Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 368Jan 13, 2018 10:45 am BrendanH wazzabrown4 BrendanH Hey Wazza, any issues with going with flooring after handover? What are your plans re skirting etc? I asked them to install skirting in carpeted areas(upstairs) then they will provide skirting and paint and it will be on me to install after laminate is laid. No dramas last time I did this. It’s the best way to do it when going with laminate. Nice, cheers man I think it'smore and more likely we will be doing floors after handover Sorry if this is a stupid question - this is our first home build - is it possible to have my own trades come in and complete the flooring before handover - or is that not an option with Firstyle?? Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 369Jan 13, 2018 12:02 pm Not an option will have to wait to handover Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 371Jan 14, 2018 6:52 pm Can anyone give me a realistic time line to complete a 2 story house 34squares? Already have the slab down and doing flooring after handover. I know the contract is 9 months and a lot of people say 12 months, but I’m just after some honest time frames from experiences. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 372Jan 18, 2018 7:56 am We just found these forums.Its been so helpful to read through them.Our build with them is about to start soon and weve been told the site will be padlocked and fenced.I see people have photos of their progress(wish we were at that stage).Is there a tip for getting access to the site.I dont think I can wait til walkthroughs.Do you ask the supervisor for a key or code? Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 373Jan 18, 2018 9:22 am First_build We just found these forums.Its been so helpful to read through them.Our build with them is about to start soon and weve been told the site will be padlocked and fenced.I see people have photos of their progress(wish we were at that stage).Is there a tip for getting access to the site.I dont think I can wait til walkthroughs.Do you ask the supervisor for a key or code? Congrats on starting your build first_build! Yes your site will have security fencing up once the process starts. Just ask your SS when you'd like to visit once you get into lockup stage, they're usually good about it. You have an allocation 5 walkthroughs but they're usually good about letting you in for a visit outside of those. You'll also notice there will be times during the process where the fence will be left open by contractors who haven't bothered to lock after finishing work. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 374Jan 18, 2018 9:38 am ravsingh21 First_build We just found these forums.Its been so helpful to read through them.Our build with them is about to start soon and weve been told the site will be padlocked and fenced.I see people have photos of their progress(wish we were at that stage).Is there a tip for getting access to the site.I dont think I can wait til walkthroughs.Do you ask the supervisor for a key or code? Congrats on starting your build first_build! Yes your site will have security fencing up once the process starts. Just ask your SS when you'd like to visit once you get into lockup stage, they're usually good about it. You have an allocation 5 walkthroughs but they're usually good about letting you in for a visit outside of those. You'll also notice there will be times during the process where the fence will be left open by contractors who haven't bothered to lock after finishing work Thanks for the tip Ravsingh21.I take it your building with FS?How is your build going? Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 375Jan 18, 2018 10:03 am First_build ravsingh21 Congrats on starting your build first_build! Yes your site will have security fencing up once the process starts. Just ask your SS when you'd like to visit once you get into lockup stage, they're usually good about it. You have an allocation 5 walkthroughs but they're usually good about letting you in for a visit outside of those. You'll also notice there will be times during the process where the fence will be left open by contractors who haven't bothered to lock after finishing work Thanks for the tip Ravsingh21.I take it your building with FS?How is your build going? We've just finished our build with FS last month. Its our first home so it was a very steep learning curve for my wife and I but enjoying the new home (and moving out of the in-law's ha!) Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 376Feb 05, 2018 7:26 pm Hi All,
My wife and I have are building with FS, and land is due to be registered in June 2018 pending any issues with council. We are building a 2 storey home (Waterhouse Sherrard Facade) which is approximately 29sq. I have allowed for 7% contingency for extra's, landscaping, retaining wall etc First question, what is everyone's contingency figure they used? I have read 5-10% is a good range, which in our case equates to 67k. We are hoping we don't have to tap into this entire balance and keep the money in our pockets. Secondly, when is land stamp duty usually payable and is this done via your solicitor? Apologies for the questions, this is my first venture into building our dream home! Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 377Feb 06, 2018 7:31 am triquee79 Hi All, My wife and I have are building with FS, and land is due to be registered in June 2018 pending any issues with council. We are building a 2 storey home (Waterhouse Sherrard Facade) which is approximately 29sq. I have allowed for 7% contingency for extra's, landscaping, retaining wall etc First question, what is everyone's contingency figure they used? I have read 5-10% is a good range, which equates to 67k. We are hoping we don't have to tap into this entire balance and keep the money in our pockets. Secondly, when is land stamp duty usually payable and is this done via your solicitor? Apologies for the questions, this is my first venture into building our dream home! Hi triquee79 Congrats on starting your journey! Where are you building? Our contingency will be approximately 7-8% once we get landscaping done and the last of our electrical work so I think you're in a good range. Stamp duty is indeed paid through your solicitor via bank cheque and due when your land is registered. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 378Feb 06, 2018 10:07 am ravsingh21 triquee79 Hi All, My wife and I have are building with FS, and land is due to be registered in June 2018 pending any issues with council. We are building a 2 storey home (Waterhouse Sherrard Facade) which is approximately 29sq. I have allowed for 7% contingency for extra's, landscaping, retaining wall etc First question, what is everyone's contingency figure they used? I have read 5-10% is a good range, which equates to 67k. We are hoping we don't have to tap into this entire balance and keep the money in our pockets. Secondly, when is land stamp duty usually payable and is this done via your solicitor? Apologies for the questions, this is my first venture into building our dream home! Hi triquee79 Congrats on starting your journey! Where are you building? Our contingency will be approximately 7-8% once we get landscaping done and the last of our electrical work so I think you're in a good range. Stamp duty is indeed paid through your solicitor via bank cheque and due when your land is registered. @ravsingh21 we are building at Edmondson Park, closer to Ardennes ave. We were hoping to be able to walk to the station instead of the crazy parking situation at the moment! Really hope they fix this issue before we move in. We haven't got much more wiggle room beyond this 7%, so it better be enough haha Great, thanks for confirming both points. How have you found FS so far with the build and their communication? Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 379Feb 06, 2018 10:23 am triquee79 ravsingh21 triquee79 Hi All, My wife and I have are building with FS, and land is due to be registered in June 2018 pending any issues with council. We are building a 2 storey home (Waterhouse Sherrard Facade) which is approximately 29sq. I have allowed for 7% contingency for extra's, landscaping, retaining wall etc First question, what is everyone's contingency figure they used? I have read 5-10% is a good range, which equates to 67k. We are hoping we don't have to tap into this entire balance and keep the money in our pockets. Secondly, when is land stamp duty usually payable and is this done via your solicitor? Apologies for the questions, this is my first venture into building our dream home! Hi triquee79 Congrats on starting your journey! Where are you building? Our contingency will be approximately 7-8% once we get landscaping done and the last of our electrical work so I think you're in a good range. Stamp duty is indeed paid through your solicitor via bank cheque and due when your land is registered. @ravsingh21 we are building at Edmondson Park, closer to Ardennes ave. We were hoping to be able to walk to the station instead of the crazy parking situation at the moment! Really hope they fix this issue before we move in. We haven't got much more wiggle room beyond this 7%, so it better be enough haha Great, thanks for confirming both points. How have you found FS so far with the build and their communication? Good stuff, we were looking around the Ardennes area initially as well, its a great area. We've just finished building in EP just over a month ago. Generally FS has been ok, the quality of their work is very good, they have room for improvement in regard to communication & timeliness (which seems to be a common issue across builders at the moment) but we're enjoying our new home which is the main thing. Re: Any experiences with Firstyle homes 380Feb 19, 2018 7:21 am Hi everyone, This thread has been so helpful. We are building our first home with Firstyle, literally just signed the tender and paid the $15k on the weekend. We are getting a H&L package (the Willow which I've been told is a custom plan for a narrow block). Sat down and went through the changes we want made which to be honest was a stressful experience. I'll keep my opinions to myself on how accommodating the salesman was but it's done now and hopefully we hear back soon in regards to the new plans (although having read how slow they are in responding in this post I'm a bit worried!) I received my colour pack but it didn't have any info in there on the tile supplier. Can anyone tell me the name of the floor coverings supplier? I want to get the timber laminate in lieu of floor tiles, is it the same supplier? I've seen the name Abruzzi tiles used in this thread, are they still the supplier and does anyone know if they do the timber laminate as well? I know that picking the floor coverings should come at a later date but I want to have a look at the kinds of things available now because this will effect my pantry benchtop choices. Any help would be great! I'll probably have a million more questions as our build progresses so I feel lucky that this little Firstyle community exists! Thanks everyone Hi Kaiser85, We are building with Firstyle Homes. Our build has just started, slab pour is on Saturday (hopefully!). Their standard range is pretty good. We did our… 1 6472 You have mandatory building inspections and privately engaged building inspections. The difference between the two comes down to inspecting the building so it's safe and… 3 18058 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74688 |