Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 06, 2017 3:37 pm Hey all, The back end frame has just gone up on our build. It has been an overly long process with our DA approval taking a Very long time due to unique circumstances of the block's zoning. We have gone a bit silly with the inclusions but with time at a premium we could not worry too much about fitting more stuff once w moved in after handover. Pretty excited to see it all come together! I have a quick question: We have been given the first payment invoice however I am unsure when the provisional costs for rock excavation are finalized. We have been given a $10,000k allowance for rock excavation as well as $5000 for piering. I realize they have grossly overestimated for two reasons......I didn't want the price to go up if we hit rock so I could work within a budget and also when the house pad was cut I spoke with the Bulldozer driver and he said they didn't hit much at all. At what point in the payment process do you get the actual provisional sum correction? Hi, I am wondering if anyone has built with Montgomery in the last few years on the Northern Beaches? I don't see the see them around, as I would love to ask how happy… 0 3191 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 4589 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27719 |