Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12503Sep 13, 2018 12:22 pm chinoandbebe - Thank you for the picture.
Could you please share the cost for tiling quoted by W. Yes if we had W do the tiling they prepare the floor for you. However if you are doing the tiling they just leave the gap and uneven floor for you to pay and fix which is a Bit annoying esp if that is not in the plan or in the contract! I notice that your brick is cut to the level because W is tiling over it, however in our case "FIGURE IT OUT" This is unacceptable! Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12505Sep 13, 2018 12:50 pm I had a place done post handover. I did not think it was much of an issue. I reused my previous knock down kitchen sink. They are fairly cheap on ebay or gumtree, or you can choose something nicer. If it's stainless steel, it should be ok. I could also take my time to get a mixed etc The price was much cheaper I think that getting the builder to do it. I had actually forgot about it. You can also choose the location etc, once you are used to the area and get a feel for it. The only thing I didn't have was hot water. It was not necessary for me for the outside. You can also choose one of those more expensive custom benches and choose the location. So probably you would need to get a plumber in anyways. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12506Sep 13, 2018 12:54 pm Manhattan52 @GLO sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there is no way possible you will have slab this year if you just did your appointments last week I second that. Unless you go with a different builder or do owner builder and have more time to micro manage it. But if you have more time to micro manage things, owner builder will give you more choices Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12507Sep 13, 2018 1:20 pm ASJ1981 ozmonkeyoy It will be much easier to have W put in the water points and drainage into your alfresco rather than doing it post handover. It can be done but much easier so pipes can be run under slab. But requesting this now will cause more delays and maybe variation fees. Good luck... Thanks ozmonkeyoy. I figured there will definitely be variation fees. We are waiting for Submissions Plans right now and it will cause more delays. I need to pick my battles on this one Sink would be great and convenient - some might argue it's necessary, but it's not a deal breaker for me - i don't think. I have seen outdoor kitchens online with just the bbq and bar fridge and for now, i think those two combos should suffice. Hubby will just have to wash his hands with the backyard hose The outdoor taps are just installed in two corners of your house and cant be specified where so they may end up being no where near the alfresco. If you really want it my suggestion is to include it.....or at least give firm advice as to procedure and costs for post handover.... Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12508Sep 13, 2018 1:34 pm Have been advised that Hydraulics is now taking the W engineer 4-5 weeks to complete. Has increased from 2-3 weeks advised in June 2018. For a standard Wisdom design with no external modifications. Seriously?! Building Manhattan 44 Ens + Savannah Elite facade KDRB Tender Accepted 26/03/18; Contract signed 27/05/18; CDC submission 24/10/18; End Panel 13/02/2019; Slab 19/03/2019 Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12509Sep 13, 2018 1:38 pm ozmonkeyoy We had the point initially included but took it out as we figured the outdoor kitchen would take up too much room and our alfresco is close to kitchen/dining anyway. Our bbq is sitting in another area off the dining room. The outdoor taps are just installed in two corners of your house and cant be specified where so they may end up being no where near the alfresco. If you really want it my suggestion is to include it.....or at least give firm advice as to procedure and costs for post handover.... I think space will be a little bit of an issue for us, hence if we go ahead with the outdoor kitchen, it will just be compact and nothing too fancy. I'm thinking something like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Realising this, having no sink is not too much of a big deal. The kitchen is a few steps away anyway. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12511Sep 13, 2018 2:12 pm Stukip Have been advised that Hydraulics is now taking the W engineer 4-5 weeks to complete. Has increased from 2-3 weeks advised in June 2018. For a standard Wisdom design with no external modifications. Seriously?! It’s not so much the design it’s the regs and site that determines hydraulics as I understand it. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12512Sep 13, 2018 5:30 pm Stukip Have been advised that Hydraulics is now taking the W engineer 4-5 weeks to complete. Has increased from 2-3 weeks advised in June 2018. For a standard Wisdom design with no external modifications. Seriously?! Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12513Sep 13, 2018 7:56 pm ASJ1981 ozmonkeyoy We had the point initially included but took it out as we figured the outdoor kitchen would take up too much room and our alfresco is close to kitchen/dining anyway. Our bbq is sitting in another area off the dining room. The outdoor taps are just installed in two corners of your house and cant be specified where so they may end up being no where near the alfresco. If you really want it my suggestion is to include it.....or at least give firm advice as to procedure and costs for post handover.... I think space will be a little bit of an issue for us, hence if we go ahead with the outdoor kitchen, it will just be compact and nothing too fancy. I'm thinking something like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Realising this, having no sink is not too much of a big deal. The kitchen is a few steps away anyway. These people in Revesby have to be on your visit list. They make the barbecues in Australia! Bought a stainless steel one from them about 1988 and it was still running like a beauty until last year. http://lifestylebbqs.com/contact/ Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12514Sep 13, 2018 7:59 pm kks ASJ1981 ozmonkeyoy We had the point initially included but took it out as we figured the outdoor kitchen would take up too much room and our alfresco is close to kitchen/dining anyway. Our bbq is sitting in another area off the dining room. The outdoor taps are just installed in two corners of your house and cant be specified where so they may end up being no where near the alfresco. If you really want it my suggestion is to include it.....or at least give firm advice as to procedure and costs for post handover.... I think space will be a little bit of an issue for us, hence if we go ahead with the outdoor kitchen, it will just be compact and nothing too fancy. I'm thinking something like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Realising this, having no sink is not too much of a big deal. The kitchen is a few steps away anyway. These people in Revesby have to be on your visit list. They make the barbecues in Australia! Bought a stainless steel one from them about 1988 and it was still running like a beauty until last year. http://lifestylebbqs.com/contact/ Thanks kks! Believe it or not, they are on my list. Just found them today. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12516Sep 14, 2018 12:40 am ASJ1981 doosra, looks amazing! Our powder room vanity we custom designed according to a pic we liked and the Timpelle guy draw it accordingly. But I do regret not changing our vanity designs upstairs. I'm not too keen on the Wisdom standard design with the fascia strip and the aluminium shadowline. Wish we did our vanity doors all the way to the top. I'm already thinking about ways i can hide the visibility of the aluminium strip! I'm curious, did they cost much extra to change the vanity design? I think right now it annoys me i didn't change it, but after handover, i might get used to it Can you please elaborate on the vanity design and this fascia and aluminium strip at all? Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12517Sep 14, 2018 8:37 am becks81 Can you please elaborate on the vanity design and this fascia and aluminium strip at all? Hi becks81. We are on Luxury Package so i am not sure if there is a difference between packages. But the standard vanity looks like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Though it is not bad, i personally don't think the aluminium strip will suit the rest of my bathroom! For our Powder Room, we asked Timpelle to make our vanity like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I would have loved for the doors to go all the way up for the ensuite and main bathroom. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12518Sep 14, 2018 9:47 am Can anyone plz let me know if increasing door heights is considered structural change?? We realised that it is not added in our tender although it was discussed as variation.. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 12519Sep 14, 2018 9:53 am champs2018 Can anyone plz let me know if increasing door heights is considered structural change?? We realised that it is not added in our tender although it was discussed as variation.. Yes, it is 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 18473 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 73525 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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