Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 504Jan 11, 2017 11:08 pm Well that is the absolute last thing we would need, to try and move into a new house with no grass or fencing with three kids six and under and not even Netflix! Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 505Jan 12, 2017 8:36 am SileNceR not even Netflix! you got your priorities right mate... Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 506Jan 12, 2017 9:35 am SileNceR Well that is the absolute last thing we would need, to try and move into a new house with no grass or fencing with three kids six and under and not even Netflix! haha!! That was our exact situation except it was 2 kids under 5 We built the Rathdowne with Simonds Express in Western Melbourne Site start Oct. 2015 Keys Jan. 25th, 2015 My build thread -here- Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 507Jan 12, 2017 10:41 am RegVic SileNceR not even Netflix! you got your priorities right mate... It's either that or tie them up in the shed, the other half might not be keen for that option. Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 508Jan 12, 2017 8:09 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Garage doors! Almost cool that this took so long as it felt like nothing was happened and despite only being two doors, this feels like big progress! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Oven is partially in, looks like it needs the feet at the front adjusted up or something. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also not sure what the go is with the little rear splash, could we remove it? Could we get one from westinghouse that is enclosed on the rear? Does it even matter? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 509Jan 13, 2017 9:54 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A door was unlocked Inside of the garage door (front) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and inside of the roller door (rear) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They're in the process of paint repairs, they've already patched up where my mate put the plaster saw through the wrong spot looking for our data cables. Sick Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looks like the bath has found its home, not sure if it's mounted or not yet. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is the edging between the carpet and the vinyl plank flooring. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The timber slats have had a coat of something applied. There is some visible silicone around the edges that's not exactly smooth so hopefully they plan on resolving that before we do our walk through next friday! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They're also patching some unecessary holes, here for example is where the data cable behind the fridge was run, the cabinetry obscured it so I will need to connect it later if we decide we need it. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Similarly the light for outside the kitchen doors couldn't go in the indicated location because of the steelwork behind it and it had to be relocated once the tiles went in, the unecessary hole behind is now covered. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The roof section of the door frame goes back further than the light fitting, hope this doesn't mean the door will cast shadows when it's opened! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looks like they've overlooked this spot the plasterers made too big when pulling the cables through. Not that it really matters as I'll likely be hanging a rack cabinet over the top. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Edge detail on the tiles in the bathrooms desperately needs attention. Not sure what they'll do here. Almost looks like the tiles have a finished and an unfinished edge and they didn't realise. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And again, same with the floor skirting tile. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Testing the driveway angle with our tow car... because everyone needs a lowered falcon in their life. Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 510Jan 14, 2017 6:14 am Are you going to raise those things with your supervisor now? I would if I was you. I did the same, albeit my build and handover process wasn't the norm... But if you leave it until PCI you don't want to risk not making handover 3/2 C U S T O M. C O R A L. B R O N T E. 43 http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=79581 M Y C U S T O M C O R A L B R O N T E 43 ...............Kitchen! 16 Nov 2016 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79581 Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 511Jan 14, 2017 7:05 am No there are two weeks between our PCI and handover so that's plenty to resolve those items. I'm not supposed to be inside walking around lol. It just helps me have a good proper look for things without them there so I don't miss anything. Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 512Jan 14, 2017 8:06 pm MrsJM will be happy to hear that I changed my mind about sending the defects to the builder. I dropped in on my brother while he was commissioning my Air Conditioner and that's given me the perfect excuse to send an e-mail to the builders saying "hey just a heads up there are a few things I've noticed that you might have overlooked". A couple of extra things are there are two vinyl floor planks that have popped up: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Some paint runs not marked with tape (there are heaps of spots that are marked so they obviously haven't spotted this one:) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They're still in the process of putting clear on the wood slats so I haven't mentioned that, as I'd like to see what they achieve without my intervention. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ There are some runs up the top though Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And some silicone rough around the bottom. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ AC outdoor unit is in. This is the Daikin unit. The slab it's on was designed for the ActronAir one - how much smaller is the Daikin!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My brother noticed when he was installing the AC that the bottom of the meterbox isn't sealed so I added that to my defect heads-up list. The AC is pretty awesome, there's no audible air noise inside at all. There is a bit of a hum that you can hear at the moment which my brother says isn't normal which he'll look at next week some time (he had other stuff to do today - the main thing is it's working and it seems will probably run fine with both zone controller switched on at once.) Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 513Jan 17, 2017 10:32 pm These photos are actually from yesterday as I didn't get in tonight for reasons I'll explain soon. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The changes yesterday were mostly painting changes - all the tape marks removed and a lot of the paint defects resolved, with some exceptions. Door frame painted. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Timber trim covering the brick/frame gap painted. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The powder room toilet has been installed for a few days but I'm not sure when it actually happened or when the toilet roll holder went in as I didn't have any photos of it before. Exiting news! The shed is getting started tomorrow! We did get a bit of a curveball though. We found out a week or so ago that our site supervisor would be leaving and it turns out he left today. The reason it's a curve ball is the director of the building company (who we dealt with before we signed up to build as he did the drafting and estimating/quoting process etc for our house) is now taking charge of our build. We had a walkthrough booked for Friday but at this point I'm not entirely sure if that's going ahead. He's asked me to send him through anything I've spotted that I'm not sure of or that needs attention and he's been right through the house today and identified a number of things that need doing even down to some minor scratches on a window winder. The walkthrough Friday might not happen because he would prefer the house perfect before doing that - it sounds like the outgoing supervisor normally presented houses "almost done" and fixed any issues identified by the owners - I get the feeling the director's approach will result in a higher quality home for us as he's a bit of a perfectionist and takes pride in the houses he builds. They are still doing their utmost to achieve our previously determined 3rd Feb handover deadline although there may still be some little things after that for them to come back and resolve. Our conundrum now is that we need at some point to give our 4 weeks notice on the rental. Should we just do it on Friday as originally planned (which gives us a 2 week overlap if we do handover on the 3rd) or should we hold off and monitor progress for another week? It's $330 a week to rent where we are so it's a reasonable chunk of cash... Progress wise:- They have confirmed the new doors are due in the next day or two for under the island bench - they're going to be push to open, which is cool - I was just expecting the doors to be replaced with no handles and to have to pull from the bottom edge to open. The little stainless splash has been removed from the oven as well, our ilume solar spotlight has been fitted in the pantry and the wireless speakers have been fitted to the ceiling in the living room. I still need to check (somehow) if our draft stoppas have been fitted to our wet room fans, and we don't have a whirly bird on the roof yet - I'd like to know if the rangehood vent has been hooked up too - it's hard to see in the roof space!! The remote controls for the fans are MIA - hopefully the electricians have those! The trim pieces over the stacker doors will be going in soon hopefully; they were bent up for the builders from colorbond but the builder did mention he thought they looked like they might have been done wrong so was going to double check in case he needed to resolve. Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 515Jan 18, 2017 11:11 am Looking good! you guys must be so excited! IMO, I'd give yourselves an extra week of overlap with the rent, just in case of delays. $330 is a lot, but it's cheap insurance against the inconvenience of finding storage etc. If something gets held up. Better off to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it! I can't remember exactly, but did you guys get your loan through Sharon at commbank? If so, have they been good to deal with? Any issues to be aware of? Building Simonds Hudson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80646 Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 516Jan 18, 2017 12:49 pm Our colours are: theatre room - Dulux timeless grey, everywhere else - Dulux dieskau, trims are Dulux lexicon. We are already giving ourselves a 2 week overlap. The shed is definitely starting now as the installer rang me to ask how to get to our block!! We should have access to our own shed at the block for storage if it comes to that. NBN installer is onsite doing their thing too. It's all happening Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 517Jan 18, 2017 1:04 pm Our loan is with the CBA but through Peter Smith who is a broker. He has been great and I couldn't recommend him highly enough Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 518Jan 18, 2017 10:01 pm Re: Custom Build in Warrnambool 519Jan 18, 2017 10:09 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Early afternoon - the shed kit being unloaded! Excitement level was pretty high! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Photo from my lower timelapse location with the fence removed. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A closer shot (but not from an easily repeatable location so not the spot I've used for my future time lapse) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Upper time lapse location. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our gas has been connected (house to meter) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ NBN has been installed - outside at least - I haven't been able to get in to make sure it's installed where we want it but I'm fairly confident as I can't see anything in the garage which is about the only other spot they could have put it. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Inside the house has has a decent clean - the carpet in the very least! There's been a painter on-site doing a bit of work too from what I could see driving past during the day. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen bench partially uncovered, the under bench cupboard doors haven't been replaced yet. Maybe tomorrow. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Shed didn't really progress much, looks like the main job was getting it all unloaded. They're hoping to have it done tomorrow. I won't hold my breath since they have an hour drive each way from their home base, but fingers crossed! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Oven looks better with the rear splash removed. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Scarlett in front of her bedroom. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ View through front door. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Scarlett in front of the door. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Driveway with lowered-car friendly "hump" doesn't stand out as much now the fence is down. I'd get the gutters to match your roof and pipes to match the paint - otherwise they become a feature. Nice pick with the paint colours! 1 35335 6 57610 Soak wells and electrical run in happening this week! Summit has told me they will relocate the laundry plumbing after the walls are completed. I'm actually pretty happy… 13 38029 |