Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 22, 2014 11:25 pm Hi All, we've been reading everyone's posts on building etc and decided to start our own for those who are interested. We're first time builders and looking forward to watching things take shape.
We are building with W.A Country Builders in the southwest and thought we'd post up how things go as we progress! We found a block 700m2 and put an offfer on it on the 18/04/14. Spent several days talking to various builders and looking at designs within our budget and that suited what we wanted. We ended up choosing WACB due to the additional features that came with the house with the "Essence" range. We also signed up in time to recieve a 10k promotional bonus which was put towards our upgrades/site costs. So far our experience with WACB has been nothing but exceptional. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Heres a photo of our selections Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here's a pic of the retaining wall completed on the block Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ [/URL] Re: Building with W.A Country Builders 2Apr 22, 2014 11:39 pm Congratulations! I love a country build, look forward to following! Re: Building with W.A Country Builders 4May 03, 2014 5:52 pm So we made a few changes to our design:
added a door between the pantry/kitchen added more tiling to pantry door added a bench into the laundry with the sink built into the bench added exhaust fan above dryer space in laundry added dual 180 degree doors to the theatre Raised carport to 28c Main shower changed into Double shower with 200mm high hob for kids like a mini shower/bath Main ensuite and second bathroom we extended both vanitys to remove that small niche were dirt builds up added heat lamp/fan/light combination into both bathrooms Extended kitchen bench to be same length as the rear bench and also added cupboards above the rear bench. Extended pantry benches and gave the pantry a larger door Added microwave recess next to the dishwasher recess and turned the draw below to a pots/pans draw Changed bedrooms WIR to the glass panel sliders Spent around 3k on electrical upgrades - each area in the house has atleast 2 x double power points opposite sides of the room + 1 antenna point, also added a few telstra points to web zone and kitchen bench + double power point under alfresco Changed some of the light switches to better locations changed second toilet to enclosed window with exhaust fan extended front render of house so the entire front of house is rendered added the install for conduitc under the driveway so its ready for retic at later stage We paid a few things out of pocket: Retaining wall Westernpower dome install We have allowed $$$ for these items in our loan but will have them installed/completed outside of the builders contract to save on costs: White timber venetian blinds Vinyl flooring throughout Jarrahdale "Innovator" Fireplace Evaporative air con Soakwells Landscaping Retic Painting Fencing and gates Re: Building with W.A Country Builders 5Jul 12, 2014 6:40 am Our timeline so far is as follows: 16/04/14 - Preapproval 18/04/14 - Offer on block 23/04/14 - Selected our builder "WACB" and chose the Bradman house design 19/06/14 - Prestart completed 23/06/14 - Final costing and plan changes completed 24/06/14 - Plans sent to shire 07/07/14 - Retaining wall completed on block 08/07/14 - Unconditional approval 10/07/14 - Westerpower paid for unground power install Awaiting for settlement Re: Southwest build with WACB 6Aug 03, 2014 11:22 am Settlement went through 01/08/14 now waiting for things to start happening! I will post up our final plans soon Re: Southwest build with WACB 8Aug 07, 2014 2:17 pm Shire approval 7/8/14! First progress payment 7/8/14 - Should start to see some things happen now Re: Southwest build with WACB 9Aug 30, 2014 12:55 pm Hi there nb! Your plans look great. We are building in the southwest too and will look forward to watching your progress. Good luck! Re: Southwest build with WACB 13Sep 15, 2014 12:25 am Yay for slab! We're coming into some beautiful weather so hopefully you won't have all the hold ups that a winter build seems to bring. Will keep a look out for some lovely concrete! Re: Southwest build with WACB 14Sep 15, 2014 2:14 pm Thanks guys, now that there is a bit less rain it should start moving along a bit quicker..hoping to have handover by May next year Re: Southwest build with WACB 17Sep 19, 2014 12:46 am Beautiful looking bit of concrete you have there nb! Yay!! Re: Southwest build with WACB 19Sep 28, 2014 10:59 pm Yippee nb! No messing around at your site so far! Re: Southwest build with WACB 20Oct 15, 2014 4:22 pm Things are moving along nicely, brickies are now on site and think they'll be done in about two weeks. Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17590 Hi, did you get any money from insurance? if you did, does it match what you've already paid the builders? 3 9565 Hi We have finally decided to complete a KDR on our corner plot in NE Melbourne suburbs. Given its a corner plot approx. 400 sqm just a standard design may not fit the… 0 8563 |