Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 642Nov 14, 2018 2:43 pm Build thread [size=200]KDR RAWSON Benham 33 in hills area of Sydney[/size] Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 646Nov 14, 2018 10:47 pm Build thread [size=200]KDR RAWSON Benham 33 in hills area of Sydney[/size] Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 658Nov 21, 2018 6:38 pm robw17 DR-JEKL Hmm only just had our electrical appointment yesterday... Haven't signed anything yet but.. TBH my wife wasn't keen on upgrading any of the kitchen items (trying to keep build costs down) but I hate cheap crap appliances and I think its ludicrous to spend $550-600k on a house build and just leave standard cheap appliances in.. Yes getting prices for the upgrades was somewhat difficult, had to choose the model etc then ask for it (anything AEG was crazy miele type pricing almost lol) we'd been advised beforehand that the westinghouse induction was no cost, electrolux MW with grille no cost and electrolux pull out rangehood $225. Found out the induction cooktop was extra same with the microwave with grille. They gave us the MW upgrade for free (due to the error on their behalf) told them to wack in the WH electric cooktop as included in standard range, as I've checked the dimensions I can get a Neff induction 90cm cooktop to drop in for ~ $1500. Thing that really annoyed me was the standard rangehoods, absolute crap and upgrade range isn't that great.. I'd much prefer a decent integrated qasiair or something similar.. These are obviously somewhat more difficult to DIY 'upgrade' after handover. Not really keen on a pull out, but it was the only one that I could live with whereas the AEG was $1450 and I couldn't find any positive reviews on it.. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We're wrestling with the same issue, with the amount we're spending on the house should we spend a little more to get better appliances? Westinghouse, as a brand, seem to score reasonably well on the Choice reviews, but the included models are only entry level stuff. The ovens are not even pyrolytic cleaning types. We were really frustrated by their refusal to provide upgrade prices, that's what drove us to pursue the supply/install after handover option. Interesting to hear about the crazy prices they gave you for appliance upgrades. At the moment we're thinking Siemens induction cooktop, Neff oven (the one with the slide away door), Bosch dishwasher and Panasonic microwave. Be careful with retrofitting an induction cooktop. Whilst some have the same benchtop cutout size, they often have very different cooling ventilation requirements. Theres many complaints of induction cooktops failing within warranty but warranty being refused because the ventilation is not as per manufacturer requirements. Compared to the standard/included electric cooktop the Siemens induction we're looking at requires deeper gaps to anything below plus a 20mm vertical ventilation gap at the back of the cupboards. Siemens, Neff and Bosch seem to be the same company with identical installation/cooling/ventilation requirements so the requirements for your Neff cooktop is probably the same as for our Siemens. The easiest place to find the requirements is on Winnings site, but be warned... you can go crazy looking at this stuff. Regarding rangehoods, when we visited Winnings, the salesman was adamant that the included rangehood wasn't adequate. It may have just been a sales pitch, but he went on and on about it. We haven't looked further into that yet. Yes personally I think spending an extra say $5-10k on appliances is money well spent. Gives the house a much more premium feel and generally offer superior performance. I dont have anything against westinghouse as a brand (Decided to just use their DWS & oven wasnt keen on the oven but the wife didnt want to spend $4-5k on Neff) Hmm I'd asked EU appliances what cooktop they offer for the cutout size of the WH electric cooktop, their response was the NEff model I was laready considering. But interesting to know regarding the vertical ventilation gaps I'll have to take a look. The standard RH's are crap, the standalone westinghouse one didnt look to bad on the specs TBH, but we wish to go for integrated on this kitchen it just looks a lot neater... The upgraded Electrolux RH, I'm not that keen on, but it was a compromise... Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 659Nov 21, 2018 7:58 pm DR-JEKL Hmm I'd asked EU appliances what cooktop they offer for the cutout size of the WH electric cooktop, their response was the NEff model I was laready considering. But interesting to know regarding the vertical ventilation gaps I'll have to take a look. Also, you should provision for a bigger electrical circuit. The standard electric cooktop is 6.4 kW, the Siemens/Neff induction are 11.1 kW. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 660Nov 21, 2018 8:12 pm robw17 DR-JEKL Hmm I'd asked EU appliances what cooktop they offer for the cutout size of the WH electric cooktop, their response was the NEff model I was laready considering. But interesting to know regarding the vertical ventilation gaps I'll have to take a look. Also, you should provision for a bigger electrical circuit. The standard electric cooktop is 6.4 kW, the Siemens/Neff induction are 11.1 kW. AFAIK cooktops have their own dedicated circuit? (well at least in my current property) Therefore a larger load breaker could just be retrofitted if required? but I did think of that to ask my electrician as I'm no sparky myself! I guess it all depends on how the rawson sparky wires it up... You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14023 Just started the Build process for Chifley 42 with Rawson homes, will keep you all posted with the Build progress. 0 2416 Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. We're planning our garage/external laundry to master bedroom and… 0 10925 |