Hi All
I have been following this forum for a year now & it has been great source of information for myself & hubby. I thought it's time to create my own forum.
This is our 2nd home but first time building. We bought our land in Nov 2013 in Whiteman Edge. Land got titled in May 2014 & settled in June 2014. We did not look around for builder until we settled on the land as we just need to be sure of budget as paying 2 mortgages. After talking to couple of builders we finally signed up with Blueprint Home end of August last year. So far our experience with them has been really great. Keeping fingers cross it remains that way through out. Main reason we signed up with Blueprint is because of our sales person but unfortunately he has move on to a different builder now. He was easy to deal with & not pushy at all. Him having design background has helped in the whole process. We were going back & forth with him for 2 months with multiple changes to the plan before signing the PPA.
Ours is a custom build using The Eton as the basis of it. As our land is only 375 sqm (12.5 * 30), we want to ensure we are maximising our lot by building it to the maximum boundary as we don't need much backyard as future park is just across the street. Blueprint have been great to accommodate this unlike some other builders we've been too.
We are now in scheduling & just waiting to move on to construction stage. Looking forward to sharing our building journey. I have attached below our floor plan & timeline so far.
Timeline:
9/11/2013: Put deposit to purchase land
26/5/2014: Land title released
25/6/2014: Land Settlement
29/6/2014: First appointment with sales rep from Blueprint home
28/8/2014: Signed PPA with Blueprint Home
2/10/2014: Bank pre-approval received
10/11/2014: Contract signed & returned
1/12/2014: Pre-start
17/12/2014: Signed off on pre-start variations cost
15/1/2015: Design approval received from Stockland
22/1/2015: Final contract & plans received and signed
6/2/2015: Builder submit to council for approval (2 weeks delay as had to wait engineer recertification)
13/2/2015: Building permit received
17/2/2015: Progress to scheduling
16/3/2015: Scheduling completed and move to construction.
20/3/2015: Earthwork begins- Site cleared and land leveled
31/3/2015: Slab poured
17/4/2015: Soakwell installed
20/4/2015: Bricks loaded on site
24/4/2015: Brickwork commence
2/6/2015: Plate height
8-11/6/2015 : Roof frame installed
12-13/6/2015 : Electrical work
15 - 16/6/2015 : Plumbing and Gas installed
17/6/2015 : Roof tiles delivered
18-22/6/2015 : Roof cover
10/7/2015: Grey float
13-16/7/2015: External whole house render
14-15/7/2015: Ceilings and cornice installed
19-22/7/2015: White set
30/7 - 31/7/2015: Windows glazing installed
5/8/2015 : Lock Up
7/8/2015 : Shelvings installed
11 - 14/8/2015 : Ceiling and external painting
12/8/2015 : Cabinets installed in whole house
17/8/2015 : Garage grano poured
18/8/2015 : Wet area tiling started
19/8/2015 : Waterproofing
25/8/2015: Wet area tiling completed
27/8/2015: Ensuite & remaining cornice installed
28/8/2015: Final plumbing piping installed
31/8/2015: NBN box installed
1/9/2015: Hot water system & all taps fixtures installed
3/9/2015: Final electrical work completed including oven installed
4/9/2015 : Pavers delivered
7/9/2015: Front door installed & alfresco pavers completed.
8/9/2015 : Shower screens, mirrors & wardrobe mirrors are all installed.
9/9/2015 : Porch & driveway paving completed.
10/9/2015 : Stripping of windows plastics
11/9/2015 : Final paint touch-ups and gloss applied to all doors
15/9/2015: Door fittings and main door handle installed.
16/9/2015 : Bathroom/Ensuite accessories fitted.
18/9/2015 : Flyscreen fitted
22/9/2015 : Glass Splashback installed
23/9/2015: Site clean, range hood & gas stove installed.
24/9/2015 : PCI!