Yes, we had the fan and wiring installed post handover.
Much easier process to have W do a provision for it, but it can be done post.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13041Oct 15, 2018 12:45 pm champs2018 Does this mean the fan wiring was also done by the electrician post handover?? Yes, we had the fan and wiring installed post handover. Much easier process to have W do a provision for it, but it can be done post. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13042Oct 15, 2018 12:50 pm ozmonkeyoy champs2018 Does this mean the fan wiring was also done by the electrician post handover?? Yes, we had the fan and wiring installed post handover. Much easier process to have W do a provision for it, but it can be done post. Cool..we have not considered a fan for our alfresco now considering its a very small area. Would be better to get it post handover if we feel the need..good to know that it can be done later. Thanks Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13043Oct 15, 2018 12:56 pm champs2018 ozmonkeyoy champs2018 Does this mean the fan wiring was also done by the electrician post handover?? Yes, we had the fan and wiring installed post handover. Much easier process to have W do a provision for it, but it can be done post. Cool..we have not considered a fan for our alfresco now considering its a very small area. Would be better to get it post handover if we feel the need..good to know that it can be done later. Thanks You will need some type of noggin, etc attached to the beams of your alfresco for where you wish the fan to sit before the gyprock goes on. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13044Oct 15, 2018 12:56 pm ASJ1981 Hi guys, just an update regarding my issues yesterday. My CSR did escalate my email to the Customer Service Manager and after a bit of phone tag this morning, we managed to spend close to an hour on the phone. I actually half expected to take out my boxing gloves this morning because i knew i had a solid leg to stand on and i was prepared to argue my case. Not argue the Admin Fee and the purpose of why it exists but more so why we were charged it, seemed in my opinion a little unjust given our circumstance. To make a long story short, we both acknowledged the fact that whilst it was on our Sales Rep to notice the discrepancy in the heights prior to Tender, the onus is also with us to bring it up it too. She pointed out that there are Drafting errors on the Submission Plans and because they needed to be corrected, she was going to waive the Admin Fee - taking into consideration that: 1) Sales Rep didn't bring up the door heights during Consultation, 2) we didn't have window/door schedule and 3) the plan given to us at our initial Consult did not have window/door models which would have made it difficult for us to pick up the heights etc.. I'm extremely grateful that she was able to understand my point of view. And can i just add, she has the title Customer Service Manager for a reason. She was pleasant to talk to and understanding - empathy goes a long way when you are dealing with upset customers and she handled me very well! At the same time, i knew where she was coming from too. I understood her reasoning and she understood mine. The rest of our phone call, we looked at the Plan together and brought up some issues regarding windows and doors. We ended up upgrading Leisure and Dining Room windows to be consistent with the door heights (another thing that wasn't picked up!). So in the end, while we avoided Admin Fee of $1500, we will actually spend more now because of the upgrades to window and stacker door heights, but that was fine - it is what it is and i'm just happy and glad now that it's all sorted. ASJ1981..That's really nice you weren't charged with the admin fee..We had a similar situation wherein our sales consultant couldnt redesign our kitchen during initial appointment and told the kitchen appointment representative will do it..but when the actual kitchen appointment happened we were told of the admin fee..same with door heights. Thankfully our CSR was very kind to discuss with her manager and resolve this for us without charging us. We just got our final drawings today. We being first time buyers, hardly know about the process and many aspects of building..which the sales team should be explaining than letting us figure out things on own... Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13045Oct 15, 2018 12:57 pm ozmonkeyoy champs2018 Does this mean the fan wiring was also done by the electrician post handover?? Yes, we had the fan and wiring installed post handover. Much easier process to have W do a provision for it, but it can be done post. We got provisions for 4 x fans with integrated lights ($195 each) so not cheap but probably easier than trying to do it afterwards, especially for downstairs. If you get it done afterwards there may be some plaster and paint touchups, even upstairs if you want the switch wired in rather than a remote and you may also need to get additional supports put in. For the upstairs balcony and alfresco we didn't get any other lights put in so this offset the price. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13048Oct 15, 2018 6:39 pm ASJ1981 doosra Anyone have exposed aggregate driveway? Pics ? Also, how does the price compare to just coloured concrete? I am thinking of doing aggregate too. Does Wisdom Landscaping do this? No Wisdom landscapes don’t offer exposed ag, well at least they didn’t when we built. The price difference wasn’t that much over coloured, $1000 more or so Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13049Oct 15, 2018 7:38 pm doosra Anyone have exposed aggregate driveway? Pics ? Also, how does the price compare to just coloured concrete? We are doing an exposed aggregate driveway but doing it after handover as we have a concreter in the family. I am told that exposed aggregate is much more expensive that a stenciled one. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13050Oct 15, 2018 7:51 pm jqcc0 @M4Bath - The third side of the balcony is fully enclosed. The screens are fixed panels with moving aluminium louvers (hopefully there won't be any surprises as I haven't actually seen them yet). I'll try to get some actual photos of the balcony as the brickwork is finished but I expect it will be a while before the screens are installed. You could probably get them done post handover for around 4-5k based on some of the quotes we got for a screen for the downstairs alfresco. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ jqcc0 thanks! I found the condition under CDC the conditions when a privacy screen is required. The only problem is, it doesnt state clearly if those 3 sentences is AND or OR situation. BTW, is bedrooms excluded from this condition? I hope we don’t need privacy screen as a requirement but happy to entertain post handover. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13051Oct 16, 2018 5:31 am Mish018 Manhattan52 Magnus Waiting for the End Panel, should be ready by tomorrow. Then we will finally start building our Manhattan 52 (modified to about 58sq). Has anyone else built a Manhattan 52 with the Diplomat facade? What was your total build time? Would be interested to see photos and hear about the progress of the build. I want to do some changes to the electrical, adding a few things. Has anyone done any changes while building the house? Not sure what Wisdom would say but I'm thinking of asking the electrician on site. I am building the M52 with Diplomat Facade. Just gone into production estimates. We are in construction atm (roof stage) Asked them to move a power point in the alfresco area and they said that will be 1K admin fee. Told them to forget it. Due to their unreasonableness and our terrible admin experience, we’ve decided not use them for any landscaping as well. Wow that’s rediculous, sounds like a money grab. Hope everything goes well with the build. We were happy with Wisdom the first 6 months but I’m not so sure anymore. They’re taking a long time to get back to us and the communication is not good at the moment. We have to constantly chase them up for answers. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13053Oct 16, 2018 5:36 am jqcc0 Hi Everyone, Long time lurker first time poster. Thanks for all of the useful information shared on the forum. Its been great to watch some of the journeys as the builds have progressed. We are building an Ambassador 36 with the Hampton Facade and the enclosed balcony off the master bedroom. We have a few small modifications:
I would have loved to be in construction by now but the 4-6 week estimate from DA is now into week 12 without any progress on site. As has been pointed out a few times you get used to multiplying the worst case wisdom estimate by 2, which means hopefully a fence and toilet will be turning up this week (otherwise i may be one of those members who use this forum to vent my anger as a coping mechanism.....). Colour concept: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi I love your facade. Thinking of doing the same facade for a Majestic but without the cladding above as shown on the WH website. Do you have brick in lieu of cladding & did you render the front? Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13054Oct 16, 2018 6:00 am NENO241 jqcc0 Hi Everyone, Long time lurker first time poster. Thanks for all of the useful information shared on the forum. Its been great to watch some of the journeys as the builds have progressed. We are building an Ambassador 36 with the Hampton Facade and the enclosed balcony off the master bedroom. We have a few small modifications:
I would have loved to be in construction by now but the 4-6 week estimate from DA is now into week 12 without any progress on site. As has been pointed out a few times you get used to multiplying the worst case wisdom estimate by 2, which means hopefully a fence and toilet will be turning up this week (otherwise i may be one of those members who use this forum to vent my anger as a coping mechanism.....). Colour concept: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi I love your facade. Thinking of doing the same facade for a Majestic but without the cladding above as shown on the WH website. Do you have brick in lieu of cladding & did you render the front? The lower facade will be rendered but we will have the cladding up the top for the facade. I like the mix of textures. Calderwood estate down near wollongong has a display home (inspiration) but I think it has cladding around the whole top floor. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13055Oct 16, 2018 7:50 am Unless W have changed the way they do it, it was pot luck for us as to where the plumbers put the taps - we had absolutely no choice about it. We have 3 taps in total (as standard), and per you pic, they put them in the same locations on our house apart from the tap near your outdoor leisure area (so we have just the one tap at rear of house. I guess if you pay for a hot/cold water point they will put it where you want. The front tap near the home office we have inside our side-gate, just so we have it as access for the side yard. It is also used as our central point for our Rainbird irrigation system. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13056Oct 16, 2018 9:02 am ozmonkeyoy Unless W have changed the way they do it, it was pot luck for us as to where the plumbers put the taps - we had absolutely no choice about it. We have 3 taps in total (as standard), and per you pic, they put them in the same locations on our house apart from the tap near your outdoor leisure area (so we have just the one tap at rear of house. I guess if you pay for a hot/cold water point they will put it where you want. The front tap near the home office we have inside our side-gate, just so we have it as access for the side yard. It is also used as our central point for our Rainbird irrigation system. Thanks, makes sense. Yeah we were told we can't select where they go. I told them i'm not paying $1 mil for a house and cannot choose where my taps go. We are paying for extra so going to get them added to the plan. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13057Oct 16, 2018 9:06 am ozmonkeyoy Unless W have changed the way they do it, it was pot luck for us as to where the plumbers put the taps - we had absolutely no choice about it. We have 3 taps in total (as standard), and per you pic, they put them in the same locations on our house apart from the tap near your outdoor leisure area (so we have just the one tap at rear of house. I guess if you pay for a hot/cold water point they will put it where you want. The front tap near the home office we have inside our side-gate, just so we have it as access for the side yard. It is also used as our central point for our Rainbird irrigation system. Bit disappointing to hear. Our CSR told me that we just negotiate with SS during construction, hope this is the case as my feeling is that we will need to look at the house in situ to make a decision. Quote "Outdoor taps 2 as standard and location will be nominated or chosen in construction with your site supervisor." Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13058Oct 16, 2018 9:10 am becks81 ozmonkeyoy Unless W have changed the way they do it, it was pot luck for us as to where the plumbers put the taps - we had absolutely no choice about it. We have 3 taps in total (as standard), and per you pic, they put them in the same locations on our house apart from the tap near your outdoor leisure area (so we have just the one tap at rear of house. I guess if you pay for a hot/cold water point they will put it where you want. The front tap near the home office we have inside our side-gate, just so we have it as access for the side yard. It is also used as our central point for our Rainbird irrigation system. Bit disappointing to hear. Our CSR told me that we just negotiate with SS during construction, hope this is the case as my feeling is that we will need to look at the house in situ to make a decision. Quote "Outdoor taps 2 as standard and location will be nominated or chosen in construction with your site supervisor." From memory they told me something similar. But, i don't fully trust it. So trying to get it on the plans. I'm sure it will be fine. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13059Oct 16, 2018 9:20 am stevezau ozmonkeyoy Unless W have changed the way they do it, it was pot luck for us as to where the plumbers put the taps - we had absolutely no choice about it. We have 3 taps in total (as standard), and per you pic, they put them in the same locations on our house apart from the tap near your outdoor leisure area (so we have just the one tap at rear of house. I guess if you pay for a hot/cold water point they will put it where you want. The front tap near the home office we have inside our side-gate, just so we have it as access for the side yard. It is also used as our central point for our Rainbird irrigation system. Thanks, makes sense. Yeah we were told we can't select where they go. I told them i'm not paying $1 mil for a house and cannot choose where my taps go. We are paying for extra so going to get them added to the plan. Yep makes complete sense. Your locations look good to me. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 13060Oct 16, 2018 9:30 am becks81 ozmonkeyoy Unless W have changed the way they do it, it was pot luck for us as to where the plumbers put the taps - we had absolutely no choice about it. We have 3 taps in total (as standard), and per you pic, they put them in the same locations on our house apart from the tap near your outdoor leisure area (so we have just the one tap at rear of house. I guess if you pay for a hot/cold water point they will put it where you want. The front tap near the home office we have inside our side-gate, just so we have it as access for the side yard. It is also used as our central point for our Rainbird irrigation system. Bit disappointing to hear. Our CSR told me that we just negotiate with SS during construction, hope this is the case as my feeling is that we will need to look at the house in situ to make a decision. Quote "Outdoor taps 2 as standard and location will be nominated or chosen in construction with your site supervisor." Ensure that you bring it up early with your SS. We talked to ours, but was told that they place them in same positions on all builds, unless you pay W extra to nominate a particular position. I'm pretty sure the plumbers generally pick the corners of the houses and allocate the positions there. My experience is once in construction, the SS won't budge on very much at all, and will always relate back to the tender/plans and if you push harder they will send you back to HO to negotiate/pay more. 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? 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