Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 22, 2018 4:07 pm Hi all, Hoping to get some opinions or assistance from you! We are at contract stage and building a 4B 3B in the Eastern suburbs, it is custom but nothing fancy. Our builder quoted us 15 months to completion from the Slab stage (not from contract signing) and I feel it’s too long. Is this normal? If not, is there anything I can do about it? we have already been through this building process for more than 2 years, and starting to get impatient. Any suggestions are welcome! Cheers Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 2Sep 22, 2018 5:06 pm kayotic Our builder quoted us 15 months to completion from the Slab stage (not from contract signing) and I feel it’s too long. Is this normal? Our custom build in country NSW was contracted at 18 months and took 25. As far as I can tell 18 months is pretty common for a custom build, so from my perspective 15 months looks pretty good, especially since it is quite a large house. However, YMMV. Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 3Sep 22, 2018 6:37 pm kayotic Hi all, Hoping to get some opinions or assistance from you! We are at contract stage and building a 4B 3B in the Eastern suburbs, it is custom but nothing fancy. Our builder quoted us 15 months to completion from the Slab stage (not from contract signing) and I feel it’s too long. Is this normal? If not, is there anything I can do about it? we have already been through this building process for more than 2 years, and starting to get impatient. Any suggestions are welcome! Cheers Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 4Sep 22, 2018 7:56 pm kathysangel Thats to long,get another builder my God I started my home in may it's going to be finished late in october and mine is 32 and a half square gone 7 months to 6 months I'm up to tiling stage Custom build or project home? Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 5Sep 22, 2018 11:33 pm Our approx 400msq custom house has been quoted 12 months. Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 6Sep 23, 2018 4:22 am arcadelt kathysangel Thats to long,get another builder my God I started my home in may it's going to be finished late in october and mine is 32 and a half square gone 7 months to 6 months I'm up to tiling stage Custom build or project home? Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 8Sep 23, 2018 9:32 am Building in Sydney Hills. The 12 months are from Demo. So we’re about 2 months in, land cleared, the pool has been excavated and formwork put in but not concreted as yet. Then a retaining wall will be put in, and THEN work on slab will start. So slab maybe in another month’s time? Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 10Sep 23, 2018 11:40 am arcadelt, well, who knows, my build may go way over the expected time. Then I’ll be on here moaning about it, for sure! Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 12Sep 23, 2018 1:05 pm 3 months?! Is it a prefab or something different from the usual building methods? Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 14Sep 23, 2018 4:28 pm Hillsbuilds 3 months?! Is it a prefab or something different from the usual building methods? Nope just an incredible team of trades to the local custom builder here in dubbo NSW. Top quality aswell. They usually have 2-3 trades going at the same time. Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 16Sep 24, 2018 4:23 pm Skcel Just got quoted 3 months for my 33sqm build. You city folks must have it rough! I would say that 3 months is over-optimistic even for a project-style fiber-clad house and without any single rainy day. It seems you are talking about brick veneer build though. Is it from set out/earthworks all the way to PCI stage? They can quote/promise anything, but give it some reality check, otherwise you may be disappointed. Remember, it is not only about how many tradies are on site every day, but also about efficiently working out logistics for the materials, equipment, etc and this is where hiccups are most likely to occur. Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 17May 06, 2019 8:04 pm Skcel Hillsbuilds 3 months?! Is it a prefab or something different from the usual building methods? Nope just an incredible team of trades to the local custom builder here in dubbo NSW. Top quality aswell. They usually have 2-3 trades going at the same time. Has this builder successfully completed his past homes this quick,check with actual customers,his last 3,sounds too good to be true. Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 18May 07, 2019 1:11 am Joker Skcel Hillsbuilds 3 months?! Is it a prefab or something different from the usual building methods? Nope just an incredible team of trades to the local custom builder here in dubbo NSW. Top quality aswell. They usually have 2-3 trades going at the same time. Has this builder successfully completed his past homes this quick,check with actual customers,his last 3,sounds too good to be true. Theoretically, if one storey build: (if site is flat) 1.5 weeks for set out, earthworks + drainage/plumbing + slab preparation + slab pour + all the inspections at least 1 week for slab curing + pre-fabricated frames delivered 2 weeks for frames to be erected, windows and roofing installed 1 week - for external cladding (if not bricks, has to be e.g. Hebel of fibreboards) 1 week - plumbing and electrical rough in (simultaneously - external render and painting) 1 week - gyprock (simultaneously - waterproof wet areas) 1 week - floors installed, tiles installed to wet areas, install joinery (pre-fab), internal doors (all at the same time) 1 week - interior painting (simultaneously - landscaping, driveway, etc.), finish tiling 1 week - finish plumbing, finish electrical 1 week - fixing defects, cleaning, connect appliances, etc. Good weather, excellent co-ordination of inspections and material deliveries, excellent communication within the team and coordination of tradies and mainly 6 day weeks. Re: Builder quotes 15 months from slab date 20May 07, 2019 5:15 pm steel alexp79 Theoretically, if one storey build: Yeah. I dont know any builders who will schedule works to happen at the same time that much. It can only be done with tradies who already worked together previously, use the right tools for the jobs (eg. robotic set out stations, etc.) and have their daily stations and materials optimally distributed in space, so they are not blocking each other. I believe up to 3x efficiencies can be easily achieved, but will require 100% onsite supervision and micromanagement. Although in most cases it is an art rather than science, but can be assisted through the computer simulation. Obviously, tradies are never paid on an hourly rate, they are paid agreed rate for the full job to be done, but eligible for bonuses or fines based on the quality and speed. This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. 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