Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 68Jun 15, 2015 4:46 pm Hi All! Just wondering how long it took for Penrith Council to approve construction for those of you who are are already building? My builder has decided to do a Development Application instead of a CDC which I heard can take up to 8 weeks Follow Our Build Here: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75667 Building with Kurrajong Homes in Alumuna Walk Village. Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 69Jun 17, 2015 7:37 pm For Lily 123456: I wondered this myself and so had a look at the time from Penrith approving the DA to granting the CC and found that for Champion Homes it averaged 120 days and for Rawson Homes it averaged 172 days. I don't think it is the Council that takes the time, it is the private certifier hired by the builder Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 70Jul 01, 2015 8:32 am Hi all, We just had our electric appt yesterday. We went in thinking we won't spend much and do up to 5k. But we ended up spending 9k. There were lot of mandatory cost which we couldn't avoid and we only just did the basic things. We still have to do lights as we'll.we only got the provisions in the appt. Splitted single zone ducted air to 4 zones. Ours was a two storey, so can't think of going with just one zone for the full home. Got the provision for ducted vaccum. How much did you guys spend on electricals. Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 71Jul 01, 2015 5:09 pm Hey, I spent an extra $5,000 or so. That was pretty much just down light provisions, extra power points, data and TV points. So still looking at a bit more to buy the actual lights but I can worry about that once its built. I sure adds up quick doesn't it. Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 72Jul 05, 2015 4:50 pm We spent about $5K, mostly on tiles. Extra powerpoints were minimal cost. The builder has now foreshadowed that they will be charging us an extra $10K for Council approvals. Has anyone come across this charge in Thornton? Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 73Jul 05, 2015 10:20 pm My place took a while to get through council and changes were needed. The builder took the costs for me. I have not paid any extra over the tender other than upgrades. This is with Firstyle. Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 74Jul 06, 2015 4:51 pm Thanks Steely21. We are with Champion. They have not been too bad, but as soon as we pointed out a mistake they had made they threatened to charge us more. I am interested to know if anyone else has had to pay Council fees for a standard approval of a Thornton house. Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 75Jul 13, 2015 9:20 pm Interesting story on Thornton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U3nLOpjLfo That's a lot of apartments. Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 76Jul 24, 2015 5:15 pm Another story http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/0 ... dneys-west Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 77Aug 11, 2015 11:43 am Future of Thornton sounds really really exciting. My build is, I think 50% done. Not sure, if I will be moving in by this XMas. BTW, how about Blinds / Curtains ? If anyone had done this already, please share your experience. Curtains ? Or Blinds ? Where to buy ? budget ? Sorry if its a too much asking Re: Anyone building at Thornton , Penrith 80Aug 21, 2015 5:00 pm Hi Steely please feel free to look at www.iseekblinds.com.au. We are based in Melbourne but delivery nationally. You can do a quick quote on line in minutes. Let me know if I can be of any further assistance, cheers Sally Hi, We are looking for a builder that can build a small home (smaller length) on a sloping site. We came across Mojo's Zephyr design 10.6 m wide and 11.5 m length. Does… 0 23171 Wish you all the best. Once you signed the contract, they will find millions excuses to charge you. And have seen their sites unfinished for a long time. 4 25417 As title suggests, looking at using the interlocking Pentablock stacked stone products to replace failing timber retaining… 0 18388 |