Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 224Apr 20, 2018 9:49 pm Lemans Portofino38 Lemans Hi guys Just an update on ours. We had an issue with our tiles this week. The main floor tiles we originally chose aren’t arriving til June and the colours were apparently also arriving in different shades so i had to reselect asap. I ended up upgrading to 600x600 porcelain instead of the 450x450 ceramic. Unfortunately we won’t be able to have screeding as it’s too far into the build so only wet areas are screeded and the main flooring will be glued on. Our build has been moving incredibly fast, I’m quite shocked cause i was expecting it to be a lengthy build going by previous threads. We’ve had our kitchen/laundry/vanity installed, waterproofing, doors and ac/electrical cutouts completed. I think we’re tiling next week! 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 ⋅ I’m doing them through Fowler. Absolutely loving all your selections and how nicely your house is coming together!! Really jealous that i didnt think to gwt pull out drawers for the laundry! Love that!! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 225May 18, 2018 2:22 pm We have a construction date! 13th June! Finally! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 227May 19, 2018 11:56 pm CW_L We have a construction date! 13th June! Finally! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 228May 24, 2018 2:25 pm Thank you! Super excited to get build going! Hows everything going with you portofino38? Congrats again on your handover Lara21! Your ensuite bathroom looks amazing! have you encountered anything yet that you're not happy with? Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 229May 24, 2018 2:28 pm CW_L Thank you! Super excited to get build going! Hows everything going with you portofino38? Congrats again on your handover Lara21! Your ensuite bathroom looks amazing! have you encountered anything yet that you're not happy with? Hopefully once thats done things will speed up again. When is your slab going down? Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 230May 24, 2018 3:18 pm Portofino38 Slooooooow...... its taken them forever to get the scaffolding down... and now waiting to get the forst floor roof up. Hopefully once thats done things will speed up again. When is your slab going down? Do you not what the reasoning behind the lack of progression is? Lack of tradies? Well construction is meant to start on the 13th, but i guess that doesn't necessarily mean the slab will go down then? Does the start of construction mean the fencing will go up? land gets cleared etc.. Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 231May 24, 2018 4:09 pm CW_L Portofino38 Slooooooow...... its taken them forever to get the scaffolding down... and now waiting to get the forst floor roof up. Hopefully once thats done things will speed up again. When is your slab going down? Do you not what the reasoning behind the lack of progression is? Lack of tradies? Well construction is meant to start on the 13th, but i guess that doesn't necessarily mean the slab will go down then? Does the start of construction mean the fencing will go up? land gets cleared etc.. Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 232May 24, 2018 4:55 pm Portofino38 To be honest, our start date was 6th November and they didnt get the fence up until December...they didnt give us any reason as to what the delay was...they were actually very frustrating so just hold tight...because there will be days where you'll really feel the frustration. I'll try not to get too excited then. Its still weeks away. Im hoping as our house is small and not that customised, it will be faster, especially if lara21 build is any indication of time! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 233May 24, 2018 9:47 pm CW_L Portofino38 To be honest, our start date was 6th November and they didnt get the fence up until December...they didnt give us any reason as to what the delay was...they were actually very frustrating so just hold tight...because there will be days where you'll really feel the frustration. I'll try not to get too excited then. Its still weeks away. Im hoping as our house is small and not that customised, it will be faster, especially if lara21 build is any indication of time! Im sure it will all go well though Cant wait to see your progress! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 234May 24, 2018 10:25 pm CW_L Thank you! Super excited to get build going! Hows everything going with you portofino38? Congrats again on your handover Lara21! Your ensuite bathroom looks amazing! have you encountered anything yet that you're not happy with? Thank you! Need to take more pics but there's stuff all over the place still. Theres nothing that Im not happy with. There are some minor things that I've had like one of the cooktop burners turns off sometimes so Smeg had to come out to fix that. Also some grout in one section of our stairs is slightly crumbling so I have Abruzzo coming out to fix that up soon. But overall we are so happy with everything, so nice having everything brand new and so much more space than what we had before. Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 235May 25, 2018 11:34 am Portofino38 CW_L I'll try not to get too excited then. Its still weeks away. Im hoping as our house is small and not that customised, it will be faster, especially if lara21 build is any indication of time! In saying that though...id rather the build be done slow and done right rather than rush them and impact quality and so far ive been happy with the quality. Im sure it will all go well though Cant wait to see your progress! Yes of course, quality first! Thanks, same to you! Please keep us updated Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 236May 25, 2018 11:37 am Lara21 Thank you! Need to take more pics but there's stuff all over the place still. Theres nothing that Im not happy with. There are some minor things that I've had like one of the cooktop burners turns off sometimes so Smeg had to come out to fix that. Also some grout in one section of our stairs is slightly crumbling so I have Abruzzo coming out to fix that up soon. But overall we are so happy with everything, so nice having everything brand new and so much more space than what we had before. Yay! Thats great news! Nothing that cant be fixed! I'm glad you haven't had to wait long to get someone out to fix up your issues. How did your retaining wall go? Do you need council to come out to inspect it when your done? Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 237May 29, 2018 9:27 pm CW_L Lara21 Thank you! Need to take more pics but there's stuff all over the place still. Theres nothing that Im not happy with. There are some minor things that I've had like one of the cooktop burners turns off sometimes so Smeg had to come out to fix that. Also some grout in one section of our stairs is slightly crumbling so I have Abruzzo coming out to fix that up soon. But overall we are so happy with everything, so nice having everything brand new and so much more space than what we had before. Yay! Thats great news! Nothing that cant be fixed! I'm glad you haven't had to wait long to get someone out to fix up your issues. How did your retaining wall go? Do you need council to come out to inspect it when your done? Sorry I missed this. Yes they've been quite good in sending people out fairly quickly. So we are still going on the retaining wall but won't need council approval, I believe you only need it if its over a metre. After the retaining walls we have to do a brick pier fence with aluminium horizontal slats in between as we are on a corner block and thats the estate rules, so still a fair way to go but getting there! can't wait til we are at the grass and plants stage! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 238Jun 06, 2018 8:45 am Lara21 CW_L Yay! Thats great news! Nothing that cant be fixed! I'm glad you haven't had to wait long to get someone out to fix up your issues. How did your retaining wall go? Do you need council to come out to inspect it when your done? Sorry I missed this. Yes they've been quite good in sending people out fairly quickly. So we are still going on the retaining wall but won't need council approval, I believe you only need it if its over a metre. After the retaining walls we have to do a brick pier fence with aluminium horizontal slats in between as we are on a corner block and thats the estate rules, so still a fair way to go but getting there! can't wait til we are at the grass and plants stage! Thats good news! We shouldnt have too much difficulty with our wall then! All the best! Keep us posted with your progress! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 239Jun 21, 2018 12:02 pm Got a call from our site supervisor. Piering to start next week, and slab to go in the week after. Yay! The ball has started rolling.. Lets hope the rain holds out for a bit! Took a drive around the neighbourhood last weekend. Our neighbour directly behind us and to the right of them are also building with Fowler. They look like they're at a similar stage as us. Next door have a slab, and the other neighbour have their bricks and roof done. Its a good sign that everyone will be in around the same time! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park 240Jun 23, 2018 8:32 am CW_L Got a call from our site supervisor. Piering to start next week, and slab to go in the week after. Yay! The ball has started rolling.. Lets hope the rain holds out for a bit! Took a drive around the neighbourhood last weekend. Our neighbour directly behind us and to the right of them are also building with Fowler. They look like they're at a similar stage as us. Next door have a slab, and the other neighbour have their bricks and roof done. Its a good sign that everyone will be in around the same time! Hi CW, I've been following this thread for a while (lurking!) - we are building the Havana 35 as a KDRB in Newcastle. At least we will be if we ever get it through council! It's been 6 months so far. Congrats on reaching construction stage! I can't even imagine how awesome that must feel! Nice that you have some neighbours building with Fowler too - it's cool to be able to watch everyone's progress. 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