Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 24, 2013 6:17 pm I am pretty sure we can't be the only ones who had this happen. What have you found was discontinued between the time you did prestart and the time the build was issued for construction and orders placed? For us it was Double Razor Underbench Sink - for our scullery 1850 long bath - for Ensuite (which I am okay with as I wasn't so keen on it as it was so long it was a flotation take for me lol) and the big one...... The face brick!!! We have to change from centenary limestone to whitecliff. We had chosen the limestone a year ago and had to chose a replacement in 24hrs!! Eeek. Have others had the same thing happen? Pamela Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 2Aug 24, 2013 6:33 pm My builder has changed the kitchen / cabinet maker and the electricians they use, apparently due to quality. They have also changed the brand of wood finishes they use between selection of exterior and interior finishes. It's just annoying because I'm trying to get a front door stained to match some feature interior doors. They also have a new garage door supplier. That has given me more choice in colours though. Build thread: here Land Nov 12, Contract 6/07/13, Consent 15/08/13, Start 20/09/13, Slab 25/09/13, Frame 4/10/13, Brick 21/10/13, Roof 2/11/13, Lock-up 17/12/13, Handover 3/3/14 Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 3Aug 24, 2013 6:36 pm We are dealing with that at the moment. Went through all the trouble of contacting their suppliers myself to get what I wanted only to now be told the taps i wanted are discontinued and every time i come back with another option they can't get it. their supplier wont order it ect ect. I am now suggesting to my friends who are building to have a second and 3rd choice ready in case this happens because after you have mentally planned your house out to find out you have to scramble and pick something else is heartbreaking and then you have to go through the process all over again trying to pick something else. And in 24 hours you are a better person than I they would have had to have 2 seats and wait until I make a decision. Its my house not theirs Your brick is a massive ...massive decision. Good luck with everything Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is. MY BUILD THREAD https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65479&p=1035832#p1035832 Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 4Aug 24, 2013 6:43 pm It has been so long we wanted to go for it LOL. In the end I think I like the new brick better. Boral bought out Midland brick and now they are making bricks on new machinery so it looks a little different and a bit warmer. I think it will match the rendered sections and jasper roof better. Our bath change meant we went back to the display home one which I was always happy with. Mr Tall decided he needed one so long it could be a coffin for me Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 5Aug 24, 2013 7:35 pm gone through scheduling and ordering has be completed the only thing that was discontinued was the laundry sink, which isn't too much of an issue for us! building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65845 Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 6Aug 24, 2013 8:33 pm kittyranch It has been so long we wanted to go for it LOL. In the end I think I like the new brick better. Boral bought out Midland brick and now they are making bricks on new machinery so it looks a little different and a bit warmer. I think it will match the rendered sections and jasper roof better. Our bath change meant we went back to the display home one which I was always happy with. Mr Tall decided he needed one so long it could be a coffin for me We almost had a bathtub that would drown up both we originally let the sales guy pick but something told me to go to the showroom for the spas and sit in it. At 5ft 1 it was easily under my nose sitting. I was like no way buddy we ended up getting one with rounded corners that sort of cuddled you as you sat back so no sliding down and drowning Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is. MY BUILD THREAD https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65479&p=1035832#p1035832 Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 7Aug 24, 2013 8:55 pm Our 900mm 6 Burner Top Free Standing Oven got discontinued which was good as there was alot of bad feedback on that particular model.
We are now getting a 900mm 5 Burner ( center burner is WOK ) which suits us better as we always cook with a wok ( chinese ) Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 8Aug 27, 2013 11:23 pm Oh good so that was a good thing not a bad one. Lucky Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 9Aug 27, 2013 11:43 pm Our kitchen overhead cabinets were built to suit on particular model of rangehood that was discontinued and replaced by a model that was 60mm taller...!!!! Thankfully, being an Australian built rangehood, we return the 'new' one and have had a 'old' one made to suit the original size. Thanks Qasair. ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 10Aug 28, 2013 12:21 am we got caught with the razor undermount sink. Very happy with the pete evans replacement. Our main floor tiles got out of stock for ordering, so we chose another darker one, and very happy with the result. Our old choice would have looked much worse! Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 11Aug 28, 2013 6:56 am only small the microwave the builder wasinstalling discontinued so he gave us another type then it did not fit properly so he sourced the country looking for the one we ordered finding one in victoria and had it shipped so now we have two microwaves Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 12Aug 29, 2013 11:51 am We took out the built in microwave as I was worried about sizing down the track if it ever broke. We took out the built in coffee machine too and made that our microwave spot. It was up higher. I couldnt get my head around having the microwave at the underbench over height. Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 13Aug 29, 2013 11:53 am And I think we might have the Pete Evans sink too. It was one that ended up being deeper which I liked. We have a big curved tap (cant think of what they call them) to put pots under to go with it. Re: Things that got discontinued between prestart and orderi 16Aug 29, 2013 6:48 pm So you got a better one? I guess that is better than than your first pick but crappy. Hi Everyone, wondering if anyone has done a prestart lately with summit homes in WA and what kind of costs were associated with adding gpo's and downlights? we are also… 0 3852 Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11633 The engineering is the engineering. It's irrelevant how much material you have. Unless it fits the requirements of your design the engineer can't "make"it work. You might… 7 9687 |