Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 2Sep 02, 2014 12:22 pm 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: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 17Sep 26, 2014 8:10 pm We got lock up just before Christmas 2013. It was not looking likely to happen till the new year but days before they were due to break up a carpenter was sent to put external doors on. Supreme kitchens had all our cabinetry finished so I think they put the pressure on the builder to have it delivered before xmas. So it was approx. 4 months from PCI to moving in. From memory we got the external stuff done quickly but then 4 - 5 weeks went by without anything happening. Then the carpenter/kitchen turned up. Then it was a months break for xmas and then trades started trickling through again. It slowed up towards the end again and with all the public holidays I asked them to get a move on. With that we got a date for PCI and managed to swing a move in date for the week after. There are some great people in the office but some terrible ones too. I think it boils down to there being too many builds for the ss to adequately manage so there are long delays because they either don't have time to organise the trades or the trades are busy. In the past when they were busy they used 'cowboys' to get the job done. I think they are reluctant to go down that path again and stick to the tradies they know which with demands results in a great but slow build... You'll get there but still frustrating I know. Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 18Sep 26, 2014 8:19 pm FairmontSAcustom We got lock up just before Christmas 2013. It was not looking likely to happen till the new year but days before they were due to break up a carpenter was sent to put external doors on. Supreme kitchens had all our cabinetry finished so I think they put the pressure on the builder to have it delivered before xmas. So it was approx. 4 months from PCI to moving in. From memory we got the external stuff done quickly but then 4 - 5 weeks went by without anything happening. Then the carpenter/kitchen turned up. Then it was a months break for xmas and then trades started trickling through again. It slowed up towards the end again and with all the public holidays I asked them to get a move on. With that we got a date for PCI and managed to swing a move in date for the week after. There are some great people in the office but some terrible ones too. I think it boils down to there being too many builds for the ss to adequately manage so there are long delays because they either don't have time to organise the trades or the trades are busy. In the past when they were busy they used 'cowboys' to get the job done. I think they are reluctant to go down that path again and stick to the tradies they know which with demands results in a great but slow build... You'll get there but still frustrating I know. Oh the Christmas break wouldn't have helped:( Fairmont seem to do a whole heap, then stop for weeks, then start up again- I guess it's just the nature of the build. Our Practical Completion date was Nov 17th however they told me 2 weeks ago it will be an extra 10 working days on top of that as they are doing our flooring too (this was the first I heard of it as they knew they were doing our floors back in March when we selected them at Direct Interiors). Did you build a single storey or double? Our house is pretty standard to the plan so I'm really hoping no big issues arise/ trades are steady- although it sounds like they are lacking painters too at the moment. Yeah that makes sense using the trades they know, resulting in a great build as you said. It's just so so frustrating seeing other houses go up so quickly. Ahhh well, guess it will be done when it's done. I shall definitely hustle them along when needed Fairmont Homes Contract signed: July 2013 Slab: May 2014 Frame: July 2014 Roof: 1/8/14 1st fix electrical: 24/9/14 Gyprock: 29/9/14 Brickwork completed: 6/10/14 Handover: 14/12/14 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 19Sep 26, 2014 8:24 pm Our PCI in original letter was mid Feb but there was a note to add approx. 6 weeks for xmas and because we were having flooring, this took us to end of march. Our build was single story but it was complicated. Hopefully it will be all smooth sailing for you and you will be in before xmas. I am pretty sure they prioritised builds to get it done before xmas which is one of the reasons ours stagnated Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 20Sep 26, 2014 8:39 pm I hope you're right ! Even though it meant yours plateaued for a while at that stage. I hear very good things about the houses once their completed, its just the whole build stage with them that is frustrating. So it's good to hear from you that it was a happy ending! Fairmont Homes Contract signed: July 2013 Slab: May 2014 Frame: July 2014 Roof: 1/8/14 1st fix electrical: 24/9/14 Gyprock: 29/9/14 Brickwork completed: 6/10/14 Handover: 14/12/14 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Unfortunately, the waybackmachine didn't commence archiving websites until 1996. There are alternatives to the waybackmachine but it is a non… 4 1411 Keen to hear from people in the area who have got KDRB done on whom they got the build from? Looking for recommendations. Thanks 0 22751 Hi, Do not worry! Feeling overwhelmed is natural because this is a problem for which there are solutions. 1. Shade-tolerant grass: There are grass types that may suit… 1 5418 |