Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15382Dec 11, 2019 9:58 am Simeon McGovern Affordable Custom Homes, We design and build to your budget Ashington Homes www.ashingtonhomes.com.au Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15383Dec 11, 2019 10:00 am Simeon McGovern Affordable Custom Homes, We design and build to your budget Ashington Homes www.ashingtonhomes.com.au Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15387Dec 13, 2019 8:27 pm One Not sure if many people who have reached PCI are still here, I was wondering how long it took from start of wet area tiling to PCI. 15 weeks for me but would probably take that as a worst case scenario I had lots of things that padded out my timeline all by my own choosing so dot panic! Also the façade I have is a lot of back and forwards which was probably the most time consuming Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15388Dec 13, 2019 10:08 pm Does anybody know what the process would be and cost involved (post-handover) to get louvred screens changed from fixed blades to movable blades? When our CSR (2 CSR's ago so we can't raise it with her) discussed and explained these to us, she asked "do you want sliding or fixed?"......leading us to believe that the whole panel would be sliding or fixed....we have now discovered that the "fixed" refers to the blades themselves. We are very concerned about the amount of light that will not be blocked due to this. I assume that it's a fencer or welder that fabricates these, so it is possible for them to remove the screens, remove the blades and make them again in a movable style? We want to do this in a sustainable way. We've had bigger issues, so I do not have the energy to fight them on this. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15389Dec 14, 2019 8:55 am Manhattan52 One Not sure if many people who have reached PCI are still here, I was wondering how long it took from start of wet area tiling to PCI. 15 weeks for me but would probably take that as a worst case scenario I had lots of things that padded out my timeline all by my own choosing so dot panic! Also the façade I have is a lot of back and forwards which was probably the most time consuming Thanks. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15390Dec 14, 2019 8:59 am becks81 Does anybody know what the process would be and cost involved (post-handover) to get louvred screens changed from fixed blades to movable blades? When our CSR (2 CSR's ago so we can't raise it with her) discussed and explained these to us, she asked "do you want sliding or fixed?"......leading us to believe that the whole panel would be sliding or fixed....we have now discovered that the "fixed" refers to the blades themselves. We are very concerned about the amount of light that will not be blocked due to this. I assume that it's a fencer or welder that fabricates these, so it is possible for them to remove the screens, remove the blades and make them again in a movable style? We want to do this in a sustainable way. We've had bigger issues, so I do not have the energy to fight them on this. Hi Becks81, I’m in a similar situation although mine is not the amount of light but in the night as you properly might be able to see through the house in the night when the lights are on. I did asked the guy installing my blinds and did mention no point of blinds as flies will store in there and difficult to clean. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15391Dec 14, 2019 9:11 am becks81 Does anybody know what the process would be and cost involved (post-handover) to get louvred screens changed from fixed blades to movable blades? When our CSR (2 CSR's ago so we can't raise it with her) discussed and explained these to us, she asked "do you want sliding or fixed?"......leading us to believe that the whole panel would be sliding or fixed....we have now discovered that the "fixed" refers to the blades themselves. We are very concerned about the amount of light that will not be blocked due to this. I assume that it's a fencer or welder that fabricates these, so it is possible for them to remove the screens, remove the blades and make them again in a movable style? We want to do this in a sustainable way. We've had bigger issues, so I do not have the energy to fight them on this. becks81 I’m pretty sure the louvre screens would come from designer staircases. Maybe ask them how you can change afterwards if not already fabricated Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15392Dec 14, 2019 9:19 am Femstar becks81 Does anybody know what the process would be and cost involved (post-handover) to get louvred screens changed from fixed blades to movable blades? When our CSR (2 CSR's ago so we can't raise it with her) discussed and explained these to us, she asked "do you want sliding or fixed?"......leading us to believe that the whole panel would be sliding or fixed....we have now discovered that the "fixed" refers to the blades themselves. We are very concerned about the amount of light that will not be blocked due to this. I assume that it's a fencer or welder that fabricates these, so it is possible for them to remove the screens, remove the blades and make them again in a movable style? We want to do this in a sustainable way. We've had bigger issues, so I do not have the energy to fight them on this. Hi Becks81, I’m in a similar situation although mine is not the amount of light but in the night as you properly might be able to see through the house in the night when the lights are on. I did asked the guy installing my blinds and did mention no point of blinds as flies will store in there and difficult to clean. Thanks Femstar. Good point about night time. We are getting blinds in the master but not the upper lounge (we already have a void window so I guess you can see in anyway). Do you mean that you were considering blinds for the balcony? Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15393Dec 14, 2019 9:20 am Manhattan52 becks81 Does anybody know what the process would be and cost involved (post-handover) to get louvred screens changed from fixed blades to movable blades? When our CSR (2 CSR's ago so we can't raise it with her) discussed and explained these to us, she asked "do you want sliding or fixed?"......leading us to believe that the whole panel would be sliding or fixed....we have now discovered that the "fixed" refers to the blades themselves. We are very concerned about the amount of light that will not be blocked due to this. I assume that it's a fencer or welder that fabricates these, so it is possible for them to remove the screens, remove the blades and make them again in a movable style? We want to do this in a sustainable way. We've had bigger issues, so I do not have the energy to fight them on this. becks81 I’m pretty sure the louvre screens would come from designer staircases. Maybe ask them how you can change afterwards if not already fabricated Thanks Manhattan! I should give them a call next week. It will bug me all Christmas if I don't come up with a plan. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15394Dec 14, 2019 9:33 am becks81 Femstar becks81 Does anybody know what the process would be and cost involved (post-handover) to get louvred screens changed from fixed blades to movable blades? When our CSR (2 CSR's ago so we can't raise it with her) discussed and explained these to us, she asked "do you want sliding or fixed?"......leading us to believe that the whole panel would be sliding or fixed....we have now discovered that the "fixed" refers to the blades themselves. We are very concerned about the amount of light that will not be blocked due to this. I assume that it's a fencer or welder that fabricates these, so it is possible for them to remove the screens, remove the blades and make them again in a movable style? We want to do this in a sustainable way. We've had bigger issues, so I do not have the energy to fight them on this. Hi Becks81, I’m in a similar situation although mine is not the amount of light but in the night as you properly might be able to see through the house in the night when the lights are on. I did asked the guy installing my blinds and did mention no point of blinds as flies will store in there and difficult to clean. Thanks Femstar. Good point about night time. We are getting blinds in the master but not the upper lounge (we already have a void window so I guess you can see in anyway). Do you mean that you were considering blinds for the balcony? Hi Becks81, It’s located in front of the house (part of the fascade) it’s in front of the void window for me as well. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15395Dec 17, 2019 5:47 pm becks81 - if you make those blades located on the designer fascade adjustable, will you make them remote controllable ? A bit quiet on the forum lately so thought I’ll post that we are still in the brick stage for our build. This will be week 3 and given a timeline to finish this stage by the end of this week. For those getting handover this month, how’s it going? Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15396Dec 17, 2019 8:53 pm M4bath @becks81 - if you make those blades located on the designer fascade adjustable, will you make them remote controllable ? A bit quiet on the forum lately so thought I’ll post that we are still in the brick stage for our build. This will be week 3 and given a timeline to finish this stage by the end of this week. For those getting handover this month, how’s it going? Hi M4bath, hope it’s going well for you. We are building the Diplomat so not sure if that is similar at all. We had not considered making them controllable, just movable would be a huge improvement in function, I understand that council regulations require SOME louvred screens have fixed blades but I would have really appreciated my options to be presented fully. WH would have made more money from it so it would have been a win-win. It’s something that is quite frustrating and such an expense to fix after handover. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15397Dec 18, 2019 8:20 am Hi All, Probably this post is going to be off-topic but it may be of help to somebody. We are about to demolish the house and for that, there are a few pre-conditions required: * Disconnect the water supply * Disconnect electricity * Disconnect NBN (and connect in the rental premises Christmas break is a headache) * Abolish Gas (in case you have gas) pain in the back side!! Gas abolishment it is the sole responsibility of the owner and it is a bit tricky. Firstly, takes about 20 working days to be done (Jemena) and cost around $1500, if this is not in sync with your demolition company it will be a costly headache and creates unnecesary delays. There is now in place a freeze due to Christmas break, that will put your gas abolishment right after they come back in January. On another topic if you do have trees to be removed you need to contact your council for approval, however if your site is in a 10/50 area defined by NSW Rural Fire Service (this is a risk bushfire area) you may qualify to remove the tree based on that rule. Check this web site (https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-pre ... aring/tool) and then corroborate with your local council. This way you may save some time for approval. Hope this helps, we are now preparing everything for moving the family out to start demolition in January, hectic time but we are very exited to start everything. Cheers Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15398Dec 18, 2019 10:06 am Just wondering is it possible to change door opening direction post handover. Would like to have the pantry door to open outwards instead of inwards, assuming its not against building code or regulations. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15399Dec 18, 2019 12:53 pm kingofnowhere Just wondering is it possible to change door opening direction post handover. Would like to have the pantry door to open outwards instead of inwards, assuming its not against building code or regulations. Sweet talk to your SS - he might chuck it in for free during the build. Building Manhattan 44 Ens + Savannah Elite facade KDRB Tender Accepted 26/03/18; Contract signed 27/05/18; CDC submission 24/10/18; End Panel 13/02/2019; Slab 19/03/2019 Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15400Dec 19, 2019 7:55 am Here are some photos after our handover. All furniture is just put there and without any styling pieces at all. Upstairs sheer curtains won’t be here till late Jan as well as outdoor kitchens and a few other pieces. Everyone knows how awful I am at photos but here’s some from inside Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 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 18473 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 73513 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 8241 |