Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 05, 2017 11:19 pm Hi all!
My partner and I are building our first home in Hilbert Western Australia. The ideas and posts on this forum have been so helpful, so I thought we would share our journey to help a first time builder feel a bit more at ease. We started looking at land at the start of the year and signed up for a 450m2 block of land in The Avenue Estate in Hilbert. After many lengthy title delays we cancelled our contract with Peet and found a titled 500m2 block of land in the next estate. We are building with Home Group WA who so far have been great. We had prestart last week and despite putting in a 10k allowance we still managed to spend an additional 25k eep! Below is an early drawing of our home. Not too much has changed but we did change the powder room and scullery cabinetry which will be redrawn on our final documents. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Timeline 24/1/17 Signed for original block titles due March 2017 1/2/17 Paid deposit to HGWA 25/2/17 Titles delayed June 2017 27/5/17 Titles delayed until November 2017 3/6/17 Opted out of contract with Peet 14/6/17 Signed for new block with Landwest 27/06/17 Signed building contracts 29/08/17 Pre start 6/9/17 Finance approval 13/9/17 Settlement 27/9/17 Planning approval received 22/10/17 Final documents sent 27/10/17 Scheduling & building permit received 7/11/17 Construction email 14/11/17 Water meter 22/11/17 Earthworks start 29/11/17 SLAB! 5/12/17 Soakwells and external drainage 10/12/17 Site cleared and bricks delivered 12/12/17 Frames, toilet and shed delivered 19/12/17 Brickwork starts 22/12/17 HGWA Christmas Shutdown 8/01/18 Trades recommence 15/01/18 Brick meeting with S.S. 25/01/18 Bricks complete 28/01/18 Roof timbers delivered 29/01/18 Roof starts 7/02/18 Gutters and downpipes installed 8/02/18 Electrical rough in 19/02/18 Roof on 20/02/18 External render 20/02/18 Internal plaster float 23/02/18 Ceilings installed 26/02/18 Cornices installed 2/3/18 White set completed 8/3/18 Windows and glass doors in 9/3/18 Internal and external doors on 9/3/18 Lockup 12/3/18 Ceilings and doors painted 14/3/18 Tiles delivered 20/3/18 Kitchen/wet area cabinets in 20/3/18 Garage poured 21/3/18 Tile Meeting 21/3/18 Tile screeding done 21/3/18 Stone benchtops/sinks in 23/3/18 Waterproofing complete 27/3/18 Tiling begins 10/4/18 Splashback in 17/4/18 Tiling complete 19/4/18 Electrical complete 20/4/18 Painted external render 23/4/18 Taps, free standing bath, toilets in 23/4/18 Oven installed 24/4/18 Hot water system in 1/5/18 Carpets in 1/5/18 Garage door on 2/5/18 Fly screens and mirrored robes on 2/5/18 Shower screens and mirrors done 3/5/18 Doors hung and handles attached 5/5/18 Exterior panted 5/5/18 Front door stained 8/5/18 Pavers delivered 12/5/18 Carpet re-done 12/5/18 Pavers complete 14/5/18 Manual roller door installed 15/5/18 Site cleared and bins removed 24/5/18 PCI Hilbert HGWA Build 2Sep 05, 2017 11:44 pm Some of the hurdles we have had:
HGWA provided a bonus outdoor kitchen but wanted to charge $2000 to put up the support wall for it - managed to get the wall for free Land titles being delayed three times - managed to opt out of our contract with Peet and have our deposit refunded Bank has undervalued the build - had to raise our deposit another 11K Timber look tiles were a must have - builder has quoted an additional 24K - in negotiations with price at the moment however will move ahead with them Below are some of our selections Ensuite: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Main Bath: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Laundry: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Scullery: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks : Hannan Roof/gutters/downpipes : Deep Ocean Garage door: timber look Render: Basalt Front door stain: Rich Walnut Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Front door XS26 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Laundry door: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Theatre sliding doors: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Floor tiles including ensuite, scullery and theatre: Rectified timber tile in woodlands grey Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 3Sep 06, 2017 3:47 pm Welcome to homeone.com.au and thanks for sharing your new home build journey here. We look forward to following your thread. Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 4Sep 06, 2017 4:27 pm Hi guys, Can't believe its has been so long since I did this and the thread got so much interest :O I can happily say that after 4 years of doing this structural change getting the right qualified people was worth it. In the end I managed to find a qualified builder who subcontracted the plasterer and the electrician needed for this job. The work turned out great. The cost was aprox $11k for a ready to paint finish. Happy to share some photos if asked. Can also share my tradies via PM on one condition: you will have to share yours with me once you finish or the ones you already used and would recommend. I have done already some other renovation projects and planning to do some more in the near future. Finding the rigth tradesmen is gold. The good qualified ones for a fair price are always busy and many times found via word of mouth. Cheers, Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 5Sep 06, 2017 4:30 pm Welcome to homeone! Your floor plan is amazing, love the massize WIR and the recessed theatre, selections are gorgeous too. Looking forward to seeing your build progress - Follow our build here https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=88182&f=31&p=1746036#p1746036 Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 6Sep 06, 2017 7:59 pm Thanks guys! All very exciting. Just need to pay our prestart balance and then we should get construction started soon. I've been following your build, have you moved into scheduling yet? Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 7Sep 06, 2017 10:20 pm J278 Thanks guys! All very exciting. Just need to pay our prestart balance and then we should get construction started soon. I've been following your build, have you moved into scheduling yet? Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 How exciting! Yes, been in scheduling for 3 weeks now. Just waiting on scheduling to finish, our building permit and settlement and we will be ready for construction to begin Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 9Sep 07, 2017 8:03 pm Congratulations on the slab! Looking forward to seeing your progress and what to expect. Is there much down in eglinton? I've not heard much of it must be pretty new Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 10Sep 08, 2017 12:54 am J278 Congratulations on the slab! Looking forward to seeing your progress and what to expect. Is there much down in eglinton? I've not heard much of it must be pretty new Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 Thanks! Eglinton is north, just past Alkimos and about 20-25 mins from Joondalup! There's lots up this way, just not in our estate right now. It's up and coming, very family friendly and lots planned for the future here too! Our estate is maximum two years old so yeah pretty new! Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 11Oct 26, 2017 12:57 pm Hey! Are you building in Hilbert Park Estate? I've just started building there Can't wait to see your progress! Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 12Oct 26, 2017 9:38 pm Hello! We’re building in the Canterfield estate which is your first left when you turn onto Rowley road from Tonkin Hwy. my partner and I drove through Hilbert Park a few months ago, there’s so much happening in the area I hope it takes off. How far along are you in your build? Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 13Oct 26, 2017 9:43 pm Bit of an update: we received our final drawings back a few days ago. We have signed them and will be moving into scheduling and then onto construction (yay!). What a incredibly slow process the admin stage is relieved to know that we are almost there. We have changed the powder room around since I posted our last sketch. We have also relocated the manhole to the garage. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 14Oct 26, 2017 9:48 pm We also added a recess above the vanity in the ensuite. I hope it turns out okay! I’ve seen a couple online that look good, but you never quite know how it will look from the sketch alone. What do you guys think? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 15Oct 27, 2017 10:59 am Oh yeah, that estate looks lovely! I know, so much happening around that area! We just reached plate height yesterday! Your plans look great - your house is going to look amazing Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 16Oct 27, 2017 12:30 pm I think the idea of an inset under the vanity is a fantastic idea as it is a great way to keep all the bits and pieces off the counter top. Just wish we had thought of it before starting our build. Love your plan too. We would have gone with HGWA but they couldn't build on our "challenging" block. Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 17Oct 28, 2017 7:38 pm Thanks heather! Do you have a thread I can follow for your build? Congrats on reaching plate height you must be so excited to see the roof haha Thanks for the feedback MiAIJe. Who are you building with now? Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 19Oct 28, 2017 9:33 pm Your plans look great! That ensuite and stacker doors 😍 We wanted stackers across the back of ours but due to noise/environmental conditions on the estate they were knocked back, could only get 4m ones which is better than nothing I guess! Re: Hilbert HGWA Build 20Nov 07, 2017 1:02 pm Got an email today to say that we’re moving into construction now and our next correspondence from HGWA will be for earthworks hooray! Home group have been powering through the last part of the admin stage, very impressed. Hilbert HGWA Build viewtopic.php?t=89433 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. 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