in the first place. Built Wentworth 33 with Clarendon Homes Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 371Feb 17, 2014 10:47 am Hi everyone, Finally another update.. Our block has been excavated, piered & is scheduled to have the slab complete this week. Frames/windows to be delivered at the end of the week. We had a lot of soil to get removed after the piering/excavating which was a slight extra cost, as well as some concrete that got dumped on our block In our original survey, it did note that there was a lot of clean landfill which meant that they had to drill the piers deeper so we also went over our initial piering allowance. You could just see all the dirt coming out of the piers until they eventually hit harder ground. If you need any soil removal, landscaping, retaining walls, excavation give Mike a call - 0432 388 434. Great guy & will be more than happy to help. I went to the site on Friday and noticed that the pipes had fair trading stickers on them with non comply. I have been told by our supervisor that it is an issue between the plumber and fair trading but is being sorted out, so hopefully nothing to do with the pipes themselves. Some pics attached This wasn't even all the soil Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building a modified Fowler Homes Venetian 23 at Ridgeline 2 - The Ponds Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 372Feb 17, 2014 8:38 pm @impoze - thanks for the update and great to see your build is progressing. There is certainly a lot of excess soil to remove there! The non-compliance sticker on the plumbing is a new one for me, don't recall having seen one before - interesting. Hope whatever the issue is, that it's a small one that can be easily be rectified. Built Wentworth 33 with Clarendon Homes Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 373Feb 19, 2014 6:04 pm @impoze - you probably already know but your pre-slab preparation was well underway earlier this afternoon: wafflepods down and laying steel mesh was almost complete. So you're certainly on track for a slab by the end of this week! Built Wentworth 33 with Clarendon Homes Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 374Feb 19, 2014 9:35 pm Hi @Dotgif, Thanks for the update again, I really appreciate you looking out for our block I heard that they were working on the site today but wasn't sure what was being done. I'll be heading down tomorrow evening to have a look. I was going to ask as well, as I'm thinking of having HnK Ryan inspect our build as well. Is there any Homeone/referral discount? is it normally just one or two inspections? any other info would be great Thanks! Building a modified Fowler Homes Venetian 23 at Ridgeline 2 - The Ponds Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 375Feb 19, 2014 10:12 pm @impoze - no worries, I was passing by anyway Re HnK Ryan just mention you're a H1 member and he'll provide a discount. I would recommend 2 inspections: frames and final. They are priced at from $595 each but should be a little less with the discount ($550 each). Hope this helps. Built Wentworth 33 with Clarendon Homes Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 376Feb 19, 2014 10:26 pm ok great, and you would recommend getting a private inspection done? looking at the previous comments they seem to find a lot of things that would normally go unoticed which is good Building a modified Fowler Homes Venetian 23 at Ridgeline 2 - The Ponds Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 377Feb 20, 2014 5:43 am Yes, I do recommend. It is a relatively small price to save potential repair jobs later down the track and for that peace of mind the house is being/was built according to industry standards. May also keep your SS on their toes to ensure the jobs are completed properly the first time around. Built Wentworth 33 with Clarendon Homes Re: The Ponds - Ridgeline 378Feb 21, 2014 3:05 pm hello all, Sorry took a long break from this thread. Finally things are moving on my side.. " Going with a Private Builder" scary stuff!!! waiting for commencement of construction from bank. My builder already put the fence and done few surveys regards Custom Design -Ridgeline 2 with Private Builder |