Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR - Rawson Balmoral (Modified) Sydney NSW 95Jul 06, 2021 11:47 am robw17 Week 52 Construction The main thing to report this week is that we were advised the house will be ready for the PCI walk through next week. That's great news as we can expect to get the keys soon and be able to get on with the various post handover things that we need to get done so we can move in. Other than that, it was another week with nothing worthy of any photo's. With handover just around the corner I found myself browsing through the 360 photo's I took back in the pre-lining & the rough-in stages and reflecting on how far we've come since then... Pre-lining Stage... Ground Floor ENTRY https://kuula.co/post/N4FRg Ground Floor BEDROOM 5 https://kuula.co/post/N4FRK Ground Floor SHOWER ROOM https://kuula.co/post/N4FRv Ground Floor DINING https://kuula.co/post/N4FRL Ground Floor ALFRESCO https://kuula.co/post/N4F3r Ground Floor FAMILY https://kuula.co/post/N4F3s Ground Floor KITCHEN https://kuula.co/post/N4F3c Ground Floor BUTLERS PANTRY https://kuula.co/post/N4F3f Ground Floor LAUNDRY https://kuula.co/post/N4F2R Ground Floor GARAGE https://kuula.co/post/N4F2X Ground Floor WORKSHOP https://kuula.co/post/N4Fww First Floor HALLWAY https://kuula.co/post/N4Fw7 First Floor LEISURE https://kuula.co/post/N4FsQ First Floor BEDROOM 1 https://kuula.co/post/N4Fsz First Floor ENSUITE https://kuula.co/post/N4FsR First Floor WALK IN ROBE https://kuula.co/post/N4Fs8 First Floor BEDROOM 4 https://kuula.co/post/N4Fsh First Floor BEDROOM 3 https://kuula.co/post/N4Fjs First Floor BEDROOM 2 https://kuula.co/post/N4Fjb First Floor BATHROOM https://kuula.co/post/N4Fjf Rough-in Stage... Ground Floor ENTRY https://kuula.co/post/N4FMj Ground Floor BEDROOM 5 https://kuula.co/post/N4FM8 Ground Floor SHOWER ROOM https://kuula.co/post/N4FMH Ground Floor DINING https://kuula.co/post/N4FMD Ground Floor FAMILY https://kuula.co/post/N4FMK Ground Floor KITCHEN https://kuula.co/post/N4FMF Ground Floor BUTLERS PANTRY https://kuula.co/post/N4FMv Ground Floor LAUNDRY https://kuula.co/post/N4FMP Ground Floor GARAGE https://kuula.co/post/N4FM0 Ground Floor WORKSHOP https://kuula.co/post/N4FML First Floor HALLWAY https://kuula.co/post/N4FMh First Floor LEISURE https://kuula.co/post/N4FHQ First Floor BEDROOM 1 https://kuula.co/post/N4FH3 First Floor ENSUITE https://kuula.co/post/N4FH2 First Floor WALK IN ROBE https://kuula.co/post/N4FHj First Floor BEDROOM 4 https://kuula.co/post/N4FHH First Floor BEDROOM 3 https://kuula.co/post/N4FH1 First Floor BEDROOM 2 https://kuula.co/post/N4FHv First Floor BATHROOM https://kuula.co/post/N4FHk Can I ask how it was done ? Re: KDR - Rawson Balmoral (Modified) Sydney NSW 96Jul 08, 2021 10:19 pm Renman Very cool links to the photos. Can I ask how it was done ? The photo's are taken by a 360 camera, in my case a Ricoh Theta SC2. The camera has two lenses, one on the front and one at the back, each of which captures 180 degree's of a sphere which are then stitched together by the camera into one 360 degree sphere. The 360 photo's produced need to be viewed on a phone, tablet or PC using an app or uploaded to a site that displays them like the app would. The process is the same that professional photographers use to produce virtual walk throughs for real estate marketing or for volume builders marketing of their display designs (i.e. https://captur3d.io/view/rawson-homes/b ... d4TuFufhie ). The professionals use more capable and more expensive cameras (thousands of dollars) vs the budget camera I have (which was about $400). The professionals typically use the Matterport site to host their photo's, paying monthly subscription fees of around $70 to $300 per month. Whilst Matterport also have a free plan, it's very limited on what you can upload and do and there's been a bunch of alternative sites start up that have better free options. In my case I loaded my photos to a site called Kuula so they can be accessed publically. Re: KDR - Rawson Balmoral (Modified) Sydney NSW 97Jul 11, 2021 10:52 pm Week 53 PCI Walk Through This week we had the PCI walk through and we also had our independent inspector carry out a PCI inspection. I want to firstly say that we're very happy with the house and looking forward to getting it handed over soon so we can get on with moving in. Having said that, there's a long list of alleged issues. I say alleged because we're yet to receive a response from the builder on what they think. Very few of them come as a surprise to us, certainly none of the more significant ones, as we've been keeping a close eye on the build throughout...
With construction complete we're allowed to take down the fences for the tree protection measures. The weather wasn't very cooperative this weekend (frequent rain showers) but nonetheless we got the tree fences down, what remains of the front lawn mowed and started cleaning up the front yard. It's starting to look a little bit better already... BEFORELike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ AFTERLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ BEFORELike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ AFTERLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: KDR - Rawson Balmoral (Modified) Sydney NSW 98Jul 20, 2021 10:06 pm Week 54 The builder has started working through the list from the PCI walk through....
Also, after the formwork was stripped from the driveway crossover a 6" to 8" wide by 4" to 6" deep trench remained either side of the new concrete. As landscaping is not in the contract scope the builder just removed the formwork and left it. It's quite a trip hazard out on the public nature strip so I'm a bit surprised they're not more concerned about it, after all they're still in control of the site so if any one gets hurt it's on their insurance. Anyway, we got some rolls of turf and leveled it all out to make sure no one could get hurt. The NSW government has now shut down construction for 2 weeks to get on top of the latest COVID outbreak so handover is on hold until construction works are allowed. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: KDR - Rawson Balmoral (Modified) Sydney NSW 99Aug 22, 2021 11:18 pm Week 59 So the two week shutdown of construction due to the covid outbreak went longer than expected. Reminds me of the wisecrack Josh Frydenberg made this week... "the hardest thing about the one-week lockdowns in Victoria is getting through the third and the fourth week"... and it appears we're no different here in Sydney, these lockdowns seem to be going on forever. Fortunately the construction bans have been relaxed (subject to a bunch of vaccination requirements) and the builder has restarted working through the list from the PCI walk through...
Also, the project arborist completed his final inspection and certified that all the trees have been suitably protected as per the conditions of the DA.... this is just the first of a long list of things we need to supply to the Certifier. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: KDR - Rawson Balmoral (Modified) Sydney NSW 100Aug 31, 2021 1:49 am Week 60 The builder seems to be coping with the new covid construction rules and is continuing to work through the defects list...
Also, the Tesla gateway cabinet has a decorative glass cover which smashed into about a thousand pieces when the door was left poorly secured by one of the contractors and flapped around during some high winds. I guess it's better that we learned this lesson before we had handover. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi all, We are looking to build a new two storey house in western Sydney. Can anyone recommend a smallish builder to go with? We are trying to stay away from the big… 0 8348 Just started the Build process for Chifley 42 with Rawson homes, will keep you all posted with the Build progress. 0 1081 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 24787 |