Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12266Sep 04, 2018 11:14 am Council approval 31/01/2018 Slab 26/03/2018 Outside Plumbing/electrical work done 05/04/2018 Frames started 09/04/2018 Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12268Sep 04, 2018 11:41 am Council approval 31/01/2018 Slab 26/03/2018 Outside Plumbing/electrical work done 05/04/2018 Frames started 09/04/2018 Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12269Sep 04, 2018 11:42 am Mish018 Priyasuresh11 Hi Guys, Is it possible to add couple of lights for the wall niche in the ground floor in a two storey new house?. I forgot to add it. Let me know have anyone done this after handover? Hi Priyasuresh we were also forgot to make provisions for extra electrical such as wall lights upstairs and wiring in home theatre. Will be interested to see whether it can be done after handover But upstairs is not a problem. Council approval 31/01/2018 Slab 26/03/2018 Outside Plumbing/electrical work done 05/04/2018 Frames started 09/04/2018 Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12270Sep 04, 2018 11:52 am Priyasuresh11 Mish018 Priyasuresh11 Hi Guys, Is it possible to add couple of lights for the wall niche in the ground floor in a two storey new house?. I forgot to add it. Let me know have anyone done this after handover? Hi Priyasuresh we were also forgot to make provisions for extra electrical such as wall lights upstairs and wiring in home theatre. Will be interested to see whether it can be done after handover But upstairs is not a problem. Great. Thanks Priyasuresh11 Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12271Sep 04, 2018 11:57 am stevezau GLO Hi everyone! We finally have our colours appointment! Can everyone share what questions I need to prepare for the landscaping appointment? And any tips around the pool process would be awesome. Also, has anyone changed from the 90cm freestanding Gas cooktop to something else? Thanks! We are changing to induction in-built. It's not cheap. Think another 2-3k for induction then 1.3k for inbuilt. We are starting our appts tomorrow. Looks like we both are at same stage. We pushed our appointment to next week so we can consult other vendors for home theatre setup..we are getting the HT room on first floor, so can get the wiring done through external consultant as well. We are yet to decide on what to get done through Sentinel.. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12272Sep 04, 2018 12:09 pm Priyasuresh11 Hi Guys, Is it possible to add couple of lights for the wall niche in the ground floor in a two storey new house?. I forgot to add it. Let me know have anyone done this after handover? Priya's post also raises the desirability of taking some systematic photos or making a sketch or two of the home's wiring before it disappears behind the gyprock. Saves a deal of head scratching sometime in the future. Can we add wall-lights as referenced here? Yes but difficult and will likely require a reasonable bit of damage to the walls. You know what? I'd let the idea go. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12273Sep 04, 2018 12:34 pm kks Priyasuresh11 Hi Guys, Is it possible to add couple of lights for the wall niche in the ground floor in a two storey new house?. I forgot to add it. Let me know have anyone done this after handover? Priya's post also raises the desirability of taking some systematic photos or making a sketch or two of the home's wiring before it disappears behind the gyprock. Saves a deal of head scratching sometime in the future. Can we add wall-lights as referenced here? Yes but difficult and will likely require a reasonable bit of damage to the walls. You know what? I'd let the idea go. I was thinking wall lights behind our bed but ceiling pendants would work too. Surely that wouldn’t cause too much damage? Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12274Sep 04, 2018 1:01 pm Jenifermarie We had an inspection yesterday to check on progress and catch up with our SS properly. We’re now at 26 weeks since our slab went down and 29 weeks since site scrape. We were due to have final painting done this week but some gyprock remediation took longer than expected so we still only have our first coat done. All our electrical, aircon and plumbing fitoff was done last week. We’re still waiting for tiling to be finished as well - our slab needed to be squared off for external tiling and some gyprock adjustments had to be done in our main bathroom so the window would close once the window reveal was tiled. We’re about 3-4 weeks from PCI at this stage (SS reckons 3 weeks unless we have more delays for fixing issues as Wisdom have a QA team that comes in to inspect first, then the construction manager comes in too before we get PCI). The items still outstanding are: - garage door and driveway (due this week) - internal and external painting (due this week) - internal and external tiling to be completed (about 80% finished) - wardrobe and pantry shelving - pantry doors to be fitted (opening was the wrong size) - carpet - internal doors to be hung (frames are in, doors are painted off the frames) - mirrors, shower screens and wardrobe sliding doors - kitchen splashback - balcony railing and privacy screen - flyscreens - door handles and towel rails Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Main kitchen area Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Butlers Pantry (with bonus husband assessing if it’s up to his standards for washing up) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Love the tapware we opted for instead of the standard inclusions. Like ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And the super halo shower upgrade. I really wanted to turn it on to test it but our tiling isn’t fully sealed yet in our ensuite. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Not so thrilled with the tiling in our laundry - we paid extra to increase the height of the tiling, the grout lines where the mosaic tiles have been put together are uneven widths (some too wide or narrow) a few of the tiles seem to have too much grout behind them to they stick out and the top where the tiles end isn’t completely straight. Looks like a DIY job I could have done myself (which I seriously considered to save the money but didn’t want it to end up looking like this!) Mentioned it yesterday and definitely going to be raising it at PCI to be fixed if Wisdom deem it acceptable after their inspections. We only picked this up just before we left so we will definitely go over the rest of the tiling with a fine tooth comb at PCI. Building Wisdom Aspiration 31 at Willowdale https://ourwillowdalehome.wordpress.com/ Hey Jenifermarie, your laundry pics have sparked a bit of investigation on my part. I've been told that standard inclusion is just floor tiles and a single row of tiles from the bench up, did you need too upgrade in order to have your splashback? Update - I checked with Di Lorenzo and the standard (even on the Signature package) is a single row and not an entire splashback. We are adding the bench top to cabinet and return area quoted now, thanks for piquing my interest. I'm now concerned that there are other upgrades that I assumed were standard inclusions. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12275Sep 04, 2018 1:47 pm aaron2008 We were at the landscaping appointment the other day and noticed considerable gap between the concrete and the brick lining at the alfresco. Anyone seen such gap? Please note we are going to tile the alfresco ourselves. From memory the brick and the concrete do not align either. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We have the same gap and was told the same by our SS, that it is all okay. We plan to put decking over though to extend the alfresco out. Not sure what they will do for tiling. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12277Sep 04, 2018 1:56 pm ChizCake For those who have had PCI / handover, any advice on what to expect? Also, how long is handover after the final inspection? Ours is scheduled for late next week. How many weeks did WH take to complete your build? Council approval 31/01/2018 Slab 26/03/2018 Outside Plumbing/electrical work done 05/04/2018 Frames started 09/04/2018 Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12278Sep 04, 2018 1:59 pm jenifermarie - I have heard that tiling has been a mess through and through. Shame about mosaic which you may have paid a fortune for. Good you have an inspection with SS. I have yet to know what is happening inside. Our request have been denied - THRICE!!! . We have no idea about the waterproofing and tiling or rest of the defects. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12279Sep 04, 2018 1:59 pm Priyasuresh11 ChizCake For those who have had PCI / handover, any advice on what to expect? Also, how long is handover after the final inspection? Ours is scheduled for late next week. How many weeks did WH take to complete your build? From my calculations it’s now week 36 from slab. Our build period is 30 weeks in our contract. Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 18470 In fairness nobody gave a crap about the ACCC and the gag clauses continued in the pro forma templates of a few other builders after the ACCC took on Wisdom, and more… 19 73492 Hi Everyone, I am exploring builder in NSW and received a very tempting quote from Wisdom home for their momentum series. 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