Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 7Jul 08, 2015 11:08 pm Building a customised Metford 33 with Rawson Homes in Canberra Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76866 Blog: https://canberragalsmetford.wordpress.com/ Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 8Jul 13, 2015 9:02 pm Hi Canberra gal, Watching the demolition was quite entertaining. It's also good once the site is clear to get a sense of light and space. Are you planning to take on the Demolition yourself or have it done by rawson in the contract? Be careful as Demo crews often neglect to give you anything but a fistful of variations. At least plan for a 20% in extra costs. I was very lucky. Others will relate to you of the hidden treasures found when tearing down a house. Just be prepared. Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 9Jul 13, 2015 11:06 pm Thankfully we are going with Rawson for the demo - just hoping for not too many rocks! Building a customised Metford 33 with Rawson Homes in Canberra Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76866 Blog: https://canberragalsmetford.wordpress.com/ Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 10Jul 14, 2015 3:02 pm SteveMc - did you do the demoliton yourself or did Rawson do it. I'm investigating the option of doing the demo ourselves. At the moment the official Rawson tender is $5000 more than the most expensive quote I have received. We've asked Rawson to get a 2nd quote. Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 11Jul 14, 2015 3:19 pm Yes. I paid for a separate certifier to approve the Demo, communicated with adjacent property owners. Once that was complete, I advised the Demolition Contractor, who then isolated the asbestos. Once we had the clearance advice from the hygienist, mechanical removal and ground clearing works finalised the job. I had several quotes from service seeker and the original offer from the first Contractor we spoke to. There was about 6k between our selected Contractor and others that quoted. Rawson later gave me quote for $20,200 which was in the same range as others. I ended up going with the first quote which was 14k. Just shop around. You can definitely do better than rawson. Even with the cdc Demo, I saved 5k Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 12Jul 14, 2015 4:40 pm We've had quotes come in from 4 demolishers & they range from $15900 to $19700 & Rawson's came in at $25,000. But some demolishers who quoted didn't even come out - just looked at Google maps to work out their price. So feeling very wary about who to give the job to & the quality of the job. Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 13Jul 14, 2015 6:21 pm Go with your gut. Read up about your contractors. Google them and search in this forum. If you know someone who has worked with them, you can't go past that advice. Demolition companies can be a daunting choice. Just make sure you have a little extra for surprises. Lastly .. Don't assume rawson's quote will be 'all inclusive'. Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 14Jul 16, 2015 2:01 pm One step closer to the construction works; From Rawson Homes; Quote: The day has arrived! All documents have been received in accordance with Clause 4 and the construction of your new home will begin in accordance with Clause 8 of your contract. Please find a copy of your construction plans for your records attached to this letter. So what now? It’s time to meet your Site Manager Mark Smith. We’ve handed your file over to Mark Smith so construction can get underway. Mark Smith will call to introduce himself in the next while. Lets get to work Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 16Jul 16, 2015 10:16 pm You are officially in construction! Congrats Building a customised Metford 33 with Rawson Homes in Canberra Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76866 Blog: https://canberragalsmetford.wordpress.com/ Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 17Jul 16, 2015 10:18 pm Oh, and with Rawson, remember they put a 20% loading on all sub-contracted services as their management fee. So, if you go with another contractor, it should be at least 20% cheaper than Rawson's quote. We, however, are so time poor that we are happy to pay the 20% management fee because it saves us having to source contractors, get quotes, make sure they turn up on time and do the job right. Building a customised Metford 33 with Rawson Homes in Canberra Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76866 Blog: https://canberragalsmetford.wordpress.com/ Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 18Jul 23, 2015 2:45 pm Well, it's been a while since hearing our site supervisor was assigned. Good news, the plans have now been handed over. The site peg out, fencing and sediment fencing will be starting next week. At this stage, we are expecting a complete slab within the next three weeks. So happy to hear things are moving again, but I was made aware that brick layers will likely be delayed as they are short in supply. No doubt we will see the progress stall at frames for a couple of months as others have noticed in Sydney. Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 19Jul 23, 2015 3:23 pm SteveMc: I can contest to the delays with brickies in Sydney when building with Rawson. Ours was approximately a 3 week wait from when the frames were completed until they started laying bricks on Tuesday this week. Its unfortunate but I hope you get the brickies on site sooner than we did. I like the fact the Rawson are honest and up front with their timeframes though. Re: KDR with Rawson Homes - The Edge 39 MKI (Sydney) 20Jul 23, 2015 10:08 pm Steve, SS mentioned he's got only 2 sets of brickies doing his job and he's got 16 projects atm. From what i can remember around May he mentioned 6 brandnew projects he's picked up and the rest were take overs. Also, watch out for the carpenters, as our build were delayed with carpernters who did half a job or were not showing up. But i guess you are lucky as he is starting your job, unlike mine that he took over. Glad things are rolling and can't wait to see your build progress! Hi, I am looking into doing a KDR in Melbourne and am contemplating using Kialla Homes. 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