Hi all!
Thought I would finally start a thread considering we are steadily moving forward!
This is the second build for my wife and I, previously building with Ventura back in 2009 in Canning Vale. Both of us were pretty clueless back then and probably didn't pay enough attention to paperwork, but alas it was our first house and still a decent one at that.
We are building in Bletchley Park Southern River lot 1065, she's 555sqm so a step up from our old 405sqm block. Really love the area nice family orientated and plenty of recreation area's which will be good when the little tacker grows up!
The Block:
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Timeline so far: (probably missing a few items because frankly who remembers? )
Aug 2014 - Sold previous house
Sep 2014 - Secured new lot & applied for finance
Sep 2014 - Approached various builders for draw up of plans
Sep 2014 - Finance Pre-Approval received
Oct 2014 - Decided on New Gen and Unconditional Finance Approval Received
Now for some actual dates!
16/10/14 - PPA Signed
26/11/14 - Titles for Lot Issued
28/11/14 - Drafting Complete
17/12/14 - Contracts Issued
17/12/14 - Settlement on Lot Complete
18/12/14 - Collected Contract for Review
15/01/15 - Contract Signed
Our house is a 'Special' (Display Range Spec, they just used the Equinox for size comparison). There are still some elements on the drawings that are changing but what you see is pretty much the crust of it
The House:
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Included in the house spec are 20 x LED Downlights, which I believe are these: CLICK ME!
Obviously I will be adding more to the 20, I was just wondering if anyone has used these and are there any guides or calculators as to how many are required for a particular room size? I can post my current electrical plan if that will help
Also, how important is it to get the addendum correct before we sign our lives away? There are a few mistakes (sometimes I think they just print the vanilla versions and don't add your specific detail)
Look forward to sharing the journey with you guys, and hopefully it's a good one!