Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 561Dec 14, 2018 7:07 am We chose Democorp, they came out the cheapest and had the most included as part of the quote. We haven't demolished our home yet though they have been professional in our dealings so far. They are quite popular in our area (North Ryde). Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 562Dec 14, 2018 7:46 am Hey MickeyDonald, We went with Macarthur Excavation, they weren't the cheapest quote, but they were amazing to deal with, and very up front with where the materials end up afterwards. Their advice and details before and also along the way were a big help. They assisted us with some trees on our property aswell. We can definitely recommend their work, the final result was very thorough. Good luck with the decisions Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 565Jan 07, 2019 8:49 am Happy 2019 everyone! Hope all your builds progress well this year, and may all your build days be dry days Our landscaping is almost done, so if anyone is interested, we've been really happy with our landscaper Yardscape (http://www.yardscape.com.au/) and the work he's done for us. He's very knowledgeable and has lots of experience. The main thing that has stuck out to us is how honest and straightforward he is. He's also a builder so can organise driveways and pergolas etc. Feel free to PM me is you'd like further details Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 566Jan 12, 2019 10:22 pm Seren1ty Happy 2019 everyone! Hope all your builds progress well this year, and may all your build days be dry days Our landscaping is almost done, so if anyone is interested, we've been really happy with our landscaper Yardscape (http://www.yardscape.com.au/) and the work he's done for us. He's very knowledgeable and has lots of experience. The main thing that has stuck out to us is how honest and straightforward he is. He's also a builder so can organise driveways and pergolas etc. Feel free to PM me is you'd like further details Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The work looks fantastic - so neat ! Will definitely check them out based on your recommendation. Are those retaining walls next to your driveway? What was the rough ballpark on what they cost (I know it depends on lots of factors but just want to get an idea for our budget). Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 567Jan 14, 2019 11:07 am Hey Zen, Thank you! Yeah he transformed the whole quarter acre block, we're very happy with the result Yep, that's a retaining wall next to the driveway. All up there are close to 100 meters of rendered retaining walls including the front and backyards, but since it was done along with the driveway and grass, fencing, paving, drainage, tiling, soil and irrigation systems, we were given a package price, so I don't have the exact figure for the walls alone. Sorry about that. All up his quote was much better then the others we had received, and he was very approachable and honest about anything before the job and along the way. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 569Jan 14, 2019 10:05 pm Seren1ty Hey Zen, Thank you! Yeah he transformed the whole quarter acre block, we're very happy with the result Yep, that's a retaining wall next to the driveway. All up there are close to 100 meters of rendered retaining walls including the front and backyards, but since it was done along with the driveway and grass, fencing, paving, drainage, tiling, soil and irrigation systems, we were given a package price, so I don't have the exact figure for the walls alone. Sorry about that. All up his quote was much better then the others we had received, and he was very approachable and honest about anything before the job and along the way. Oh yes, that makes lot of sense to get a package price, thanks for clarifying. We will want to get someone to do it all too. When did you start getting quotes for landscaping, was it far into your build or were you able to send your landscape plans to various businesses to get a quote earlier on? We are still waiting for council to get back to us so are a long way off but we are in the process of doing our financing and wondering if it is too early to start getting quotes now so we have a rough idea on what to budget post-handover? Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 570Jan 15, 2019 6:36 am Hey Zen, You can definitely try to get a quote this early, as the ballpark figure would be useful for budgeting your finance, but we weren't able to make it happen, not for lack of trying The prices of materials, and labour, or taxes (Election coming), can influence the quote so they wouldn't want to give you a price now and then have to stick to that when your build is finally complete. We had much more luck getting quotes once the house was done, and they could see not only the final landscape plan, but also the finished condition of the land that they need to transform. It means they can estimate how much soil needs to be taken away, or added, along with everything else to get it looking how you'd like. That's just our experience, you may have more luck getting it done earlier though Also I'll PM you (as I did for Malibu) some extra details. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 572Jan 15, 2019 9:36 am Seren1ty Happy 2019 everyone! Hope all your builds progress well this year, and may all your build days be dry days Our landscaping is almost done, so if anyone is interested, we've been really happy with our landscaper Yardscape (http://www.yardscape.com.au/) and the work he's done for us. He's very knowledgeable and has lots of experience. The main thing that has stuck out to us is how honest and straightforward he is. He's also a builder so can organise driveways and pergolas etc. Feel free to PM me is you'd like further details Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Your landscaping works looks really nice. How long did the project take you? and how is your payment terms did you have to pay a lot deposit upfront? I am in the middle of my landscape project now, i realised how critical it is to find a good landscaper and dont rush any decisions. My backstory: * Started searching and getting quote from landscaper since early November. * HH handover in mid-Dec. * As we wanted to have everything done before moving in, so we rushed to find a landscaper (who manages the whole lote) sweet talked us in the pricing.planning stage. We were told that the project is estimated to be finished within 2 weeks so we can move in before the new year. (area: 350sqm of area of mixed concrete/driveway/turf + 90 meter of fences). We were excited at this point and paid 20% deposit. * 1st day - leveling and excavation - he found small sandstones -> additional costs * 2nd day - leveling and excavation - top much soil and "difficult" to level -> additional costs * weekend - no work - due to personal reasons * 3rd day - removed old fences * 4rd day to 1 day after xmas - no work - due either "rain" (was light rain in the previous evening, maybe a bit in the morning, but was quite sunny during the day) - had to pay another 20% so he can order more materials to hurry progress * 5th day - planted colourbond fence post * 6th day - more excavation and leveling - had to pay another 10% for more materials. * 2 days past new year - to now - site leveling finally done (triple the original costs due to a lot of skip bins had to be used) and half of the fence is done. - had to pay another 10% for more materials. I am now very unhappy because i have paid him about 60% and i dont see much done due to most of the deposits were paid for "materials". Looking back, i made a huge mistake assuming the more material he orders the quicker the progress and keep paying him money. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 573Jan 15, 2019 9:28 pm Seren1ty Hey Zen, You can definitely try to get a quote this early, as the ballpark figure would be useful for budgeting your finance, but we weren't able to make it happen, not for lack of trying The prices of materials, and labour, or taxes (Election coming), can influence the quote so they wouldn't want to give you a price now and then have to stick to that when your build is finally complete. We had much more luck getting quotes once the house was done, and they could see not only the final landscape plan, but also the finished condition of the land that they need to transform. It means they can estimate how much soil needs to be taken away, or added, along with everything else to get it looking how you'd like. That's just our experience, you may have more luck getting it done earlier though Also I'll PM you (as I did for Malibu) some extra details. That's super helpful, Serenity - makes sense that people would not want to commit to a final quote with so many variables. I'll just sit tight until we get to the stage of a complete build (feels like soooo long away...!) You're been a wealth of knowledge, as always! Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 574Jan 17, 2019 6:37 am rdcool Seren1ty Happy 2019 everyone! Hope all your builds progress well this year, and may all your build days be dry days Our landscaping is almost done, so if anyone is interested, we've been really happy with our landscaper Yardscape (http://www.yardscape.com.au/) and the work he's done for us. He's very knowledgeable and has lots of experience. The main thing that has stuck out to us is how honest and straightforward he is. He's also a builder so can organise driveways and pergolas etc. Feel free to PM me is you'd like further details Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Your landscaping works looks really nice. How long did the project take you? and how is your payment terms did you have to pay a lot deposit upfront? I am in the middle of my landscape project now, i realised how critical it is to find a good landscaper and dont rush any decisions. My backstory: * Started searching and getting quote from landscaper since early November. * HH handover in mid-Dec. * As we wanted to have everything done before moving in, so we rushed to find a landscaper (who manages the whole lote) sweet talked us in the pricing.planning stage. We were told that the project is estimated to be finished within 2 weeks so we can move in before the new year. (area: 350sqm of area of mixed concrete/driveway/turf + 90 meter of fences). We were excited at this point and paid 20% deposit. * 1st day - leveling and excavation - he found small sandstones -> additional costs * 2nd day - leveling and excavation - top much soil and "difficult" to level -> additional costs * weekend - no work - due to personal reasons * 3rd day - removed old fences * 4rd day to 1 day after xmas - no work - due either "rain" (was light rain in the previous evening, maybe a bit in the morning, but was quite sunny during the day) - had to pay another 20% so he can order more materials to hurry progress * 5th day - planted colourbond fence post * 6th day - more excavation and leveling - had to pay another 10% for more materials. * 2 days past new year - to now - site leveling finally done (triple the original costs due to a lot of skip bins had to be used) and half of the fence is done. - had to pay another 10% for more materials. I am now very unhappy because i have paid him about 60% and i dont see much done due to most of the deposits were paid for "materials". Looking back, i made a huge mistake assuming the more material he orders the quicker the progress and keep paying him money. Hey rdcool, The job was pretty big including all the retaining walls, paving, fencing, and little bits here and there. It took a few months, but he's done a good job. The payment terms were fairly reasonable, he creates a custom payment plan for each job, but ours was about 7% to start, then only paid further 7% blocks as the job progressed, mostly each week, but not every week. Hope you can get yours sorted quickly so you and your family can get back to enjoying your new home Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 575Jan 17, 2019 7:48 am Looks amazing!!!! We have just signed the tender with HHH for the Eylse Classic facade and are now waiting on plans to be drawn up. Does anyone have pictures of the Elyse Classic facade with the standard windows? HHH are unable to provide any pictures until the plans are drawn up. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 576Jan 25, 2019 8:55 am Hi Amanda, We are building the classic façade Elyse. Happy to post some photos and when the scaffolding comes down a few more as it's a bit hard to see clearly now. We are at the eaves stage with brickwork finished, we still need to have the roof put on the ground floor rooms. We have made a few modifications to the façade. At the front the entry brick pillars are 1/3 height and will be matching to the upper level wooden pillars for the other 2/3. We increased the size of the void and front bedroom windows but master is standard size. At the rear we increased the size of pretty much all windows and changes brick pillars to 1/3 height to match the front. Happy to give more details etc if it helps. We did our first walk through last week and all going well :-D Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This one was taken before the bricks were done at the back but show the window size. Currently there is scaffold at the back so couldn't get a clear shot for you. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 577Jan 25, 2019 2:23 pm Looking great kjane! What is the brick you chose? Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 579Feb 24, 2019 6:01 am kjane MickeyDonald Looking great kjane! What is the brick you chose? Thanks 😀 The brick is old colonial mahogany. Still needs to be cleaned but we are happy 😊 Thanks kjane! More photo's of the facade closer to completion would be great! I remember there was a triangle window in the front bedroom of the display home as I was told this shape cannot be changed, do you know if this is true? It will be hard to find the right window covering for a triangle window. I am also wanting to frame all windows on the facade, do you know if it's possible to have the brick ledge removed for framing? My plans are due back next week! Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 580Feb 24, 2019 8:18 am Amanda_Ly Thanks kjane! More photo's of the facade closer to completion would be great! I remember there was a triangle window in the front bedroom of the display home as I was told this shape cannot be changed, do you know if this is true? It will be hard to find the right window covering for a triangle window. I am also wanting to frame all windows on the facade, do you know if it's possible to have the brick ledge removed for framing? My plans are due back next week! Hi Amanda, Good luck with getting your plans back! Exciting times. I'll hopefully post some more photo's of the façade at the end of the week. Our lower level roofing was due to be completed this week but it's rained all week so no roofing work was possible. I'm thinking the window you are talking about is bedroom 4 upstairs? We changed it from the triangle to rectangle for the same reason of window furnishings and also increased it to the maximum height and put width to 2170mm. We also have the second window in this bedroom (no change from plans) which is the standard 850mm wide. Lots of light in this room now. I'm not sure about removing the brick ledges for framing but drop them an email and they should be able to let you know. Looking forward to hearing how your plans turn out I have a really long hallway which is 1100mm W x 11500mm L I would appreciate if anyone can give suggestions to light it up with Linear LED lights that goes from wall to… 0 8822 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74717 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105609 |