Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Clarendon Boston 35 16Aug 02, 2019 10:41 pm hi ad0303 how did you go today? So the contract presenter said she can't change the contract and when i brought up the issue of the payment schedule not being in line with the industry standard, she did acknowledge that this issue has been raised before by clients. She said they actually have separate payment schedule with NAB only and other banks normally accept their schedule. We're with another bank and she said they normally are happy with the schedule. Anyway the bank will decide if they're happy with it or not and they obviously will be forced to amend it if the bank ain't happy cuz otherwise they won't be getting our/bank's money!! ![]() also just found out today our build is total of 440m2 including alfresco. so maybe why its 46 weeks. Asked about QLD time being faster and she wasn't sure but thought maybe weather ? less rain? Also when I asked why the build time is still taking so long despite the building boom being over she said there are still fair few projects going on when ppl signed up when there was the building boom so construction side of things isn't really that much quieter compared to before. Re: Clarendon Boston 35 17Aug 03, 2019 10:06 pm ![]() hi ad0303 how did you go today? So the contract presenter said she can't change the contract and when i brought up the issue of the payment schedule not being in line with the industry standard, she did acknowledge that this issue has been raised before by clients. She said they actually have separate payment schedule with NAB only and other banks normally accept their schedule. We're with another bank and she said they normally are happy with the schedule. Anyway the bank will decide if they're happy with it or not and they obviously will be forced to amend it if the bank ain't happy cuz otherwise they won't be getting our/bank's money!! ![]() also just found out today our build is total of 440m2 including alfresco. so maybe why its 46 weeks. Asked about QLD time being faster and she wasn't sure but thought maybe weather ? less rain? Also when I asked why the build time is still taking so long despite the building boom being over she said there are still fair few projects going on when ppl signed up when there was the building boom so construction side of things isn't really that much quieter compared to before. Hi Lozsyd, The experience is odd but expected. You see all tge marketing gimmicks being pkayed right in front of you. Here are the charges: $870 for shifting the doubke bowl sink from kitchen to butler pantry $300 for the true waterfall edge with corner edges....we were told before signing there is no extra charge for it $400 for stairs if you change from carpet to timber just for cutting 1cm off from the step lip $5400 for AC...i am reading through the previous blogs apparently thereis no fixed price upgrade...pure scam...people have paid $3300 2yrs back... I will need to go back on Monday and have a proper conversation with this guy Shane from Penrith Air... Re: Clarendon Boston 35 18Aug 04, 2019 9:47 pm Hi ad0303 Woot?? isn't aircon included in the contract? I'm just checking mine now and it says fully ducted aircon included in the sapphire inclusions?? Oh i did not know they charged for those things either!! gosh more $$$ to be factored in! Which brick did you end up going with? I'm getting close to locking in my demo ppl. Have you gotten quotes yet? I've got quotes from Site demo, Eco demo and home demolition. Site demo surprisingly came out cheapest. Even the contract presenter was surprised cuz apparently they tend to be the most expensive! Re: Clarendon Boston 35 19Aug 04, 2019 10:36 pm Hey Loz, we're doing a Boston 36 KDR in Sydney. About $5500 is on the money for a/c upgrade, the standard inclusion Temperzone has it's limitations which is why most people upgrade. For demo we go quotes from 3, Demolition1 (Daniel) was by far the best, Site were next best but still more than 2k extra. Will send you a PM with some info you may be very interested in... ![]() Cheers Re: Clarendon Boston 35 20Aug 04, 2019 11:13 pm Hi Lozsyd & Chellos, Apologies I should have mentioned that the cost for AC is an upgrade to standard Temperzone. Chellos, how much did you shell out for the AC? What is the model? Lozsyd, just so you are aware, the kitchen guy told us we will have to compromise on 50mm of the benchtop as the max they can do without a join is 3m....did Clarendon ever mention that? They never did... Another unexpected cost is recessed slider door, costed us $1100. Reading comments usually its not charged for or is under $500 Rest is all manageable.... I will 100% doing the same in my next build. The last investment house I built earlier this year was about 208sqm (single level) with 2700mm ceiling, even some of the… 19 4575 Thanks for all the suggestions and comments. I’m fairness I knew the limitation of the block when purchasing and I would be unable to mirror designs. I’ll discuss… 6 989 Unless it's exactly the same plan,hard to compare as homes vary in cost big time depending on many factors in which some are not obvious such as roof line,the boxier the… 1 708 |