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No and we had no luck escalating, our admin apparently took it to management and management said no.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 712May 18, 2019 10:14 pm Hi all, we are looking to build with Rawson and just paid for the site survey. I’d like to ask what, if any things Rawson has thrown in for you? Or were you able to negotiate on any prices? The only thing that’s been ‘thrown in’ is an extra luxury package on top of their current promotion (4 free custom collections when you buy two). Also, any areas we should pay particular attention to? I.e Do they make you pay an arm and leg to upgrade tiles , kitchen etc later on? Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 713May 19, 2019 6:49 am debdeb Hi all, we are looking to build with Rawson and just paid for the site survey. I’d like to ask what, if any things Rawson has thrown in for you? Or were you able to negotiate on any prices? The only thing that’s been ‘thrown in’ is an extra luxury package on top of their current promotion (4 free custom collections when you buy two). Also, any areas we should pay particular attention to? I.e Do they make you pay an arm and leg to upgrade tiles , kitchen etc later on? Get a copy of their contract before you send any money with them. Make sure you are happy with it before moving forward. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 714May 19, 2019 9:53 pm Be very specifc (you can't be too specific!) when adding variations. Get everything listed on the variation so you know later if it is included or not, although this isn't any protection against 'well thats not what we meant, let me reword it now for you' but at least you might avoid it. Once you've signed the tender you dont deal with the saleman again, so get them to do everything for you up to that point and make sure all things are included in the tender and unambiguous. Best time to talk price on variations and inclusions etc. Make all the big changes as early as possible (like room sizes, garage size etc), once you have detailed plans, there may be redraw and admin fees depending at what stage you are at. Try to avoid as many provisional costs as possible. For example if you are upgrading stairs, go through each element and get it specified if you are upgrading it. Now the tricky part is knowing what is important if you've never specified stairs. So say you were looking at Edge 34 internal staircase.. https://www.genstairs.com.au/BuilderDis ... 584&page=1 This webpage has: Specifications:
That is the sort of thing you need so it gets costed correctly the first time and you dont get an increase when you are more commited to the build. It seems quite common for us to have problems around stairs. I agree the contract sucks for the owner. They are pretty upfront on prices for upgrades on bricks (once they know if you are full brick or altering the floorplan) and tiles, carpets. The carpets and tiles are priced by the supplier, and you can already go to look at bricks, tiles and carpets now. That way when you need to specify them you are ready. For example the tile place can just quickly show you what selection available, and then later you come back for a meeting where you make your choices. So if you don't take up much of their time they dont mind you looking at the selection early. I think bricks need a long time to decide on, so also go look at houses built with the brick you are interested in. If you think you might go over the 6 months from contract to build you can put in extra months as variations for cheaper than if you just need them later. If you don't use them they'll get refunded. Youll probably be suprised how much you spend on the electrical variations or variations in general. Be prepared for adding to the base price. It is cheaper to organise the demolition yourself if you want to. The display homes are nothing like what a standard build is. I think its one light bulb and one double powerpoint per room for a bedroom? The display homes seem maxed out on downlights. Get the display home upgrade list and get the salemans to show you each item in the house so you know if you want it. Sometimes there are changes that arent listed in the upgrade but you'd find it if you compare it to your proper plans later on. Remember that its what you sign off on that gets built (hopefully) so understand your plans, windows, bench sizes etc and don't expect it to be like the display home. You can ask the saleperson for the proper plan of the display home you are interested in, not just the sales grid if you want to see some details. Ask for a sample tender and contract now, know what you are getting yourself in for. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 715May 20, 2019 12:48 am Melos Salfield Melos This is really interesting. We were told straight up that rawson don’t do demo. Sounds like a good thing for us that they didn’t. It’s also interesting that you guys have provisional allowances for stair cases. We were given a handout of certain items as on display in the Chifley. That included how much the item cost. No way would I have excepted any other cost other than what was supplied. Provisional allowance for this stuff is just a joke. We demolished with another company in the end which cost us just under $18k Hi Melos, would you be able to share the demolishion company you used? I’m looking for some recommendations don’t know where to start! I’m in ryde area , Sydney Thanks! Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 716May 20, 2019 1:06 pm debdeb Hi all, we are looking to build with Rawson and just paid for the site survey. I’d like to ask what, if any things Rawson has thrown in for you? Or were you able to negotiate on any prices? The only thing that’s been ‘thrown in’ is an extra luxury package on top of their current promotion (4 free custom collections when you buy two). Also, any areas we should pay particular attention to? I.e Do they make you pay an arm and leg to upgrade tiles , kitchen etc later on? Hi debdeb, We are slightly ahead of you, and have tender appointment soon. We were lucky to be able to choose between the old Lux package or the new custom collections. We ended up choosing the Lux package as it had more of what we wanted. But there wasn’t a huge difference in price between the new and old pricing. On top of Lux, we paid $4990 for a promotion they had, and they also threw in $5000 of upgraded electrical appliances OR $5000 to be spent at selection centre. So that was quite worthwhile to have. Happy to share more if you have other queries. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 717Jul 14, 2019 1:18 am Hello, I am in the stage near PCI. I think IOC would be obtained by Rawson before handover? I can start landscape right after handover, or I need to submit another CDC prior any landscape works in order to have final OC? I am so lost now.... Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 718Jul 14, 2019 1:18 am Hello, I am in the stage near PCI. I think IOC would be obtained by Rawson before handover? I can start landscape right after handover, or I need to submit another CDC prior any landscape works in order to have final OC? I am so lost now.... Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 719Jul 14, 2019 1:34 am Cookieng Hello, I am in the stage near PCI. I think IOC would be obtained by Rawson before handover? I can start landscape right after handover, or I need to submit another CDC prior any landscape works in order to have final OC? I am so lost now.... I am probably wrong but if you are going through CDC, landscaping shouldn't matter unless it relates to retaining that is required. I don't think landscaping is a requirement of the FOC. Rawson will issue an interim OC and it will be up to you to get the final one. You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14473 Just started the Build process for Chifley 42 with Rawson homes, will keep you all posted with the Build progress. 0 3356 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 11648 |