Thomas Archer Hive 46 (customised) Build 2020-21

Mirrmu83 · Sep 10, 2020 10:29 am

Looking at elevation it looks like stacker not at ceiling level.

BigDaddy · Sep 10, 2020 12:42 pm

Mirrmu83

Looking at elevation it looks like stacker not at ceiling level.

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Mirrmu83 · Sep 10, 2020 2:34 pm

Thanks, how many cms is the difference?

Is there structural beams that interfere with lifting stacker or having correct stacker made?

Leeota · Sep 10, 2020 7:35 pm

Ah god what a nightmare! We are also putting in 2.7 stacker doors and you’ve got me slightly worried! Crossing everything it’s an easy fix and TA rectify it for you. Have they sent through a photo of it yet?

BigDaddy · Sep 11, 2020 2:05 pm

Ok, update on the stacker issue. There was an issue I suppose but I was not there to see it. It was highlighted and TA have acted on this and have shown to me by asking me to come on site to check for myself. I was happy that what we were expecting is pretty similar to what TA is delivering. Once plaster is done it should look flush. Photos for reference.

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After - Dining Window

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BigDaddy · Sep 18, 2020 8:31 pm

Received few photos from SS.

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Scott2233 · Sep 19, 2020 12:37 pm

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Received few photos from SS.

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Looks nice !

May I know what is the render color of the facade ?

Also what is the degree of your roof pitch? (seems can not see the roof from side , even there is no parapet wall at back)

Thanks

BigDaddy · Sep 19, 2020 1:33 pm

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Looks nice !

May I know what is the render color of the facade ?

Also what is the degree of your roof pitch? (seems can not see the roof from side , even there is no parapet wall at back)

Thanks

Thanks! Haha roof pitch is there. Trickery of photo. It is 15 degrees pitch. Also the facade color is Vanilla Quake and the shadowclad stain is Liquorice.

Scott2233 · Sep 19, 2020 3:08 pm

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Looks nice !

May I know what is the render color of the facade ?

Also what is the degree of your roof pitch? (seems can not see the roof from side , even there is no parapet wall at back)

Thanks

Thanks! Haha roof pitch is there. Trickery of photo. It is 15 degrees pitch. Also the facade color is Vanilla Quake and the shadowclad stain is Liquorice.

Thanks , I drove by the "Galley" display the other day , the facade looks very impressive (believe yours is the same? )

Also , I love the modern look (not seeing the pitch roof) , but do prefer there is still a pitch roof there (for better water proofing / insulation etc)

Sparkyf · Sep 19, 2020 6:40 pm

It's going to look very impressive!

scott2323 · Oct 03, 2020 8:13 pm

looks good

Blacktea2sugars · Oct 03, 2020 9:38 pm

scott2323

looks good

Fence left today.
Toilet and bin are ready for collection.
Were almost done!

kathz · Oct 08, 2020 9:21 pm

Oh wow! That’s so quick! 👏 Anymore photos from your SS recently?

BigDaddy · Oct 09, 2020 11:11 am

kathz

Oh wow! That’s so quick! 👏 Anymore photos from your SS recently?

Haha, it is actually Blacktea2sugars house which is almost finished. I believe she is having her PCI today. Our build is still going on. Staircase were installed and tiling are happening at the moment.

Blacktea2sugars · Oct 09, 2020 1:19 pm

BigDaddy

kathz

Oh wow! That’s so quick! 👏 Anymore photos from your SS recently?

Haha, it is actually Blacktea2sugars house which is almost finished. I believe she is having her PCI today. Our build is still going on. Staircase were installed and tiling are happening at the moment.

Yeah my house! :lol:

PCI was supposed to be today but got shifted to next Wed. Darbecca on site at 7.30.
Then hubby and I get a walk through on Friday am, yay!

kathz has a meeting at the office today. How'd you go?

kathz · Oct 11, 2020 10:47 pm

Thx! Meeting went well! Love the design studio

Did anyone opt for or thinking of opting for any sustainable improvements to their TA homes? Solar power, rainwater recycling or others? Seeking inspiration for a sustainable home! Thank you!

lilaandco · Oct 12, 2020 7:50 am

kathz

Thx! Meeting went well! Love the design studio

Did anyone opt for or thinking of opting for any sustainable improvements to their TA homes? Solar power, rainwater recycling or others? Seeking inspiration for a sustainable home! Thank you!

we had pre wiring done for solar panels (will install post handover) and TA are putting in a 4000L water tank plumbed for toilets and garden.
Just to caveat - (unless legislation has changed) this doesn't contribute to your overall energy star rating. However it is always good to be as sustainable as possible.
Some of the other forum members might have done other things also and I know that TA are currently building an 8 star energy efficient home so they might be able to share with you some other great ideas that you can do.

Wellbuild · Oct 12, 2020 9:37 am

kathz

Thx! Meeting went well! Love the design studio

Did anyone opt for or thinking of opting for any sustainable improvements to their TA homes? Solar power, rainwater recycling or others? Seeking inspiration for a sustainable home! Thank you!

Hi Kathz,

We are building with TA (approaching contract stage). We are making a few upgrades to make it a sustainable home - not only because we want to, but because we are utilising the new Bank Australia loans / finance for sustainable homes (extra discounts off interest rates). It's been a little bit of a challenge with TA but we're getting there. We have a rear facing north which also makes things easy. We would have loved to have gone for Passive House but we just couldn't make the budget and choice of builder work.

TA are providing the following upgrades for us:

R6.0 insulation and sarking in ceiling
R3.5 insulation between floors
R2.5 insulation external walls and selected internal walls
solar pre-wire: the cost of solar / battery with TA was really really expensive so we are doing this after handover (6.6kw solar, option for a battery although unlikely based on current usage and cost)
Double glazing of the corner stacker door and laundry door (not standard)
Heat pump hot water (which will eventually be connected to the solar) in lieu of gas boosted solar hot water.

Things that we considered but couldn't quite make work for various reasons:

FSC certified flooring (this is an option of the Made by Storey product but it's just quite expensive)
Tesla battery
Rainwater tank - almost $6k for a 3000L tank plumbed to the toilets is hard to justify if it's not a large(r) family. We'll put a rainwater tank for irrigation post handover.
Changing the windows from awning windows
Heat recovery ventilator (hard to justify with 7 stars)

We're anticipating to have a gas free home with approx. a 7 - 7.2 star energy rating. Like I mentioned, we wanted to go further, but we're happy with this given the low additional cost.

Feel free to reach out if you want any further info on this.

kathz · Oct 12, 2020 10:26 am

Thank you so much for all the suggestions and input guys!!

will reach out to you individually.

Ozshaz · Oct 12, 2020 11:18 am

Wellbuild

kathz

Thx! Meeting went well! Love the design studio

Did anyone opt for or thinking of opting for any sustainable improvements to their TA homes? Solar power, rainwater recycling or others? Seeking inspiration for a sustainable home! Thank you!

Hi Kathz,

We are building with TA (approaching contract stage). We are making a few upgrades to make it a sustainable home - not only because we want to, but because we are utilising the new Bank Australia loans / finance for sustainable homes (extra discounts off interest rates). It's been a little bit of a challenge with TA but we're getting there. We have a rear facing north which also makes things easy. We would have loved to have gone for Passive House but we just couldn't make the budget and choice of builder work.

TA are providing the following upgrades for us:

R6.0 insulation and sarking in ceiling
R3.5 insulation between floors
R2.5 insulation external walls and selected internal walls
solar pre-wire: the cost of solar / battery with TA was really really expensive so we are doing this after handover (6.6kw solar, option for a battery although unlikely based on current usage and cost)
Double glazing of the corner stacker door and laundry door (not standard)
Heat pump hot water (which will eventually be connected to the solar) in lieu of gas boosted solar hot water.

Things that we considered but couldn't quite make work for various reasons:

FSC certified flooring (this is an option of the Made by Storey product but it's just quite expensive)
Tesla battery
Rainwater tank - almost $6k for a 3000L tank plumbed to the toilets is hard to justify if it's not a large(r) family. We'll put a rainwater tank for irrigation post handover.
Changing the windows from awning windows
Heat recovery ventilator (hard to justify with 7 stars)

We're anticipating to have a gas free home with approx. a 7 - 7.2 star energy rating. Like I mentioned, we wanted to go further, but we're happy with this given the low additional cost.

Feel free to reach out if you want any further info on this.

Hi Wellbuild thanks for sharing this and looks very good list. I am also thinking along the same lines with regards to hot water system. Do you remember how much you paid for the upgrade to Heat Pump hot water system ? Also does removing the solar gas water heater reduced your star ratings by any chance for the build ? Thanks