Recently purchased in Stage 15A, anyone else on here heard when they may be settling?
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Hi
It will be settled in July
What's your lot no? My one in 15a 1579.
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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building at Willowdale 2816Dec 17, 2016 8:49 pm Jenifermarie SkB So today we met with Metricon and they're offering HEBEL full exterior render as part of the promotion. We were asked what we want; HEBEL or bricks, I've done some research but can't really decide. has anyone used HEBEL in their house construction for exterior render? Any inputs really appreciated. When we were talking to different builders Clarendon had a similar promo and the sales guy said he refused to push it because it was much easier to damage than brickwork if it gets knocked. He was going to give us a $10k colours credit instead. It's becoming a common promo because of the delays in getting bricklayers. We were also put off because it would mean a fully rendered house which needs more maintenance than brickwork (annual cleaning, reprinting, cracks are more obvious than bricks). Thanks Jenifermarie. I guess if we go with bricks then our build time will be comparatively more too. I read your blog and your experience of buying land. Are you opposite the dog park or the creek? Re: Building at Willowdale 2817Dec 20, 2016 9:55 pm Jenifermarie Mrs RS We just got our approval with campbelltown council but nothing such had to be done we already chose to glaze the bathroom window apart from that nothing had to be changed. All the best with your building Thanks Mrs RS. We want to put shutters in the bathrooms so I feel like paying to frost the windows too is just a waste of money. Congratulations on getting your approval! I know you've been waiting a while. Nice early Christmas present there and that should mean next Christmas you're celebrating in your new home Hi Jenifermarie yes we waited for long with the council but finally signed all the paperwork and all ready to start next year. ...so can't wait for that. .. Re: Building at Willowdale 2818Dec 30, 2016 12:04 pm SkB Jenifermarie SkB So today we met with Metricon and they're offering HEBEL full exterior render as part of the promotion. We were asked what we want; HEBEL or bricks, I've done some research but can't really decide. has anyone used HEBEL in their house construction for exterior render? Any inputs really appreciated. When we were talking to different builders Clarendon had a similar promo and the sales guy said he refused to push it because it was much easier to damage than brickwork if it gets knocked. He was going to give us a $10k colours credit instead. It's becoming a common promo because of the delays in getting bricklayers. We were also put off because it would mean a fully rendered house which needs more maintenance than brickwork (annual cleaning, reprinting, cracks are more obvious than bricks). Thanks Jenifermarie. I guess if we go with bricks then our build time will be comparatively more too. I read your blog and your experience of buying land. Are you opposite the dog park or the creek? We're opposite the creek. Can't wait for the roads to go down and to be able to go and see what our view will be like out the front. I have a feeling its going to be more like brown scrubland than the green oasis I had in my mind when we picked the land lol! We were down there yesterday looking at bricks and the whole of Willowdale just felt like a dustbowl. I came back and decided we needed to research DIY irrigation for when we do our landscaping. I'm trying to document everything on the blog because I found so little to read when we started this and I like to research everything to death! Did you make a call on Hebel or bricks? Wisdom don't have a promo for Hebel so Im glad we didn't have to make that choice. I've heard it only takes a few days to put up Hebel across an entire home. I would have been so tempted for the time saving (especially now my husband and I are struggling to agree on bricks!). Re: Building at Willowdale 2819Dec 30, 2016 9:19 pm We've decided to go with bricks as no evidence of Hebel being a superior product. Infact I've read cracking and ongoing maintenance are common issues. We're tendering with M at the moment, have asked them if we can get a credit for not using Hebel. I agree research is very important specially for 1st home builders like me. I just finished reading the "Building with M" forum. We're waiting for the road to be built as well. We're opposite the creek too and very close to the proposed school and childcare (of which there are no signs). Re: Building at Willowdale 2820Jan 03, 2017 2:04 pm Happy New Year all!! Hope everyone is well & looking forward to more Willowdale updates this year. Question for anyone who has done owner builder in Willowdale.. Do you know where to find the minimum setback requirements for building? Stockland keep telling me to look at the Section 88b but it definitely has no information about that in there. I have also called Campbelltown Council & they cannot tell me if there is a difference between single storey & double storey setbacks? We have a corner lot & a 90mm restriction with our neighbour (which I have no issue with) only if they want to take more from us from that side or even the corner.. Anyone with more information would be really helpful Thanks Hey guys building a new place through a volume builder and just wondering if i should complain to the site supervisor as we just had plasterboard installed. Looks like… 0 11918 Elvis has left the building... The site supervisor quit after 2 month on the project. I guess he was just instructed to bark at people, but didn't like when he was… 26 21794 |