That's not good to hear. Which street are you in? Has your administrator advised why there as been delays?
We've had slight delays as well... should get started in the coming weeks (stage 6 as well).
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 161Aug 30, 2015 2:14 pm kamjaya Hi, I am building with Burbank in stage 6. Its more than a week now and we still dont see anything happening on site. Bit excited and concerned as well because there had been already significant delay for our site start. That's not good to hear. Which street are you in? Has your administrator advised why there as been delays? We've had slight delays as well... should get started in the coming weeks (stage 6 as well). Monaco Lux Q2 Thread 6/12/14 - Signed Land Contract 26/6/15 - Land Settlement 3/8/15 - House Contract 7/9/15 - Site Commences 30/9/15 - Base 28/10/15 - Frame 25/11/15 - Fixing/LockUp March 16 ~ NHP Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 162Sep 03, 2015 9:03 am Our neighbour has organised our back fence to built and I have received a bill in the mail. We have been quoted $60/m and was wondering if thats a reasonable price? Building the Marina Q1 with Henley 03.08.15 - Site Start 14.08.15 - Slab 26.08.15 - Frame 23.09.15 - Lock-up Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 164Sep 03, 2015 1:05 pm Thanks for that Troyziee. We've only just started building so hadn't really looked into fencing costs yet. I'm actually really dreading our driveway costs as it's pretty big and I need to widen the crossover Building the Marina Q1 with Henley 03.08.15 - Site Start 14.08.15 - Slab 26.08.15 - Frame 23.09.15 - Lock-up Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 166Sep 03, 2015 6:12 pm Hope it all goes well with your driveway, Lisa. Great to see progress on your site. Fences can be so tricky... great to know that $60 per mtr is the going rate. We are starting on Monday! Finally got a call from Site Supervisor and Administrator... they are commencing the cut on Monday so excited! Monaco Lux Q2 Thread 6/12/14 - Signed Land Contract 26/6/15 - Land Settlement 3/8/15 - House Contract 7/9/15 - Site Commences 30/9/15 - Base 28/10/15 - Frame 25/11/15 - Fixing/LockUp March 16 ~ NHP Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 167Sep 04, 2015 12:00 pm I love that our builder sends pictures of the house regularly, and regular updates. I just saw photos that we now have a roof! The Lock-Up inspection is happening Monday morning so can't wait to check it out. Very exciting adrianaa! Congratulations! I'm pretty sure you will have Chris and possibly Samantha, and they have been great. Building the Marina Q1 with Henley 03.08.15 - Site Start 14.08.15 - Slab 26.08.15 - Frame 23.09.15 - Lock-up Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 168Sep 04, 2015 3:35 pm We are at Plumpton Rd stage 6. Finally our supervisor called for introduction and advised that temp fencing installed on our land and next week site cut. After that Slab in another 2 weeks. Really hoping to go things well and we get our new dream home before Christmas. Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 169Sep 05, 2015 12:42 pm Lisandstef I love that our builder sends pictures of the house regularly, and regular updates. I just saw photos that we now have a roof! The Lock-Up inspection is happening Monday morning so can't wait to check it out. Very exciting adrianaa! Congratulations! I'm pretty sure you will have Chris and possibly Samantha, and they have been great. That's awesome! It's coming along so quickly for you guys. I can't wait for the estate to grow! They've released Stage 11 now... "Wing" release... on the west side of Vineyard Rd, where the town centre is going to be. How exciting! kamjaya We are at Plumpton Rd stage 6. Finally our supervisor called for introduction and advised that temp fencing installed on our land and next week site cut. After that Slab in another 2 weeks. Really hoping to go things well and we get our new dream home before Christmas. That's really good news! You are at similar stage as us, our site cut commences on Monday! Monaco Lux Q2 Thread 6/12/14 - Signed Land Contract 26/6/15 - Land Settlement 3/8/15 - House Contract 7/9/15 - Site Commences 30/9/15 - Base 28/10/15 - Frame 25/11/15 - Fixing/LockUp March 16 ~ NHP Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 170Sep 07, 2015 7:53 pm Hey guys, Just want to hear your feedback as I feel I'm getting a little ripped off by my builder. They are requesting my whole home is double glazed windows. can anyone else share what they had to do to their home to achieve 6 star rating? Appreciate your help Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 171Sep 07, 2015 8:47 pm Sarahcat26 Hey guys, Just want to hear your feedback as I feel I'm getting a little ripped off by my builder. They are requesting my whole home is double glazed windows. can anyone else share what they had to do to their home to achieve 6 star rating? Appreciate your help Hello! I am not surprised your builder has asked you to do that. What direction is your home built on? Do you have to upgrade your insulation as well? We jumped onto a special our builder had - free upgrade to double glazed windows throughout the home. Our house is facing north (so not the best for energy rating). We still had to upgrade insulation to get to 6 stars. Monaco Lux Q2 Thread 6/12/14 - Signed Land Contract 26/6/15 - Land Settlement 3/8/15 - House Contract 7/9/15 - Site Commences 30/9/15 - Base 28/10/15 - Frame 25/11/15 - Fixing/LockUp March 16 ~ NHP Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 172Sep 07, 2015 8:56 pm We have to upgrade the insulation too however it's a tiny cost compared to the double glazing. We face North East, I'm going to look at our neighbours houses tomorrow as they are up to plastering and see what they have installed. Thank you Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 173Sep 07, 2015 9:08 pm Sarahcat26 We have to upgrade the insulation too however it's a tiny cost compared to the double glazing. We face North East, I'm going to look at our neighbours houses tomorrow as they are up to plastering and see what they have installed. Thank you I can imagine. It is so frustrating. I would ask maybe more detailed reports to justify why. I am pretty sure the star ratings are based on a number of factors, so it wouldn't hurt to ask them the results of the assessment. Monaco Lux Q2 Thread 6/12/14 - Signed Land Contract 26/6/15 - Land Settlement 3/8/15 - House Contract 7/9/15 - Site Commences 30/9/15 - Base 28/10/15 - Frame 25/11/15 - Fixing/LockUp March 16 ~ NHP Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 174Sep 07, 2015 9:26 pm Sarahcat26 Hey guys, Just want to hear your feedback as I feel I'm getting a little ripped off by my builder. They are requesting my whole home is double glazed windows. can anyone else share what they had to do to their home to achieve 6 star rating? Appreciate your help Our house is SE facing and we had to upgrade our insulation and double glaze windows but only on one side of our house. Adrianaa is correct that is does depend on a lot of factors. I have even read that the type of slab makes a difference. Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 175Sep 07, 2015 9:34 pm Yes, slab makes a difference as well. Raft is not as efficient as waffle. Monaco Lux Q2 Thread 6/12/14 - Signed Land Contract 26/6/15 - Land Settlement 3/8/15 - House Contract 7/9/15 - Site Commences 30/9/15 - Base 28/10/15 - Frame 25/11/15 - Fixing/LockUp March 16 ~ NHP Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 176Sep 10, 2015 4:03 pm Guys at what stage this can happen ( Extra cost for energy star rating)? We have contract signed and site started last week along with slab planned in next couple of weeks. We have been told by sales person that there will be no extra cost on top of contract price so wondering is there still possibility that Builder can come up with such cost? Any advise will be highly appreciated. Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 177Sep 10, 2015 7:14 pm kamjaya Guys at what stage this can happen ( Extra cost for energy star rating)? We have contract signed and site started last week along with slab planned in next couple of weeks. We have been told by sales person that there will be no extra cost on top of contract price so wondering is there still possibility that Builder can come up with such cost? Any advise will be highly appreciated. Energy/star rating is done at the tender/contract stage, as it is based off numerous factors of the home. The only way would be if you changed something (a variation) and it made an impact on the start rating. Monaco Lux Q2 Thread 6/12/14 - Signed Land Contract 26/6/15 - Land Settlement 3/8/15 - House Contract 7/9/15 - Site Commences 30/9/15 - Base 28/10/15 - Frame 25/11/15 - Fixing/LockUp March 16 ~ NHP Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 179Sep 11, 2015 8:38 am kamjaya we had a few contract variations that the builder brought up after our tender and contract signing which equalled to $2K. However this was before they actually began on our site. It is a bit annoying as they should have had that all sorted out when they drew up the contracts. Anyway good luck with your build Building the Marina Q1 with Henley 03.08.15 - Site Start 14.08.15 - Slab 26.08.15 - Frame 23.09.15 - Lock-up Re: Anyone building in Bloomdale, Diggers Rest Vic 180Sep 12, 2015 11:28 am Ah I see...we also have done lot of changes to our plans but all before contract signing. So I hope builder doesn't come with extra cost for energy rating and they have all sorted by now. This is one of the reasons I decided to go overseas for my double glazed windows. As the builder indicated, he's worked on many upmarket builds, these were the most well… 13 19225 I have posted this before: We hired Darbecca to do every stage inspection, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that asks me. They were amazing. Thorough reports… 2 4494 Wish you all the best. Once you signed the contract, they will find millions excuses to charge you. And have seen their sites unfinished for a long time. 4 24823 |