Browse Forums Building A New House Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA 3Feb 22, 2015 3:45 pm Our Custom Dale Alcock build in the Village at Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78620 Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA 4Feb 22, 2015 11:00 pm Our Build Thread: The "Extended" Marina by Visionone Homes Our Inspirations: Frank Lloyd Wright | Houzz Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA 11Jul 13, 2015 9:38 pm Our Custom Dale Alcock build in the Village at Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78620 Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA 14Jul 14, 2015 3:10 pm Our Custom Dale Alcock build in the Village at Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78620 Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA 15Sep 09, 2015 11:40 pm Hi everyone. It's time for another update. So we got all the above issues sorted out and now have planning approval. The solution to the parking issue was to have a 6m wide crossover and a 12m wide driveway - enough room to do a reverse 3-pointer. The garage door is also 6m wide. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We also had to jazz up the side street elevation. Actually I quite like the end result, it looks great I think. Elevations below (Ev 4 is the side elevation): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And for completion, this is the final plan: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The other good news is that I was told today that my build has finally progressed from Admin to the Construction Team. So YAY! I guess this means only another 8 - 12 months to go For the record it has taken roughly 13 months from initial sign up to reach this point. I was quoted 7 months, so it was only overshot by 6 months - groan. I will have to see if I can encourage the builders to make up some of this time during the build phase. I should add that not all this delay was down to National, our local council did give us a pretty hard time in getting our approvals. That said, there is much National could do to improve these times. The quality of the work however, and the solutions to the problems offered, was excellent. Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA - Siteworks underway 16Sep 18, 2015 8:30 pm Can you believe it? Because I can't. After a mammoth 410 days since we paid our first deposit to National Homes, the siteworks has finally started. We were starting to wonder if we would still be alive when this date came around, but it seems we are. So yay. Here's hoping we can last to the very end!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA - Slab underway 17Sep 30, 2015 12:43 am So things appear to be actually moving now, which is great. Let us hope the momentum keeps up. The siteworks are done, and the slab is happening. Below you can see that the footings are done and maybe a slab tomorrow. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA - SLAB DOWN !! 18Sep 30, 2015 11:05 pm So now it feels like it's actually happening We have a slab. Super Yays all around!! And boy the build has progressed so very well to this point. I visited the site at lunch today wondering if anything might be happening and I was so pleasantly surprised to find Bodi and his team just finessing the last bits of the slab. Thanks guys, it looks great. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I cannot wait to see what happens next ... Re: NATIONAL HOMES Build - Bicton WA - SLAB DOWN 19Sep 30, 2015 11:55 pm Conslabulations! I'm now following your thread, no particular reason just living vicariously through others as we patiently wait for our day haha 1 4716 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17759 3 48678 |