Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 22, 2020 4:28 pm hi all. We are thinking of building for the very first time in Sydney South West and hoping to go with Metricon homes. We are looking for advise and suggestions that we should be aware of before the whole process starts. Anyone who has build with Metricon pls let us know what we should know. The whole process seems exciting yet terrifying at the same time. Re: Building with Metricon 2Aug 23, 2020 2:21 pm Hi Ross, I am from QLD..If you want to do research about Quality vs Price then below link has some good info.. https://www.stroudhomes.com.au/building-basics/?region=brisbane-south-acreage I am building here in QLD & It is lock up stage. I have found below points I would like for next build. - Steel frame is better compare to t2 frame - if T2 frame then go with 90x45 stud MGP12 - 2 top plated & 1 bottom plates - 450mm stud spacing for all walls - 600mm centres roof trusses - roof - colorbond - Anticon roofing blanket - min 3.5 R roof insulation - min 1.5 R wall insulation - slab min 72 for 125mm (72 for carpet area too) Re: Building with Metricon 3Aug 23, 2020 4:27 pm chetansoni_3141 Hi Ross, I am from QLD..If you want to do research about Quality vs Price then below link has some good info.. https://www.stroudhomes.com.au/building-basics/?region=brisbane-south-acreage I am building here in QLD & It is lock up stage. I have found below points I would like for next build. - Steel frame is better compare to t2 frame - if T2 frame then go with 90x45 stud MGP12 - 2 top plated & 1 bottom plates - 450mm stud spacing for all walls - 600mm centres roof trusses - roof - colorbond - Anticon roofing blanket - min 3.5 R roof insulation - min 1.5 R wall insulation - slab min 72 for 125mm (72 for carpet area too) Thank you. Will take that on board. Re: Building with Metricon 4Aug 27, 2020 10:03 am May I suggest go to facebook and look for a page called Metricon building disasters and join the group for advice on building with them in Sydney. Lots of very helpful people there Re: Building with Metricon 5Sep 25, 2020 12:28 pm timthetoolman44 May I suggest go to facebook and look for a page called Metricon building disasters and join the group for advice on building with them in Sydney. Lots of very helpful people there agree with you.... Re: Building with Metricon 6Aug 10, 2021 3:41 pm Be careful of the sales people - they promise the world and dream home and then disappear after the sales paperwork. Document every discussion through email or in a written format - verbal promises cannot be depended on. BEWARE OF METRICON SALES REPS. Re: Building with Metricon 9Aug 10, 2021 5:08 pm Metricon is a massive project builder and lots of ppl complain about the whole process with them , you will find a lot of unhappy customers posting on Facebook, horror stories actually, and the happy one tent to stay quiet, their prices seems cheap at the start then they will go up by the time you sign the contract , do your homework and stay on top of them you might end up like the other happy customers, in Sydney they are not known and they don't have noticeable customers, in Melbourne they dominates the market, good luck Hi, First of all, thank you to this community for sharing your thoughts and opinions. We are in early days of our pre-contract stage for Metricon Doulton and we are… 0 12013 Hello All π We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 9422 We donβt live in VIC so want to know the exterior colours of Lumiere display so we can see it at the paint shop. Not building with Metricon so my request went… 0 19498 |