Browse Forums Building A New House Re: JG King modified Heywood - Screw piles 451Mar 18, 2017 8:25 pm julia1301 I really wouldn't stress about late payment fees because you'll be fine. We were purposely late with one of ours at brick stage and spoke to our ss who said its fine and he wouldnt stop work for that as he knows its coming. I think its just in extreme circumstances and 7 days is just a formality not so much a rule. Regarding your site cut being on an angle is that wrong? Yeah but no major drama, I think they probably just have to fix it up a bit as they go. Some of the north side row of screw piles under the garage ended up outside the cut area and the row across the back of the garage aren't parallel with the step up. The screw piles are correct, they were done after the set out and I watched them use string lines. When the cut was done they didn't have much to go by so it's just on a bit of a kink. It's not so critical in other areas of the house because they cut plenty of space around. The fact that they cut the north for a retaining wall and it should have been the south is more of an issue. Not something that can't be sorted though. We were hoping they might have come back to dig the trenches today so that they can finish the screw piles on Monday but no luck. We were spoilt with a Saturday start so now we're expecting too much . We'll have to call Monday to bring up the north cut issue and see what is happening with the scheduling next week. Re: JG King modified Heywood - Screw piles 452Mar 20, 2017 11:45 am Screw pile guys we're back on site again this morning. They were using a big screw bit to dig holes this time. No idea why! We need trenches not holes . They also had some shorter extension pieces on the truck so some of the piles must have needed a bit more added. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: JG King modified Heywood - Screw piles 453Mar 20, 2017 2:18 pm I popped back just as the rain finally got here and they were gone, looks like they're finished as nothing was left behind. There are now blue markings where they were digging, I suspect there are screw piles under the ground so they can did the trenches on top?? It's forecast to be very wet tomorrow so I'm going to try not to visit until Wednesday , we'll see how that goes. Re: JG King modified Heywood - Screw piles 454Mar 22, 2017 10:06 am So it didn't rain here until 4pm yesterday so we did pop down for a quick look about 6pm last night and by then we had a couple of swimming pools! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Unfortunately no work was done while it was dry yesterday and I assume there will be none done today. We've have had heavy drizzle all morning so it won't be drying out. Meanwhile we got an email to inform us that our toilets have been discontinued. We have been offered the Porcher Cygnet, which is the current standard, I'm not a fan of its curves so we had negotiated to keep the old standard that was around when we signed. We've been to Reece this morning to check out other options and there just isn't the perfect toilet! I've narrowed it to two options: - Stick with what they have offered, it's reasonably comfortable, a good height, and has an ok (not great) bowl shape for cleaning purposes. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ - or ask for a price on the Caroma Forma. It will be significantly more but I consider getting the toilets right very important so I'm not too worried about that side of it. The toilet we did have was more expensive than the new standard but i suspect we would only get the allowance of the current one. The caroma is rimless and has a great bowl shape, no poo catching shelves anywhere! It's a much nicer looking toilet (to me anyway), but it's big negative is that it is too tall for my little legs and only comes in one height . Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So do I just stick with the standard for comfort or put up with having to have a step in the toilet like a toddler?? Thoughts?? Re: JG King modified Heywood - toilet dilemma 456Mar 22, 2017 4:31 pm I wish I had thought this much about my toilet, I just went with builder's standard.. hope I like it!!! I think go for comfort. The only thought I have about toilets is I don't want any areas on the outside where dust can go... our current toilet is very round, and has screws.. that gunk gets into. Re: JG King modified Heywood - toilet dilemma 457Mar 22, 2017 6:37 pm I think you'd have to go with the one you can sit on over the easier to clean one unfortunately lol Re: JG King modified Heywood - toilet dilemma 458Mar 22, 2017 9:58 pm We upgraded to 'back to wall' toilets, and the trades botched the installation of all of them. We were left with about a 20mm gap behind - would have been impossible to clean and looked ridiculous. We suggested tiling the wall up to the top of the cistern as a compromise and expeditious solution; instead tiler, plasterer, painter, and plumber all had to re-work the fitting. Was months after handover before they some of them were corrected. I never thought I'd need to tell the builder/plumber how toilets are supposed to be installed. Re: JG King modified Heywood - toilet dilemma 459Mar 23, 2017 6:38 am We are getting the porcher and I thought it was nice. It's a back-to-wall and has got soft close lids and concealed water inlet. The later I had never seen before until I notice the plumbing rough in had placed the toilet water stops basically inside where the cistern will be. Re: JG King modified Heywood - toilet dilemma 460Mar 23, 2017 8:38 am The porcher is ok but compared to what we had originally and to all the others at Reece it just doesn't float my boat . To my eyes it's the ugly duckling of the back to wall toilets, I like clean, straight lines! I have asked for a price on the Caroma, it was comfortable except for the height issue which can be fixed with a step for that once a day when you need your feet flat on the floor, it was great for hubby's height. They are also checking on the availability of the AXA Uno which we believe is the standard allure upgrade option but they didn't have it on display at Reece. I'm sure there is one in the colour room that we can go see again. It's a nice looking toilet, and it's 10mm lower than the cygnet but it is more expensive (retail prices) than the Caroma which seems silly when the Caroma is a much more advanced toilet. I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105617 1 7962 Hmmm, I have checked your past posts and it seems that you are in NSW, not WA as I had thought. It pays to show your State in your avatar. Retaining wall regulations… 5 7866 |