Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building a new home with Burbank 3Jan 06, 2014 8:32 pm Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building a new home with Burbank 4Jan 09, 2014 10:49 pm Week 1 - Sight Scrape started !!
Mon 6th Jan - Sun 12th Jan 2014 Today dropped by the land and to my surprise I saw temporary fence , sight cage and............ sight scraping !! Yes sight scrapping so does that mean builder has started ??? Does anyone know if this is what we call start date ?? If so , Looks like they have started before 13 nov !! Here are some photo thought I share Tue 07 Jan -Portaloo and Sight Cage - Day 0 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thu 09 Jan - Sight scrape officially starts - Day 1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Rocks Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building a new home with Burbank 5Jan 10, 2014 12:10 am Mentone3850 EARTH WORK started !! Today dropped by the land and to my surprise I saw temporary fence , sight cage , scrap out and earth work .. Does anyone know if this is what we call start date ?? If so , Looks like they have started before 13 nov !! Yay! In our contract, 'commencement day' was when excavation works began, and that day is when the builders clock starts ticking (168 days they have for us!). Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 6Jan 11, 2014 3:52 pm Mentone3850 House Floor plan (Custom) - 41Squares
Thought I post the house floor plan of what I am building to share Any comments welcome Ground floor Design Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ First Floor Design Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 7Jan 11, 2014 4:21 pm That plan looks really great, we would have build something very similar if we went double story, ticks all our boxes! Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 8Jan 11, 2014 8:28 pm Thanks buildinginballarat .. I hope the rooms not too small because this plan is smaller than the one we saw on display . Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 9Jan 11, 2014 9:33 pm Hi Mentone 3850, where in the very early stages of a knock down rebuild with a custom design from Burbank, will be following your blog to see how it all goes Fingers crossed for smooth sailing and dry winter Ps are you getting an independent building inspector ? Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 10Jan 11, 2014 11:46 pm Hiya Kia-018, This is my first time building so i have alot to learn so any help /advise from anyone would be much appreciated .. What are you building single or double ? And what are you planning to build.. We still indecisive if we really need to get an independent building inspector for all stages as heard that these days hard to find major faults with building work.. We thinking maybe at frame , lockup and handover stage only if we do decide .. how about you . Are you planning ? Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 11Jan 12, 2014 5:24 pm I'm building a single storey house with burbank in southeast, my site is still untouched except water taps...hoping something would happen next week! I'm thinking about if I would need a quality inspector too, feel frame stage and pre handover could be necessary? er..... Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 12Jan 12, 2014 8:51 pm Hi trambay, When did you sign contract ? Burbank arranged our tap to be installed 4 week after signing contract and nothing on the block after that to sight scrape started late last week ( week 12).. I hope they start soon for you too .. Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 13Jan 12, 2014 9:16 pm We're going to be building double, we are in the inner north our block has only got 9mt frontage however it's 40 in depth so we have struggle alittle to find a suitable floor plan.We went to three of the major builders and found burbank the most accommodating with changes to the floor plan. We will be using an independent inspector ... No matter who you build with how often you visit the site there is going to be problems. Best of luck Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 14Jan 13, 2014 11:15 am Mentone3850 Hi bluesuade, Thanks for your reply .. Congrats on your new home !! May I ask what you built ? if you had organised independent inspectors ? What kind of issues did you face ? Regards Hey there again and sorry for the late reply. We built the Forrester 4300 with a fair bit of customisation and added workshop option. Is the Mentone 3850 a new design? I don't see it on their website anywhere. Yes - had an independent inspector (my brother in law who runs his own building company) plus I used to be an architect (changed careers though because I ended up hating it). Issues we faced included and incredibly long and slow admin phase, plus the usual tradie errors we had to keep bringing to their attention (eg wrong insulation installed or missing, power points in wrong locations, data cabling not correct, facade painted incorrectly, etc etc.. nothing major, just the usual annoyances that come with any building project - more quality control than anything else that the SS should have picked up but didn't.) Will look forward to following your build. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Cheers. Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne. Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in. Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 15Jan 13, 2014 2:08 pm my contract was signed on 28/11/2013, but land settled on 9 dec. I think they tried to start before xmas.... but no enough time for anything... this week is extremely hot in melb, so I don't think they would do anything see what will happen! Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 16Jan 13, 2014 4:31 pm trambay my contract was signed on 28/11/2013, but land settled on 9 dec. I think they tried to start before xmas.... but no enough time for anything... this week is extremely hot in melb, so I don't think they would do anything see what will happen! Wow thats a very quick on site start there Trambay.. I had a very slow admin process (pre sight) but i hope things will pick up from this week onwards.. Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 17Jan 13, 2014 4:57 pm Quote: Hey there again and sorry for the late reply. We built the Forrester 4300 with a fair bit of customisation and added workshop option. Is the Mentone 3850 a new design? I don't see it on their website anywhere. Yes - had an independent inspector (my brother in law who runs his own building company) plus I used to be an architect (changed careers though because I ended up hating it). Issues we faced included and incredibly long and slow admin phase, plus the usual tradie errors we had to keep bringing to their attention (eg wrong insulation installed or missing, power points in wrong locations, data cabling not correct, facade painted incorrectly, etc etc.. nothing major, just the usual annoyances that come with any building project - more quality control than anything else that the SS should have picked up but didn't.) Will look forward to following your build. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Cheers. Thanks for coming back to my blog, I so can related to the slow admin phase but i was told once building start things will happen very quickly is that so? Metone3850 was a design from a previous builder we had planned to build with.. Hence Burbank classified it as 'Custom' and was happy to build it for us Do you have a blog or any photo that you can share of your home? I like the Forrester4300 design too Burbank Custom DS 23/01 Slab 14/02 Frame 15/04 Lockup 13/06 Fixing 02/09 PCI 11/09 Settlement My Build:viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68855 Blog:http://ourmentone3850.blogspot.com.au Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 18Jan 15, 2014 4:03 pm Week 2 - Pegs, more sight scraping and 35 Piers!!!
Mon 13th Jan - Sun 19th Jan 2013 Mon 13th Jan - Day 3 Pop by the block on the way home this afternoon but besides a few pegs and garage step down, nothing much has happened since the initial sight scrape last friday.. I am hoping this heat that is forecast this week will not set them back much as I am wanting to see my 35 concrete piers put in soon Garage stepdown **this is where my triple garage will be located** Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Wed 15th Jan - Day 5 We have 35 Piers!!! Its now becoming alittle crazy but each day I am looking forward to coming home and rushing over to the block to see what they have done At last I can see the PIERS.. And there is 35 of them.. 1.2.3.... Does anyone know how long the average wait time to let the piers cure before they pour down the SLAB?? 35 Piers and a close up of one of the piers [450mm width] Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Fri 17th Jan - Day 7 Meter Box Installed on a 44 Degrees day!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Building Custom Double Storey with Burbank 19Jan 18, 2014 6:17 pm Congratst to you! They started building mine too, I couldn't believe they did the earthwork on a 43 degree HOT day last week! Finally find some ppl building with burbank here, will read you stories and learn. Building Custom D Storey with Burbank - Stormwater Pipes are 20Jan 20, 2014 5:17 pm Week 3 - Stormwater & Sewer Pipes are IN !!!!
Mon 20th Jan - Sun 26th Jan 2014 Mon 20th Jan - Day 8 Underground Pipes!!! Yes they are truely now underway and made a mess of my wonder and FLAT block I am looking forward to alot of progress this week as its going to be much much cooler than last week [mid 20's to low 30's].. Well, anything better than 44 degrees days I say.. The underground Pipes are in Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Official Burbank Sign IN Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And also the delivery of the red sand, ready for the slab??? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Fingers cross for a concrete slab by end of the week Tue 21st Jan - Day 9 Today it seems they have finished working on the underground pipes, sight has been cleared and levelled I am assuming the fluorescent green Pipe are water Pipes and fluorescent Pink is for the sewer?? Anyone know? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ TO BE Continued..... refer page 2 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28326 Hi All, Recently we have signed a contract with Burbank and we are not aware that they have just DORSET, SURREY, HAMPSHIRE, KENT, PILBARA and REDGUM bricks from PGH are… 0 3168 It seems very clear to me that your contract states that a security account does NOT need to be established so the answer to the builder is NO. If in doubt find a contract… 1 8512 |