Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 18, 2018 8:42 pm Harrington @ Bridgeman Downs
Jun 06, 2018 8:01 pm Progress update Land Prelim Contract signed 17/05/2018 Build Prelim Contract signed 30/05/2018 Land contract received 05/06/2018 Land contract signed 10/06/2018 Building contract signed 27/06/2018 Land settlement 30/07/2018 Tile selections 01/08/2018 Colours selection 06/08/2018 Electricals 06/08/2018 Council submission 22/08/2018 Council building approval granted 29/08/2018 Commencement letter issued 05/09/2018 Onsite works commencement 19/09/2018 Slab pouring scheduled for 28/09/2018 (postponed by 7 days) Slab pour 05/10/2018 Frame up 09/10/2018 (start) Roof Completed ~ 31/10/2018 Windows and front door in place ~6/11/2018 Insulation wrapping ~6/11/2018 Electrical/Plumbing rough-in completed 13/11/2018 Private inspector on site for frame inspection 13/11/18 (no major issues at all, but definitely worth the $$) Plasterboards delivered to site 13/11/2018 Bricks delivered to site 14/11/2018 Brick week commenced 16/11/2018 Plasterboard completed 16/11/2018 Brickwork and external cladding all in place 4/12/2018 Cornices, skirting, architraves, internal doors, wardrobe shelves installed 7/12/2018 Upper-level painting completed and scaffolding removed 17/12/2018 Kitchen cabinetry installed 19/12/2018 Garage door installed 19/12/2018 House now at lock-up stage 20/12/2018 Work on site stopped ~21/12/2018 for Christmas break Tiling commenced 07/01/2019 Tiling completed 18/01/2019 Painting to commence 20/01/2019 Countertops and sinks installed 08/02/2019 Driveway prep 08/02/2019 External concreting done 11/02/2019 Painters largely done 11/02/2019 Light fittings mostly done 14/02/2019 Letterbox bricked 16/02/2019 Timber fence mostly done 16/02/2019 Air con fit off 26/02/2019 Carpet, Rangehood 15/03/2019 PCI completed 22/03/2019 Handover 29/03/2019 Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 2May 18, 2018 9:11 pm Hi BuLe A couple on forum have recently built at Gumdale and we are currently building at Kinross Estate Thornlands with AusBuild. Can't help you with Bridgeman Downs but can help with general build process with AusBuild if required. All the best with your choice and good luck with your proposed build. Regards, Paul Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 3May 18, 2018 9:20 pm Thanks Paul We are still at the early stages, but will definitely have lots more questions later. I hope your home building at Kinross Estate has been OK so far, what stage is the house at? Cheers Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 4May 18, 2018 10:23 pm Frame is up, gutter and fascia went on today as well as roofing battens. Roof should go on next week then electrical and plumbing fitout in next week or two. We also installed a pool shell before house started.
We are building a modified Finlay 36. Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 5May 19, 2018 5:40 pm pbwhi0 Frame is up, gutter and facia went on today as well as roofing battens. Roof should go on next week then electrical and plumbing fitout in next week or two. We also installed a pool shell before house started. We are building a modified Finlay 36. Exciting times ! Just saw your construction photos in another thread, good progress. Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 6Jun 01, 2018 8:29 pm BuLe Hi, Thinking of buying into one of the AusBuild estates in Bridgeman Downs (North Brisbane). Is anyone currently building in either Harrington Estate or has bought into the Hampton Rise estate? Hi BuLe, we are in the process of buying at Harrington stage 2. Have you decided whether to buy there or not? Which lot are you considering? Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 7Jun 01, 2018 9:05 pm Hi Irish We put a deposit in for a stage 1 land and house package at the cul-de-sec. At our second meeting the agent found out he could not fit the house in the lot while meeting council requirements. He offered to put in a smaller house, wife rejected that offer. So we went with one of the stage 2 lots at Harrington which I understand are close to registration. We have now deposited the prelim building fee $2,500. We are building an Ellison 30s. How far are you with your process? Cheers Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 8Jun 01, 2018 9:12 pm BuLe Hi Irish How far are you with your process? Cheers We signed prelim build agreement last week. Stage 2 should be registered in the next few weeks I believe. Which lot did you choose in stage 2? Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 10Jun 06, 2018 8:39 pm As it’s off the plan, many more documents and special conditions. Unless you understand contracts I would get the contract reviewed, as they can give some advice if you need to negotiate any conditions etc. Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 11Jun 06, 2018 8:54 pm Irish16 As it’s off the plan, many more documents and special conditions. Unless you understand contracts I would get the contract reviewed, as they can give some advice if you need to negotiate any conditions etc. Thanks Irish Cheers Bule Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 12Jun 22, 2018 4:17 pm G'day BuLe, Just wondering how you're going along so far. I just noticed this thread, we are building in stage 1 of Harrington on lot 63 (Camden 38 slightly modified). Slab pour is due to start 5th July and all our final plans are signed off. Let us know depending how far you are if you have any questions and I'll see what I know. Cheers Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 13Jun 22, 2018 8:41 pm Hi AICaLuJo So far so good, we got our build plans today and we are having the preliminary studio tour tomorrow. There have been a few bumps that I want to reserve just to give Ausbuild benefit of the doubt for now. I will have some questions later on and thanks for your offer. The estate plan shows Lot 63 being really huge, i know there are trees but are you allowed to fence off the whole 1898m2? That would be a nice and sizable private backyard for your Camden! Cheers BuLe Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 14Jun 23, 2018 7:51 am The fencing isn't complete just yet but the whole lot will be enclosed just for us yes The trees on the lot are marked under a Significant tree overlay through council meaning we cant build anything permanent on that side of the lot. I will be meeting with a landscape designer hopefully next week to look at potentially leveling off portions of the slope. With the studio tour keep in mind their selection is fairly limited but if you had eyes on something you found somewhere else, chances are either they can quote getting it in for you or can organise you buying it and they install it, we did that for our cooker and sink/tapware in the kitchen for example. Cheers and good luck today! Re: Ellison 30s Bridgeman Downs with Ausbuild 16Jul 26, 2018 7:28 pm AlCaLuJo The fencing isn't complete just yet but the whole lot will be enclosed just for us yes The trees on the lot are marked under a Significant tree overlay through council meaning we cant build anything permanent on that side of the lot. I will be meeting with a landscape designer hopefully next week to look at potentially leveling off portions of the slope. With the studio tour keep in mind their selection is fairly limited but if you had eyes on something you found somewhere else, chances are either they can quote getting it in for you or can organise you buying it and they install it, we did that for our cooker and sink/tapware in the kitchen for example. Cheers and good luck today! Is there an ausbuild page for people building with them? Re: Ellison 30s Bridgeman Downs with Ausbuild 17Jul 26, 2018 7:29 pm Valandra AlCaLuJo The fencing isn't complete just yet but the whole lot will be enclosed just for us yes The trees on the lot are marked under a Significant tree overlay through council meaning we cant build anything permanent on that side of the lot. I will be meeting with a landscape designer hopefully next week to look at potentially leveling off portions of the slope. With the studio tour keep in mind their selection is fairly limited but if you had eyes on something you found somewhere else, chances are either they can quote getting it in for you or can organise you buying it and they install it, we did that for our cooker and sink/tapware in the kitchen for example. Cheers and good luck today! Is there an ausbuild page for people building with them? Facebook page that is? Re: Anyone building in Bridgeman Downs with AusBuild 18Jul 27, 2018 3:04 pm AlCaLuJo G'day BuLe, Just wondering how you're going along so far. I just noticed this thread, we are building in stage 1 of Harrington on lot 63 (Camden 38 slightly modified). Slab pour is due to start 5th July and all our final plans are signed off. Let us know depending how far you are if you have any questions and I'll see what I know. Cheers Hi AlCaLuJo I hope your build is going smoothly enough. We are shopping around for a landscaper, how happy were you with yours and if you don't mind could please share their contact details. You can message me directly via this site. Cheers Bule Re: Ellison 30s Bridgeman Downs with Ausbuild 19Jul 31, 2018 5:24 pm Donna79, We are not allowed to build any permanent structures on the non-development portion of our lot. A shed would apparently be okay however I will be chasing that up once build is complete. Valandra, From looking before we chose to build, homeone seemed like the only real place to talk to others building with most any builders. BuLe, Unfortunately for us, the slab was poured right when we planned to have a landscaper site visit. As it is now a building site we would have to organise a meeting with the building supervisor to do landscaping consult, so we made the decision to wait until later to start sorting out landscaping plans. As such I can't really speak for the quality of the landscaper, in any case we went with https://everscapes.com.au/ Hope this all helps Cheers Re: Ellison 30s Bridgeman Downs with Ausbuild 20Jul 31, 2018 10:00 pm AlCaLuJo Donna79, We are not allowed to build any permanent structures on the non-development portion of our lot. A shed would apparently be okay however I will be chasing that up once build is complete. Valandra, From looking before we chose to build, homeone seemed like the only real place to talk to others building with most any builders. BuLe, Unfortunately for us, the slab was poured right when we planned to have a landscaper site visit. As it is now a building site we would have to organise a meeting with the building supervisor to do landscaping consult, so we made the decision to wait until later to start sorting out landscaping plans. As such I can't really speak for the quality of the landscaper, in any case we went with https://everscapes.com.au/ Hope this all helps Cheers Thanks AlCaLuJo, I will check out everscapes go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110573 Even if it's not being sub-divided and you want to keep it as Torrens title, you will still need to talk to a town planner or Council themselves, to see if they will allow… 1 11039 |