Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 30, 2018 6:03 pm Starting a new journey. Exciting & frightening at the same time. Knocking down & rebuilding our dream home. We have been searching for the perfect house plan for almost two years. Walked through the doors of the Montpelier 51 by Carlisle & fell in love with it. Found that there are very few threads for Carlisle. So starting this one in the hopes of sharing our journey & maybe it will be helpful to others building with Carlisle. 2nd June 2018 paid the initial $1000 deposit 16th June 2018 paid the second $1000 and signed the sales paperwork. 28th June 2018 had pre site start chat with CLE (Client Liaison Executive) 5th July 2028 sent application for power pit 5th July 2018 Engaged Demolisher 7th July 2018 Colour Browse appointment at Spectra- Carlisle Design Studio in Mulgrave. 8th August 2018 Colour Selection appointment 14th August 2018 Received demolition permit 15th August 2018 Leased Rental Property 16th August 2018 Sent Application for Abolishment of Services 17th August 2018 Underground Power Pit installed (took 6 weeks from application date) 22nd August 2018 Tender appointment 26th August applied for Abolishment of Electricity and Gas 2nd September Moved to Rental Property 3rd September 2018 Got Asset Protection Permit 5th September Electricity abolished 18th September 2018 Contract appointment. 3rd October 2018 NBN disconnected and equipment removed 4th October 2018 - 9th October - House Demolished 15th October 2018- Received 2nd Soil Test Report 17th October 2018 Signed Contract 15th November 2018 Site cut done 22nd November 2018 Meter box installed 27th November 2018 Plumbing lines in 29th November 2018 Pre Slab Pour work and Inspection done by NHI 30th November 2018 Slab Poured & Base Stage Invoice received 4th December 2018 United connected electricity 7th December 2018 Frames started going up 23rd Dec to 2018 16th January 2019 - no work due to Christmas shutdown period. 15th January 2019 received invoice for frame stage complete 17th January 2019 NHI done frame inspection 17th January 2019 tradies back on site. Sarking & roof started to go up. 29th January 2019 Electricians on site 31st January 2019 House is wrapped 25th March 2019 Lock Up & Fixing stage Invoice received on same day. 21st May 2019 PCI 28th May 2019 Handover Changes to Floor Plan: Guest bedroom in lieu of study Shower to powder room downstairs Niches in all showers Window splash back to butler's pantry Downstairs Walk In Linen - closed door from laundry and made opening from butler's pantry. Will use this space as extra storage for kitchen and place extra freezer in there. Added a window to this small room for some natural light. Sliding doors to theatre Door to ensuite bathroom 1m garage extension with roller door at the back Zoned heating and refrigerated cooling Upgraded staircase to timber laminate closed risers At Colour selection we added: Mid floor sound insulation Soft close drawers to kitchen cabinets and drawers Waterfall edge to Island Bench in Kitchen Upgraded the dishwasher to the higher model (with the cutlery drawer) Wall edge toilets - so no more cleaning behind them Surge protection for the whole house Floor tiles and carpets to the whole house (in the end taking flooring from Carlisle) Front Render to the facade The Carlisle Affinity range comes with so many inclusions that we did not need many upgrades. Haven't taken flooring from them. Hoping to get some suggestions for floor tiles, laminate and carpets from this forum. And also for blinds. At this stage everything seems overwhelming. Have to think of so many things like moving, demolition, power pit, abolishment of services.... the list goes on. Being methodical and organised will be the way forward. Sharing the journey here will help relieve some of the stress. Wish us luck!!!! FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 2Jun 30, 2018 8:17 pm Hi HoneyDee, I know what you mean about everything being overwhelming. We have just put a deposit on land, and all of a sudden our house is on the market, decluttering cleaning etc meeting with builders and architects, meeting with solicitors organising contracts blah blah. This is our 4th build and you are correct being organised is the only way forward. We wont start actually building till th new year, so maybe we will be building at the same time. Look forward to seeing plans and discussing colours etc! Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 3Jul 01, 2018 2:20 pm Hi gogo65, Wow!!! you are a veteran in building new houses. By now you must be an expert at it. Which company and which house are you building this time? Did you build any of your houses with Carlisle? Is yours in Melbourne too? Which area? Have you done any knock down rebuilds? Would love to hear your tips and suggestions. Ours is first time so a bit apprehensive. There are so many online horror stories about builders. But then again only those who have complaints jump online to air their views. Most satisfied customers don't bother to post positive feedback. Our site start is in December. So yes we will be building around the same time. It is heartening to know that there are other people out there going through the same things that we are. Have you started a thread about your build? Would like to follow it. Would love to discuss stuff 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 4Jul 01, 2018 5:41 pm We are building in Sydney, a custom home with a small custom builder, that specialises in acreage homes (we have 1.5 acres). All our other builds have been in Sydney too, so sorry cant help with Carlisle (although they seem to have pretty good reviews her, compared to a lot!) I will start a thread (my last build on here 6 years ago was over 200 pages!). We have just met with the architect, once I get the concept plans Ill start a thread, not much to say just yet. Agree though its always nice to compare, vent, discuss through the process, helps keep us sane. The support you can get on this forum is amazing. Look forward to hearing about your plans, colours and ideas.... Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 5Jul 01, 2018 5:57 pm ok. looking forward to chatting and comparing notes FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 6Jul 03, 2018 8:54 pm Our Soil Test Report has come as: Site Classification: P Wind Rating: N1 Underlying Site Reactivity: H1 Don't know if this is good news or bad news? Terrified at what the site costs are gonna be. Any idea anyone what this type of classification means? FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 7Jul 04, 2018 10:21 pm KDR is always a P. What’s the underlying soil grade, Ys value and gradient? CH is notorious for gauging on site costs to pad margins. Brace yourself. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 8Jul 05, 2018 9:10 am Hi Kirashogun, Underlying Soil is described as H1- highly reactive. It says there is highly moist clay soil to the deepest part they bored till. Ys value is 40mm to 60mm. Can’t find the gradient on the report. Fall is minimal. All this makes no sense to me. Hope you can explain. We have budgeted for $60k on the quote for site costs as KDR site costs are always high. Won’t know the exact costs till house is demolished. FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 9Jul 05, 2018 9:10 am Hi Kirashogun, Underlying Soil is described as H1- highly reactive. It says there is highly moist clay soil to the deepest part they bored till. Ys value is 40mm to 60mm. Can’t find the gradient on the report. Fall is minimal. All this makes no sense to me. Hope you can explain. We have budgeted for $60k on the quote for site costs as KDR site costs are always high. Won’t know the exact costs till house is demolished. FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 10Jul 05, 2018 10:49 am Usually H1 on a flat block would be around 20$k but who knows what Carlisle will charge. I certainly expect it to fall below $60k. My guess between 20-30$k. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 11Jul 05, 2018 11:15 am HoneyDee Hi Kirashogun, Underlying Soil is described as H1- highly reactive. It says there is highly moist clay soil to the deepest part they bored till. Ys value is 40mm to 60mm. Can’t find the gradient on the report. Fall is minimal. All this makes no sense to me. Hope you can explain. We have budgeted for $60k on the quote for site costs as KDR site costs are always high. Won’t know the exact costs till house is demolished. I think H1 is pretty good for KDR. Usually is P. Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 12Jul 05, 2018 7:31 pm kirashogun Usually H1 on a flat block would be around 20$k but who knows what Carlisle will charge. I certainly expect it to fall below $60k. My guess between 20-30$k. Fingers crossed. Hope you are right. FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 13Jul 05, 2018 7:34 pm MyFirst HoneyDee Hi Kirashogun, Underlying Soil is described as H1- highly reactive. It says there is highly moist clay soil to the deepest part they bored till. Ys value is 40mm to 60mm. Can’t find the gradient on the report. Fall is minimal. All this makes no sense to me. Hope you can explain. We have budgeted for $60k on the quote for site costs as KDR site costs are always high. Won’t know the exact costs till house is demolished. I think H1 is pretty good for KDR. Usually is P. Hi MyFirst, The site classification is P (Problem) Underlying soil reactivity is H1 Will just have to wait and see what they quote us. Where are you building and with which builder? FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 14Jul 05, 2018 7:42 pm Sent application to UE for underground Power Pit and signed the forms and sent to Demolition Depot. They come highly recommended by Carlisle, Henley and Metricon. So going with them. Although we took 2 other quotes and those were cheaper. It seems sometimes the demolishers don't clear the site adequately. Then we may have to call them back which can cost more. So thought of going with DD as their reviews are good. The biggest plus point was that Adrian from DD came around and explained everything and Kim at their office is wonderful. Very helpful with suggestions. She even sent forms for electricity abolishment and rang the council for us to find out if we have any protected trees on our site. Thankfully there are none. So far so good. Looking forward to Saturday's colour browse FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 17Jul 09, 2018 8:54 am Hi gogo65, Colour Btowse was a bit rushed. We had one and half hour appointment. By the time we got to flooring section it was 4.30pm and they started closing down. The colour consultant was obviously in a rush to finish off. We did not get to electrical section at all. We have been told that we can go anytime & browse around. They have emailed the entire price list. Planning to go this weekend & next and make notes so that we are ready for the colour appointment. FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 18Jul 09, 2018 8:56 am How are you going with your build? What stage? FOLLOW MY BUILD: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92532 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 19Jul 09, 2018 9:44 am HoneyDee How are you going with your build? What stage? Was that directed at me? Still waiting for concept plans from architect. Have been looking at appliances and trying to get an idea on what I want. Ours will be a fully custom home, so he gives us an allowance or if we know what we want, he’ll add it in to the tender. So no real hurry but it would be nice to know what direction my head is going in..., I can’t even decide what basic colour palatte 😩 Re: KDR in Melbourne SE suburbs- Carlisle - Montpellier 51 20Jul 09, 2018 9:46 am HoneyDee Hi gogo65, Colour Btowse was a bit rushed. We had one and half hour appointment. By the time we got to flooring section it was 4.30pm and they started closing down. The colour consultant was obviously in a rush to finish off. We did not get to electrical section at all. We have been told that we can go anytime & browse around. They have emailed the entire price list. Planning to go this weekend & next and make notes so that we are ready for the colour appointment. Good that you’ve still got a bit of time up your sleeve to work out what you want, having the upgrade prices will definitely help. Once you’ve got the basics it will all fall into place, it’s exciting and stressful all at once! 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 24937 Thanks for your reply! We're definitely not after a small house Might still have a chat to them. 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