Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 51May 04, 2014 10:36 pm My build log (Dakota by Simonds): https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69508 Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 52May 05, 2014 9:43 am akust0m I can't imagine the excitement coming back to this! It's one thing seeing incremental changes each day but to come back to see this would be awesome! It was! Must admit it was difficult and there was significant separation anxiety from our build while we were away, but to come back to so much progress was great. Knowing that we had the inspection during that time and that the inspector and Simonds were excellent in communicating with was was very helpful, though. akust0m I'm glad to here the inspector picked up on those things, makes me think I should have got one :/ Hopefully everything is ok with mine. How much do independent inspectors cost? I wouldn't even know who to contact We went with New Home Inspections http://newhomeinspections.com.au/ because they came really well recommended to us from somebody in the industry. Typically one inspection costs around $440. For that you get the inspection, an easily understandable but detailed report with photos and recommended fixes for any defects. We basically just forwarded that report onto Simonds and they fixed/responded to each point. When we got that response we sent it back to our inspector and he said he was satisfied with the fixes. He will review them when he does the Pre-Plaster inspection as well. We'll probably do three inspections: Frame, Pre-Plaster and Handover. It's already money well spent for us Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 53May 05, 2014 9:49 am Dizzy44 Thanks for the info, that has been what I have heard from a number of others. We have a bit of structural fill as well and may need some piers at the back of the lot. Did have any structural fill and need piers? I'll be pushing for fixed site costs when we choosing a builder. Thanks for the heads up. Hi Dizzy, you seem to be in the know about the Range! Have you heard anything about the availability of broadband in the estate? I know that we had to spend a small fortune on mandatory NBN capability for our home, but is it actually functional yet? It's important to us as we both work from home and require high speed internet access. Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 54May 05, 2014 10:23 am Oh wow... What a welcome back surprise! The windows look lovely, you have chosen very well. Glad Simonds have responded well to the Building Inspectors finds, very good to hear. Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 55May 05, 2014 10:47 am I asked about NBN when purchasing. I was told that NBN would only run to part of the estate. I wasn't satisfied with this answer at the time. If you read the standard contract it says this also. I ripped the contract to pieces before purchasing. Steve was a bit overwhelmed when I went back with so many questions. He was honest and said I don't know to 90% of them but would find out. He came through in the end and answered most sufficiently. NBN was one that was no so clear at the time. However, I kept prying until they said it would only be available to those in the front section of the estate. AL was not very clear about exactly where probably because they didn't actually know but gave off the impression it will be available to Le Grew. This might be a question to put back to AL as they might actually know more now. My last communication about NBN was over 6 months ago. I might give AL a call today to follow up on a few other issues - like the giant hole in the ground on the front right side of my block!? Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 57May 05, 2014 12:55 pm Dizzy44 Just phoned Australand. They said it is available now. So you won't have any issues. That is excellent news, thank you so much for letting us know. We must have lucked it getting onto one of the front streets! We were so obsessed with our windows and tiles that we didn't look at any of the Le Grew surrounds. Is the big hole on your site a new development? Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 58May 05, 2014 1:41 pm I don't think so. They just left it there. There is some piping coming out of it. I'm assuming it has something to do with running running cabling to the back of the lot. I'm not sure to be honest. All I know is that there is a hole in what would be the front yard. AL had NFI about it. It doesn't look like issue. It actually looks like it is meant to be there. I just want to know why it is there. Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 59May 05, 2014 1:44 pm homeontherange We went with New Home Inspections http://newhomeinspections.com.au/ because they came really well recommended to us from somebody in the industry. Typically one inspection costs around $440. For that you get the inspection, an easily understandable but detailed report with photos and recommended fixes for any defects. We basically just forwarded that report onto Simonds and they fixed/responded to each point. When we got that response we sent it back to our inspector and he said he was satisfied with the fixes. He will review them when he does the Pre-Plaster inspection as well. We'll probably do three inspections: Frame, Pre-Plaster and Handover. It's already money well spent for us Thank you for that. I have contacted New Home Inspections and will be arranging a pre-plaster inspection and probably a pre-handover. I should have arranged one earlier on. I'm expecting a call from my SS to discuss when the plaster is going on so I can arrange the inspection. My build log (Dakota by Simonds): https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69508 Re: Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne 60May 20, 2014 11:06 pm Hi homeontherange, Long time no updates How's everything going? My build log (Dakota by Simonds): https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69508 Anyone built this plan before? Would be great to chat about it. Thank you. 0 18744 Not sure which part of Perth you are in, but here is a list i've been gathering of builders who specialise in renovations/extensions. Not sure how many do new builds, but… 1 9590 It sounds like you've done some thorough investigating into your range hood situation! Here are some thoughts on your questions: (1) Is this normal? While the setup you… 3 4630 |