Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14406Jan 27, 2018 4:57 pm Masterton Overture 17/12/14 - Handover ...... we got the keys !! blog - http://www.mcnamaraadventure.blogspot.com Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14408Jan 27, 2018 6:16 pm Masterton Overture 17/12/14 - Handover ...... we got the keys !! blog - http://www.mcnamaraadventure.blogspot.com Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14410Jan 28, 2018 12:19 pm Masterton Overture 17/12/14 - Handover ...... we got the keys !! blog - http://www.mcnamaraadventure.blogspot.com Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14411Jan 28, 2018 12:44 pm Masterton Overture 17/12/14 - Handover ...... we got the keys !! blog - http://www.mcnamaraadventure.blogspot.com Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14415Jan 28, 2018 9:18 pm Far out 5 months to get their crap sorted? Our land just registered and I was hoping we would start by March...now I'm not sure. We got developers approval to lodge our plans while we wait for settlement since M hinted to get that...asked for an update as to what needs to be done to get to plan lodgement stage and I'm told I'll get an update tomorrow. I'm still waiting on our electrical variation from end of October. A bit puzzled as to why it takes so long. And here they are wanting to charge us 950 a month if we go over contract period...not much you can do when its no longer in our hands. Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14416Jan 29, 2018 7:18 pm Thanks MGardz, the level of detail in your blog is incredible. I don't know how you mustered the energy for it. We've got our appointments this week and the pages from your blog will serve nicely as a bit of a checklist. $2K upgrade per screen feels exorbitant given the package includes a base level screen, but after doing a bit of reading it seems most builders are charging the same. No GillyM we are building in Sutherland. I wish we were building in Kiama. I've always said I'd love a place in Kiama, it sits perfectly between the ocean and hills. Thanks for following up on the 2.4m stacker. I feel better about it now. Thanks Buildinghome. I'm guessing nobody upgraded to the: - Quatro kitchen sink; - Via Manzoni range or Madison Ave range of bathroom taps; or - Abey Twin Angled Rail Shower. That makes me nervous about what that upgrades going to cost. We've got our kitchen and flooring appointments this week. I'm a bit excited for some progress. Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14417Jan 29, 2018 7:44 pm Thanks Sk1985 it was lots of work but building is stressful and there's not much out there to make it a little less stressful. So this was my way of helping others and also it felt good to put into words the feelings we felt along the way. Sorry can't help with the sink as we only went up one from the base model. The next one up was expensive and I was told no haha I just can't remember how much it was...with the screens we went semi frameless and honestly there's not much difference between the two aesthetically just a massive price gap. Just depends what you're after. I think there's pics on my blog. I'll send you one if you want just pm me as might help make your decision. I preferred putting that cost into a stone upgrade and floor to ceiling tiles The taps we kept standard as we bought our own black ones from Reece Good luck with appointments just remember your budget as the standard range at m is actually quite good https://mandgbuildatmulgoarise.wordpress.com/ Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14418Jan 29, 2018 9:58 pm Buildinghome Far out 5 months to get their crap sorted? Our land just registered and I was hoping we would start by March...now I'm not sure. We got developers approval to lodge our plans while we wait for settlement since M hinted to get that...asked for an update as to what needs to be done to get to plan lodgement stage and I'm told I'll get an update tomorrow. I'm still waiting on our electrical variation from end of October. A bit puzzled as to why it takes so long. And here they are wanting to charge us 950 a month if we go over contract period...not much you can do when its no longer in our hands. So even though they took forever to get everything sorted, we avoided the $950 charge as it was not mentioned in our tender...nor was there an expiry date, they tried to argue it but they had nothing... Anyways, even though land registered you still have to wait for the settlement. Approx 2 weeks (not counted as me waiting on M). After settlement it was maybe a week for M to confirm settlement occurred even though i told them. After that it was approx. 16 weeks for them to get everything sorted and then another 4 weeks (20 days) validation period. Hopefully that helps you a little with timeline expectation. Also FYI - Their responses seemed a little template. They sometimes backtrack on what they tell you. I caught them out a few times... But no complaint about the building yet Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14419Jan 30, 2018 9:16 am kly525 Buildinghome Far out 5 months to get their crap sorted? Our land just registered and I was hoping we would start by March...now I'm not sure. We got developers approval to lodge our plans while we wait for settlement since M hinted to get that...asked for an update as to what needs to be done to get to plan lodgement stage and I'm told I'll get an update tomorrow. I'm still waiting on our electrical variation from end of October. A bit puzzled as to why it takes so long. And here they are wanting to charge us 950 a month if we go over contract period...not much you can do when its no longer in our hands. Is that $950 written into your tender that way? Mine only mentioned the charge if it went past registration date. So even though they took forever to get everything sorted, we avoided the $950 charge as it was not mentioned in our tender...nor was there an expiry date, they tried to argue it but they had nothing... Anyways, even though land registered you still have to wait for the settlement. Approx 2 weeks (not counted as me waiting on M). After settlement it was maybe a week for M to confirm settlement occurred even though i told them. After that it was approx. 16 weeks for them to get everything sorted and then another 4 weeks (20 days) validation period. Hopefully that helps you a little with timeline expectation. Also FYI - Their responses seemed a little template. They sometimes backtrack on what they tell you. I caught them out a few times... But no complaint about the building yet Yep it is in our tender. It says that if we don't have council approval, water authority approval, peg out survey and signed validation letter etc done within 120 days (usually 90 days but they gave us an extra 30 because our land had not registered) from the date of the building contract then we will be charged $950.00 per month. It is a little unfair when they could drag it out as long as they like...16 weeks seems a little ridiculous if you ask me for them to get whatever sorted. So basically I can kiss being in our house by the end of the year...yipee (cue sarcasm). So basically as of 28/01 we have not satisfied all of the above so have to now start paying $950 a month. Our sales consultant did say if the Christmas shut down causes issue we will get an extra month so I will push for that because we had ordered our borelog and contour to be done and Christmas caused the delay. so end of Feb we will start paying. It is funny you mentioned if you go over land registration...our pre-construction co-coordinator mentioned something about us having to pay come end of November because our land had not registered...I reminded her there is nothing in our tender that reflects that...maybe they have only just updated the terms. I get that we hopefully would have saved money by signing early and locking in a cheaper price but if they drag it out maybe not... Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 14420Jan 30, 2018 9:37 am Buildinghome kly525 Buildinghome Far out 5 months to get their crap sorted? Our land just registered and I was hoping we would start by March...now I'm not sure. We got developers approval to lodge our plans while we wait for settlement since M hinted to get that...asked for an update as to what needs to be done to get to plan lodgement stage and I'm told I'll get an update tomorrow. I'm still waiting on our electrical variation from end of October. A bit puzzled as to why it takes so long. And here they are wanting to charge us 950 a month if we go over contract period...not much you can do when its no longer in our hands. Is that $950 written into your tender that way? Mine only mentioned the charge if it went past registration date. So even though they took forever to get everything sorted, we avoided the $950 charge as it was not mentioned in our tender...nor was there an expiry date, they tried to argue it but they had nothing... Anyways, even though land registered you still have to wait for the settlement. Approx 2 weeks (not counted as me waiting on M). After settlement it was maybe a week for M to confirm settlement occurred even though i told them. After that it was approx. 16 weeks for them to get everything sorted and then another 4 weeks (20 days) validation period. Hopefully that helps you a little with timeline expectation. Also FYI - Their responses seemed a little template. They sometimes backtrack on what they tell you. I caught them out a few times... But no complaint about the building yet Yep it is in our tender. It says that if we don't have council approval, water authority approval, peg out survey and signed validation letter etc done within 120 days (usually 90 days but they gave us an extra 30 because our land had not registered) from the date of the building contract then we will be charged $950.00 per month. It is a little unfair when they could drag it out as long as they like...16 weeks seems a little ridiculous if you ask me for them to get whatever sorted. So basically I can kiss being in our house by the end of the year...yipee (cue sarcasm). So basically as of 28/01 we have not satisfied all of the above so have to now start paying $950 a month. Our sales consultant did say if the Christmas shut down causes issue we will get an extra month so I will push for that because we had ordered our borelog and contour to be done and Christmas caused the delay. so end of Feb we will start paying. It is funny you mentioned if you go over land registration...our pre-construction co-coordinator mentioned something about us having to pay come end of November because our land had not registered...I reminded her there is nothing in our tender that reflects that...maybe they have only just updated the terms. I get that we hopefully would have saved money by signing early and locking in a cheaper price but if they drag it out maybe not... I know a few others building with different companies who ended having to pay extra because their tenders expired. I think if you ask your coordinator on a weekly basis for an update it'll help the process along faster. I was being nice and asked every couple weeks...probably why it took longer 4 16553 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 15822 Hi all I am looking to run a water line under my concrete footpath which is directly next to my home, was seeing if this is possible without cutting the entire section… 0 20036 |