Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 09, 2018 6:14 pm Hi folks, We have signed initial quote with Celebration Homes and are waiting on the contract to come through. We are building the Franklin (with a few amendments) in Calleya Estate in Treeby. I'm hoping to keep a running blog (for my own records) and so anyone else can comment and help out along the way. The information already on here is amazing. It has given us heaps to think about! I will upload a copy of the plan next week once the changes to the kitchen are finalised. Our current issue *headaches all round* is with the kitchen. We want a double stacked oven (with a microwave/oven combo on top and a normal oven underneath) and an induction cooktop. The oven that Celebrations provides for this has terrible reviews and looks very cheap. We took ourselves off to Winning Appliances and The Good Guys to get some info. The range of kitchen appliances out there is amazing! I contacted our consultant today regarding a BYO appliances situation and he said Celebrations doesn't allow this - not sure why? Insurance maybe? I will find out why if I need to. He said he is going to contact their supplier to find out if the ovens we like are available through them (key __% builders mark up). I will see what he comes back with. He did mention that an induction cooktop was available as an upgrade through prestart to Westinghouse's standard 900mm induction and it is $1,975 extra. EXTRA! A quick search shows that the standard Westinghouse WHG951SA isn't even available anymore, and that the next closest is around $700. So by my reckoning, we end up paying around $2675 for a cooktop that retails at $1818.. How terrible is that. Has anyone else had experience with this? Re: Celebration Homes Build 2Apr 10, 2018 10:27 am lisalula How terrible is that. Has anyone else had experience with this? Welcome to the forum Don't always believe what Salesman on commissions tell you Builders make Big Profits on variations and siteworks.. please do your homework first..before you sign PPAs & contracts Here are some other tips Don't bother with your own Blog or Builders reviews..IMO no one reads them Start your build here on Homeone If you have questions -> Search -> reach out->tag others for help. hths Cheers Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Celebration Homes Build 4May 07, 2018 1:15 am Hi Lisalula In regards to BYO appliances we were told we couldn't bring our own oven as we wanted to as well. Was told because of Insurance/Warranty purposes. But we told our builder that we would sign a warranty waiver if need be and he said that was fine. So maybe try that with your builder. Also building with Celes and have just signed our preliminary contract. Re: Celebration Homes Build 5May 07, 2018 1:27 am so i've also decided to go ahead with Celebration Homes in Calleya and am awaiting contracts. I have a double wall oven in my plan and I'm interested to hear how you got on with that, what was the original model being supplied? Re: Celebration Homes Build 6May 07, 2018 10:32 am Bronwyn31 Hi Lisalula In regards to BYO appliances we were told we couldn't bring our own oven as we wanted to as well. Was told because of Insurance/Warranty purposes. But we told our builder that we would sign a warranty waiver if need be and he said that was fine. So maybe try that with your builder. Also building with Celes and have just signed our preliminary contract. Hi Bronwyn, Oh interesting! Our consultant has said that he is going to see what the options are. We are waiting on pricing to come back for specific appliances (still), so once we see that we can discuss a waiver if needed. Thanks for your comment Re: Celebration Homes Build 7May 07, 2018 10:38 am lad2018 so i've also decided to go ahead with Celebration Homes in Calleya and am awaiting contracts. I have a double wall oven in my plan and I'm interested to hear how you got on with that, what was the original model being supplied? Exciting! Whereabouts in Calleya are you building? And what plan are you going with? I know they have a promo which includes a double wall oven but that model is very basic (Westinghouse WVE615W) and also we wanted an oven and a microwave/oven combo (so its 600mm and 450mm, rather than 2x 600mm ovens). I'm sure the oven does a good job but we enjoy cooking and are willing to pay a little bit more. We have only just signed our building contract and our consultant has advised that we are to sort all this stuff out at prestart, so we are still waiting on prices to come through etc so we can make a decision. Thanks for your comments Re: Celebration Homes Build 9May 07, 2018 7:57 pm I look forward to following your progress! For me it was between celebrations & summit for the build. If they had the franklin design out when i was comparing/thinking about which builder to go with it would've made my decision 100x harder. Love the flow of the design Re: Celebration Homes Build 10May 07, 2018 10:48 pm Hi I'm also building with Celebrations in Calleya! I'm also having kitchen issues, mainly about trying to fit everything in. I really want a bin draw but struggling to find the best layout for everything such as microwave recess, dishwasher recess, cutlery draws, pot draws etc also to include a bin draw it's almost $800 eeekkkk We are building the Dayton floorplan with a few changes on a small corner block Re: Celebration Homes Build 11May 08, 2018 12:54 am lisalula lad2018 so i've also decided to go ahead with Celebration Homes in Calleya and am awaiting contracts. I have a double wall oven in my plan and I'm interested to hear how you got on with that, what was the original model being supplied? Exciting! Whereabouts in Calleya are you building? And what plan are you going with? I know they have a promo which includes a double wall oven but that model is very basic (Westinghouse WVE615W) and also we wanted an oven and a microwave/oven combo (so its 600mm and 450mm, rather than 2x 600mm ovens). I'm sure the oven does a good job but we enjoy cooking and are willing to pay a little bit more. We have only just signed our building contract and our consultant has advised that we are to sort all this stuff out at prestart, so we are still waiting on prices to come through etc so we can make a decision. Thanks for your comments Hi, i’m Building in Grandis right next where the new school oval will be. I’m building a variation of The Brighton. The kitchen entertaining area is the heart of the home so I’m really trying to make it stand out so i’m willing to spend more, i’m hoping I can swap the ovens out for smeg, also hoping they do handless cabinetry. Where abouts are you? Re: Celebration Homes Build 14May 14, 2018 5:35 pm desto Hi I'm also building with Celebrations in Calleya! I'm also having kitchen issues, mainly about trying to fit everything in. I really want a bin draw but struggling to find the best layout for everything such as microwave recess, dishwasher recess, cutlery draws, pot draws etc also to include a bin draw it's almost $800 eeekkkk We are building the Dayton floorplan with a few changes on a small corner block Which part of Calleya are you building in? We're building in Grandis on Fuchsia. Still waiting on titles to issue. Yes it is hard to make sure you've got everything you want! Some of the prices for drawer/cupboard accessories are crazy. I've seen a few after-install accessories on kitchen warehouse's website, you should have a look. Re: Celebration Homes Build 15May 14, 2018 5:43 pm lad2018 lisalula lad2018 so i've also decided to go ahead with Celebration Homes in Calleya and am awaiting contracts. I have a double wall oven in my plan and I'm interested to hear how you got on with that, what was the original model being supplied? Exciting! Whereabouts in Calleya are you building? And what plan are you going with? I know they have a promo which includes a double wall oven but that model is very basic (Westinghouse WVE615W) and also we wanted an oven and a microwave/oven combo (so its 600mm and 450mm, rather than 2x 600mm ovens). I'm sure the oven does a good job but we enjoy cooking and are willing to pay a little bit more. We have only just signed our building contract and our consultant has advised that we are to sort all this stuff out at prestart, so we are still waiting on prices to come through etc so we can make a decision. Thanks for your comments Hi, i’m Building in Grandis right next where the new school oval will be. I’m building a variation of The Brighton. The kitchen entertaining area is the heart of the home so I’m really trying to make it stand out so i’m willing to spend more, i’m hoping I can swap the ovens out for smeg, also hoping they do handless cabinetry. Where abouts are you? We're in Grandis too. Just on Fuchsia. Very cool! Be careful with the prices. We've been advised of the price of the items we want to change to and the price they have given (e/o the standard) is more expensive than it is to purchase the oven from the store. So we are trying to figure out what to do. I think they said they do handle-less cabinetry from memory. Let me know how you get on. We just got a call about booking in prestart.. very nervous for that part! Re: Celebration Homes Build 16May 14, 2018 6:17 pm I just don't understand how designers place cinema rooms / theatre rooms so close to bedrooms, in this case separated by a wet area that will likely be tiled and therefore an echo chamber for sound transmission. Secondly, they design the room square, which is an absolute no no for home theatres / surround sound. Hope you're not planning to use it for anything but a tv / sitting room. Building a Madison 45 with Porter Davis Madison 45 Blog (Send me a PM with your email address to be added) Re: Celebration Homes Build 17May 14, 2018 6:23 pm fademan I just don't understand how designers place cinema rooms / theatre rooms so close to bedrooms, in this case separated by a wet area that will likely be tiled and therefore an echo chamber for sound transmission. Secondly, they design the room square, which is an absolute no no for home theatres / surround sound. Hope you're not planning to use it for anything but a tv / sitting room. We're not too worried, we wanted it where it was so that a bedroom wasn't on the road. We aren't too familiar with theatre rooms and their need so i'm sure it will be treated as another lounge. Hopefully not too much sound comes through the walls otherwise we're going to be in trouble altogether! :-? I can't say i've seen any theatre rooms that aren't square or rectangular in all my display home viewing?! Re: Celebration Homes Build 18May 14, 2018 6:34 pm Rectangular far better than square for sound resonance. I suggest you consider sound check plaster for those adjoining walls, but I also noticed that its open to the hallway so not sure if it would help much. Great for a sitting room / parents retreat / kids play room / second lounge though! I just hate it when I see builders using room names that are completely inappropriate for the space, purely for marketing and their sales brochures! Going to be a lovely home, I hope it goes well for you! Building a Madison 45 with Porter Davis Madison 45 Blog (Send me a PM with your email address to be added) Re: Celebration Homes Build 19May 16, 2018 2:32 pm fademan Rectangular far better than square for sound resonance. I suggest you consider sound check plaster for those adjoining walls, but I also noticed that its open to the hallway so not sure if it would help much. Great for a sitting room / parents retreat / kids play room / second lounge though! I just hate it when I see builders using room names that are completely inappropriate for the space, purely for marketing and their sales brochures! Going to be a lovely home, I hope it goes well for you! Oh I thought you meant you wanted round or something! Haha. Thanks for mentioning, I will query it with our builder. We are thinking of putting in a fixed wooden feature panel with a rolling wooden panel to close the room up at some point in the future. I fancy myself as a bit of a renovator so need to save some tasks for after handover. Thank you Re: Celebration Homes Build 20Jun 14, 2018 9:26 pm Belated update... So we sorted our kitchen, we are getting a credit for the oven and induction cooktop and installing our own oven, micro/oven combi and induction cooktop. The price worked out to be around $5k cheaper to install our chosen appliances ourselves (that's with the 3 phase power upgrade) so after convincing Celebrations that we wouldn't budge, they kindly agreed to this. Another thing to add to the list for "After Handover"! We had our prestart yesterday, 4.5hrs later we were done. Our prestart consultant was the right amount of lovely/knowledgeable/patient/sassy and we're glad that part is over! I will give a breakdown of our extras once I receive the formal variation, but we're pretty happy with it all! Still waiting on titles to issue... Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. 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