We had our cut out today, the SS said we'll definitely be affected as he cannot book trades at the same time.
Oh like one trade at a time on site? Makes sense I guess!
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 873Mar 27, 2020 5:26 pm Zen msresearcher Hi zen thanks for all your tips. Smart controller sounds amazing. Would the impact my floor plans? I have already told them I want a zone per room Or at least more than 2 zones. They told me that comes later and doesn’t impact plans now. I can’t actually see where the ducts are on my plans. You can decide on the zones during your Electricals appointment. If you add zones as provisions during the tender stage, you can change/remove it during your electricals appointment. We provisioned $5K during tender for electricals and then we went into detailed breakdown on lights/powerpoints/ceiling noggins, etc during our Electricals appointment with H&H. Thank you for the tips on air con Zen. We made the change at the last minute. What are the 4 stages of inspections? What is the overall cost to expect? Does inspector get intimation of each stage from SS? Thank you Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 874Mar 27, 2020 5:32 pm HaminZa Oh right I didn’t think about wir and joinery at plan stage. I thought that would come later same way kitchen and laundry design does?! I asked about marking where on vj boarfs (cladding) internally and they said that comes later. What do you mean door type - do you mean size? I wanted too change/ add some internal doors to glass doors and feature barn door which needs some additional lintel support, Sliding door change to stacker door for more flexibility. The sizes are also checked just in case they need to move walls to fit the architraves either side if made bigger. I had some missing shelving/ joineries as mine is custom plan, so at least its captured now what's included so I know what I need to upgrade later. i also made the island wider from 1200 to 1400mm. Yes you could do it later. Since I pretty much locked in my kichen design, I wanted to sign off layout variations as much as possible now so minimal decision making during internal selections focussing on handles, colours, pot drawers, bin etc for timing/ budgeting purposes. I did include a 600 wall oven tower already in tender ( $1120, keen baker) for easy access, the 900 oven is for everyday use. As Zen advised, they missed opportunities for kitchen design and shelving upgrade as they were not given a drawing. Mine had 2 shelves in lieu of 4 😅 which I queried. Anyway planning to upgrade it to glass doors with adjustable shelves later. Just see how you go with time, focus externally 1st ( the ones can't be change post DA) and some big ticket items internally.[/quote] HHH doesn't provide cabinetry drawings but their supplier Elba provides both 2D and 3D drawings following the kitchen appointment which are really useful. Until kitchen selections appointment it is adequate to confirm fridge location and size and plumbing location. All other aspects of joinery, benchtop size and colours etc get covered in kitchen appointment as do appliances and plumbing fixtures in StudioYou apppintment. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 875Mar 27, 2020 6:40 pm Were people happy with elba kitchens for WIRs/ WIP/butlers kitchen and possibly other joinery - or are you going with someone else post handover? Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 876Mar 27, 2020 7:02 pm msresearcher Were people happy with elba kitchens for WIRs/ WIP/butlers kitchen and possibly other joinery - or are you going with someone else post handover? Opted to do our fixout with Elba. Our logic was if we choose custom cabinetry and internal WIR configurations we pay Elba but get credit from HHH for items deleted e.g. builders wardrobe doors, hanging rail etc. Felt it was wasteful to take standard and then rip it all out or be limited in customising if we chose to work around standard. If you choose to go external supplier for joinery the measure, quote and fit out will all need to be post handover so expect to move in later. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 877Mar 27, 2020 7:48 pm Thanks SDS and were you happy with the fitout? Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 878Mar 27, 2020 8:30 pm msresearcher Thanks SDS and were you happy with the fitout? Just getting into construction stage so no idea of finishes. Heard good things of Elba from a friend. They use good quality Haefele products. So am hoping it will be contemporary and good quality. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 879Mar 29, 2020 11:24 am For anyone who has built an Ellyse, especially with a 5th bedroom upstairs, how many sky lights did you put in and where. Also interested in anyone with updated pics of full brick Ellyse (besides Zen who finished recently). Thanks so much. Re: Building with Hall & Hart Homes 880Mar 31, 2020 3:11 pm Hi all, Does HHH now only source bricks from Austral or can you still pick from PGH range? We are currently at tender phase with a different builder but have been talking with Sean to see if he can give us a good deal and we are willing to switch to HHH for peace of mind as I can see the reviews from here and other sources as well regarding them and it has been mostly positive. Unlike for our current builder where there are lot of mixed reviews and issues that are being raised every now and again. Anyway back to my question, we pretty much decided with one of the PGH bricks (Altitude Everest) and wanted to check if people who recently did their external selections with HHH have been given the choice to pick from PGH also? 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 8813 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74701 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 105551 |