Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Avoca 25 Coral homes 2015 6Jun 13, 2018 9:23 am watto82 Hi Katty, the house looks lovely! How long did your build take from site scrape through to PCI? What were some of the things you wanted to stick to your guns with? the contract was 17 weeks we finally moved in after 22 weeks. They tried to put bulk heads into our kitchen because the cabinets were the wrong heights I didn't let that one slide I fought that. The tiles in the main bathroom have a 3mm grout not 1.5 mm I hate them, they look cheap. Now I did get reimbursed the lay cost as we paid a premium and they were not laid as per our agreement still I wish I had not given in. ha ha ha they tried to put the letter box in on the wrong spot I made them remove it and start again. The render needed a second coat in some spots they did do this and I caught them out on failing to insulate the garage as per the contract they had to come back and fix it. They did in the end but it was well after we moved in and became an inconvenience. You really need to be in and out and looking for variations in your contract they are so use to building to the same norm they go on auto pilot and miss bits you wanted. Honestly we have a very good quality build I am very happy the issues are in the small details but that's because I am anal about detail down to the millimeter, and so you should be the plans are down to the millimeter so you should expect the build to be!!! You are paying for it .....you are not paying for a mmmm almost perfect. I use to say to the site foreman " if I buy a cup of coffee I expect a cup of coffee exactly the way I ordered it or I don't pay !!!!" he got use to me after a while lol Ask the council if there is a chance of getting build over easement exemption. Sometimes easements are unused and 24cm is not all that much. Good luck. And yes any builder… 2 13746 In Qld it is a requirement that a builder must have a cost breakdown, for building a home to the same specification, with the same inclusions and the same finish. So ask… 1 1768 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74688 |