i.e. a KDR were the house is still standing.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Metricon 7941Sep 29, 2018 9:47 am Macher stanus Sometimes you cannot. i.e. a KDR were the house is still standing. Re: Building with Metricon 7942Sep 29, 2018 10:32 am Sometime M provides Misleading information, I was told at initial deposit stage that once soil and survey tests are completed then I will have the fixed site costs, these were completed a month ago and now M cannot provide fix site costs and added as provisional, allocated consultant is useless and never return call on the said matter and doesn't have an answer. Re: Building with Metricon 7943Sep 29, 2018 10:41 am Wild Sometime M provides Misleading information, I was told at initial deposit stage that once soil and survey tests are completed then I will have the fixed site costs, these were completed a month ago and now M cannot provide fix site costs and added as provisional, allocated consultant is useless and never return call on the said matter and doesn't have an answer. Re: Building with Metricon 7944Sep 29, 2018 10:45 am Macher Should I sign a final contract with provisional sums on the footing upgrade? How much is the provisional sum? Is it high? Re: Building with Metricon 7945Sep 29, 2018 10:54 am We had $17k of provisional costs due to flood overlay... End of the day, most builders if you have a restriction or condition that makes it hard to fix a price will have provisional costs, or absurdly high fixed costs. It's a trade off due to the risks they carry. Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 Re: Building with Metricon 7946Sep 29, 2018 10:57 am Post your soil test and let the experts here look at it. Maybe your soil has low bearing pressure or you have a rocky site? Your being very vague and asking for help but not giving any info. shokel1975 Macher Should I sign a final contract with provisional sums on the footing upgrade? How much is the provisional sum? Is it high? Re: Building with Metricon 7947Sep 29, 2018 4:38 pm sweetswisssteel Post your soil test and let the experts here look at it. Maybe your soil has low bearing pressure or you have a rocky site? Your being very vague and asking for help but not giving any info. shokel1975 Macher Should I sign a final contract with provisional sums on the footing upgrade? How much is the provisional sum? Is it high? I don't understand why it us still provisional if there is no house to knock down which may change the footing/soils report. Re: Building with Metricon 7949Sep 29, 2018 7:03 pm Macher sweetswisssteel Post your soil test and let the experts here look at it. Maybe your soil has low bearing pressure or you have a rocky site? Your being very vague and asking for help but not giving any info. shokel1975 [quote="Macher"]Should I sign a final contract with provisional sums on the footing upgrade? How much is the provisional sum? Is it high? I don't understand why it us still provisional if there is no house to knock down which may change the footing/soils report. [/quote]My final contract amount with slab costs etc was fixed and didn't change through the whole process. Re: Building with Metricon 7950Sep 29, 2018 8:50 pm MyFirst Hi, Have anyone here have their gas connected to their build? Did the gas provider come and dig a trench to lay the gas line to your gas meter/the connection point into your house. Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 Re: Building with Metricon 7951Sep 29, 2018 10:31 pm Drew01 MyFirst Hi, Have anyone here have their gas connected to their build? Did the gas provider come and dig a trench to lay the gas line to your gas meter/the connection point into your house. Yep, that's exactly what happens... Darn, I was told otherwise when I posted the question on General Discussion forum. Did they dig by hand or using a some small machine as oppose to small size excavator? I'm just a little concern since I have too many things leading to the gas point. Down pipe connection, power line, agi. drain and NBN conduit. Thanks Re: Building with Metricon 7952Sep 29, 2018 11:50 pm MyFirst Drew01 MyFirst Hi, Have anyone here have their gas connected to their build? Did the gas provider come and dig a trench to lay the gas line to your gas meter/the connection point into your house. Yep, that's exactly what happens... Darn, I was told otherwise when I posted the question on General Discussion forum. Did they dig by hand or using a some small machine as oppose to small size excavator? I'm just a little concern since I have too many things leading to the gas point. Down pipe connection, power line, agi. drain and NBN conduit. Thanks End of the day, if they damage another service, they have to make it good Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 Re: Building with Metricon 7953Sep 30, 2018 9:39 am Lumi 13W LEDs with Popping Noise!! Lumi and M have finally found out the solutions for the popping noise. It was a manufacturer deflect where the glass was tighten too firmly and causing the popping noise when the lights are turned on and off. They loosen the glass and it seems to be fixed the issue. Yay. Re: Building with Metricon 7954Sep 30, 2018 9:41 am Renman Lumi 13W LEDs with Popping Noise!! Lumi and M have finally found out the solutions for the popping noise. It was a manufacturer deflect where the glass was tighten too firmly and causing the popping noise when the lights are turned on and off. They loosen the glass and it seems to be fixed the issue. Yay. Good to know!! I am screenshotting this in case it happens to us! Glad you got it sorted 👍 Re: Building with Metricon 7955Sep 30, 2018 10:40 am Hi all Thanks for those who have clarified some of my previous posts, got a couple of questions for those of you who have done tiles/hardwood flooring post handover, how have you handled the junctions of floor to joinery and other wet areas? Leaving skirting off is a given. I’m thinking of Kitchen - will M leave off kicker boards under cabinetry so you can install after flooring is in? If we have a stone waterfall edge on an island bench, how have people handled this join when laying floorboards? Aside from putting a quad in, can you put a temp packer in under the stone and lay the flooring under the stone after? Bathroom downstairs - if we tiled post handover, will M allow tiling of bathroom and laundry post handover so we can have same tiling ? We also have a shower downstairs in the powder room that will be tiled. Otherwise I’m assuming there will be a join between tiles layer by M and post handover. Cheers Re: Building with Metricon 7956Sep 30, 2018 11:15 am madj-m Hi all Thanks for those who have clarified some of my previous posts, got a couple of questions for those of you who have done tiles/hardwood flooring post handover, how have you handled the junctions of floor to joinery and other wet areas? Leaving skirting off is a given. I’m thinking of Kitchen - will M leave off kicker boards under cabinetry so you can install after flooring is in? If we have a stone waterfall edge on an island bench, how have people handled this join when laying floorboards? Aside from putting a quad in, can you put a temp packer in under the stone and lay the flooring under the stone after? Bathroom downstairs - if we tiled post handover, will M allow tiling of bathroom and laundry post handover so we can have same tiling ? We also have a shower downstairs in the powder room that will be tiled. Otherwise I’m assuming there will be a join between tiles layer by M and post handover. Cheers M can’t allow you to do tiling of bathrooms, kitchen or laundry post handover as you need these areas tiled to get certificate of occupancy (and therefore settlement). Re: Building with Metricon 7958Sep 30, 2018 12:44 pm Wild Hi Guys, I am going with 2700 MM ceiling height, Does it mean that portico, garage and alfresco area would be 2700MM as well or Does it require to be clarified with M beforehand ? I know the garage is same height as internal ceilings, and I am pretty sure portico and outdoor room are the same too. Re: Building with Metricon 7959Sep 30, 2018 2:50 pm Renman Lumi 13W LEDs with Popping Noise!! Lumi and M have finally found out the solutions for the popping noise. It was a manufacturer deflect where the glass was tighten too firmly and causing the popping noise when the lights are turned on and off. They loosen the glass and it seems to be fixed the issue. Yay. Yay that’s good to know cos they need to come and fix ours too. viewtopic.php?t=86597 Re: Building with Metricon 7960Sep 30, 2018 2:53 pm shokel1975 Wild Hi Guys, I am going with 2700 MM ceiling height, Does it mean that portico, garage and alfresco area would be 2700MM as well or Does it require to be clarified with M beforehand ? I know the garage is same height as internal ceilings, and I am pretty sure portico and outdoor room are the same too. Thanks shokel. Hi, First of all, thank you to this community for sharing your thoughts and opinions. We are in early days of our pre-contract stage for Metricon Doulton and we are… 0 10753 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. 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