Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 62Sep 10, 2018 8:36 pm Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 65Sep 19, 2018 2:40 pm Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 67Sep 19, 2018 4:58 pm Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 68Sep 20, 2018 9:18 pm Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 69Sep 20, 2018 9:36 pm Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 72Sep 22, 2018 9:06 am Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 73Sep 25, 2018 5:23 pm Met with the site supervisor today with regards to the shower screen. From what he showed me they have made the shower screen too big. To be honest, I wouldnt have had a problem with this, but the tilers have gone and put a slight cut in the tiles where the shower screen should be. This cut is not deep and has not been grouted so it looks odd and out of place. It looks like a mistake. So I told the supervisor that we should have the shower screen replaced so that the cut is covered. I just hope that removing the shower screen does not cause any damage to the tiles. The supervisor has told me it wouldn't and that if it did then they would replace the tiles, but given their track record with not fixing tiles that I deem to not be good enough, idk what to expect. Arden's QA was also supposed to be tomorrow, however this has AGAIN been pushed back as a result of the carpenters not coming back to install the skirting boards. They were booked for Monday, failed to show, then today, but failed to show. So as a result of slack trades the QA has been again postponed to Monday. The supervisor also told us to expect the practical completion inspection (PCI) on Thursday next week, with handover the following week. This however may still be unlikely given that the gas has not been connected and an occupancy certificate has not been issued. Without the occupancy certificate and an invoice, I cannot request the bank to release the funds for final drawdown. Of course the bank will want to do its thing and inspect the property etc before handing over the remaining balance, so I can see this taking a good week or two... So best case scenario we are still looking like we are at least 2x weeks away, or worst case scenario end of October. Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 75Sep 26, 2018 9:47 pm Ezza78 Good luck! So close. Does the bank really come and view the property? I double checked but yes it seems so. A final inspection of the property will be required by our bank prior to payment of the final invoice. Our bank will want at least 5 business days notice prior to handover for this too. Just another thing to cause delays. The bank will also require the certificate of occupancy and a home insurance certificate of currency with out bank specified on the policy as a mortgagee interest. Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 76Sep 30, 2018 9:30 am Week 19 So as I mentioned above, I caught up with our site supervisor this week. I won't repeat myself, so what happened is outlined in post 73. My wife and I actually went to visit the house the following day and she noticed something that I hadn't - our awesome kitchen tap-ware had disappeared! As I would later confirm, this tap was stolen by a trade along with all of our door handles which were in boxes in the cabinets under the sink from which the tap was stolen... Absolute scum of a person! We also decided to head over to my parent's investment property which is being built by Arden over the road. Their build is a little way behind ours as they do not yet have a garage door (but will do sooner than planned now...). Now this is NOT the fault of Arden, just to make that point abundantly clear. As part of our builds, we are both the receive 5.4KW solar systems and a Tesla Powerwall 2 wall battery. This typically will be installed closer to handover so it is less likely to be stolen or damaged. However the contractors who were engaged by Arden to install this system installed what was meant to be our Powerwall on my parent house!! Likely due to the fact that we share the same surname, are building the same design, are on the same street and are directly opposite each other... That said, this is highly unprofessional, installing such an expensive piece of equipment on the wrong house is utterly unacceptable. I called our supervisor to ask him about this as I suspected that it was ours and it had been installed on the wrong house as ours has a garage doors and theirs does not yet. He did confirm that it was meant to be installed on ours and it was installed on my parents in error. As you could imagine he was none to pleased... On a more positive note, our skirting boards have been installed over the vinyl throughout, albeit a couple days later than expected (just my opinion, but I am pretty sure that those carpenters were the ones who took our tap-ware, as I think our supervisor was quite annoyed with them about them not coming to do the skirting boards when they said they would last week....). Anyway, the end is in sight. QA should be tomorrow evening (hopefully) and I suspect that PCI will be close to the end of next week. However I still doubt that handover will be for another few weeks given some of the errors I will not be handing over with unaddressed, Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 77Sep 30, 2018 12:45 pm Kollosche Week 19 So as I mentioned above, I caught up with our site supervisor this week. I won't repeat myself, so what happened is outlined in post 73. My wife and I actually went to visit the house the following day and she noticed something that I hadn't - our awesome kitchen tap-ware had disappeared! As I would later confirm, this tap was stolen by a trade along with all of our door handles which were in boxes in the cabinets under the sink from which the tap was stolen... Absolute scum of a person! We also decided to head over to my parent's investment property which is being built by Arden over the road. Their build is a little way behind ours as they do not yet have a garage door (but will do sooner than planned now...). Now this is NOT the fault of Arden, just to make that point abundantly clear. As part of our builds, we are both the receive 5.4KW solar systems and a Tesla Powerwall 2 wall battery. This typically will be installed closer to handover so it is less likely to be stolen or damaged. However the contractors who were engaged by Arden to install this system installed what was meant to be our Powerwall on my parent house!! Likely due to the fact that we share the same surname, are building the same design, are on the same street and are directly opposite each other... That said, this is highly unprofessional, installing such an expensive piece of equipment on the wrong house is utterly unacceptable. I called our supervisor to ask him about this as I suspected that it was ours and it had been installed on the wrong house as ours has a garage doors and theirs does not yet. He did confirm that it was meant to be installed on ours and it was installed on my parents in error. As you could imagine he was none to pleased... On a more positive note, our skirting boards have been installed over the vinyl throughout, albeit a couple days later than expected (just my opinion, but I am pretty sure that those carpenters were the ones who took our tap-ware, as I think our supervisor was quite annoyed with them about them not coming to do the skirting boards when they said they would last week....). Anyway, the end is in sight. QA should be tomorrow evening (hopefully) and I suspect that PCI will be close to the end of next week. However I still doubt that handover will be for another few weeks given some of the errors I will not be handing over with unaddressed, Oh my how flaming annoying and disappointing. I empathize with you! Are you going to get compensated for the items missing? In re to the power wall i get that the surname, street, and house design are the same but wouldn't alarm bells ring for the installers when they see the hose at much earlier stage in the build process. Especially with the flaming garage door not being installed. What is the resolution for this? On another note the house is coming up to almost finished. Its exciting and looking good. You went with a higher ceiling height which looks fantastic. Does the ceiling height continue through the entrance hallway? I noticed a bulk head in your photos. Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 78Sep 30, 2018 1:06 pm MangoC Oh my how flaming annoying and disappointing. I empathize with you! Are you going to get compensated for the items missing? In re to the power wall i get that the surname, street, and house design are the same but wouldn't alarm bells ring for the installers when they see the hose at much earlier stage in the build process. Especially with the flaming garage door not being installed. What is the resolution for this? On another note the house is coming up to almost finished. Its exciting and looking good. You went with a higher ceiling height which looks fantastic. Does the ceiling height continue through the entrance hallway? I noticed a bulk head in your photos. Since handover hasn't happened, Arden will still need to replace the missing items. It's not my responsibility to ensure the house is adequately locked-up and that their trades are not thieves. I'm sure they will have replacements prior to handover, especially considering if they didn't we wouldnt have any door handles. Essentially with the Powerwall it will mean that we will be getting ours closer to handover. It is unfortunate. My parents were not due to have theirs installed for another two weeks. My site supervisor was incredibly unimpressed. It doesnt take much brain power to clearly see that it should not have been installed on their house without a garage door, but here we are :/ The higher ceiling is throughout (it is higher again after the bulk head, good pickup though!) and makes a massive difference. My parents investment over the road is only standard height and you can definitely sense the difference. Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 79Sep 30, 2018 2:26 pm How long before the oldies move into their place? If it's a couple of months, or so, get them to ensure the installers have slipped the battery control into storage condition. Re: Building Arden Homes Genoa Verve 26 in North East VIC 80Sep 30, 2018 2:30 pm kks How long before the oldies move into their place? If it's a couple of months, or so, get them to ensure the installers have slipped the battery control into storage condition. They will not be moving in, it is just an investment property for them. I will mention this "storage condition" to the site supervisor though as they are still a whiles away to completion. Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=90888 May I ask why you chose not to use GJ Gardiner? I'm actually meeting with one of the sales guys tomorrow for an appointment. Definitely not signing anything yet… 3 13208 The warning is on the sticker on the door too. Second the aluminium powdercoat 6 18101 Hi, can anyone recommend a custom home builder who can build in north east area? Looking to build a custom 4-br energy-efficient home with a max budget of 750k. If they… 0 22723 |