Browse Forums Building A New House Re: New home build with Oracle 2Sep 29, 2017 10:44 pm The journey so far☺️ Put a deposit in a block in January 2017. Started looking around for builders, signed out tender with Oracle in March 2017. Land registered in July 2017. Plans approved by Council in August 2017. We are still waiting for a start date, can't wait to start posting pictures and sharing our journey with you guys. We are building in Qld. Re: New home build with Oracle 3Oct 01, 2017 12:36 pm mafu1983 The journey so far☺️ Put a deposit in a block in January 2017. Started looking around for builders, signed out tender with Oracle in March 2017. Land registered in July 2017. Plans approved by Council in August 2017. We are still waiting for a start date, can't wait to start posting pictures and sharing our journey with you guys. We are building in Qld. Woohoooo! Hopefully your build starts soon! Re: New home build with Oracle 4Oct 05, 2017 10:21 pm Hi we are building in qld too this is our journey so far oracle have been great so far 14th august 2:15 land is ours 🎉🎉 15th august paid oracle 5% deposit 21st august first mortgage payment 13th September final papers signed for oracle to begin!! 26th September site has been cut / bricks are onsite 27th September piers have been put in 29th September all the pipes/electricity meter has been installed 3rd October meeting with Ryan site supervisor 7:00am 5th October slab done Re: New home build with Oracle 5Oct 05, 2017 10:53 pm Zuzu00 Hi we are building in qld too this is our journey so far oracle have been great so far 14th august 2:15 land is ours 🎉🎉 15th august paid oracle 5% deposit 21st august first mortgage payment 13th September final papers signed for oracle to begin!! 26th September site has been cut / bricks are onsite 27th September piers have been put in 29th September all the pipes/electricity meter has been installed 3rd October meeting with Ryan site supervisor 7:00am 5th October slab done Wow Zuzu00 Oracle has bee great with you guys, we still don't have a slab, started the journey with them in January. I hope they pick up their speed coz it's really frustrating. Can't wait to see how your build progresses, please put some pictures. Where about in Qld are you building? Re: New home build with Oracle 6Oct 06, 2017 4:34 am We are at Redland Bay building advantage plus 260. I will hopefully get a pic of the slab this weeekend 🙂 where are you building? Hopefully they get you started soon.it took awhile for final estimations to be done. Re: New home build with Oracle 7Oct 06, 2017 7:04 am Zuzu00 We are at Redland Bay building advantage plus 260. I will hopefully get a pic of the slab this weeekend 🙂 where are you building? Hopefully they get you started soon.it took awhile for final estimations to be done. ☺️☺️ we are building an advantage plus 260 as well with minor modifications . We are building in Ipswich. We are hopefully getting a slab next week so can't wait☺️ Re: New home build with Oracle 8Oct 06, 2017 12:49 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here is a pic of the slab it actually looks really small but I’m reassured that it is fine haha we have changed a few things on our plans too I will try and upload a picture of the plans. I can’t wait to see pictures of your place once they get started. We have been told the frame work will be delivered on the 13th October Re: New home build with Oracle 9Oct 06, 2017 9:40 pm Zuzu00 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here is a pic of the slab it actually looks really small but I’m reassured that it is fine haha we have changed a few things on our plans too I will try and upload a picture of the plans. I can’t wait to see pictures of your place once they get started. We have been told the frame work will be delivered on the 13th October Wow congratulations on the slab, wow am surprised at how small it looks. Guess ours will be like that too, you wonder how that turns into a big home like the advantage 260. Oracle has started some preps for the slab on our site, will post pics below. Re: New home build with Oracle 11Oct 07, 2017 4:47 pm Zuzu00 Hi we are building in qld too this is our journey so far oracle have been great so far 14th august 2:15 land is ours 15th august paid oracle 5% deposit 21st august first mortgage payment 13th September final papers signed for oracle to begin!! 26th September site has been cut / bricks are onsite 27th September piers have been put in 29th September all the pipes/electricity meter has been installed 3rd October meeting with Ryan site supervisor 7:00am 5th October slab done Wow that is a greate timeline. We are building with oracle in NSW. Settlement on land was 9th of May and we still haven't started. Re: New home build with Oracle 12Oct 12, 2017 6:57 pm mafu1983 The journey so far☺️ Put a deposit in a block in January 2017. Started looking around for builders, signed out tender with Oracle in March 2017. Land registered in July 2017. Plans approved by Council in August 2017. We are still waiting for a start date, can't wait to start posting pictures and sharing our journey with you guys. We are building in Qld. Hi mafu1983 how is your build going? Re: New home build with Oracle 13Oct 12, 2017 7:06 pm Zuzu00 mafu1983 The journey so far☺️ Put a deposit in a block in January 2017. Started looking around for builders, signed out tender with Oracle in March 2017. Land registered in July 2017. Plans approved by Council in August 2017. We are still waiting for a start date, can't wait to start posting pictures and sharing our journey with you guys. We are building in Qld. Hi mafu1983 how is your build going? Hi Zuzu00, the build is going well so far, we started yay! Hopefully we will get the slab done tomorrow, I hope the rain will hold off for that, will post the pics tomorrow if it's done. How is yours going? Re: New home build with Oracle 16Oct 12, 2017 7:27 pm Zuzu00 We got a email yesterday saying frame will be up by the 19th roof will go on after brickwork. Rough ins to be competed by 27th oct weather permitting 😊fingers crossed Wow can't wait for your pictures too. Your build is going in a marathon☺️☺️☺️ Re: New home build with Oracle 19Oct 13, 2017 8:02 pm Zuzu00 Oh noooo!! 😭😭that is not good at all!! Are the waffles there and the mesh there? Today we went past our block and a truck was delivering the frame 😩😩 I was really disappointed, I went there ready to take photos but nothing. The waffles and mesh are there so hopefully it doesn't rain over the weekend. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 to the frames, your build is going really well. Re: New home build with Oracle 20Oct 15, 2017 3:14 pm Yay to the slab pour, decided to go to our Bloch yesterday and couldn't believe my eyes, they were busy pouring the slab ☺️☺️. Didn't think they would do it on the weekend. It's been raining so the pictures were taken from inside the car, we have been told frames will be delivered on the 25th , can't wait☺️ Yay to progress👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Can anyone recommend a good/affordable retaining wall and fence builder that I can get a quote from located in Sydney? 8 46447 If you are in Victoria you have a statutory right to your own building inspector regardless of builder's consent. No negotiations are required. However the builder will… 1 3045 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 18307 |