Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 21, 2017 11:00 pm Hi everyone, My husband and I are first time builders, building the Monte Carlo 40 in west Dapto, Illawarra area. We first deposited on our land in August last year, and started the ball rolling with Wisdom in October. Our final documents should be signed off next week and then hopefully we will be out of admin! We had to put our pool in prior to construction as we are building close to the side boundaries, so that has gone in, ready to be concreted next week and then we will be ready to hand the site over to Wisdom. Our plans- 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 ⋅ And our pool on site- Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looking forward to having more to share! M Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 2Jul 22, 2017 11:02 am Grats M&M finally out of admin and on to the fun part. Cant wait to see your place come together. Wish we had room for a pool. Wisdom Homes Manhattan 39 Blog - https://edmondson-park.blogspot.com.au H1 Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88210 Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 3Jul 22, 2017 12:39 pm You're own thread! So exciting that everything is moving for you now. That pool looks superb. I cannot wait to see everything come together now. It's going to be a beautiful home Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 4Jul 23, 2017 12:40 pm You be needing are pool everyone keeps telling us it's very hot in summer there we at the end now we should b getting our keys this week and the next big job is the driveway and landscaping I think u will have the same supervisor we had good luck it's exciting when u see the house go up Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 5Jul 24, 2017 1:34 pm Thanks guys Green Tea- sure do need a pool! We are close to the beach at the moment so we'll miss the sea breeze. Good luck with the landscaping. Let me know if you can recommend the companies you're using once done Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 6Oct 17, 2017 1:21 pm MandM+4 Thanks guys Green Tea- sure do need a pool! We are close to the beach at the moment so we'll miss the sea breeze. Good luck with the landscaping. Let me know if you can recommend the companies you're using once done Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes We had WH do some of our landscaping $5,500 voucher they gave us but it did not go far the rest we did ourselves we happy with the garden and we did are 5 metre driveway which looks good now it’s time to relax Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 7Nov 01, 2017 10:45 am Never build with Wisdom Homes. They forfeited all my deposit amount after bank refused to agree on their payment plan. Initially they told me it's a matter between bank and wisdom homes and they kept trying with bank for almost 4 months and then given up. Bank said that there is no issue with my loan approvals and they were ready to accept the same payment plan from other builders but not from the Wisdom homes. Wisdom homes also refused to change their payment plan and just to receive 5% extra money in stage 2 instead of stage 3, they wasted my 6 months and lots of money. Had a very bad experience with wisdom home and will never recommend this builder to anyone. Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 8Nov 01, 2017 11:43 am We haven’t had an issue obtaining finance, although there have been others that have had to change banks. Haven’t heard of your situation before. ANZ and CBA will approve them. Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 9Nov 01, 2017 4:45 pm Sky2202 Never build with Wisdom Homes. They forfeited all my deposit amount after bank refused to agree on their payment plan. Initially they told me it's a matter between bank and wisdom homes and they kept trying with bank for almost 4 months and then given up. Bank said that there is no issue with my loan approvals and they were ready to accept the same payment plan from other builders but not from the Wisdom homes. Wisdom homes also refused to change their payment plan and just to receive 5% extra money in stage 2 instead of stage 3, they wasted my 6 months and lots of money. Had a very bad experience with wisdom home and will never recommend this builder to anyone. Commonwealth Bank are great & I'm actually glad we changed. Maybe you should have tried a different bank so not to lose your deposit. I'm sure W would have suggested this to you as they did with me? Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 10Dec 05, 2017 1:33 pm Thought I’d update this thread. Slab complete 11/09/2017 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 12Dec 05, 2017 1:42 pm Bricks complete 29/11/2017 Colour: Austral Chiffon Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also pine retaining walls installed 1.2m from boundaries and yard levelled, we needed to do this before the house behind us went up (also a Wisdom home), as our side access isn’t wide enough for machinery to get through. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 13Dec 05, 2017 1:45 pm Roof tiles laid 01/12/2017 Colour- Bristile Prestige Mercury The bricks look darker in pics than they actually are as it’s always evening when I go to look. The bricks and roof are very similar in colour. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This week we should have eaves and downpipes in and upper bricks cleaned. Can’t wait to see the house with less scaffolding! Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 14Dec 05, 2017 5:30 pm MandM+4 Bricks complete 29/11/2017 Colour: Austral Chiffon Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also pine retaining walls installed 1.2m from boundaries and yard levelled, we needed to do this before the house behind us went up (also a Wisdom home), as our side access isn’t wide enough for machinery to get through. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 15Dec 15, 2017 6:31 pm The past 2 weeks has seen the upper bricks cleaned, solar panels installed for our hot water and upper eaves installed and painted. Hubby took the SS call today so we’re not 100% sure on the plan for next week but I’m expecting fascia and gutter for the lower roof and perhaps the portico render. That’ll just leave the cladding and lower roof tiles for after the Xmas break before we move on to internals. A bit disappointing that the house won’t be fully weather tight over the Xmas break but I’m happy with steady progress. Some pics of the lovely clean bricks. Love the colour with the surf mist windows. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 16Dec 16, 2017 4:28 pm MandM+4 The past 2 weeks has seen the upper bricks cleaned, solar panels installed for our hot water and upper eaves installed and painted. Hubby took the SS call today so we’re not 100% sure on the plan for next week but I’m expecting fascia and gutter for the lower roof and perhaps the portico render. That’ll just leave the cladding and lower roof tiles for after the Xmas break before we move on to internals. A bit disappointing that the house won’t be fully weather tight over the Xmas break but I’m happy with steady progress. Some pics of the lovely clean bricks. Love the colour with the surf mist windows. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our bricks were cleaned yesterday. I'll take some pics tomorrow. Can't wait to see our house Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 17Dec 19, 2017 4:16 pm Can see the house much better now that most of the front scaffolding has been taken down Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 18Jan 21, 2018 7:03 pm 15/01/2018 Portico rendered 20/01/2018 Lower roofs complete Electrical and aircon rough ins to happen this week, and the cladding to complete the exterior. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 19Feb 03, 2018 2:11 pm Cladding, lower eaves and gyprock went on this week. The cladding doesn’t look great at the moment but will look better once painted. Cornice and stairs next week, can’t wait to have the balustrade up and be able to uncover the entry void Some pics Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Leisure, kitchen and dining panorama Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The view from our balcony Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes 20Feb 03, 2018 3:12 pm MandM+4 Cladding, lower eaves and gyprock went on this week. The cladding doesn’t look great at the moment but will look better once painted. Cornice and stairs next week, can’t wait to have the balustrade up and be able to uncover the entry void Some pics Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Leisure, kitchen and dining panorama Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The view from our balcony Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Wow that view! I can see why you went with the custom facade now. Is it parkland on the right where the tree is? 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