Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 18, 2016 1:23 pm hey guys my wife and i decided to go with clarendon homes. went with the killara 26 model on a 450 sq m lot in oran park..really like the area has its only 2 blocks from the schools and 5 minutes walking to shopping..land was registered already got it for $435k and yesterday we just got the evaluation back from the bank good to go there, now just waiting on formal approval..going with mortgage choice for broker..and we have our tender meeting on july 1st with kodi in baulkham hills. going to be going out to the land with a big glass jar and want to fill it with some dirt to keep has a momento if you want to call it lol. something to show our kids when they get older lol. anyways great to be here and a bit nervous of anything unexpected that can come up in the process. building in oran park stage 21C killara 26 model with clarendon homes Re: property virgins bought home+land in oran park 2Jun 18, 2016 1:27 pm i did forget to get opinions on this, clarendon is giving us a $10k credit to use on whatever we want..they said just to do the front lawn would be about $6000 and the drive way would be about $5000..i think i would be better off getting my own quotes for the drive way ive seen some sites that look like it would only run me about $2500 to $3000 and for lawns i can get a pallet from bunnings for $500 for 50 sq meters worth of sod. im thinking this would be a better way for me to go and lay it out myself. any opinions? building in oran park stage 21C killara 26 model with clarendon homes Re: property virgins bought home+land in oran park 3Jun 18, 2016 3:10 pm tony7432 i did forget to get opinions on this, clarendon is giving us a $10k credit to use on whatever we want..they said just to do the front lawn would be about $6000 and the drive way would be about $5000..i think i would be better off getting my own quotes for the drive way ive seen some sites that look like it would only run me about $2500 to $3000 and for lawns i can get a pallet from bunnings for $500 for 50 sq meters worth of sod. im thinking this would be a better way for me to go and lay it out myself. any opinions? Why have they given you $10k credit? $5k for a drive seems pretty cheap. Ours was 8k and some of the neighbours have paid up to 25. Totally flat I take it? For 5k they might not give you one wide enough for 2 cars. Re: property virgins bought home+land in oran park 4Jun 18, 2016 3:47 pm the $10k is part of a promotion they have..the price i got for the drive way was from here http://driveways.com.au/?ACDP=403# building in oran park stage 21C killara 26 model with clarendon homes Re: property virgins bought home+land in oran park 5Jun 18, 2016 4:07 pm I would spend the $10k in the colour studio on stuff you can't do yourself later. http://bellaviabuild.wordpress.com Re: property virgins bought home+land in oran park 6Jun 18, 2016 4:12 pm Agreed, I probably would do lawn and driveway myself later, spend the 10k on the house. Get some double glazing, stone or higher ceilings... Carlisle quoted me about 1.2k for a driveway.. my current builder just includes in base price, so not sure how much I'm actually paying. And lawn.. box of seed from Bunnings is $50 Re: property virgins bought home+land in oran park 7Mar 22, 2017 6:30 am buy a pack of seed and have a very patchy lawn:(, yes did that it sucks my brother also did the same on hs backyard result was consistently bad, you are better of laying the lawn as you already planned. then he laid the lawn, results were amazing. thanks Anand If you are in Victoria you have a statutory right to your own building inspector regardless of builder's consent. No negotiations are required. However the builder will… 1 2943 You might be able to apply to divert the sewer at your expense. In NSW you would contact a Water services co-ordinator and they would give you advice as to whether or not… 1 16150 Ask for some kickplate to be added and also for tradies to be requested to use lanyards on tools on that side of the building. Be respectful and have the discussion… 1 1698 |