What state is this in? We have a few trees - but we haven't been asked for this additional report.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 41Apr 17, 2014 8:55 pm Dare2Dream We had our soil test about 3 weeks ago but now we need an arborist report ( as we have a few large trees on the perimeter of the yard) and we need to find out if we can build an easement through a neighbours yard. We haven't even been able to confirm which house we can build. It is very frustrating but I know it all needs to be worked out. So, six weeks isn't too bad as it could be longer. What state is this in? We have a few trees - but we haven't been asked for this additional report. Metricon Glendale 38 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&p=1298363#p1298363 Selections: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&start=60 Tiles - p25 Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 42Apr 17, 2014 9:26 pm Shambini monalisa Phoenix7 It's worth asking if he can now .. Otherwise yep at tender Spoke to them... apparently the bathroom accessories are already upgraded as part of the promo. But I will need to make sure of this at the tender presentation. Have you had your presentation? How long does it take from when you have soil tests until tender presentation? I'm guessing it will be another month or so for us as preliminary works were one week ago. We had our preview estimate early April so you can imagine my surprise when I got a call from M to book us for our tender appointment next Monday 28th. Happy days! So far so good Can anyone tell me if we're expected to pay the $4000 tender deposit at the meeting? Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 43Apr 17, 2014 11:39 pm Sheilzy We had our preview estimate early April so you can imagine my surprise when I got a call from M to book us for our tender appointment next Monday 28th. Happy days! So far so good Can anyone tell me if we're expected to pay the $4000 tender deposit at the meeting? Hi Sheilzy When exactly did you sign off on your preview tender? We are also getting a tender from Metricon but only signed off on the preview on the 13th April so hopefully we get a call soon. We are building in West Pennant Hills and have chose the Laguna 40MF with a few changes as our chosen plan. We are also waiting on tenders form Wisdom and Clarendon and may even go one more. Is Metricon your only tender? We were not sure if it was worth going with multiple tenders but thought with such an investment you have to be sure. Good luck with your tender presentation, hope there will be no shocks. Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 44Apr 18, 2014 6:39 am pfryan Sheilzy We had our preview estimate early April so you can imagine my surprise when I got a call from M to book us for our tender appointment next Monday 28th. Happy days! So far so good Can anyone tell me if we're expected to pay the $4000 tender deposit at the meeting? Hi Sheilzy When exactly did you sign off on your preview tender? We are also getting a tender from Metricon but only signed off on the preview on the 13th April so hopefully we get a call soon. We are building in West Pennant Hills and have chose the Laguna 40MF with a few changes as our chosen plan. We are also waiting on tenders form Wisdom and Clarendon and may even go one more. Is Metricon your only tender? We were not sure if it was worth going with multiple tenders but thought with such an investment you have to be sure. Good luck with your tender presentation, hope there will be no shocks. Hi pfryan We had our preview estimate on 5th April and was told that it would take roughly 4 weeks for tender presentation. We're happy to be a couple of weeks early:) I'm sure you'll get a call soon. Our consultant told me M has had a solid month and everyone is working overtime to get the tenders out. We love the Laguna! It was the front runner for a very long time until we saw the Hudson 42, which is really a Laguna with an extra leisure room upstairs. We're modifying ours by making the study into a guest bedroom, turning the coat room into a shower, adding an outdoor room and balcony off the master. Our initial estimate is a tad over budget but then again we put in everything we had on our wish list so we could prioritise and cull the things we could do without eg $2500 ducted vaccuum - no thank you, we'll keep the Dyson! We considered getting tenders from other builders.We spent over 2 hours with a Clarendon consultant re-designing the Fairmont to make it a similar floor plan to the Hudson. In the end the price estimate was actually higher than M due to all the structural changes and additions we needed to make it work. We also spoke with Rawson but again none of their design is quite right for us and they are not the cheap either. So I think we'll stick with M. We love their design and we think their homes have a high end feel and quality. Hope there's no nasty surprises at the tender! Good luck with yours Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 45Apr 18, 2014 8:58 am Did you guys recently buy your land? or owned for a while? We recently purchased ours 7 weeks ago (KDRB) - and think we are already ahead 10% on the purchase price in terms of Market Valuation. However, given the little number of comparables here close to Parramatta I am concerned about the end value of the house. Hoping it all stacks up. We didn't get any other tenders, as having been to a fair few display homes, we liked M's designs the most. Metricon Glendale 38 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&p=1298363#p1298363 Selections: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&start=60 Tiles - p25 Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 46Apr 18, 2014 9:00 am pfryan Sheilzy We had our preview estimate early April so you can imagine my surprise when I got a call from M to book us for our tender appointment next Monday 28th. Happy days! So far so good Can anyone tell me if we're expected to pay the $4000 tender deposit at the meeting? Hi Sheilzy When exactly did you sign off on your preview tender? We are also getting a tender from Metricon but only signed off on the preview on the 13th April so hopefully we get a call soon. We are building in West Pennant Hills and have chose the Laguna 40MF with a few changes as our chosen plan. We are also waiting on tenders form Wisdom and Clarendon and may even go one more. Is Metricon your only tender? We were not sure if it was worth going with multiple tenders but thought with such an investment you have to be sure. Good luck with your tender presentation, hope there will be no shocks. Love the Laguna!! How much did you have to put down for Wisdom and Clarendon? Do they also go out and do the soil tests etc? Is it possible to just provide them with the results received from one builder? They may be using the same contractors for each of the areas. Metricon Glendale 38 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&p=1298363#p1298363 Selections: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&start=60 Tiles - p25 Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 47Apr 18, 2014 10:22 am We got a couple tenders done and think its worthwhile for a few reasons: 1. Many builders will offer you a credit for tender fees paid to other builders if you go with them. 2. You can see if you're being charged a reasonable amount for site costs. 3. Its much easier to see what is NOT being quoted on. Most will not accept the soul reports of other companies. http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 48Apr 18, 2014 2:30 pm Metricon must work faster in Sydney. We had our preview estimate on 30 March on soil tests were completed on 8 April. We have been told that our tender presentation is likely to be early May. BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 49Apr 18, 2014 5:28 pm monalisa Did you guys recently buy your land? or owned for a while? We recently purchased ours 7 weeks ago (KDRB) - and think we are already ahead 10% on the purchase price in terms of Market Valuation. However, given the little number of comparables here close to Parramatta I am concerned about the end value of the house. Hoping it all stacks up. We didn't get any other tenders, as having been to a fair few display homes, we liked M's designs the most. Monalisa, we had missed out on a few blocks before we ended up buying this one. I'd actually discounted it as being out of our price range but luckily my husband made an offer which to our surprise got accepted! We are counting our lucky stars the vendors accepted. There's no doubt it would have sold a lot more than what we paid for it if it had gone to auction. A similar property a couple of streets away sold last Sat for 165k more than ours! I keep a very close eye on the local market and I don't see it slowing down anytime soon. If you're concerned about overcapitalising, I suggest you speak to your local agents and talk to them about your plans and ask for a market appraisal of the finished house. It's also a good idea to find out what buyers in the area like or don't like so you can make sure you're spending money where it counts. Of course you may not have any intention of selling in the near future but it doesn't hurt to be mindful resale value. We actually don't even settle until 2nd May so we have about 5 weeks up our sleeves. We pretty much had narrowed down the house design and had been in contact with M to do prelim sitings to make sure the block suits so when we finally bought it was just a matter of putting down deposit to progress to the next stage. It's all a bit surreal to be honest. After missing out on a few auctions, it's now happening at lightning speed. I don't want to jinx it but it's really been a dream start to the journey. I'm really hoping it stays that way Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 50Apr 18, 2014 6:59 pm Well done Sheilzy! You have done well. Ryde is a good location. One of our friends bought a brand new house (M build)in North Ryde 6 mths ago for 1.66 million!! It is crazy. We bought our property before it hit the market - comparable (or may be inferior!) property in the next door suburb 5 minutes drive away sold for $84K higher. Sydney is crazy, and I hope it continues to improve! We are hoping to speak to local agents re the resale value. We are building a granny flat (matching with the house), so that is another 100K, and just adds value to the extent of rental income. Most houses around here are old... which does make it a little more challenging. Fingers crossed it all comes together smoothly. Hope you are enjoying Easter. Best of luck with the build Sheilzy monalisa Did you guys recently buy your land? or owned for a while? We recently purchased ours 7 weeks ago (KDRB) - and think we are already ahead 10% on the purchase price in terms of Market Valuation. However, given the little number of comparables here close to Parramatta I am concerned about the end value of the house. Hoping it all stacks up. We didn't get any other tenders, as having been to a fair few display homes, we liked M's designs the most. Monalisa, we had missed out on a few blocks before we ended up buying this one. I'd actually discounted it as being out of our price range but luckily my husband made an offer which to our surprise got accepted! We are counting our lucky stars the vendors accepted. There's no doubt it would have sold a lot more than what we paid for it if it had gone to auction. A similar property a couple of streets away sold last Sat for 165k more than ours! I keep a very close eye on the local market and I don't see it slowing down anytime soon. If you're concerned about overcapitalising, I suggest you speak to your local agents and talk to them about your plans and ask for a market appraisal of the finished house. It's also a good idea to find out what buyers in the area like or don't like so you can make sure you're spending money where it counts. Of course you may not have any intention of selling in the near future but it doesn't hurt to be mindful resale value. We actually don't even settle until 2nd May so we have about 5 weeks up our sleeves. We pretty much had narrowed down the house design and had been in contact with M to do prelim sitings to make sure the block suits so when we finally bought it was just a matter of putting down deposit to progress to the next stage. It's all a bit surreal to be honest. After missing out on a few auctions, it's now happening at lightning speed. I don't want to jinx it but it's really been a dream start to the journey. I'm really hoping it stays that way Metricon Glendale 38 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&p=1298363#p1298363 Selections: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&start=60 Tiles - p25 Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 51Apr 18, 2014 7:37 pm Hmmm if it's the house I'm thinking of, your friends did well buying that house Such a crazy market isn't it? We started looking back in Aug just as the market really took off. The first property we missed out on in hindsight was a bargain. In the end we had to up the budget and thank goodness we had a vendor who wanted to sell. We were also a bit wary of spending too much on the new house given we forked out more on the block. But we've had a few appraisals from local agents and reassured that the numbers stack up. Comparable sales of similar quality homes in the local area are also a good indication that we are adding value. Sounds like you've also done well. And the granny flat is a great addition. I'm sure the extra income will be a big help pay off the mortgage:) Well done! Btw did you take up the Hebel promo? We did but still undecided whether to go for it or stick to good old fashion brick. We'll try to have a pre-selection appointment at Studio M to give us an idea of what we might upgrade. I'm a bit nervous that our provisional allowance for upgrades isn't enough! Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 52Apr 18, 2014 9:14 pm Sheilzy Hmmm if it's the house I'm thinking of, your friends did well buying that house Such a crazy market isn't it? We started looking back in Aug just as the market really took off. The first property we missed out on in hindsight was a bargain. In the end we had to up the budget and thank goodness we had a vendor who wanted to sell. We were also a bit wary of spending too much on the new house given we forked out more on the block. But we've had a few appraisals from local agents and reassured that the numbers stack up. Comparable sales of similar quality homes in the local area are also a good indication that we are adding value. Sounds like you've also done well. And the granny flat is a great addition. I'm sure the extra income will be a big help pay off the mortgage:) Well done! Btw did you take up the Hebel promo? We did but still undecided whether to go for it or stick to good old fashion brick. We'll try to have a pre-selection appointment at Studio M to give us an idea of what we might upgrade. I'm a bit nervous that our provisional allowance for upgrades isn't enough! Is $1.66m cheap in the current market ? I haven't heard of the Hebel promo? Perhaps this one is for designer homes? Ours is a metro design. Or is it something to do with rendering? We have taken the $6,500 one ; we are undecided about the flooring one. Metricon Glendale 38 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&p=1298363#p1298363 Selections: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&start=60 Tiles - p25 Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 53Apr 21, 2014 8:04 am Sydney house prices are crazy; you have to feel sorry for first home buyers. They have little hope given price increases. I don't see how the increases can be sustained at a real rate of ten percent, when wage growth is negligible. If you look at the price to household income ratio, it just isn't sustainable. Hopefully the Government does not announce changes to negative gearing taxes in its next budget. Investors are fuelling a large part of the market and any adverse change will have a big impact on buyer sentiment. BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 54May 02, 2014 10:10 pm monalisa Love the Laguna!! How much did you have to put down for Wisdom and Clarendon? Do they also go out and do the soil tests etc? Is it possible to just provide them with the results received from one builder? They may be using the same contractors for each of the areas. Wisdom tender deposit was $1000 as was Clarendon. We have also gone with Kurmond. All of the designs we have chosen for tender are very similar but it is the inclusions and site cost that are going to vary. Already we can see from the site reports that the variations are going to be with site costs with Clarendon estimating a P class classification while Wisdom a M class. So far Metricon, Wisdom and Kurmond have been smooth sailing while our experience with Clarendon has been different. They have not been as flexible to date with changes but hopefully that might change soon as they have finally given us some options on two of their designs that could work. One thing we have found is that all of the companies will reimburse some other deposits already paid (not all). Some might say we are crazy doing four tenders but we look at it as it keeps them all honest if they know there is legit competition and if we need to spend $5k now to save $20k to $30k I think it is worth it. Mind you trying to get all the tenders presentations organised for around the same time is not easy as we want to move ASAP as the clock is ticking on the home loan for the land (as of today). Hopefully the tenders will speak for themselves and the decision is not as hard as we think it will be. at present there is no real stand out and we have not fallen in love with any one design. Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 55Sep 01, 2014 12:19 pm Hi there! Congratulations on choosing the Glendale by Metricon, that is a great design and we will be building the 38 square version in Sydney. Metricon actually do have the Glendale 38 on display in Sydney, it just opened recently and we were the first to see it! love it! If you want to go, it's at Edmonson Park estate in Ingleburn, off McDonald road. Good luck on your build. My Metricon Glendale in Sydney. Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 56Oct 11, 2014 9:50 pm Hi HGMbuild In August we changed our minds on the build - but we are back on to it We have had to put another deposit down for the new tender. Have been to see Glendale at Edmundson love it. The new promo is really good in comparison to one We are building in Parra council. Metricon Glendale 38 - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&p=1298363#p1298363 Selections: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75696&start=60 Tiles - p25 Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 57Oct 26, 2014 7:51 pm monalisa Hi HGMbuild In August we changed our minds on the build - but we are back on to it We have had to put another deposit down for the new tender. Have been to see Glendale at Edmundson love it. The new promo is really good in comparison to one We are building in Parra council. Hi Monalisa! Long time no hear! So glad you're back on track with the Glendale! Yep, it's definitely a better promo this time around! Good luck on your build. My Metricon Glendale in Sydney. Re: Anyone building Metricons Glendale 34/38 in sydney? 58Apr 24, 2015 6:23 pm HGMbuild monalisa Hi HGMbuild In August we changed our minds on the build - but we are back on to it We have had to put another deposit down for the new tender. Have been to see Glendale at Edmundson love it. The new promo is really good in comparison to one We are building in Parra council. Hi Monalisa! Long time no hear! So glad you're back on track with the Glendale! Yep, it's definitely a better promo this time around! Good luck on your build. Hi HGM Build and Monalisa, we are looking at the Glendale 38 with Metricon and I wanted to ask if you've both completed your homes and were you happy with the end result and with Metricon? 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