Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 11Nov 29, 2018 10:35 am 100% Agree, neighbors can be the worst! Especially when you're building in an old established area. Nothing but complaints and drama. Wanting you to do this and that, while being as difficult as possible. It's pathetic. I feel like it all comes from a place of jealousy! Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 12Nov 29, 2018 2:28 pm Totally agree. We bought land from someone that subdivided, and they didn't complete the subdivision plan including drainage, kerb crossovers, etc. before selling. They've had our money for the block since April this year and haven't proceeded with anything on their permits... but have been happy to keep using our land as a dumping ground as if rubbish just disappears for free... Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 13Nov 29, 2018 4:38 pm This has just happened to us!! 2 neighbours on one side demanding windows to be removed when they saw the frames go up. Not asking/requesting, just straight out telling us to remove them. They all comply with council and they carried on saying they are going to sell their house as they do not want windows facing their backyard. One of our neighbour's boundary is is 22 meters away from the window and called us inconsiderate and said we made no effort to consider our surrounding neighbours privacy!! I told them where to go as we are the ones paying for the house and it is all to code. Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 14Nov 30, 2018 10:53 am Macher Things are taking too long. Neighbours are annoying. Made the mistake of showing neighbour side view as they have been harrasing me about it and now they are in uproar. Don't like size and height of my house, don't like height of flim as might be a chance we can overlook. Too bad! I'm sure metricon designs homes to meet building codes. Who are they to dictate to me what I can or cannot do. I won't show them anything again. We got it all over our house. I’m not keeping it. I’m going to take it down. I can’t stand all the obscure windows. It’s ridiculous. We had to have it in all the rooms. Yet we didn’t have to have them in the bathrooms or toilets. Which you can see into their house anyway lol. Also going by my council regulations. It only has to be 170mm off the floor for obscure. Metricon went overboard and covered the whole window. well it’s all coming down anyway. Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 15Nov 30, 2018 12:48 pm Macher Things are taking too long. Neighbours are annoying. Made the mistake of showing neighbour side view as they have been harrasing me about it and now they are in uproar. Don't like size and height of my house, don't like height of flim as might be a chance we can overlook. Too bad! I'm sure metricon designs homes to meet building codes. Who are they to dictate to me what I can or cannot do. I won't show them anything again. Your not far from me. I’m in Truganina. Your house will look amazing. I have to say so far I’m impressed with Metricon. Had a good run with them. I agree with Dulie. Press them for the recess doors. Don’t give up. I have heard others do it too. Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 16Nov 30, 2018 12:51 pm craigo This has just happened to us!! 2 neighbours on one side demanding windows to be removed when they saw the frames go up. Not asking/requesting, just straight out telling us to remove them. They all comply with council and they carried on saying they are going to sell their house as they do not want windows facing their backyard. One of our neighbour's boundary is is 22 meters away from the window and called us inconsiderate and said we made no effort to consider our surrounding neighbours privacy!! I told them where to go as we are the ones paying for the house and it is all to code. 22 metres away. And still complaining. Maybe tell them if they don’t like it. Then they should go move too the county. Where they won’t have neighbours for kilometres away. Gee I would hate to live next too neighbours like that. Very self centred. Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 17Nov 30, 2018 1:26 pm I've been told by M yesterday that they are taking out the rebated stacker doors from my estimate, and that they're not offering it any more due to issues with water collecting in the concrete rebate, etc. They only do rebates for bifolds, because the door has to be able to pivot, and in that case the rebate goes all the way to the edge. Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 19Apr 20, 2019 1:01 pm How exciting!! it only took a couple of weeks for our site start after we were handed to construction. It won’t be long until you see your beautiful new home starting. Enjoy this exciting time 😀 Re: KDR Vantage Mode facade modified 20Apr 20, 2019 3:50 pm Macher, Congratulations. and enjoy the build start. When it starts the excitement is on overload. Every day something new happens. 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