Browse Forums Building A New House Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Easter Move in Countdown 845Mar 21, 2017 5:34 pm We'll I kind of offered lights rather than them requesting them, but yes I do hope that this is a step in the right direction. I'll pop past on Saturday to see if there has been any progress, and I'll call the builder again on Friday to see how the tiling is going and whether they have a completion date as yet. Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Easter Move in Countdown 846Mar 21, 2017 6:55 pm My cats just a domestic short hair. She is very lovey and smoochy. No chAnce she'd like a kitten though. She only tolerates my 2 dogs! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I'll brainstorm names for you and live through your kitten haha! All of my fingers crossed that there is progress this week! Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Easter Move in Countdown 848Mar 22, 2017 6:43 pm Just saw a thread where someone didn't want to pay their share of the fence because they hadn't started building but the neighbor had finished. Hope this doesn't happen to me!!! I want my back fence up before I move in, but my neighbor hasn't started building though they have settled. The only reason I haven't sent a notice to fence is because my builder wants to bring in materials/landscaping etc from over the back since the sides of my house are super narrow. Although, I wish I knew when my build was going to finish.. as I don't want to have to wait 3 weeks after I get the keys for the fence to go up (which seems to be the usual time to get a fence built from when you contact the fencer). I had forgotten about this issue... I might have to hassle the builder again this week about completion date and ask more whether I can arrange the fences. Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Easter Move in Countdown 849Mar 22, 2017 8:41 pm My kitties name is Lila. My puppies are Ruby and April Fences are a pain. I am moving into a brand new rental next week, as my parents have sold their house and we were promised fences would be up. Nope, not coming til 13th April! And I have 2 dogs with no fences! They've arranged that stupid temp fencing but it's not stable enough to leave the dogs out in so I will have to keep them pretty much inside Hopefully it all works out for you. I have a corner block so one side is up to me, the other side is a lot that's just come for sale. Not sure who will pay that? And the back is a HUGE block that runs the back fences of 4 other blocks. Hopefully I won't have issues with that. Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Easter Move in Countdown 850Mar 22, 2017 8:47 pm Once you send the notice the neighbour has a few weeks to respond but must pay half the cost whether their house is built or not. It's still their land and they are required to foot the cost to fence it. I would be shopping around for quotes now so as soon as you have a date you can send notice otherwise you'll be living there a while with no fences Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Easter Move in Countdown 851Mar 23, 2017 6:34 am Some owners are reluctant to build common fences until late in the build as the trades on either side will inevitably damage the fence and not own up. The fault, and cost to repair, may then be disputed between various owners, builders and trades. This is more prevalent in narrow blocks and colorbond panel-style fences. In a perfect world the best time to erect such a fence is after brick cleaning, rendering, downpipes and storm water connections are done on both sides. Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Easter Move in Countdown 852Mar 24, 2017 12:12 pm Dawn is sad ;-; Rang the builder today for my weekly update. Asked where the tiling was at, said he had to check and would call me back.. no worries. 20mins later get a text 'Stormwater done and tiler booked for next week'. I rang straight away to find out what on earth was going on with stormwater, because I would have thought that was done at base stage. Didn't really understand the answer I was given. Also very unhappy with tiling, I was told last Friday tiling had started or would start on Monday... now it won't be till next week? Which I don't believe because I've heard that before. 3 weeks to Easter. Chance of being in... zilch. Chance of them receiving a good testimonial... zilch! Very very frustrated. My house is tiny.. it should have been completed by now! Since December 18th the only thing to happen at my house is painting... which I don't believe has been completed. I was confidently assured in December that I would be moving in late February or March at the absolute latest. My life is a shambles.. I had everything planned for a March move in, Easter at the latest.. I'm going to still go past the house tomorrow, and pray they were wrong and something has actually happened. My dad is going to drop my lights off on Monday and give them a bit of hell and find out what is going on. Very worried they are going under.. and even more worried that I paid them the 7.5k invoice upfront. Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Just want to scream 854Mar 24, 2017 12:44 pm Dawn I'm so sorry to see this update!! I'm feeling your pain I pray they were wrong and your see something on site tomorrow!! I don't understand why your house couldn't have been completed before Xmas I feel you on the review, at this my builder will get 2 stars at best. Hugs to you my love, you will get through this GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Just want to scream 855Mar 24, 2017 1:08 pm Feel sorry for you Dawn.. You should be in by now... The builders post Xmas hangover is terrible... they work hard close to Xmas to get the money from us and then when they come back, they are taking their sweet time to finish the rest... Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Just want to scream 856Mar 24, 2017 2:41 pm Thank you all. I'm really struggling to cope.. and wondering what I should do now. I just never thought it would take this long.. I really have to stop getting my hopes up, as they keep being crushed. I just don't think I'm ever going to get into this house. It's such a small house I don't understand why it is taking so long... I'm planning to call the other person from the builder on Monday and let them know how upset I am.. they made a lot of promises and they can't seem to keep any of them. I just cant stop crying.. I feel so hopeless. I booked 2 weeks off end of April to do landscaping, etc.. but the chance of moving in before the end of April seems impossible. Wondering if I should cancel the leave, as I don't want to waste two weeks sitting around my parents place.. but at the same time I need a break from work and if I cancel the leave, my boss won't let me have anymore till post November. Suppose to be putting a deposit on my kitten tomorrow, ... might have to cancel as I won't have anywhere for the kitten.. I dont really think I can have the kitten and my rabbit living in my room for weeks.. Why does my builder hate me so much. Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Just want to scream 857Mar 24, 2017 2:56 pm Oh Dawn that's so frustrating to hear. I would wait until at least next week to decide about the leave. If the tiling is complete next week April will still be achievable for handover! I know it's hard and so disappointing but the end is so close now xx Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Just want to scream 858Mar 24, 2017 4:50 pm Kat_1025 Oh Dawn that's so frustrating to hear. I would wait until at least next week to decide about the leave. If the tiling is complete next week April will still be achievable for handover! I know it's hard and so disappointing but the end is so close now xx I hope its close.. but the end of has felt close so many times, you just give up. When my land FINALLY settled I was like "omg cool.. so Ill be moving in in 6 months".. then nothing. then we got the council approval.. and it was like.. "omg finally.. 6 months no worries.." then the insurance finally got sorted.. "okay cool.. so now is okay".. then we started.. "yay 6 months".. then they told me it would be 4/5months at most, so I started counting down "5 weeks to go".. then start again at 8 weeks.. I just have no hope. I honestly don't think I'll get keys before May unless they seriously get to work. And they just don't seem interested in my house.. I hate that its just sitting there with nothing happening.. its probably get damaged or robbed.. Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Just want to scream 859Mar 24, 2017 4:54 pm Sorry. I'm being a grump. Just spent an hour waiting at the dentist, after 3 minutes in the chair was told my braces are only a few more months from being off... last time I was there they said within 6 weeks ;-; it never ends. Oh well, time to focus on our monster garage sale tomorrow. Hoping to make enough money off stuff to buy new rabbit enclosure for my baby boy. Re: {dawn} Custom Build - Just want to scream 860Mar 24, 2017 4:59 pm Don't worry about being grumpy! Completely understandable. So frustrating when it's just so out of your control! I have everything crossed that it's not much longer! Good luck for the sale tomorrow! I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 16338 I am in the same situation, would you be able to give some insights in to this? I am in SA 8 17957 Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 12423 |