Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Ben Trager Rokeby (Altered) on Spyglass Hill Secret Harb 3Apr 28, 2013 6:48 pm http://www.housebythewater.wordpress.com From blank block to new home in Mandurah, Western Australia. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65564 Re: Ben Trager Rokeby (Altered) on Spyglass Hill Secret Harb 7Apr 29, 2013 12:03 am My Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=62841 Re: Ben Trager Rokeby (Altered) on Spyglass Hill Secret Harb 9Apr 29, 2013 12:43 am My Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=62841 Re: Ben Trager Rokeby (Altered) on Spyglass Hill Secret Harb 11May 04, 2013 5:44 am love the design of our house Re: Ben Trager Rokeby (Altered) on Spyglass Hill Secret Harb 12May 04, 2013 3:17 pm Hi I went to school with Ben, he's a really great guy. He comes from a long line of builders (his dad has a company too), so you're in good hands. I was just looking on his website and the Rokeby sounds like a fantastic deal (we're building atm and I wished I'd thought of Ben whilst looking at homes - but we went with a single story large Aveling home all specced up). I'll be following your post eagerly to see your house come together. You're right about new builders, they always go that extra mile whilst still trying to build their rep - so you'll def benefit from this. Good luck! Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64272 Purchased land August '12 Titles Jan 27 '13 Prestart - Jan '13 Re: Ben Trager Rokeby (Altered) on Spyglass Hill Secret Harb 13May 04, 2013 3:51 pm I will also be keen to watch this build. Re: Ben Trager Rokeby (Altered) on Spyglass Hill Secret Harb 14May 04, 2013 5:24 pm Woohoo! Now the fun can begin My Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=62841 Re: Ben Trager Rokeby Floorplans. Nearly right! 15May 19, 2013 10:04 pm Re: Ben Trager Rokeby Floorplans. Getting annoyed. 16May 28, 2013 9:21 pm Forgive me for having a bit of a rant but More than a week ago we received the updated sketches, which were wrong in couple of areas. These were all things that had been included in the PCQ (and are quite plainly drawn on the earlier plan) then changed without explanation: The master WIR didn't have the S&R that had been included in the PCQ. The WIR had been reduced by 500mm & the Ensuite had been lengthened by that amount. Dead space anyone? Bed 4 hadn't been widened to 3.2 metres. The Front entry door had been reduced from 2340mm tall to 2040. We thought "Not a problem, change these items and all's well". We also wanted the render to be more like the brochure and the Theatre Room window to be changed to a high level "letterbox". Today, more than a week later, we got an email from the SC with an updated hand drawn sketch. The 500mm discrepancy has been remedied but none of the other areas have been addressed. Worse still, instead of making Bed 4 wider he's changed Bed 3 making the corridor too narrow and taking space away from Bed 4! What really annoyed us is the e-mail said "we've got the site survey and engineers report now, so sign the the Post PPA variation sheet as we need to get everything drawn up and moving along". This has really got my back up, suggesting that we're somehow holding things up and need to rush into accepting their mistakes. We're on the verge of telling them to stuff it and going elsewhere. [/rant] Re: Ben Trager Rokeby Floorplans. Getting annoyed. 17May 28, 2013 9:28 pm Sorry to hear your having problems!! My thought would be dot point each thing that needs fixing up and say you will only be signing once they come through fixed. If they don't do it then consider walking away. I would be making it very clear you aren't happy it wasn't sorted correctly. Why do they make these things so difficult?! Re: Ben Trager Rokeby Floorplans. Getting annoyed. 18May 28, 2013 9:36 pm fmac Sorry to hear your having problems!! My thought would be dot point each thing that needs fixing up and say you will only be signing once they come through fixed. If they don't do it then consider walking away. I would be making it very clear you aren't happy it wasn't sorted correctly. Why do they make these things so difficult?! Cheers fmac! We've done exactly what you suggest, that's what makes it more annoying. We even numbered the points that needed addressing. We've told him that he gets a signature when we get everything down in writing. We're not risking potentially $1000's because of their laziness. Re: Ben Trager Rokeby Floorplans. Getting annoyed. 19May 28, 2013 9:43 pm I'm not surprised! Seem people just seem to lack attention to detail, I've noticed it so much during this process. And from the sounds of it what you asked weren't even big or complicated things. I hope it gets sorted for you! And quickly!! Re: Ben Trager Rokeby Floorplans. Getting annoyed. 20May 29, 2013 5:56 am hope you can get your issues sorted, how painful! Depends how much direct sun it gets. Is there any shading (eaves or trees)? If the sun hits a window directly it doesn't matter too much if it's double or single… 1 12645 9 24643 Congratulations! Nice to put that to bed before christmas, now you can relax 3 7120 |