Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 16, 2017 5:24 pm Hi All!
First home owner and first time builder here. Hoping to connect with other single storey Fowler Homes owners (seems to be a lack of us!) or people currently within Tranche 31 Stage 2 (registration in OCT/NOV 2017) at Oran Park; Lots 1130 - 1295. We might find our neighbours on this thread! Building the Catalina 23 with the Allegra facade; Deluxe Package. I'll try and update costs of things in the post below. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our current timeline with Fowler: 27 May 17 - Land secured 05 June 17 - Tender Presentation 22 June 17 - Plan and Tender Variation signed 03 August 17 - 1st Draft received 03 September 17 - TV 3 signed 19 September 17 - TV 4 signed 26 September 17 - Council Forms signed 28 September 17 - 2nd Amended Draft received and signed 19 October 17 - Land is registered 02 November 17 - Land settled 22 November 17 - Developer Approval for Oran Park Rebate accepted 27 November 17 - TV 5 & 6 signed 27 November 17 - Colours Appointment / Ultra Air (air con) / Appointment TV 7 signed 04 December 17 - Brindabella Kitchen Appointment / Abruzzo Tiling Appointment 06 December 17 - DA lodged to Camden Council 17 December 17 - TV 8 signed 07 January 18 - Clipsal Appointment 01 January 18 - TV 9 signed (Development Consent) 28 January 18 - Tiling signed / Kitchen signed 03 February 18 - Council strip tree replanted away from driveway 14 February 18 - TV 10 signed / Tiling floor wastes variation signed / Kitchen drainage variation signed 23 February 18 - TV 11 signed 27 February 18 - Construction Plans received 12 March 18 - Construction Plans signed 15 March 18 - HIA contract recieved 20 April 18 - HIA contract back with builder 15 May 18 - In Production 13 June 18 - Construction to commence 20 June 18 - Colours Doc 3 signed 29 June 18 - Piering & Draining done 06 July 18 - Slab poured 19 July 18 - Frames delivered 24 July 18 - Trusses delivered 30 July 18 - Plumbing 31 July 18 - Bricklaying 16 August 18 - Facia & gutter installed 17 August 18 - Roof tiles delivered 20 August 18 - Roof tiles installed 23 August 18 - Eaves installed 25 August 18 - Bricks cleaned 30 August 18 - Electrical rough-in & Gyprock delivered 07 September 18 - Gyprock complete. Doors Delivered 13 September 18 - Waterproofing 20 September 18 - Cabinetry installed 02 October 18 - Tiling started 17 October 18 - Skirting installed 18 October 18 - Notified of discontinued stone-top (Cygnus) 26 October 18 - Painting complete 31 October 18 - New stonetops installed 01 November 18 - Tapware installed 07 November 18 - 1st house clean done & Laundry/Alfresco steps complete & rubbish removed 09 November 18 - Kitchen splashback due to be completed (due to incorrect stock) & mirrors installed 19 November 18 - Carpet installed 20 November 18 - Door stain fixed 21 November 18 - 1st house walk through 22 November 18 - Driveway poured 26 November 18 - Painter in for touchups, gaps above windows fixed 27 November 18 - Inspection with certifier. IOC due end of week 30 November 18 - 2nd house walk through 01 December 18 - Painter in again 03 December 18 - Driveway sealed 08 December 18 - Alfresco Door replaced 14 December 18 - (estimated) Handover date Looking forward to discussing your homes with you Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 2Sep 22, 2017 2:16 pm Helpful costs from Fowler:
Platinum Package upgrade from Deluxe $24,990 Emporium Package upgrade from Deluxe $49,090 landscaping design $1400 masonry pier letterbox (no rendering) $1200 2040mm high x 820mm wide Slimline 3000 cavity sliding door $400 external/internal gas point $345 Caroma Urbane toilet upgrade from Deluxe $487 Fully frameless shower upgrade from Deluxe $1590 T-shape Smeg Canopy $ 2287 cold water point $215 push to open cabinet function $20ea upgrade laminate single basin bench tops in bathroom to 20mm stone $360 tile upgrade to platinum $5 per sqm smooth grout upgrade from standard $14 per sqm drainage point $110 Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 3Sep 23, 2017 11:27 pm Hi guys We're also building with Fowler Homes so wanted to touch base and share experiences. Have you guys started construction yet? Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 5Sep 26, 2017 9:52 am Not yet - their admin process takes aaaages after council approval. We've built previously with Eden Brae and they were much quicker! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 6Sep 26, 2017 10:40 am I'm finding that! Our drafts alone took 5 weeks. I've had to chase up council documentations. I emailed them about trying to get into the colours room early so we can be prepared when our official consultation comes along, and they said there was no advantage in accessing the room right now. I think thats utter rubbish! You can't be too prepared. Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 7Sep 26, 2017 11:02 am I tried to do the same but no luck... I did end up selecting everything pretty early though so im really frustrated about the fact that it's looking like i'll have to pay $1,000 to extend my tender because they've been so slow post council :/ There hasnt been that many reviews online for FH which i took as a good thing as people usually are more vocal online when things dont go right...most of the reviews i have come across mostly complain about how slow they are.....which in hindsight can be as equally frustrating.. Fingers crossed its smooth sailing from here though because i really do love their floor plans and packages! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 8Sep 26, 2017 11:10 am Oh no that really sucks! I have my fingers crossed for you! Please keep me up to date with your progress I hope thats not a common occurrence. We are building a single storey so maybe things will move a little faster? Yes, we haven't needed to make too many structural amends because they have have amazing floor plans Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 9Sep 26, 2017 11:17 am I'll definitely let you know how it all goes! and keep me up to date with yours too! there's so few of us FH builders online, it's nice to connect! I'm still negotiating some changes on our building contract but hopefully once they agree to some of them - we will be in production and ready for slab in the next month! feel free to follow my blog for now - although it's looking pretty bland right now: http://portofino38.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 10Sep 26, 2017 12:08 pm I LOVE IT!!! Love your back story also, very cute I'll definitely be following along~ Can I also add, that I love your choice for the Portofino! Such a modern looking home! Fowler 2-storeys are amazing! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 11Sep 26, 2017 12:11 pm Thanks lovely! I kind of feel like im in over my head now - i built a single storey home the first time around and am really scared about doing a double storey hahah.. Let me know if you have any questions with any of the processes moving forward. Just a tip - totally worth running your build contract with a solicitor - just so you're across EVERYTHING that's written on it. PM me if you have any q's. Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 12Sep 26, 2017 12:20 pm Aw, i'm so excited for you! At least you have some sort of idea of whats going on!
People ask if were excited about building, but its such a scary and nerve-wracking time of the process! haha. Thank you we shall! Really appreciate your kindness!~ I feel like theres been a huge lack of communication with Fowler. Even with our original sales manager resigning and all that. Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 13Sep 26, 2017 12:24 pm Yes - i agree - i'm still pretty scared...we built with Eden Brae previously but we were still so young so kind of fluked everything! We didnt have a solicitor the first time around and luckily everything went pretty smoothly but i would definitely recommend it. Are you building in Sydney? If you're up our way i can recommend our Solicitor if you dont have one already - she was super thorough with us But yes - dont be afraid to reach out. Keep me updated with how you go! Looking forward to watching you with your build as well. ! Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 14Sep 26, 2017 12:26 pm Ah just realised you've already mentioned you're building in Oran Park! Its a beautiful estate! I've got 2 girlfriends who have built there too! My solicitor is based in Parramatta Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 15Sep 26, 2017 12:34 pm Our friends who have built and some in the middle of building are with Eden Brae, and have only good things to say about them. Aw thanks! Were 10mins out from my parents, and down the road from friends, so it's good to be close to people we know. Thank you for the recommendation! My partner's uncle is actually our solicitor, so were very thankful for all his help. He helped us flip our floor plan, which Fowler initially rejected, due to the site plan (makes no sense) as the drafts hadn't even been drawn up yet. I'll try to keep this post updated as we go, theres a lack of Fowler single-story home posts in the forum. Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 16Sep 26, 2017 12:38 pm Aaah lucky!! Having a relative as your solicitor will definitely work in your favour!! So strange they werent going to let you flip the plan as they are usually so flexible with that kind of thing! Looking forward to your build Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 17Sep 26, 2017 12:52 pm Exactly! Especially since they let you flip floor plans online. The manager we dealt with is no longer with them, so things have been smooth so far! (*knock on wood*) Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 18Sep 27, 2017 1:35 pm Hi Guys! We are also building with Fowler so thought I would join in on your discussion We are almost ready to start building, just waiting on our bank to send through our Construction Certificate then we are good to go! We are building the Galleria 22 (single storey) in Jordan Springs. I'll try go back through emails to see if I can answer any of your initial questions above. It has taken about 6 months for our pre-construction part, and kind of expecting it to be about a 6 month build (plus an extra month that builders take off over the christmas/new years period) Re: Fowler Homes Catalina 23 - Oran Park Tranche 31 Stage 2 20Sep 27, 2017 1:43 pm I haven't actually, most of Jordan Springs is complete, I think we are the last to build on our street. Hopefully you guys can start soon, have many started building around you? 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 108135 Anyone built with Fowler Homes? Feedback? Especially any things concerning or negatives? Have heard some horror… 0 9481 |