Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 25, 2015 10:19 pm I have been reading through some threads on this forum for some time and I have finally decided to start my own thread. This forum is a great source of ideas and information and it got me very well prepared for the pre start meeting . We went through the process of trying to buy an established house but we could not find what we wanted and we decided to build our own. We registered on the Stockland website for the Calleya release in August 2014 but we could not get a block for that release and we tried again for the next release and managed to get a 450m2 block in September 2014 . Titles were scheduled for March 2015. We had already visited various display homes by then and we knew exactly what we wanted. We compared a few builders and made the decision to go with Summit homes. We signed the PPA in November 2014 and signed the contracts in March 2015. We are very happy with how things have progressed so far and we are also very happy with the customer service provided by the staff at Summit. Hopefully it will be the same throughout the build.
Time line: 20/09/2014 – Paid deposit for the block 03/11/2014 – Signed PPA 29/11/2014 – Intelligent homes meeting 15/11/2014 – Tile/cupboards/carpet/timber laminate selection 24/02/2015 – Received contracts and plans 05/03/2015 – Contracts signed 07/03/2015 – Tile reselection (wasn’t happy with the first selection – changed all except the kitchen splashback tile) Also went back to have a look at the carpets and timber laminate - no change to carpet and timber selection 10/03/2015 – Planning approval 19/03/2015 – Prestart meeting 25/03/2015 – Received prestart costings and made final selections 27/03/2015 – Finance approval 01/04/2015 – Titles issued 02/04/2015 – File sent to drafting for final drawings 22/04/2015 – Land settlement 22/04/2015 – 6 star approval 24/04/2015 – Final plans received (with minor errors) 30/04/2015 – Developers approval 05/05/2015 – Building permit application lodged 06/05/2015 – Water approval - tap installed 12/05/2015 – Building permit issued 15/05/2015 – Amended final plans received and signed off 15/05/2015 – Scheduling 26/05/2015 - Scheduling completed 05/06/2015 - Siteworks completed 10/06/2015 - Footings completed 12/06/2015 - SLAB COMPLETED 19/06/2015 - Soakwells & drainage pipes installed 26/06/2015 - Bricks & window frames delivered 02/07/2015 - Bricklaying started 14/07/2015 - BRICKWORK COMPLETED 16/07/2015 - External render completed 20/07/2015 - Roof timbers delivered 21/07/2015 - Roof frame started 06/08/2015 - Roof frame, gutters, facia, downpipes, eaves & garage ceiling completed 07/08/2015 - Intelligent homes wiring completed, electricals started 11/08/2015 - Colorbond Delivered 13/08/2015 - Plumbing completed 14/08/2015 - ROOF AND ELECTRICAL WIRING COMPLETED 20/08/2015 - Windows installed. Ceilings, Cornices & Superwall delivered 21/08/2015 - Ceilings installed 26/08/2015 - Superwall installation started 28/08/2015 - Superwall & cornices completed 04/09/2015 - LOCK UP 07/09/2015 - Bricks cleaned 08/09/2015 - Cabinets, doors & linen shelves installed 09/09/2015 - Grano poured 11/09/2015 - Tile meeting 15/09/2015 - Stone benchtops installed & tiling started 21/09/2015 - Tiling completed 29/09/2015 - Electrical & Plumbing finals started 07/10/2015 - Insulation and paving done 08/10/2015 - Air Con, mirrored robes, shower screens & bathroom/ensuite mirrors installed 08/10/2015 - Electrical & Plumbing finals completed 20/10/2015 - Flyscreens installed 23/10/2015 - Timber laminate installed 24/10/2015 - Carpets installed 29/10/2015 - Exposed Aggregate installation completed 12/11/2015 - Garage door installed 13/11/2015 - PCI COMPLETED 26/11/2015 - KEYS 28/11/2015 - Painting completed 29/11/2015 - Moved in 30/11/2015 - Downlights installed 01/12/2015 - Sheer curtains/blinds installed 02/12/2015 - Shutters installed 07/01/2016 - WIR installed Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 2May 25, 2015 10:36 pm I am glad that all the paperwork is done now, it just takes so much time. Just waiting for our CA to give me a call and let me know when the siteworks will start. The waiting kills me though!! She did say that she will give me a call early this week for an update so i will be waiting patiently for her call......... Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 3May 25, 2015 10:46 pm I feel your pain! We are a year in and due to get our slab this week (fingers crossed!) I've been told 4-6 weeks after Settlement you can expect slab. It looks like that is pretty standard after reading most of these threads. It's so exciting, but it's also so frustrating when you are waiting for something to happen lol My topic thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76249&start=20#p1316378 Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 4May 25, 2015 10:51 pm Gypsyhabitat I feel your pain! We are a year in and due to get our slab this week (fingers crossed!) I've been told 4-6 weeks after Settlement you can expect slab. It looks like that is pretty standard after reading most of these threads. It's so exciting, but it's also so frustrating when you are waiting for something to happen lol I know!! Are you also building with Summit? Fingers crossed for your slab this week Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 5May 25, 2015 10:55 pm No, we are with Aussie Living, I am just addicted to building threads at the moment and love to watch all the houses come together while I am waiting for mine to actually start My topic thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76249&start=20#p1316378 Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 6May 25, 2015 11:41 pm It's very addictive for sure, same here! It keeps me going whilst I am waiting for updates from my builder Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 7May 26, 2015 4:45 pm Posting to follow along ourmansion hope it is a speedy and stress free build! Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 8May 26, 2015 8:00 pm I hope so too Belzey. Fingers crossed!! Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 12May 26, 2015 8:50 pm Kitchen plan - I love this kitchen and I can't wait to see it in real Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=77582 Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 13May 26, 2015 8:54 pm Kitchen plan - love the wall oven stack Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=77582 Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 14May 26, 2015 8:57 pm Laundry plan - so glad I changed the layout to get all that extra bench space Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=77582 Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 17May 26, 2015 9:02 pm For a second there this sounded like a post I would have started. I also decided to build after looking at established and nothing really stood out. I'm building in Calleya also with summit homes. I am yet to put up a blog but will eventually. But I am building the Chateau on a corner 450m block I'm a little ahead of you. My brickwork was just completed. So far once I finally got shire approval everything has been pretty smooth. Slab went down around 3 weeks after building permit. Then brickwork completed a month after slab. Re: Our first home build in Calleya with Summit homes 19May 26, 2015 9:15 pm quickdraw For a second there this sounded like a post I would have started. I also decided to build after looking at established and nothing really stood out. I'm building in Calleya also with summit homes. I am yet to put up a blog but will eventually. But I am building the Chateau on a corner 450m block I'm a little ahead of you. My brickwork was just completed. So far once I finally got shire approval everything has been pretty smooth. Slab went down around 3 weeks after building permit. Then brickwork completed a month after slab. Good to hear that your build has been smooth so far Quickdraw. Oh, I have seen your house then when we do our rounds to check out the progress in the estate and of course I watch the summit houses lol. Your brickwork really progressed very quickly. How long did they wait for the slab to dry before starting brickwork? If the eaves are fixed first, the eaves line is about 250 mm below the top plate of wall frame. If the cladding ie hebel stops just under the eave line, then that means… 2 48197 Hey everyone, First-time builder here and we just signed a PPA contract. The land title won’t be ready until March, so we’ve got a good window to make some… 0 1800 I second taking your plans elsewhere. They're yours (unless you ended up in one of those cheaper arrangements where you don't own the rights and the build will be tendered… 2 26240 |