Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricks & new tile cho 81Sep 10, 2013 12:08 am Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 82Sep 10, 2013 6:46 pm For our build the brickies did a single layer of bricks all around the perimeter of the slab which where then covered with the termimesh. The walls then continued on top of this. Best to check with your CLO. And yay for brickies!! 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: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 83Sep 10, 2013 9:37 pm I can't believe it would have been forgotten, but as fancy pants said, ours was also done after a single brick layer was done to the whole house My build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64437 Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 84Sep 10, 2013 10:11 pm yay for a brickie, but definitely ask the question about the termesh. Building The Vines with Dale Alcock in Aveley Contract signed 15/5 Electrical Prestart 24/5 Prestart 13/6 Earthworks started 06/8 Slab Down 09/8 Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 85Sep 10, 2013 11:02 pm Spoke with our CLO early today - I haven't heard back yet... They have definitely not put down the termimesh. I have no idea how they screwed this up as they put it down for all the drainage pipes etc... And I have even less of an idea how they will rectify it either... without pulling it all down and starting again. No termimesh Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Progress day 1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Progress day 2 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 86Sep 11, 2013 10:25 am That is strange.. lets hope they dont have to undo all the bricking.. looking good Home Group WA Monte Carlo Timeline on Page 1 Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 87Sep 11, 2013 11:33 pm Our CLO confirmed they didn't install the termimesh as usual... Not sure what the mix up was but it's getting rectified now and it will get installed so all good!
Not much progress today (lots of rain)... Bricks Day 1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 2 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 3 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 4 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 5 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 6 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 7 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 8 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 9 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 10 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 11 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 12 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks Day 13 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 88Sep 15, 2013 12:50 am So they have rectified the termi mesh issue. Outcome was that they got termi mesh out and some brick work came down but the termimesh has been installed on the brickwork that has already been done. On friday they laid a single course around most of the house and I'm expecting they will put termimesh on this soon. Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 89Sep 16, 2013 7:54 am from what i've seen, it goes on after first couple of courses and it looks like this Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ One thing I noticed is communication on the building process is missing, unless you query something PS Not our property above, I was checking out another and saw the mesh process Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 90Sep 16, 2013 11:14 am Yep, that's exactly what ours looked like. You can see the level of the termimesh the whole way around the house because it sticks out a tiny bit. You should be able to easily confirm if it's there or not. I agree with your communication comment. You have to be proactive on that front and query EVERYTHING. There's no free flowing information coming our way either. And while our CLO is a lovely person (very friendly, polite and approachable) there are days when I am convinced she has no idea whatsoever in regards to what's going on! 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: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 91Sep 16, 2013 12:53 pm I totally agree with you fancy pants. Regardless of which builder you go through, you need to check on the house as much as you can. My build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64437 Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 92Sep 16, 2013 2:27 pm I agree with all. It's a big investment and it's in all our own best interests to make sure everything is happening correctly. Luckily we picked up the termimesh within 1 day of brick work starting and DAH were good and got it rectified as straight away as soon as it was pointed out. We picked it up early so it was easy to fix... We're going to get a 3rd party to do at least 1 building inspection also. Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying almost do 95Sep 24, 2013 12:21 am brickies took a day off today.. no progress day 11. Hoping for them to finish soon, they still have to put the portico up, finish the internal brick, some external brick... Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying almost do 96Sep 24, 2013 10:08 am Hi Dalan. The wet weather is really affecting the progress of builds who aren't yet at roof cover. It's definitely frustrating for all parties concerned - and it's set to be the wettest September in 40 years! Not great! The wet weather also results in a backlog of jobs awaiting work, so in some cases clients' may see a home in their area with tradesmen working, and not theirs. Please be assured we will endeavour to recommence work as soon as possible. If you have any queries feel free to get in touch. Best regards, Jemima. dalan brickies took a day off today.. no progress day 11. Hoping for them to finish soon, they still have to put the portico up, finish the internal brick, some external brick... 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: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - We have footings 97Sep 24, 2013 12:43 pm dalan The soakwells are a bugbear of mine. Because our house is a little below ground level and we couldn't have an overland flow path we had to kick in an extra $5k for these monstrous things to handle a 1 in 100 year rain. Our site is sand and drains away very fast. It's incredible we had to do this but we couldn't get around it unless we were to raise the entire site up It rained today and rain is forecast for the rest of the week. Fingers crossed it keeps up and we get a nice slow cure. We had to raise the pad and it ended up costing us an extra 6k for that plus retaining - bloody councils with their 1 in 100 year rains Great progress on your site though, will be following your thread and hopefully won't be far behind you. Fancypants - I completely agree, our CLO has been lovely but definitely feel like we have to be on top of things (and her) or things won't get done. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64434 Building our own custom design based on the Elwood by Dale Alcock Land settled - November Plans submitted to council - January Prestart - March Slab - 18 September Brickies - 23 October Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - We have footings 98Sep 24, 2013 4:12 pm The council's are the worst. Our block is pure fast draining sand, the pipe work getting clogged is much more likely to cause an issue than the soak well filing. We're hoping for plate high this week, fingers crossed. It looks like mainly internal work to do, but I think they have at least 2 more days to go. We met with the ss recently, he predicted late Feb for keys. navs dalan The soakwells are a bugbear of mine. Because our house is a little below ground level and we couldn't have an overland flow path we had to kick in an extra $5k for these monstrous things to handle a 1 in 100 year rain. Our site is sand and drains away very fast. It's incredible we had to do this but we couldn't get around it unless we were to raise the entire site up It rained today and rain is forecast for the rest of the week. Fingers crossed it keeps up and we get a nice slow cure. We had to raise the pad and it ended up costing us an extra 6k for that plus retaining - bloody councils with their 1 in 100 year rains Great progress on your site though, will be following your thread and hopefully won't be far behind you. Fancypants - I completely agree, our CLO has been lovely but definitely feel like we have to be on top of things (and her) or things won't get done. Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying started.. 99Sep 24, 2013 4:21 pm Our clo is great also. Personally dont expect the clo to know every detail of what is going on, but the ss should definitely know that. Our clo has been quick to rectify issues, so we're happy on that front. Were lucky enough that the site is on the way home so I check it pretty much daily so I'm always ahead of the clo and ss... fancy pants Yep, that's exactly what ours looked like. You can see the level of the termimesh the whole way around the house because it sticks out a tiny bit. You should be able to easily confirm if it's there or not. I agree with your communication comment. You have to be proactive on that front and query EVERYTHING. There's no free flowing information coming our way either. And while our CLO is a lovely person (very friendly, polite and approachable) there are days when I am convinced she has no idea whatsoever in regards to what's going on! Re: Custom Build with Dale Alcock WA - Bricklaying almost do 100Sep 24, 2013 5:20 pm Looking forward to getting a SS - how long after the slab goes down does one get appointed? I think it's the luck of the draw who you get, some people in the process have been amazing, professional and on the ball. Some not so much. Our new house is about 5mins from our current house so I plan to be a regular and annoying visitor at least every week, hope my ss doesn't mind https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64434 Building our own custom design based on the Elwood by Dale Alcock Land settled - November Plans submitted to council - January Prestart - March Slab - 18 September Brickies - 23 October My land is 260m2 (10m x 26m) located in claymore NSW. Under campbelltown council. I know in general the following setbacks would apply ground floor side setback =… 0 6933 I'd get the gutters to match your roof and pipes to match the paint - otherwise they become a feature. 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