Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 101Apr 18, 2018 2:08 pm All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 103Apr 20, 2018 10:08 am All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 105May 03, 2018 11:58 am All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 108May 04, 2018 9:03 am All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 109May 04, 2018 6:09 pm All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 110May 04, 2018 7:01 pm Every upgrade is costly, plus additional fees grrrr Quite frustrating.. I found out today after of a month of weekly emails asking how my drawings are coming along (it was promised a month ago). They told me today that my drawings can not be finalised til I sign off the last of my variations which I was waiting on them to provide me in the 1st place.. can't f##king win!! Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 111May 04, 2018 7:04 pm Lol - it’s a joke hey. OK - you have to give them a bit of slack I guess, when they are dealing with so many clients. All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 112May 05, 2018 1:29 pm Is the gooseneck written on your paperwork? They should really honour what’s on their. Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 113May 14, 2018 10:03 am Yes they are there... I questioned it, but because she sales lady gave us incorrect information - we have to pay the $94 for the upgrade. All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 114May 14, 2018 1:49 pm UPDATE - Still sorting out a bunch of things to get this house approved. Identity survey - 1 week wait and $1800 - Turns out the pegs in the land are just to separate the lots, we need to get a identity survey to place the house on the land. The sewer connection - $180ph min 4 hours plus removal of soil they dig out. - Had to get a pipe locator done for the sewer connection. Special trade with a water blasting gun that turns the dirt to mud and they suck it away. Funny thing is - they didn't find anything new to what to council drawing was telling them in the first place. Redrafting - Delay... who knows. $250 - Because the sewer is a fraction too close to the slab, they need us to modify the drawings to allow the minimum distance from the connection. So a change to the WIR to bed1 and move the whole back end of the house over 300mm. This leave the entrance to bed 1 leading directly out into the lounge TV cabinet as they have suggested a 90deg change to the door opening. As our bedroom is 3.68m long, I have suggested just to shorten it by the 300mm... Leaving bed 1 3.38m in length. Still big enough It won't make sense unless you look at the drawings, but trust me - its no good.... I'm hoping it works out ok in the end. Ive come up with a design that will work... I'm to a point where i'm not stressing about it anymore - its laughable now. I just wait each week to see what else they are going to throw at me to deal with. All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 115May 15, 2018 8:33 pm BrentandAllison UPDATE - Still sorting out a bunch of things to get this house approved. Identity survey - 1 week wait and $1800 - Turns out the pegs in the land are just to separate the lots, we need to get a identity survey to place the house on the land. The sewer connection - $180ph min 4 hours plus removal of soil they dig out. - Had to get a pipe locator done for the sewer connection. Special trade with a water blasting gun that turns the dirt to mud and they suck it away. Funny thing is - they didn't find anything new to what to council drawing was telling them in the first place. Redrafting - Delay... who knows. $250 - Because the sewer is a fraction too close to the slab, they need us to modify the drawings to allow the minimum distance from the connection. So a change to the WIR to bed1 and move the whole back end of the house over 300mm. This leave the entrance to bed 1 leading directly out into the lounge TV cabinet as they have suggested a 90deg change to the door opening. As our bedroom is 3.68m long, I have suggested just to shorten it by the 300mm... Leaving bed 1 3.38m in length. Still big enough It won't make sense unless you look at the drawings, but trust me - its no good.... I'm hoping it works out ok in the end. Ive come up with a design that will work... I'm to a point where i'm not stressing about it anymore - its laughable now. I just wait each week to see what else they are going to throw at me to deal with. That’s a great attitude to have Hopefully they rest will be a breeze though. 🤞🏻 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 116May 18, 2018 1:11 pm Just a bit of junk coz I'm bored.. We went to see the new Avengers movie - How awesome! While there, popped into K-Mart and found that vacuum people were going crazy for a few months back - if your not familiar.. http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/home/i ... 30bb092120 Now, for $89... what an awesome machine this thing is. I did a test, we have a dyson, so I vacuumed a small patch with it. Sucked up a little, so yeah, its clean... ran over it again with the K-Mart vacuum.. holy s*&t..... it picked up so much dust and dirt from what I thought was a clean carpet! IT's loud - I hate the noise, so I wear earmuffs, I have sensitive ears anyway. I wear protection even when using an electric lawnmower! No real news on the home front - another week goes by, se la ve.... All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 117May 18, 2018 1:50 pm I really need to stop reading everyone threads! Some are going smooth, some are stalling which gets me so mad for them like its my own build! Some are showing sloppy builders which makes my blood boil.... and its not even my build! I'm getting so anxious for my build, worrying about what can go wrong and the fights I am yet to have with the builder - I can't help it. Serenity now! All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 118May 18, 2018 3:00 pm So now we get hit with ANOTHER bill... this time for $110 for slab redesign because of that blood sewer connection. All because they need to cut out a 1m sq section from the back... All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 119May 18, 2018 4:54 pm All these little things keep adding up, hopefully its all sorted soon and you get to start. So much crap that seems to hold things up.. Re: Iluka - Bray Park (G.J Gardner) - Council 120May 21, 2018 9:38 am Agree - I guess all good things...... I understand they just need to do everything by the book and not take shortcuts which in the end is the best for everyone. Thanks for the pep talk! All progress pics are in the first post - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89917&p=1761154#p1761154 Hi Everyone I learned something this week that I thought would be worth sharing. In NSW a lot of developers of subdivisions put covenants on the land which normally… 0 6690 May I ask why you chose not to use GJ Gardiner? I'm actually meeting with one of the sales guys tomorrow for an appointment. Definitely not signing anything yet… 3 13460 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 18314 |