Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1902Nov 10, 2014 8:28 am 19.03.14 - Land Settlement 15.04.14 - Building Permit 28.04.14 - Earthworks 14.05.14 - Slab Stage 20.05.14 - Frame Stage 11.06.14 - Lock Up Stage 03.07.14 - Fix Stage 15.08.14 - New Home Presentation Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1904Nov 10, 2014 2:55 pm Gaviscon Girl Good for you Box 27! You are extremely close now. And yes, that Coles Voucher will come in handy. You're about to enter the Money Pit Zone! Enjoy! How's the Circa 21 going? Did you get everything in? Our dinning room area looks bigger than the lounge room lol Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1905Nov 10, 2014 3:03 pm It's all good. I have more space than I anticipated in most rooms. The garage fills up quickly though! But I suppose everyone's does. The only thing that I'm hurting with are kitchen cupboards, but once I get my overheads I'll be much happier. Other than that, I don't think bar stools at the island bench are convenient, given the size of the lounge room, but the width is nice. You'll be ok! 19.03.14 - Land Settlement 15.04.14 - Building Permit 28.04.14 - Earthworks 14.05.14 - Slab Stage 20.05.14 - Frame Stage 11.06.14 - Lock Up Stage 03.07.14 - Fix Stage 15.08.14 - New Home Presentation Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1906Nov 10, 2014 3:23 pm Gaviscon Girl It's all good. I have more space than I anticipated in most rooms. The garage fills up quickly though! But I suppose everyone's does. The only thing that I'm hurting with are kitchen cupboards, but once I get my overheads I'll be much happier. Other than that, I don't think bar stools at the island bench are convenient, given the size of the lounge room, but the width is nice. You'll be ok! Yeah, It does look bigger than expected. Kitchen space looks an issue, but we are looking at a buffet, in the dining room as it's a large area. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1907Nov 20, 2014 1:16 pm So the garage door just got installed... Looks good. Nearly complete! and the stone benches to the kitchen and bathrooms have been done as well as all the fixings. Looks like all we are waiting for is them to do the flooring and carpet, driveway, final coat to the render. And front door and laundry door paint. And a few fix ups here and there. How long before people got their walk through and then keys after this point? Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1908Nov 20, 2014 2:27 pm You're very close, Box27! It's hard to tell how close you are, because I think mine went in a different order - must be because each foreman does it differently. But you're close, that's for sure. On another note, HBC is sending someone over tomorrow, to have a look at the concrete in our Alfresco area. We've noticed that instead of having a slight slant away from the house, it actually pools down to the corner in the 'L'. Surely there should be a gradient - can't be good to have water pooling. Anybody else have this issue? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 19.03.14 - Land Settlement 15.04.14 - Building Permit 28.04.14 - Earthworks 14.05.14 - Slab Stage 20.05.14 - Frame Stage 11.06.14 - Lock Up Stage 03.07.14 - Fix Stage 15.08.14 - New Home Presentation Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1910Nov 24, 2014 9:42 am Good morning everyone, Well - the engineer has been out today. He's looked at the levels and agrees that it's not tipping towards the drain. He'll be contacting the concreting company today and either he or the Client Liaison Officer will contact me to let me know what the plan is. He expects that it will be a resurfacing, but wants to do it properly so it doesn't crack. They've been good so far - anybody we've had out or needed to contact has responded quite quickly. Now we're just over the 3 month mark, so that might drop a bit... 19.03.14 - Land Settlement 15.04.14 - Building Permit 28.04.14 - Earthworks 14.05.14 - Slab Stage 20.05.14 - Frame Stage 11.06.14 - Lock Up Stage 03.07.14 - Fix Stage 15.08.14 - New Home Presentation Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1911Nov 24, 2014 4:04 pm Gaviscon Girl Good morning everyone, Well - the engineer has been out today. He's looked at the levels and agrees that it's not tipping towards the drain. He'll be contacting the concreting company today and either he or the Client Liaison Officer will contact me to let me know what the plan is. He expects that it will be a resurfacing, but wants to do it properly so it doesn't crack. They've been good so far - anybody we've had out or needed to contact has responded quite quickly. Now we're just over the 3 month mark, so that might drop a bit... That's good news. At least they are on top of things when you find faults and have issues. Again reading a few previous post they sounded like some other the people wipe their hands of it all and say it's not their issue. Can't remember who's driveway had the issue. But that sounded bad. Well on other news, I got into our house on the weekend and it looks like a someone has too. There has been crap thrown on the walls, The cabinets have been scratched. Couple of tiles were smashed. So that was disappointing to see. I'm hopefully going back to the house later in the week. We are so close to be finished, it's not funny. SS said he hoped to have it done this week for presentation next week. But not sure how that will go after this set back Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1912Nov 25, 2014 9:26 am Box 27 That's good news. At least they are on top of things when you find faults and have issues. Again reading a few previous post they sounded like some other the people wipe their hands of it all and say it's not their issue. Can't remember who's driveway had the issue. But that sounded bad. Well on other news, I got into our house on the weekend and it looks like a someone has too. There has been crap thrown on the walls, The cabinets have been scratched. Couple of tiles were smashed. So that was disappointing to see. I'm hopefully going back to the house later in the week. We are so close to be finished, it's not funny. SS said he hoped to have it done this week for presentation next week. But not sure how that will go after this set back Oh that really sucks, I really hope that doesn't happen to us as i would be shattered. I am pretty close to being done too. PCI scheduled in for Tuesday next week. People have talked about checking the powerpoints but is there any other tips for things to look out for? Land Titled - 13/6/2014 Site Start - 13/8/2014 Slab Stage - 4/9/2014 Frame Stage - 25/9/2014 Lock Up Stage - 2/10/2014 Fixing Stage - 23/10/2014 PCI - 2/12/2014 Homebuyers Centre - Monarch26 Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1913Nov 25, 2014 10:01 am Oh that really sucks, I really hope that doesn't happen to us as i would be shattered. I am pretty close to being done too. PCI scheduled in for Tuesday next week. People have talked about checking the powerpoints but is there any other tips for things to look out for?[/quote] Make sure your walls are straight, check for paint finish, check pressure on all your taps, check for leaks under the sinks, test toilet to flush and for leaks, Windows open and close, same with sliding screens. There are so much more to list, but these are ones people forget. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1914Nov 29, 2014 5:56 pm Hey everyone! I have just created a Facebook group for the Livingston Estate in Cranbourne. Any residents - please look it up! Hoping we can track down a few of us and a few more! Hope everyone is well! Build Permit-17/12/13 Earthworks-13/1/14 Slab-30/1/14 Frame-10/2/14 Lock Up-7/3/14 Fixing Stage Complete-20/3/14 New Home Presentation-6/5/14 Moved in 17/5/14! Blog: http://dandesbuild.blogspot.com.au Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1915Nov 30, 2014 5:14 pm very good read for me. Thanks guys. Initially deciding between Henley and Carlisle, but got a call recently from Homebuyers, and it seems that they are interested on Matching the quote of Henley and Carlisle. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1916Dec 02, 2014 5:07 pm Hello everyone, We've just signed up with homebuyers. Building the Abode22 in Yarra glen. Very new. Just paid to get soil test done. Hope everyone is well and enjoying their building process or new homes. Our friend build with Hbc and enjoyed it. Said it was very smooth Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1917Dec 03, 2014 1:42 pm Welcome Mrs Silver Beetle - Good luck with it all and enjoy the process. It really goes so fast that sometimes you get ahead of yourself, sweating the small stuff. We moved nearly 3 months ago, and some of what seemed URGENT then is still not done. And I'm alive. And the house is still standing. Deep breaths! 19.03.14 - Land Settlement 15.04.14 - Building Permit 28.04.14 - Earthworks 14.05.14 - Slab Stage 20.05.14 - Frame Stage 11.06.14 - Lock Up Stage 03.07.14 - Fix Stage 15.08.14 - New Home Presentation Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1918Dec 03, 2014 1:50 pm Lol....GG. So overall you're happy with your house??!! I guess it's normal for little things to happen. How has your house been?! We are so excited. Going to be big changes that we are soooooooo ready for. Happy I found this group Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1919Dec 03, 2014 1:56 pm We're thrilled with the house! Little things happen, but in the grand scheme of things, nothing is worse than renting - it's demoralising and makes you feel worthless. Our house is great! We treat it like a "being", because it seems to have its own personality. We even got it a little Hallmark Xmas tree decoration - a gingerbread house that has "New House 2014" written across it. Question everything in the process; assume you know nothing. Don't be scared to ask questions, but at the same time trust that they do this every single day of the year. My builders have probably built another 10 houses since mine. So trust goes a long way and if you can manage it, I think it will make your process a lot more enjoyable. 19.03.14 - Land Settlement 15.04.14 - Building Permit 28.04.14 - Earthworks 14.05.14 - Slab Stage 20.05.14 - Frame Stage 11.06.14 - Lock Up Stage 03.07.14 - Fix Stage 15.08.14 - New Home Presentation Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 1920Dec 03, 2014 2:09 pm We're so green. So will make sure we ask everything and anything. We plan on going up every week whilst the building process starts. What colour scheme and flooring did you end up choosing? You must be so excited to be in your new place for christmas!!!!! I havent, and i havent looked to much into it, but on face value its not the saviour its trying to make out to be. Shared equity in your home is never a good idea. The… 1 4254 Hi, have purchased a house with 2 single garage doors. The Centre pillar one side sits proud to the other. Can I change 2 doors into one. 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