Building with Wisdom Homes

doosra · Dec 03, 2018 8:45 pm

stevezau

MandM+4

stevezau

Hi All,

We just noticed something on detailed plans which we had overlooked.

We have a 510step in the house which means the front ceilings are 3.2 and the rear kitchen/dining/lounge is 2.7m.

If you look at the side view, the ceiling heigh is the same the whole way through the house. Walking through the hallway, stepping up into the kitchen, will that feel like your walking into a smaller room? Thinking we maybe should add a square set to hide the ceiling from the hallway to kitchen? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅

2.7m is still really tall, I doubt it’ll feel small.
You can always add bulk heads after handover, but I don’t think you’ll need to.
I doubt it’s something cheaper through Wisdom...

2.7 is tall, but 3.2m to 2.7 is quite a big difference in height on the eyes.

You are right we can do it post hand-over. I don't think they are too expensive with Wisdom so would prefer to get them done prior but we are just not sure what to do.. maybe it is fine.

Here some pics. Should have taken the one looking back at front door further back so u can feel the difference. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅

Melos · Dec 03, 2018 10:55 pm

stevezau

Hi All,

We just noticed something on detailed plans which we had overlooked.

We have a 510step in the house which means the front ceilings are 3.2 and the rear kitchen/dining/lounge is 2.7m.

If you look at the side view, the ceiling heigh is the same the whole way through the house. Walking through the hallway, stepping up into the kitchen, will that feel like your walking into a smaller room? Thinking we maybe should add a square set to hide the ceiling from the hallway to kitchen? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅

I wouldn’t worry too much it’s quiet common for ceilings on kitchens to be lowered as venting and fans etc are more efficient closer to what they are venting. 2.7 are quite high anyway. It should look great and having a tall hallway throughout will look amazing.

Kvav27 · Dec 04, 2018 9:51 am

singalg

spk_homebuild

Hi singalg How did the PCI go?
Also are you getting your driveway through W?

spk_homebuild, PCI went well with mostly being minor cleaning/paint patch issues (they have all been addressed on Saturday morning). 2 big ticket items were missing a powerpoint and semi-frameless shower in ensuite instead of frameless.
I am going to speak to SS tomorrow to figure a plan for these 2.

singalg , hi, Congratulations for PCI . could you please help me understand the process from PCI to handover?
We may have PCI on 17th Dec, so I want to know what all needs to be done before handover

TIA

Kvav27 · Dec 04, 2018 11:31 am

ASJ1981

Hi everyone, does anyone know if you can attach a pdf document to a post? Someone just sent me a useful checklist for PCI. I know some of you are nearing that stage or will be in the future! Thought I would share, as sharing is caring... lol!

ASJ1981 . could you please PM me the PCI List,
TIA

aaron2008 · Dec 04, 2018 12:21 pm

stevezau - we have it reverse - step down which works well for us.

2.7 is a good height and because its from hallway to room, in my opinion, i don't think you will feel it as much as you think.

If it was room to room it would have been a different case.

stevezau · Dec 04, 2018 3:52 pm

aaron2008

@stevezau - we have it reverse - step down which works well for us.

2.7 is a good height and because its from hallway to room, in my opinion, i don't think you will feel it as much as you think.

If it was room to room it would have been a different case.

Thanks for the feedback all.

We have decided to just leave it. We do however need to sort out the square set height. Wisdom usually line the square set up with the top of the door frame heights. As our ceiling is 3.2 meters this means the square set will drop down about 750mm which is quite big.

Wisdom have asked what we want it at.. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅

Anyone else have experience with square sets on super high ceilings? You can see how far they come down (the black marks)

singalg · Dec 04, 2018 7:54 pm

Kvav27

singalg

spk_homebuild

Hi singalg How did the PCI go?
Also are you getting your driveway through W?

spk_homebuild, PCI went well with mostly being minor cleaning/paint patch issues (they have all been addressed on Saturday morning). 2 big ticket items were missing a powerpoint and semi-frameless shower in ensuite instead of frameless.
I am going to speak to SS tomorrow to figure a plan for these 2.

singalg , hi, Congratulations for PCI . could you please help me understand the process from PCI to handover?
We may have PCI on 17th Dec, so I want to know what all needs to be done before handover

TIA

Hi Kvav27, We were also quite overwhelmed as not knowing the unknown as what will be the process from PCI to handover.
We completed our handover today, and are very delighted!! and plan to move within next 2 weeks!
I found process fairly simple - it was basically dependent on 2 things:
- Final inspection by private certifier (SBAC)
- Final settlement of account

First one was done within couple of days of PCI, and we did account settlement today for handover (there was nothing else that I am aware of)!
We had our PCI scheduled last Tuesday and got handover today.
Since ours was a KDRB, I figured also did not need an Interim Occupancy Cert, as it is generally required for council if they need to provide new bins (for e.g. in case of new developments).

Hope that helps.

doosra · Dec 04, 2018 8:00 pm

singalg

Kvav27

singalg

[quote="spk_homebuild"]Hi singalg How did the PCI go?
Also are you getting your driveway through W?

spk_homebuild, PCI went well with mostly being minor cleaning/paint patch issues (they have all been addressed on Saturday morning). 2 big ticket items were missing a powerpoint and semi-frameless shower in ensuite instead of frameless.
I am going to speak to SS tomorrow to figure a plan for these 2.

singalg , hi, Congratulations for PCI . could you please help me understand the process from PCI to handover?
We may have PCI on 17th Dec, so I want to know what all needs to be done before handover

TIA

Hi Kvav27, We were also quite overwhelmed as not knowing the unknown as what will be the process from PCI to handover.
We completed our handover today, and are very delighted!! and plan to move within next 2 weeks!
I found process fairly simple - it was basically dependent on 2 things:
- Final inspection by private certifier (SBAC)
- Final settlement of account

First one was done within couple of days of PCI, and we did account settlement today for handover (there was nothing else that I am aware of)!
We had our PCI scheduled last Tuesday and got handover today.
Since ours was a KDRB, I figured also did not need an Interim Occupancy Cert, as it is generally required for council if they need to provide new bins (for e.g. in case of new developments).

Hope that helps.[/quote]Wow only a week from PCI to handover. That's awesome. I wish mine would be that quick. I don't like my chances as the final parts of my build and trades to get me to PCI were really slow so I'm wondering if it'll be the same to fix defects from PCI. Hope my SS can pick up the pace as he's expecting a baby so hope house is done before the arrival. The clock really starts now for when my pci starts because they gave me the keys to tile my house and I advised them today I completed it so trades can now be booked in.

singalg · Dec 04, 2018 9:09 pm

doosra, thats what I also found - everything seemed to slow down significantly. The house has been ready since the last 3 weeks, but its the things that were found during Wisdom's own quality checks, paint touch ups, several rounds of cleaning, giving the last final touches that have taken time.
Regarding PCI defects, none of them are major to stop us from moving in - so no issues there. In general, we are very pleased with the quality of build.
The 2 big defects from PCI: we are also getting the shower screen in ensuite replaced to frameless shower. For missing power point, they could not put it there because of metal in that corner, and have placed it at an adjacent wall.
All appliances getting delivered and installed this week.

becks81 · Dec 04, 2018 9:11 pm

Sediment control after demolition:

My CSR has advised that we need to sort out our own sediment control after demolition. Demo starts on Monday and is projected to take 2 weeks. Then it will be Xmas so I doubt our site checks etc will be done before Jan 2019.

Our tender has this clause, does thus mean WH will do sediment control? (Will post in next comment as I can’t seem to attach using my phone)

becks81 · Dec 04, 2018 9:12 pm

becks81

Sediment control after demolition:

My CSR has advised that we need to sort out our own sediment control after demolition. Demo starts on Monday and is projected to take 2 weeks. Then it will be Xmas so I doubt our site checks etc will be done before Jan 2019.

Our tender has this clause, does thus mean WH will do sediment control? (Will post in next comment as I can’t seem to attach using my phone)

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singalg · Dec 04, 2018 9:15 pm

becks81

Sediment control after demolition:

My CSR has advised that we need to sort out our own sediment control after demolition. Demo starts on Monday and is projected to take 2 weeks. Then it will be Xmas so I doubt our site checks etc will be done before Jan 2019.

Our tender has this clause, does thus mean WH will do sediment control? (Will post in next comment as I can’t seem to attach using my phone)

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Becks81, dont remember doing anything ourselves for sediment control for our KDRB, probably was all done by W.

Manhattan52 · Dec 04, 2018 9:35 pm

singalg

becks81

Sediment control after demolition:

My CSR has advised that we need to sort out our own sediment control after demolition. Demo starts on Monday and is projected to take 2 weeks. Then it will be Xmas so I doubt our site checks etc will be done before Jan 2019.

Our tender has this clause, does thus mean WH will do sediment control? (Will post in next comment as I can’t seem to attach using my phone)

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Becks81, dont remember doing anything ourselves for sediment control for our KDRB, probably was all done by W.

Becks81

Wisdom did my sediment control

stevezau · Dec 04, 2018 9:37 pm

Manhattan52

singalg

becks81, dont remember doing anything ourselves for sediment control for our KDRB, probably was all done by W.

becks81

Wisdom did my sediment control

Our knock down started today. Site Demos are charging us $400-500 for sediment control. Our slab won't go down for at least another 2-3months. We thought we had to pay for sediment control until Wisdom took over.. hmm

becks81 · Dec 05, 2018 12:18 am

stevezau

Manhattan52

singalg

becks81, dont remember doing anything ourselves for sediment control for our KDRB, probably was all done by W.

becks81

Wisdom did my sediment control

Our knock down started today. Site Demos are charging us $400-500 for sediment control. Our slab won't go down for at least another 2-3months. We thought we had to pay for sediment control until Wisdom took over.. hmm

Confused. Based on the comments here, we didn’t tick yes to Sediment Control. Emailing CSR now.

doosra · Dec 05, 2018 3:11 am

singalg

@doosra, thats what I also found - everything seemed to slow down significantly. The house has been ready since the last 3 weeks, but its the things that were found during Wisdom's own quality checks, paint touch ups, several rounds of cleaning, giving the last final touches that have taken time.
Regarding PCI defects, none of them are major to stop us from moving in - so no issues there. In general, we are very pleased with the quality of build.
The 2 big defects from PCI: we are also getting the shower screen in ensuite replaced to frameless shower. For missing power point, they could not put it there because of metal in that corner, and have placed it at an adjacent wall.
All appliances getting delivered and installed this week.

So did they replace the shower screen before handover of are they completing some works post handover?

Bob the Bludger · Dec 05, 2018 8:05 am

stevezau

Manhattan52

singalg

becks81, dont remember doing anything ourselves for sediment control for our KDRB, probably was all done by W.

becks81

Wisdom did my sediment control

Our knock down started today. Site Demos are charging us $400-500 for sediment control. Our slab won't go down for at least another 2-3months. We thought we had to pay for sediment control until Wisdom took over.. hmm

In the time between the demolition and you go into Production with Wisdom you are responsible for Sediment Control.

At my property it rained, the neighbour called the council and when I discussed with Wisdom I was told in no uncertain terms I was responsible, I watched a Youtube clip, went to Bunnings and bought the stuff and did it myself.

The way the rain has been lately its probably best to get it dome prior to any issues arising.

singalg · Dec 05, 2018 10:43 am

doosra

singalg

@doosra, thats what I also found - everything seemed to slow down significantly. The house has been ready since the last 3 weeks, but its the things that were found during Wisdom's own quality checks, paint touch ups, several rounds of cleaning, giving the last final touches that have taken time.
Regarding PCI defects, none of them are major to stop us from moving in - so no issues there. In general, we are very pleased with the quality of build.
The 2 big defects from PCI: we are also getting the shower screen in ensuite replaced to frameless shower. For missing power point, they could not put it there because of metal in that corner, and have placed it at an adjacent wall.
All appliances getting delivered and installed this week.

So did they replace the shower screen before handover of are they completing some works post handover?

We requested W for an early handover, and then continue with works post handover.
For e.g., Driveway is yet to go in, and shower screen to be replaced

doosra · Dec 05, 2018 10:58 am

singalg

doosra

singalg

@doosra, thats what I also found - everything seemed to slow down significantly. The house has been ready since the last 3 weeks, but its the things that were found during Wisdom's own quality checks, paint touch ups, several rounds of cleaning, giving the last final touches that have taken time.
Regarding PCI defects, none of them are major to stop us from moving in - so no issues there. In general, we are very pleased with the quality of build.
The 2 big defects from PCI: we are also getting the shower screen in ensuite replaced to frameless shower. For missing power point, they could not put it there because of metal in that corner, and have placed it at an adjacent wall.
All appliances getting delivered and installed this week.

So did they replace the shower screen before handover of are they completing some works post handover?

We requested W for an early handover, and then continue with works post handover.
For e.g., Driveway is yet to go in, and shower screen to be replaced

Interesting. I might go with that approach too. I'll wait to hear from my SS on a date first though.

Kvav27 · Dec 05, 2018 1:39 pm

singalg

Kvav27

singalg , hi, Congratulations for PCI . could you please help me understand the process from PCI to handover?
We may have PCI on 17th Dec, so I want to know what all needs to be done before handover

TIA

Hi Kvav27, We were also quite overwhelmed as not knowing the unknown as what will be the process from PCI to handover.
We completed our handover today, and are very delighted!! and plan to move within next 2 weeks!
I found process fairly simple - it was basically dependent on 2 things:
- Final inspection by private certifier (SBAC)
- Final settlement of account

First one was done within couple of days of PCI, and we did account settlement today for handover (there was nothing else that I am aware of)!
We had our PCI scheduled last Tuesday and got handover today.
Since ours was a KDRB, I figured also did not need an Interim Occupancy Cert, as it is generally required for council if they need to provide new bins (for e.g. in case of new developments).

Hope that helps.

singalg . Thanks for the details. One more question, For Final settlement of account, when did Wisdom gave you invoice? and how long did bank took to release payment?

TIA