Firstly, I must comment that this forum is highly educational and valuable!
We are going to be building for the first time after purchasing a block of land in Aveley WA.
We've considered plans from Dale Alcock, Ross North, Redink and Visionone Homes.
We have a corner block with a truncation, front of house will be north facing. The length of the block is 30m and after the truncation the frontage measures 20m. If I stand facing the (future) front door (my back to north), the garage will be on my left and the truncation on my right.
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Here is the timeline so far:
29 July 2014 - Placed offer on land, offer accepted
13 August 2014 - Finance for land approved
15 August 2014 - Settlement booked for 2 September 2014
27 August 2014 - Settlement delayed will 16 September 2014 by seller
6 Sept 2014 - Signed PPA with builder
12 Sept 2014 - Land settlement completed!!! Woo hoo!!!
15 Sept 2014 - Site survey done
18 Sept 2014 - Builder's selections file received
20 Sept 2014 - Finance pre-approved for build
11 Oct 2014 - Drafting complete, working drawings and site works costings received
16 Oct 2014 - First round of preliminary variations discussed and costed
22 Oct 2014 - Second round of preliminary variations costed and accepted
28 Oct 2014 - Building contract signed
5 Nov 2014 - External colours selection confirmed for developer/building approval submission
8 Nov 2014 - Tile selection meeting completed
11 Nov 2014 - Intelligent Home meeting completed
18 Nov 2014 - Pre start completed!!!
21 Nov 2014 - Developer reject design based on window, builder trying to resolve
27 Nov 2014 - Developer approves new window design, issue resolved
8 Dec 2014 - Initial variations cost from Prestart received
11 Dec 2014 - Variations amended and confirmed
21 Dec 2014 - Discovered tap installed
22 Dec 2014 - Final contact documents, addenda and variations signed off
7 Jan 2015 - Balance of deposit payment
8 Jan 2015 - Building permit application lodged
14 Jan 2015 - Building permit approved
18 Jan 2015 - Construction site sign found erected on site
19 Jan 2015 - Unconditional finance approved
27 Jan 2015 - Site scheduling complete, earthworks booked for week starting 2 Feb 2015
2 Feb 2015 - Fortnightly scheduling progress started
3 Feb 2015 - Siteworks started!
5 Feb 2015 - Site re-peg completed
9 Feb 2015 - Slab reinforcement mesh delivered
12 Feb 2015 - Plumbing prelay and footing trench dug
13 Feb 2015 - Termite treatment and footings completed
14 Feb 2015 - SLAB DOWN on Valentine's Day!
16 Feb 2015 - First progress payment (Slab down)
17 Feb 2015 - Soakwells delivered
23 Feb 2015 - Drainage piping complete and soakwells installed
24 Feb 2015 - Electrical mains conduit installed
26 Feb 2015 - Site clean done
4 Mar 2015 - Bricks delivered
5 Mar 2015 - Electrical box, window frames, WC and shed delivered
10 Mar 2015 - Feature bricks and door frame delivered
13 Mar 2015 - Internal door frames and roof steel posts delivered
14 Mar 2015 - Placed deposit on flooring (Carpet Call Easi-Lay luxury vinyl planks)
17 Mar 2015 - Notified that brickies have been delayed for about a week
19 Mar 2015 - Builder's sign installed on site
22 Mar 2015 - Other neighbour's boundary fence installed
23 Mar 2015 - Brickies sand delivered
25 Mar 2015 - Site marking out done, brickies scheduled for 26 Mar 2015.....
26 Mar 2015 - Brickwork started!!!
31 Mar 2015 - Brickies pulled off for another job...
2 Apr 2015 - Brickies return! (Just in time for some work done before Easter break)
7 Apr 2015 - Stop work due to wet weather
15 Apr 2015 - Brickies return, Bedroom 4 walls, common wall with Master bedroom
16 Apr 2015 - Bedroom 3 walls, Master bedroom WIR
17 Apr 2015 - Powder room walls, Living room walls
20 Apr 2015 - Part Dining external walls, part Theatre external walls
21 Apr 2015 - Dining internal walls, part Theatre internal walls, Bedroom 2 door frame, 1 Theatre window frame, part Theatre external wall, finished off edge of Living room wall
22 Apr 2015 - Bedroom 2/Kitchen common wall, Living, Dining and part Theatre internal walls
23 Apr 2015 - Living room wall to Kitchen/Bedroom 2 common wall, part of WIL wall, part of Ensuite wall
24 Apr 2015 - Bedroom 2 part internal wall, Ensuite wall, shower nib wall and WC wall, Bedroom 3 robe wall, WIL part wall
27 Apr 2015 - Slab clean in some areas
28 Apr 2015 - Part Garage/Laundry/Scullery common wall, part Garage/Hallway/Study common wall, part Dining external walls
29 Apr 2015 - Part Theatre external wall, part Study walls, Theatre windows/Study windows/Main door frames propped up, more Garage walls done, electrical box mounted
30 Apr 2015 - Part Theatre internal walls, part Study walls, Theatre upper window frames up, part Garage wall ALSO, PLATE HEIGHT MEETING BOOKED on 19 May (Delayed about a week by us because the wife will be in Singapore during the week of the original plate height meeting scheduled)....
1 May 2015 - Part Theatre internal walls and door frame, part Laundry WIL wall, part external blade wall
4 May 2015 - Entry/Dining feature wall, part Study wall, Termite barrier on Garage side of boundary wall applied
6 May 2015 - Part boundary Garage wall, more brickwork in Entry, Study and Garage Entry
7 May 2015 - External Feature wall started, some more internal bricks done.
8 May 2015 - More brickwork above Study/Main Entry wall and Garage walls.
11 May 2015 - Youtube vid of interior and exterior walkthroughs
12 May 2015 - Beams, beams and more beams...and Alfresco piers done.
13 May 2015 - Garage boundary wall now full height, some metal tubes delivered...think it's for garage, bricks over Theatre window done, Feature wall bricks contninue...
14 May 2015 - Brickwork continues at Theatre and Main Entry for skillion roof support, Main Entry high window installed, Feature wall completed
15 May 2015 - More brickwork and roof timbers delivered!!!
18 May 2015 - Theatre front skillion bricks support done, Blade wall at Garage/Study done - Garage pier wall to complete
19 May 2015 - Garage pier complete and PLATE HEIGHT MEETING completed!
22 May 2015 - ROOF FRAME BEGINS!
28 May 2015 - Roof fascia done and skillion section frame started
2 June 2015 - Skillion frame continues
3 June 2015 - Electrical rough-in started
4 June 2015 - Plumbing rough-in started
6 to 9 June 2015 - Plumbing and Electrical work completed
11 June 2015 - Roof cover material delivered!
12 June 2015 - Gutters and downpipes done
16 June 2015 - Roof cover starts
17 June 2015 - Roof cover stop work due to wet weather
19 June 2015 - Work starts on skillion section - external versilux ceiling and internal insulation installed
24 June 2015 - Roof cover continues again and front render starts
25 June 2015 - Front render complete and roof cover 95% (but skillion area remaining)
26 June 2015 - Internal wall corner render beads done, in preparation for internal render.
30 June 2015 - Skillion area roof cover complete
1 July 2015 - Grey float started
2 July 2015 - Grey float completed
6 July 2015 - Ceilings measurement retaken
7 July 2015 - Bulkhead structures completed and gyprock delivered
8 July 2015 - Ceilings started
9 July 2015 - Ceilings completed and site clean done!
13 July 2015 - Roof meeting and lock up est 24 July!
17 July 2015 - White set started! - Bedroom 3 and 4
20 July 2015 - White set - Master bedroom and ensuite
21 July 2015 - White set - Master bedroom wardrobe, bedrooms walkway, powder room, common bathroom
22 July 2015 - White set - Bedroom 2, WIL, part of kitchen, finish off 1 wall each of bed 3, 4 and master bedroom
23 July 2015 - Windows installed!! And white set continues - Scullery, Laundry and kitchen plus one wall in living room
24 July 2015 - White set - Living, dining, study and part of garage entry - Still to go are Theatre, main entry and rest of garage entry
27 July 2015 - White set - Theatre 2 walls, main entry and garage entry, 2 more walls in Theatre to go!
28 July 2015 - Lock up!! Confirmed because I received the progress payment lol....also doors installed except sliding doors which will be later this week...
29 July 2015 - Painters first coat - Internal walls, ceilings and doors
30 July 2015 - Shelving in scullery and laundry, hardiplank below skillion roof area installed, bathtub ready for install
31 July 2015 - Start of painting to bedrooms area
3 Aug 2015 - Cabinets delivered
5 Aug 2015 - Bricking below bathroom cabinets, waterproofing wet areas, steel beam on front facade installed and tile meeting set on 11 Aug
10 Aug 2015 - Waterproofing
11 Aug 2015 - Tile meeting completed
12 Aug 2015 - Tiling starts
17 Aug 2015 - Tiling completed
21 Aug 2015 - Sanitary ware
24 Aug 2015 - Garage area cleared for grano
25 Aug 2015 - Garage grano poured
26 Aug 2015 - Internal paint base coat, external render painted, garage ceiling painted
27 Aug 2015 - External ceiling painted including alfresco; internal/external powerpoints
28 Aug 2015 - Some internal painting, some lighting, drainage pipes to soakwell
31 Aug 2015 - More internal and external painting, more lighting
1 Sept 2015 - More painting (not sure)
2 Sept 2015 - Stone benchtop, Wardrobe doors, Laundry cupboard doors, more painting (not sure), Mirrors
3 Sept 2015 - Paving delivered, windows cleaned, more painting
4 Sept 2015 - More internal work, paving sand laid, A/C compressor installed, some electrical
7 Sept 2015 - Internal clean, some internal painting
8 Sept 2015 - Carpet installation
9 Sept 2015 - Driveway paving starts
10 Sept 2015 - Paving contines and PCI BOOKED!
11 Sept 2015 - Alfresco and verandah paving, window blinds, door handles, insulation
12 Sept 2015 - Paving work continues
14 Sept 2015 - Some plumbing (?), window work, flyscreens
15 Sept 2015 - Splashback, hot water unit, some other internal work (?)
17 Sept 2015 - Garage doors
21 Sept 2015 - Site clean
24 Sept 2015 - 1st PCI complete
12 Oct 2015 - 2nd PCI complete and KEYS!!!
Posthandover timeline:
13 Oct 2015 - Wardrobes installed and fencing installation starts
14 Oct 2015 - Flooring installation begins
16 Oct 2015 - Fencing completed
19 Oct 2015 - Landscaping begins
20 Oct 2015 - Moved in and Lights installation by Electrician
21 Oct 2015 - NBN Installation and Flooring completed
23 Oct 2015 - Intelligent Homes Handover completed
Posthandover issues:
13 Oct 2015 - Shower draining clogged - Fixed by builder
13 Oct 2015 - Garage door opens and closes with a cracking sound - Fixed by builder
13 Oct 2015 - Taps leaking at bathroom sink and Ensuite sinks - Fixed by builder
14 Oct 2015 - Floor waste pipe too short after flooring laid - Fixed by hootie
19 Oct 2015 - Toilet suites clogged - Fixed by builder
Defects Liability/Maintenance Period (6 months):
10 Nov 2015 - Bathroom toilet cistern slow in filling up - Fixed by Hootie
16 Nov 2015 - Mould discovered in Ensuite cabinets/tap still leaking - Resolved v quickly, thank you builder!
Any tips and opinions welcome on my posts and updates!
Wish us luck!
Updates:
1. Elevation and floor plan
2. Selections and colours
3. Prestart selections
4. Construction start
5. Slab, soakwells and bricks
6. Nearmap timeline
7. Flooring selection
8. Bricklaying starts
9. Some furniture selections and more bricks
10. More bricks progress
11. Even more bricks progress, Garage boundary wall build
12. Interior and exterior walk through video
13. Plate height
14. Roof frame begins
15. Skillion roof frame started
16. Roof cover begins
17. Front render/Roof almost done
18. Another house video!
19. Grey float
20. White set
21. Landscaping ideas
22. Cabinets
23. Garage
24. Stone benchtop, shower screens, cupboard doors
25. Paving
26. Flyscreens/Windows
27. Backsplash/Gas Hot Water/Wardrobe Plans
28. Garage Doors
29. The Post-handover List!
30. Landscaping Plans and Mood Board
31. Keys!!!!!
32. Wardrobes Installation
33. Flooring Installation
34. Moving In!!!
35. Landscaping (Rear)
36. Fire pit and Grass
37. Floating Steps (Front)
38. 6 Month Maintenance Period Starts
39. Competition photos and one year on...
Ozlizz
I still love looking at floor plans. I absolutely love the willows floor plan. We came very close to signing w DA but the costs we received just didn't come close to RI. I think our DA sales rep promised us the world and we were so excited and then when he finally gave us actual dollar figures we weren't even close to budget and were v disappointed. But they seem to be running a good promo at moment. We liked RN too but never found a plan we loved. Decided on redink for multiple reasons, our sales rep was lovely and very quick to respond with costs for anything/everything which was not always the case with most of the other builders we looked at. We felt redink had best value and inclusions for our budget. They've provided nothing but excellent customer svc but I've felt admin process has been sloooow. First time we've ever built so can't compare but it's taken longer than expected. Almost at slab down so can't yet speak to their quality. Good luck!
