Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 815Feb 17, 2020 11:52 am Hi All, I have been following your discussion and we hope to be able to start our build in the next few months We have finally come out of the initial plans phase as we had a number of changes to the Elyse and got stuck over the Christmas break. Something we are thinking of is electrical: is it worth doing any of this after handover? How does it work? I understand you can't really do ground floor after handover but first floor you could as there is ceiling space to work with. Any tips would be much appreciated. Am also thinking that we may do flooring after handover too now... trying to save $$ in a very expensive process!! Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 816Feb 17, 2020 7:23 pm [quote="MickeyDonald":13f4sfsq][quote="Zen":13f4sfsq]?[/quote:13f4sfsq] We have the keys but haven't moved in yet. We want to sort out everything first. Handover was Jan28. Outsourced flooring done Feb3-4. Plantation shutters were installed Feb10. Driveway and landscape were in slow progress due to the weather lately. Cosmetic touch-ups being carried like paints, glass scratches and electrical. There is one structural issue which I'm waiting to be fixed. Hopefully, we can move in by end of this month, fingers crossed![/quote:13f4sfsq] Hi MD What flooring are you doing after hand over and what was the reasoning? Options and/ or cost? You’ve got me thinking about doing that now! Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 817Feb 24, 2020 10:01 am msresearcher \"MickeyDonald":13f4sfsq \"Zen":13f4sfsq ?[/quote:13f4sfsq] We have the keys but haven't moved in yet. We want to sort out everything first. Handover was Jan28. Outsourced flooring done Feb3-4. Plantation shutters were installed Feb10. Driveway and landscape were in slow progress due to the weather lately. Cosmetic touch-ups being carried like paints, glass scratches and electrical. There is one structural issue which I'm waiting to be fixed. Hopefully, we can move in by end of this month, fingers crossed![/quote:13f4sfsq] Hi MD What flooring are you doing after hand over and what was the reasoning? Options and/ or cost? You’ve got me thinking about doing that now! Hi msresearcher, We chose Krono Swiss Aquastop 12mm laminate flooring on all living areas with 5mm thick underlay (all 2nd floor, stairs, study, guest and theatre) . Pros: We found more options in terms of brand/color/width if we outsourced and it comes out cheaper. Cons: From experience, we found a little hassle in time for organising/coordinating tradies (flooring and skirting) and the inconvenience of opening/closing the house for them (taking a few hours off work or coming in late). In total, we still save 1k (credit of carpet and upgrade to laminate with Accent less laminate flooring less skirting installation/painting) which can be used for roller blinds for the alfresco sliding doors or additional fund for plantation shutters. Hope this helps Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 818Mar 09, 2020 9:41 am Hey guys, Its great to see these info about hallhart as it seems they only started a couple of years ago and there are very limited info about this builder. We are also in the very early Stage on KDR. Would be really appreciated if anyone can answer the below questions: 1. They seem to provide tender estimate which they claim it will be very accurate to the actual one which will be provided after test and survey. How’s everyone’s experience? 2. Their inclusion price seem to be higher than other builders however it maybe because they include better quality ones but not sure. Its really hard to compare 3. They said after tender acceptance, they provide fixed price except hydraulic system, is it the same with everyone? 4. Anyone had warranty concerns considering they are new builder to this industry Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 819Mar 09, 2020 9:54 am Amanda_Ly MickeyDonald We have the keys but haven't moved in yet. We want to sort out everything first. Handover was Jan28. Outsourced flooring done Feb3-4. Plantation shutters were installed Feb10. Driveway and landscape were in slow progress due to the weather lately. Cosmetic touch-ups being carried like paints, glass scratches and electrical. There is one structural issue which I'm waiting to be fixed. Hopefully, we can move in by end of this month, fingers crossed! Hi Zen, Who did you use for the plantation shutters and how quickly were they able to install? Thanks Amanda Hi Amanda, We ended up getting our shutters and s-fold curtain with DIYBlinds. The shutters are made in Aus so it will only take 7 working days to make. Other companies that I got quotes for were estimating 6-8 weeks to get the shutters made as they are made in china - so check the lead times. Will post some pics of the shutters once they are in. I have a really long hallway which is 1100mm W x 11500mm L I would appreciate if anyone can give suggestions to light it up with Linear LED lights that goes from wall to… 0 8770 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74688 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105482 |