Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 241Aug 24, 2017 9:25 am Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 243Aug 24, 2017 3:37 pm Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 245Aug 24, 2017 5:37 pm Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 246Aug 26, 2017 9:47 am Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 248Aug 27, 2017 6:03 pm Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 249Aug 27, 2017 6:14 pm You've really done the hard yards, hope you have a positive week ahead with PCI take 2. Coral build- Modified Bronte 42 - We're in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82234&p=1513775&hilit=coral+modified+bronte#p1513775 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 250Aug 29, 2017 9:41 am aloenyx Sounds like a good plan!! I wish I had held off on handover now, I was in such a rush... but I am finding non-stop issues. Oh no! Out of curiosity, what kind of things are you still finding wrong etc? I also have a second inspection booked for tomorrow to check that everything has been fixed and now I worried I haven't looked hard enough. I hope you love your new house though! Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 251Aug 29, 2017 9:44 am You are doing such a great job! Your house will look utterly amazing. I to have a second inspection booked for tomorrow morning with my SS to check everything has been fixed and is as it should - fingers cross that entire carpet has been replaced with the HUGE stains. Bank says that the builders should have their final payment cleared in their bank by today (lunchtime) and it is go from there. So really, depending on whether the work is acceptable, I should essentially have my keys by at least Friday. Here's to hoping!! I will however delay if it is not up to scratch, like you said, no rush and we have paid BIG BUCKS. Good luck! Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 252Aug 29, 2017 9:50 am maddielouxx aloenyx Sounds like a good plan!! I wish I had held off on handover now, I was in such a rush... but I am finding non-stop issues. Oh no! Out of curiosity, what kind of things are you still finding wrong etc? I also have a second inspection booked for tomorrow to check that everything has been fixed and now I worried I haven't looked hard enough. I hope you love your new house though! I'm certain we will love our new house when we are finally in. We can only see stuff from the outside obviously but there is a downpipe that has a hole in it that wasn't fixed the last time we were out there. The glass door with a big scratch at eye height hasn't been replaced. The gas box with big holes that were supposed to be plugged up weren't. Paint splatter on the garage bricks, dent in the rendering out the back (they fixed 2 left 1), overhanging tiles with damaged ridge capping wasn't fixed. Our damaged letterbox is still in the wrong spot. It just doesn't fill me with much confidence that the inside has been done if so much on the outside hasn't. I'm hoping I'm wrong and they have spent all the time focusing on the inside. 2.5weeks to fix stuff, I believe, is plenty of time. Building our forever home! Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 253Aug 29, 2017 6:53 pm maddielouxx aloenyx Sounds like a good plan!! I wish I had held off on handover now, I was in such a rush... but I am finding non-stop issues. Oh no! Out of curiosity, what kind of things are you still finding wrong etc? I also have a second inspection booked for tomorrow to check that everything has been fixed and now I worried I haven't looked hard enough. I hope you love your new house though! I like the house, but there's a lot of little issues that could have been done better. Painting is the worst, lots of marks, and paint splashed everywhere, on window frames, tiles, carpet, cabinetry.. The whole garage has to be resanded and repainted The garage internal door, the gap cut for the handle is larger than the door set, so you can see a gap Front door doesn't shut unless you slam it Dent on the gutter on the front of the house Paint on the roof (footsteps??) Gutter might still be leaking, don't know how to tell about that.. Colorbond above doors is crap and paint is peeling there Dirt/rust on some of the door handles and such Garage floor is flithy and has giant cracks through it leading under the house (Suppose to be doing an engineering report for me) Carpet is pretty bad in some places, its thin near the edges.. like its been pulled too tight, one spot in the bedroom the spikey bits are coming through (Stepped on one ) Scratches on the glass near the front door Brick short under one of the window seals (suppose to be fixing that one) NBN port doesn't work in the lounge room Laundry sink is leaking Not major stuff really, house is nice and liveable.. but definitely not the 'quality' finishes I was expecting. I didn't notice most of this stuff till I started living here.. it will all be going on my maintenance inspection. They haven't been back to fix anything since handover like they said they would Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 254Aug 29, 2017 9:18 pm aloenyx maddielouxx aloenyx Sounds like a good plan!! I wish I had held off on handover now, I was in such a rush... but I am finding non-stop issues. Oh no! Out of curiosity, what kind of things are you still finding wrong etc? I also have a second inspection booked for tomorrow to check that everything has been fixed and now I worried I haven't looked hard enough. I hope you love your new house though! I like the house, but there's a lot of little issues that could have been done better. Painting is the worst, lots of marks, and paint splashed everywhere, on window frames, tiles, carpet, cabinetry.. The whole garage has to be resanded and repainted The garage internal door, the gap cut for the handle is larger than the door set, so you can see a gap Front door doesn't shut unless you slam it Dent on the gutter on the front of the house Paint on the roof (footsteps??) Gutter might still be leaking, don't know how to tell about that.. Colorbond above doors is crap and paint is peeling there Dirt/rust on some of the door handles and such Garage floor is flithy and has giant cracks through it leading under the house (Suppose to be doing an engineering report for me) Carpet is pretty bad in some places, its thin near the edges.. like its been pulled too tight, one spot in the bedroom the spikey bits are coming through (Stepped on one ) Scratches on the glass near the front door Brick short under one of the window seals (suppose to be fixing that one) NBN port doesn't work in the lounge room Laundry sink is leaking Not major stuff really, house is nice and liveable.. but definitely not the 'quality' finishes I was expecting. I didn't notice most of this stuff till I started living here.. it will all be going on my maintenance inspection. They haven't been back to fix anything since handover like they said they would /quote] I don't like that I only have an option to like this comment. Dislike a lot! Apparently the house was a flurry with people today including the company director. That makes me feel a bit better about the inside for tomorrow. Stuff on the outside still hasn't been finalized but I will bring that up tomorrow. They have also started the neighboring retaining. Apparently it's 5 sleepers high.... that means a 1m retaining wall. Then they will put a 1.8m fence on top.... so glad they chose concrete not wood. The bedrooms may never see the light of day again however. At least we will have our privacy.... maybe we will build a rainforest down that side... Building our forever home! Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 255Aug 30, 2017 9:46 am So today wasn't as bad as I had thought. Still a few things but the major one with the tile had been fixed. The private inspector still had a couple of things on his list as incomplete but nothing too serious. The SS is fixing some things for me now. The tiler is back again fixing the overhang (again!) We are booking handover for 9am Friday morning! Building our forever home! Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 256Aug 31, 2017 8:37 am YAY - well done! I got my keys yesterday - couldn't be more relieved. I wish you all the luck in the World for Friday Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 257Aug 31, 2017 9:07 am maddielouxx YAY - well done! I got my keys yesterday - couldn't be more relieved. I wish you all the luck in the World for Friday Don't get me wrong, I'm super excited for you, congratulations! But how did your keys come before mine? I feel jipped! It shouldn't have taken this long for us. Now bring on the super fun landscaping job Building our forever home! Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 258Aug 31, 2017 11:37 am Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260 259Sep 01, 2017 6:58 am It's today!! 2hrs to be exact! Building our forever home! Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 76091 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 106764 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 24650 |