Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 421Sep 05, 2017 12:06 pm So disappointed today...house is going so slowly so queried SM on his statement 7 weeks ago that the house would be completed 12 weeks from plaster...and apparently we miss heard him and he meant until fixing stage would be complete! what?! That's not what he said!! today he says we are at least 8-12 weeks away from completion. It still baffles me that it takes twice as long in Melbourne to build the same house as it does in QLD. Just feel deflated. Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 423Sep 05, 2017 3:00 pm icat2000 Maybe lack of trades is impacting on the timeframes. There is definitely many factors going on in VIC building industry right now but a 9+ month build v's a 4 month build for the exact same house is crazy. Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 424Sep 05, 2017 3:38 pm Oh thats no good It's a bit strange that's it's taking them so long considering. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85381#p1630392 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 425Sep 05, 2017 7:50 pm 9 months still better than all the the 12 month plus builds that occur in NSW. Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 426Sep 05, 2017 8:48 pm dulie 9 months still better than all the the 12 month plus builds that occur in NSW. That's true, Dulie...we're not finished yet though. I will be a complete mental case if we hit 12mths! I think it's made worse when you're told from the beginning that it's an average of 27 weeks build time for this house and then you're told, oh no....it's closer to 40 weeks. Living with your mother in law and 30 mins away from the kids schools and sports just starts to wear thin after a while. Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 427Sep 05, 2017 10:10 pm Oh my gosh. I'm just catching up JLH. You have walls Looks so good!!! I hated the skirting in stairwell as well. So I added a design so it's not too much of an eye sore lol I will definitely paint them in the near future For the boards I overlooked our ensuite requested the bathroom to be full tile but forgot about ensuite!! So annoying but it's not noticeable so I've forgotten the board even exists It's a real bummer about the delays hope your SM makes it happen sooner. Exciting seeing your home come to life Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 428Sep 07, 2017 8:25 am Emmz70 Oh my gosh. I'm just catching up JLH. You have walls Looks so good!!! I hated the skirting in stairwell as well. So I added a design so it's not too much of an eye sore lol I will definitely paint them in the near future For the boards I overlooked our ensuite requested the bathroom to be full tile but forgot about ensuite!! So annoying but it's not noticeable so I've forgotten the board even exists It's a real bummer about the delays hope your SM makes it happen sooner. Exciting seeing your home come to life Thanks, Emmz. I know we'll get there eventually, it's just hard to regroup with new dates that are quite different from the ones they originally gave. How is your beautiful house going? All unpacked? Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 429Sep 07, 2017 9:08 am JLH222 Emmz70 Oh my gosh. I'm just catching up JLH. You have walls Looks so good!!! I hated the skirting in stairwell as well. So I added a design so it's not too much of an eye sore lol I will definitely paint them in the near future For the boards I overlooked our ensuite requested the bathroom to be full tile but forgot about ensuite!! So annoying but it's not noticeable so I've forgotten the board even exists It's a real bummer about the delays hope your SM makes it happen sooner. Exciting seeing your home come to life Thanks, Emmz. I know we'll get there eventually, it's just hard to regroup with new dates that are quite different from the ones they originally gave. How is your beautiful house going? All unpacked? Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 All the best for your progress We are still loving our home. We are coming up to our 90 days service soon time went so quickly. We haven't found any big issues yet. We've looked so hard for the past couple of months but so far the house is still standing lol We still have a few jobs to finish within in the house but works been crazy and come weekends we just don't have the energy to continue. Our backyard is starting this weekend if our weather plays nice, once that's done then we're almost there 🤞 Great to see all your builds progressing well. That feeling of excitement always remains even after the build Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 430Sep 07, 2017 8:35 pm You hope that they are taking their time and doing a good quality build. Hang in there, it will be worth it. Not long to go. My KDR Metricon Hampshire - Liberty - 45 Melb https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 431Sep 07, 2017 9:40 pm Emmz70 JLH222 Emmz70 Oh my gosh. I'm just catching up JLH. You have walls Looks so good!!! I hated the skirting in stairwell as well. So I added a design so it's not too much of an eye sore lol I will definitely paint them in the near future For the boards I overlooked our ensuite requested the bathroom to be full tile but forgot about ensuite!! So annoying but it's not noticeable so I've forgotten the board even exists It's a real bummer about the delays hope your SM makes it happen sooner. Exciting seeing your home come to life Thanks, Emmz. I know we'll get there eventually, it's just hard to regroup with new dates that are quite different from the ones they originally gave. How is your beautiful house going? All unpacked? Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 All the best for your progress We are still loving our home. We are coming up to our 90 days service soon time went so quickly. We haven't found any big issues yet. We've looked so hard for the past couple of months but so far the house is still standing lol We still have a few jobs to finish within in the house but works been crazy and come weekends we just don't have the energy to continue. Our backyard is starting this weekend if our weather plays nice, once that's done then we're almost there 🤞 Great to see all your builds progressing well. That feeling of excitement always remains even after the build Emmz, that's so wonderful to hear! I'm so glad that you love your home and it's been well built. Life does just get in the way sometimes but at least it's yours and you can potter and get things done when you can. Look forward to hearing how the garden goes Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 432Sep 07, 2017 9:44 pm Renman You hope that they are taking their time and doing a good quality build. Hang in there, it will be worth it. Not long to go. My KDR Metricon Hampshire - Liberty - 45 Melb https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t Thanks, Renman. I've had a few days to get my head around the fact that handover is now probably December and not October as previously advised. I can only hope that our SM lines up our trades and they all show up and we may be surprised with a slightly earlier handover....but for my own sanity, I'll just go with December so I don't get disappointed, lol. Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 433Sep 20, 2017 10:13 pm Week 28 update: we have tiles delivered, painting complete, ducted heating in with square vents and a control panel that's been installed crooked on the wall....as well as the wrong stone island bench installed!! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ that's a very expensive mistake someone's made! should be sleek concrete and they've installed osprey. Looking forward to seeing the tiles laid. They start tomorrow. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 435Sep 20, 2017 11:28 pm Square vents looks different to what we got. Can you check the dimension of the vents please? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My KDR Metricon Hampshire - Liberty - 45 Melb https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 436Sep 20, 2017 11:46 pm I reckon the osprey looks great. We got that over sleek concrete because sleek concrete isn't sealed, so had the potential to absorb stains Our Bayside KDR Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78298 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 437Sep 21, 2017 6:34 am Renman Square vents looks different to what we got. Can you check the dimension of the vents please? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My KDR Metricon Hampshire - Liberty - 45 Melb https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t I thought we were getting the same as your picture too. I'll check measurements next time I'm there. None of my paperwork reflects that they are square and there's no measurement listed. Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 438Sep 21, 2017 5:16 pm Good to see things progressing! Beautiful tiles & that entry picture window is stunning! Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85381#p1630392 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 439Sep 21, 2017 8:40 pm Drew01 I reckon the osprey looks great. We got that over sleek concrete because sleek concrete isn't sealed, so had the potential to absorb stains I love the osprey too but want to break all the white up. I've read the reviews on the matte concrete look benches but I'm ok with it and I want that industrial type look so don't need perfection style stone....if that makes sense. The only thing I would change is the colour of the concrete stone. I'd go with the raw concrete instead of sleek as the raw is a shade or two lighter...but we'll see how it turns out I guess. Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Re: Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne 440Sep 21, 2017 8:41 pm Vantage_35 Good to see things progressing! Beautiful tiles & that entry picture window is stunning! Thank you. I'm loving watching yours come together too. I only know of 3 of us on this forum to build Metro's Metricon Metro 32 KDRB Bayside Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=84012 Keen to hear from people in the area who have got KDRB done on whom they got the build from? Looking for recommendations. Thanks 0 21118 Your best bet might be to go visit the display homes and walk around in them, and take photos. Get a feel for it in person instead of deciding from the floor plan. There… 1 21454 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 10759 |