Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 62Sep 18, 2016 11:10 pm Build thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83484 Our Glendale 39, SA Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 64Sep 18, 2016 11:31 pm tungfai Recent Updates: Got our Building Consent granted on 12th Sep 2016, M advised will take around 10 working days for the Development Approval to approve. We went to the block this afternoon, saw a excavator on our block. Guess what? M has started benching the land and get it ready for cut and dig next week. No one contact us about the start of construction, we assumed the Development approval has gone through. Is it normal M will start construction without notification? We still don't know who is our Building support Coordinator and Site Manager. Planning Approval granted on 9/9/2016 Building Consent granted on 12/9/2016 Development Approval granted on 16/9/2016? (maybe) Someone dumped so much disgusting rubbish on the corner of our block!!! Old couch..old toys..old mattress......ill...wondering who will clean them up....ourselves or the council? Hi Tungfai All the best with your build, I hope it goes really smoothly for you!! I'll be watching with keen interest we are building in the same estate and have a 6m slope on our block π²π²π² the rubbish dumping is so upsetting to see π¬ It definitely pays to shop the retaining walls around. We received 4 quotes, there was nearly $35,000 difference between some of them. We were also surprised by how quick the council moved through everything too. meshelf OMG all your approvals were so quick! I'm surprised they didn't tell you they were starting?! That's awful about the rubbish that is so much too! We had an old caravan cabinet dumped on ours. I had called the council to check about illegal dumping, but after waiting a few weeks they said no wouldn't collect it as on my land. I was going to organise a hard rubbish collection, but when went past my block someone had chucked it in a skip across the road!!! Kinda lucky, hope they owner didn't mind. Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 65Sep 18, 2016 11:48 pm Thanks @by threes, another Blackwood park!!? So far we only got one quote for the retaining walls. Not many companies would give quotes based on engineer report, have to wait untill the cut and dig finished. We have a 4 meters slope, are u planning to build a full two storey house? Which builder are u end up with? Build thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83484 Our Glendale 39, SA Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 66Sep 19, 2016 9:37 am tungfai Thanks @by threes, another Blackwood park!!π So far we only got one quote for the retaining walls. Not many companies would give quotes based on engineer report, have to wait untill the cut and dig finished. We have a 4 meters slope, are u planning to build a full two storey house? Which builder are u end up with? We are in the early stages with APS Homes after spending 2 years with another builder trying to get an undercroft style house to site. They bit off more than they could chew and we were reminded by Meshelf hoe fantastic APS are and we are now hoping to build a split level with them. We've been working with Pam and she's just amazing!! I'll try and remember who we got quotes for retaining walls from and let you know. They quoted for us on countours, site snd elevation plans. Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 68Sep 21, 2016 1:07 pm meshelf @by threes It is so kind of both of you!! APS homes are very nice, they are all customised homes. Looking forward to your builds! Wondering where exactly you guys are building coz we wouldn't find any APS signs around the area Build thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83484 Our Glendale 39, SA Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 70Sep 21, 2016 1:18 pm tungfai @meshelf @by threes It is so kind of both of you!! APS homes are very nice, they are all customised homes. Looking forward to your builds! Wondering where exactly you guys are building coz we wouldn't find any APS signs around the area Not happening yet so no signs still waiting on approvals! Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 71Sep 21, 2016 2:19 pm LOL, I was going to say the same thing. I went for a bit of a drive around on Monday and noticed that your rubbish was gone, this was just after lunch time. So Perhaps it was picked up Monday morning? We haven't yet signed with APS, so no signs for us either. Still waiting on finalised pricing which won't be through for a couple of weeks Retaining wall industries were one of the companies that we had quote on our retaining wall requirements and they were quite competitive with pricing and they do nice work too XX Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 72Sep 21, 2016 9:07 pm All I can get out of the last two post as a feeling of relief I am not the only one going for drive around the estate looking at what's happening Glad the rubbish is gone for you @tungfai! Any news when site cut is? Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 73Sep 22, 2016 10:10 pm meshelf All I can get out of the last two post as a feeling of relief I am not the only one going for drive around the estate looking at what's happening Glad the rubbish is gone for you @tungfai! Any news when site cut is? Lol I'm always driving aimlessly around up there, we are probably passing each other in our cars ππππ Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 74Sep 22, 2016 10:55 pm Haahaa, I think so! We are driving up there every evening now. Have been there this evening, I think M has almost finished benching and cutting the land. The back has been cut and the front has been filled up, most of the vegetation and waste have been cleared, can roughly see the position of driveway and steps, as well as the level of the house. The wall at the back is like 180 to 200cm high Forgot the mention, we have sprayed the weed last Sunday, however there was light shower on that day. Hope the chemical is strong enough to kill them all. There's a small hill of fine grey sand/soil(?) placed at the front, not sure what are they for. Build thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83484 Our Glendale 39, SA Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 75Sep 22, 2016 11:02 pm Oh that is for trenching and levelling. They put that down before all of the re-enforcing goes in πππ Your block looks almost flat now ππ I would be ftiving by every night if we were at site too lol How exciting. Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 77Sep 22, 2016 11:08 pm by threes Oh that is for trenching and levelling. They put that down before all of the re-enforcing goes in πππ Your block looks almost flat now ππ I would be ftiving by every night if we were at site too lol How exciting. HOW COOL IS THAT!! Build thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83484 Our Glendale 39, SA Re: Our Glendale 39 - Metricon 79Sep 22, 2016 11:15 pm what a shame...we were not contacted by our Building support Coordinator or Site Manager yet. In the contract, it says around 38 to 40 weeks from construction. Build thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83484 Our Glendale 39, SA 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 10764 Hello All π We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 8214 |