Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 42Jul 27, 2018 12:41 pm kks MGP10 is machine tested for deflection, F5 is not machine tested for deflection, that's it. All this sales team razz-a-ma-tazz. Thanks kks. Learning new things every day Do you think not machine testing for deflection may have any impact on the Structure? I can see they are offering 25 years warranty as well. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 43Jul 27, 2018 5:14 pm Hi Ozshaz, And we were told that Carlisle uses 90 mm frames where as others use 70mm. Really it is so difficult to know which builder is genuine and which one is taking you for a ride. But I would think that if they are building so many houses they must be making them to a certain standard otherwise how do they get their certification. Now that we have jumped in we will have to either swim or drown 😆 But do let me know any useful info you learn along the way. FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 44Jul 27, 2018 5:29 pm Don't sweat about this choice of really basic building material sort of stuff, the houses are designed not to fall down, in fact they are designed today a little bit stronger than five years or so ago. It's a bit like going to the dentist and worrying about what brand of filling-material they are using on your choppers. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 45Jul 27, 2018 6:24 pm Hi kks, Thanks. That is quite reassuring 😬 What are you building & where? FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 46Jul 27, 2018 9:56 pm HoneyDee Hi Ozshaz, And we were told that Carlisle uses 90 mm frames where as others use 70mm. Really it is so difficult to know which builder is genuine and which one is taking you for a ride. But I would think that if they are building so many houses they must be making them to a certain standard otherwise how do they get their certification. Now that we have jumped in we will have to either swim or drown 😆 But do let me know any useful info you learn along the way. This is my frame specs from a very reputable builder. You need to full spec from CH to compare. FRAME SPECIFICATION • Frame timber to be MGP 10 pine. • 90mm x 45mm bottom plate. • 90mm x 45mm top plate. • 90mm x 35mm pitching plate to top plate for truss bearing to external walls. • 90mm x 35mm window sills. • 90mm x 35mm door and window heads. • 90mm x 35mm common studs @ 450mm centres to single storey or upper storey. • 90mm x 45mm common studs @ 450mm centres to lower storey of 2 storey. • 90mm x 45mm, 2/90mm x 35mm, 2/90mm x 45mm jamb studs. • 70mm x 35mm noggings. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 47Jul 29, 2018 9:22 am Hi Kirashogun Thanks for that. Did they give you the full specs in the quote? Or at tender? We haven’t got any details in our quote yet. FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 48Jul 29, 2018 9:42 am At tender. It was buried in the house plans as a note. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 49Jul 30, 2018 8:17 am kirashogun At tender. It was buried in the house plans as a note. Aha so we will have to wait till tender to compare what we are getting. Will post my frame specs here so that others can benefit Thanks Kirashogun FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 50Aug 09, 2018 8:40 pm Colour Selection done. Pheww it was a long day. But we got there in the end. The colour consultant Sarah was extremely patient. Always smiling. Electrical was a bit rushed and the consultant was a little overbearing and dominating. It was good that we knew what we wanted. Visiting the Spectra show room four Sundays in a row paid off. Now for tender on 22nd. The journey has just started and already feeling tired. FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 52Aug 10, 2018 8:16 am Hi Ozshaz Will do 😊 FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 53Aug 20, 2018 6:37 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Power Pit Installed on 17/08/18. One step closer Tender appointment coming up on Wednesday 22/08. Still haven't got it in our hands. Was told by CLE that we will get it only one day before the appointment as per Company Policy Waiting to see tomorrow how much we have indulged in colour selection and then the tough choices we have to make of what to remove from the wish list. Looks like it will be a long night tomorrow and a long day on Wednesday- 8.30am - 4.30pm FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 54Aug 24, 2018 10:49 pm HoneyDee Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Power Pit Installed on 17/08/18. One step closer Tender appointment coming up on Wednesday 22/08. Still haven't got it in our hands. Was told by CLE that we will get it only one day before the appointment as per Company Policy Waiting to see tomorrow how much we have indulged in colour selection and then the tough choices we have to make of what to remove from the wish list. Looks like it will be a long night tomorrow and a long day on Wednesday- 8.30am - 4.30pm Congrats for the start !! How did you go at the tender appointment ? Any surprises ? Cheers ! Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 55Aug 26, 2018 7:23 pm Hi Ozshaz, No Surprises at tender. It was basically going over everything with a fine tooth comb. We were lucky yo have an excellent Tender Presenter. Very experienced and very patient. Answered all our questions and made a few changes here and there and gave some good advise too. Now Contract appointment is on 18th September. How are you going with your build? Finalised the house plans yet? FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 56Aug 26, 2018 10:23 pm We saw the Montpellier display at Clyde North and it looks really great. Too big for us though. We are interested in one of Carlisle's double storey designs and the sales person said that the 1st floor uses Rmax for the exterior walls. Did they specify which product from Rmax they'll be using for your build? I'm trying to read up on it since its the first time I've come across this kind of cladding. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 57Aug 27, 2018 8:55 pm Hi lucky7 No idea what cladding they use. Never thought to ask. let me know what you find out. FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 58Aug 27, 2018 9:25 pm Isn’t that just EPS foam? Pretty common construction material. Light good R rating but not as impact resistant as bricks so strictly first floor only. Allows more interesting design without using as much structural steel. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 59Aug 28, 2018 8:36 pm Hi Kirashogun, Isn’t using foam cladding used as a standard by all builders? Do they mention what type of cladding will be used? There is nothing in our tender. The frame is mentioned - MPG 10, 90mm x 45mm pine frames. I would think all builders would have to adhere to the same standards as regulated by HIA. So many intricacies 🙄 FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 60Aug 28, 2018 9:04 pm No, not all builders use foam cladding. If you check the Affinity brochure on their website you'll see at the summary pages at the back in the section "External Items". It says foam cladding to first floor. It supposedly has good thermal insulation properties. Generally speaking, it does look like it should be limited to the 1st floor but I've come across a thread in this forum where they built a custom home with foam cladding for both the ground and 1st floor. We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37142 Thanks for your reply! We're definitely not after a small house Might still have a chat to them. 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