Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 22May 02, 2018 8:26 pm ASJ1981 Great progress Jenifermarie! I bet the wait will all be worth it! Love your choices of pendants and ceiling fans too! It’s finally getting real It’s funny that even though we probably still have 6 months to go, it feels so short after all the waiting around for land registration and admin!! Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 23May 02, 2018 8:31 pm Jenifermarie ASJ1981 Great progress Jenifermarie! I bet the wait will all be worth it! Love your choices of pendants and ceiling fans too! It’s finally getting real It’s funny that even though we probably still have 6 months to go, it feels so short after all the waiting around for land registration and admin!! Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ I am following your blog and I must say, it has been a great source of info and i use it as a guide during my selection process! Great tips and guidance! Look forward to reading more and following your journey because it makes me look forward to mine! Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 24May 06, 2018 4:15 pm Week 9 - more bricks and no scaffolding. The opposite of what we were expecting! Ground floor is well and truly done now and we definitely look like we need scaffolding to progress any further. No update from our SS this week (2nd week in a row without a call ) so I no longer know what to expect to be happening in site. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We’ve got some questionably matched bricks in a few spots which I’ve sent an email to our SS about because it took me 10 seconds to spot them and they will drive me crazy forever if they’re not fixed! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My parents, brother and his girlfriend all came down to look at our build and the area too. My brother is a painter and yet somehow I didn’t get a chance to talk about painting the house at all 🤦♀️ My brother is considering buying a land and house package in the area too so we spent some time driving around looking at builds the size he wants. It reminded me of when we started looking at building, nearly 2 years ago now. It was nice to be able to answer their questions and help give them a bit of confidence of what would potentially be ahead for them. Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 25May 07, 2018 5:08 pm New SS assigned to us today. We had a chat at lunch and he was already up to speed with our build and booking the next few weeks. Scaffold and brick delivery this week and the brick crew will be back some time next week with about 5 more days of work to finish our bricks. Also very happy that he likes to do his updates on a Monday/Tuesday so we can ask any questions from our weekend visits straight away such a small but sensible thing. Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 26Jun 16, 2018 4:36 pm It’s been a few weeks since I’ve updated here. Our new SS is fantastic, he never misses an update and is very transparent about what is happening, what might cause a delay etc. Since he took over, our bricks have been finished, our main roof, eaves and gutters are done, cladding has gone up and been painted, balcony posts are in and the bricks have been cleaned. Next up is the lower roof at the back and eaves then I think we should be moving to internals. 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 ⋅ Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 27Jun 16, 2018 4:42 pm We had a call about 2 weeks ago that we had to update our electrical plan because the wall lights in our bathroom no longer met code Wisdom gave us the option to move or delete them but in the end we agreed to move a few other lights around too and put those wall lights above our vanity in the ensuite so we can now put in these lights Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It worked out pretty well as I was a bit hesitant about the lights by the bath anyway and these lights weren’t available when we did our original electrical plan. Now I just have to go to Beacon and change our order. Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 28Jun 16, 2018 4:53 pm We have also started buying furniture in the sales. We ordered our main living room sofas today from Domayne Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We opted for a 2.5 and 3 seater rather than one with a chaise. Our current sofa has a chaise but the way the cushion is cut it can’t be flipped, so it has a big stain on it that won’t come out and we can’t hide. Not making that mistake again! We also picked this 3 seater that has 2 electric recliners and a flip down table behind the middle seat with lights, USB and power points for our media room from Harvey Norman. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ There were much nicer looking ones out there but the media room is the one room I concede it really doesn’t matter and I wanted something super comfortable. We basically want our own mini gold class room for 2 The next debate for that room is 75” or 82” TV Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 29Jun 16, 2018 5:06 pm Love it JM!!! Wish we could get the recliners like that for our media room. But my three kids will fight over it! Our media room is narrow but long so I struggling to find a modular that fits! I think those two recliners will fit though - for hubby and I. I'll make three monkeys sit on bean bags HAHAHA Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 30Jul 03, 2018 7:24 am We had our prelinings inspections in the last week of June. We arranged for an independent inspector (HK Ryan) to check everything was to code and they only found a few minor issues: - Weepholes needed to be cleared in some spots on the brick work (they still have the foam blockers in them at the moment) - Sewer vent pipe was not the correct length (SS already knew about this) - Couple of floor trusses needed to be reinforced where they attached to the frame - Laundry wall needed restraightening Not too bad, the inspector said it was pretty good by project home standards. Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 31Jul 03, 2018 7:34 am We also did our own walkthrough at prelinings stage to verify all our electrical was in the right place and get photos of where all the wires were run for future reference. Only issues we picked up on was our vanity power points are meant to be in the cabinet for most wet rooms and they had been roughed in at counter height. 2 our of 4 wall blocking areas were also missing. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Main kitchen area - bulkheads had also been framed out Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Rough ins for our media room - black is Foxtel, white is power, copper is speakers, light grey (looks white) is cat6. We opted for bullnose plates to run cables between the TV and components - it doesn’t appear to include a sealed conduit in the wall. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Stacker doors are installed (lock up is on the horizon!) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cladding appears to have a similar lining to the anticon blanket that is installed when you opt for a Colorbond roof Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The housing for the gas hot water system - it sits flush with the brickwork and doesn’t protrude into the interior frames at all. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Lower roof was finished while all this was going on - safety rails were still up. Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 32Jul 03, 2018 7:39 am Turns out Wisdom are well motivated by end of the tax year and it all became clear why they were pushing so much work through so quickly when we got our gyprock invoice on Saturday afternoon (30th June!). The remediation work from the inspections was only finished on Friday so they finished all the gyprock work in 2 days. Insulation went in on Thursday - SS sent over a photo to let me know it was done Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Then we went and checked the gyprock on Sunday before signing off the next progress payment as I was having a hard time believing it was done. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The rails also came down from our lower roof and the monstrous box being built next door got painted white and now looks like it has been transplanted from the Mediterranean. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Really regretting that we didn’t realise it was going to be so high in comparison to our house when we got the DA plans sent to us as their neighbour It looks completely out of place among all the other houses with normal roofs. Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 33Jul 11, 2018 7:24 am Progress last week was finishing off all the gyprock and coving install. Not a lot of difference to see because it was mostly filling gaps in the plasterboard and sanding the walls smooth Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Electrical cutouts are done as well. You can just about see some switch outlet holes at the back of the garage. This week is a big week - waterproofing for all our wet areas was completed yesterday, then our staircase is being installed today followed by carpenter on site for the rest of the week to fit all our architraves and doors. Hoping that might mean we see our front door soon 🤞 Our last neighbours to start had their lot filled with waffle pods so it looks like their slab is about to go down finally. Hoping it’s a really efficient private builder so we don’t have to live next to a build site too long Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Re: Wisdom Homes Aspiration 31 @ Willowdale 34Apr 30, 2020 2:10 pm Your house looks great. we are thinking to go with wisdom homes as well .. but they dont do provincial facades. BTW who built your neighbor? same wisdom homes? Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 18761 In fairness nobody gave a crap about the ACCC and the gag clauses continued in the pro forma templates of a few other builders after the ACCC took on Wisdom, and more… 19 73813 Hi Everyone, I am exploring builder in NSW and received a very tempting quote from Wisdom home for their momentum series. I just want to know experience of building… 0 8900 |