Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15047Oct 02, 2019 5:15 pm I have read through the previous post about how long is the slab left to cure and got a couple of answers between 10 days - 2.5 weeks. Anyone had a week or less time to cure? And during this time, does that mean absolutely nothing is being done, no plumbing, pipes, frame etc? Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15048Oct 02, 2019 5:22 pm M4bath I have read through the previous post about how long is the slab left to cure and got a couple of answers between 10 days - 2.5 weeks. Anyone had a week or less time to cure? And during this time, does that mean absolutely nothing is being done, no plumbing, pipes, frame etc? External drainage usually happens and then frame delivery. Depends on your site/constraints. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15049Oct 02, 2019 11:01 pm Hi all, Long time lurker, but first time posting. We've recently signed the contract with Wisdom for a new build, first time in doing so and it's all so stressful. Very nervous times. Our experience with CSR has been fairly positive so far. The 2 day CQ sessions are done, and we are now waiting on all of the quotes for the variations. We didn't really go overboard on too much so we know what to expect for most of them. However, I was quite stunned by the cost of the Curtains/Shutters. Did anyone use Wisdom/EHI for this? Also, we were quoted in excess of $20k for our driveway, which is about 12-13m in length (75m2). This seems very expensive for a flat driveway!?! Based on other posts on this forum, I see most paying between $6-9k for their driveway so I was hoping it would be around $10k. Has anyone used Wisdom Landscapes for their driveway? If not, what was the cost difference for another concreter? I have plenty more questions for you experienced lot, but will break the ice gently to start off with. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15050Oct 03, 2019 7:42 am [quote="Heeper":2182bu3w]Hi all, Long time lurker, but first time posting. We've recently signed the contract with Wisdom for a new build, first time in doing so and it's all so stressful. Very nervous times. Our experience with CSR has been fairly positive so far. The 2 day CQ sessions are done, and we are now waiting on all of the quotes for the variations. We didn't really go overboard on too much so we know what to expect for most of them. However, I was quite stunned by the cost of the Curtains/Shutters. Did anyone use Wisdom/EHI for this? Also, we were quoted in excess of $20k for our driveway, which is about 12-13m in length (75m2). This seems very expensive for a flat driveway!?! Based on other posts on this forum, I see most paying between $6-9k for their driveway so I was hoping it would be around $10k. Has anyone used Wisdom Landscapes for their driveway? If not, what was the cost difference for another concreter? I have plenty more questions for you experienced lot, but will break the ice gently to start off with.[/quote:2182bu3w] Welcome Heeper EHI are very expensive with curtains compared to other suppliers, blinds seem to be ok price but not sure on shutters Driveway wise your prices seem on par. Just get different quotes externally if you think too much. You may find those smaller priced driveways have a lot less sqm than yours Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15051Oct 03, 2019 8:53 pm Manhattan52 M4bath I have read through the previous post about how long is the slab left to cure and got a couple of answers between 10 days - 2.5 weeks. Anyone had a week or less time to cure? And during this time, does that mean absolutely nothing is being done, no plumbing, pipes, frame etc? External drainage usually happens and then frame delivery. Depends on your site/constraints. Thanks Manhattan52 . I managed to find more posting about the waiting period before the heavy work starts on the slab. Framework is ok just after a week from pouring. Although welcome anyone to add further comments. And yes, we are finally onsite! Yay... Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15053Oct 03, 2019 8:57 pm Manhattan52 \"Heeper":2182bu3w Hi all, Long time lurker, but first time posting. We've recently signed the contract with Wisdom for a new build, first time in doing so and it's all so stressful. Very nervous times. Our experience with CSR has been fairly positive so far. The 2 day CQ sessions are done, and we are now waiting on all of the quotes for the variations. We didn't really go overboard on too much so we know what to expect for most of them. However, I was quite stunned by the cost of the Curtains/Shutters. Did anyone use Wisdom/EHI for this? Also, we were quoted in excess of $20k for our driveway, which is about 12-13m in length (75m2). This seems very expensive for a flat driveway!?! Based on other posts on this forum, I see most paying between $6-9k for their driveway so I was hoping it would be around $10k. Has anyone used Wisdom Landscapes for their driveway? If not, what was the cost difference for another concreter? I have plenty more questions for you experienced lot, but will break the ice gently to start off with.[/quote:2182bu3w] Welcome Heeper EHI are very expensive with curtains compared to other suppliers, blinds seem to be ok price but not sure on shutters Driveway wise your prices seem on par. Just get different quotes externally if you think too much. You may find those smaller priced driveways have a lot less sqm than yours I have a feeling the initial quote from Wisdom Landscape is a very broad number. Our quote is similar figure to yours but m2 is smaller. Although some other posts indicate that Wisdom will come out to do another round on quoting during construction if you have marked any provision. Welcome Heeper! Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15054Oct 03, 2019 9:00 pm Manhattan52 @M4bath congrats to you!!! That’s was me exactly a year ago Thanks Manhattan52. Suddenly the excitement has just hit me again. Woo-hoo!! I can use your timeline as a reference along with many others to get an idea where we will be before Xmas shut down. So looking forward to everything. Time to re-read the forum to now be up to date with what happens during construction and what to be aware of. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15056Oct 04, 2019 12:22 am Manhattan52 @M4bath Tried to add photos but not working. About 10% of frames were up at Christmas shutdown I can see the photo when I view it on my laptop. Might just be an app thing that it’s not visible. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15057Oct 04, 2019 11:54 am Hi M4bath Did you make any modifications to the contract? We're about to sign the contract and wanted to check with others. Also, have you engaged any independent Builder inspector? Good luck to you with your project I will try to make a blog to show the stages and the progress. Cheers Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15058Oct 04, 2019 1:56 pm malypetu Hi M4bath Did you make any modifications to the contract? We're about to sign the contract and wanted to check with others. Also, have you engaged any independent Builder inspector? Good luck to you with your project I will try to make a blog to show the stages and the progress. Cheers Hi malypetu, just to clarify the contract is mostly the tender add on/variations plus legal jargon and no, no changes made. The terms are rather standard and not up for negotiation anyway (not that I know of). Yes, we are going to use an independent building inspector, Houspect which you can engage and start just being the build. Thanks! tick tock goes the construction clock. Are you about to sign on the dotted line with Wisdom? Exciting times. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15060Oct 04, 2019 3:32 pm M4bath malypetu Hi M4bath Did you make any modifications to the contract? We're about to sign the contract and wanted to check with others. Also, have you engaged any independent Builder inspector? Good luck to you with your project I will try to make a blog to show the stages and the progress. Cheers Hi malypetu, just to clarify the contract is mostly the tender add on/variations plus legal jargon and no, no changes made. The terms are rather standard and not up for negotiation anyway (not that I know of). Yes, we are going to use an independent building inspector, Houspect which you can engage and start just being the build. Thanks! tick tock goes the construction clock. Are you about to sign on the dotted line with Wisdom? Exciting times. Hi M4bath Thanks for that reply. We are thinking about engaging Houspect as well but not decided yet. We are about to sign Contract with Wisdom next week, having just signed the Tender. Hopefully, we will be talking in a few months, with mutual congratulations for a good end to the project, finger crossed. Cheers Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 18470 In fairness nobody gave a crap about the ACCC and the gag clauses continued in the pro forma templates of a few other builders after the ACCC took on Wisdom, and more… 19 73488 Hi Everyone, I am exploring builder in NSW and received a very tempting quote from Wisdom home for their momentum series. I just want to know experience of building… 0 8240 |