I have been a long time peep and I thought now was time to stat a post of my own.
A brief overview of us we are empty nesters (YAY!!!!) trying to build our forever home.
We have a block and an old beach shack in Perth.
I'll try to make a very long story short pls bear with me. Xmas 2013 OB (Old Boy.. other half) gave me an envelope inside was a basic plan for our new house with a boutique builder, goody I have been waiting for a VERY LONG TIME. After some changes we signed a PPA and handed over a deposit of $14.5k ouch! We were told to demolish the house asap so things could move fast so we did.
Plans got drawn up we had 3 prestarts, trying to get any pricing for changes was a nightmare e.g. stacking doors 4 weeks for price really!! The prestart girl was new and had no idea and when we challenged her on a couple of things it was painful. We were to sign the final contracts in Aug14 when we get there they add another 10k that they said had been forgotten so we wouldn't sign and lost our money.
After a lot of internet searches and phone calls we met with Switch Homes they were really great we were going on a holiday o/seas so after a lot of haggling WE TAKE NO CRAP ANYMORE
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Up to date we have signed our final contract we are just waiting on the errors to be changed on the plans not many.
Thank you for reading.
I will post our plans and selections next.
Cheers All P
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BUILD TIMELINE
5/9/14 signed PPA & paid deposit with Switch
27/10/14 European ceramics tile & colour selection meeting
24/11/14 Lighthouse lighting plan & light selections
18/12/14 Council approval
6/2/15 Prestart
14/4/15 Building contract & Addenda signed Full deposit paid
18/5/15 Site commencement letter received
8-10/6/15 Retaining
17-18/6/15 Slab & footings
23/6/15 Progress payment paid
29-3/6&7 Slab loaded Bricks, shed, frames etc.
13/7 Bricklaying started
6/8 Retaining
7/8 Ground floor bricks complete
11/8 Scaffolding erected
14/8 Mesh and floor tech system delivered.
17/8 Progress payment paid
24/8 Floor tech started
28/8 Upper floor plumbing done
3/9 Upper floor slab poured
5/9 Side retaining fixed.
23/9 Upper floor bricklaying started
13/10 Upper floor finished /scaff raised
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14/10 Upper floor roof started
16/10 Upper roof frame finished facias attached
23/10 Upper roof gutters
23/10 Intelligent homes done
24/10 Upper floor plumbing done on a sat (with error in powder room)
26/10 Upper floor roof complete
27/10 Upper floor electrical started
29/10 Upper floor electrics finished/scaff lowered
30/10 Housepect inspection/last of the brickwork complete stackers
2/11 Cavity slider installed upstairs (wrong way)
3/11 Cavity slider fixed.
19/11 Grey float and front render started and finished.
24/11 Upstairs ceilings and cornice started and completed.
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25/11 White set started upstairs
26/11 White set finished and windows installed upstairs.
27/11 Front façade base coat started with negative detail.
1/12 Front upper floor render colour.
3/12 Meeting with construction manager
4/12 Scaffolding pulled down and back wall top bricks removed.
14/12 Site meeting with SS to find out what is HAPPENING !
30/12 Brick pillars worked on
12/1/16 Lower Roof timbers started
3/2 -5/2 Grey float started and finished.
10/2 Ceilings started
16/2 White set started
19/2 Plastering finished/doors hung LOCKED OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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24/2 First coat of door & ceiling painted, drains inside & outside
3/3 Cabinet installed.
5/3 Bathrooms bricked
8/3 Kitchen benchtops installed/ waterproofing done.
10/3 Tiling started.
18/3 Final plumbing fitout
22/3 Final elec started.
31/3 Garage hardstand poured.
1/4 Balustrading internal & external installed & extras
19/4 Linen cupboards/ wardrobes installed
20/4 Garage Doors up/retaining finished.
9/5 Stacker doors fixed
10/5 Maintenance started.
13/5 Splashback half in!!!!!!!!!! Cornice in alfresco
31/5 PCI done
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11/6 Keys