Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 82Aug 13, 2020 9:03 pm https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 84Aug 14, 2020 10:12 am https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 90Aug 23, 2020 1:58 pm https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 92Aug 28, 2020 10:03 pm https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 93Aug 30, 2020 8:07 am PCI was pretty good! Darbecca was finishing just as we arrived and said "it's a bit of a mess", mainly because there was still a painter there working on the stairs. I asked whether he thought things were serious enough to warrant a final inspection defect rectification reinspection, and very reassuringly he told me "for sure we're always here to help when you think you need us, just let us know, but in your case I think things are straightforward". There were fewer than 25 items on the list. Mostly paint, a few out of square bulkhead corners, some doors that closed loosely and rattled. Things like that. Mostly cosmetic. Then I walked around for an hour with the SS and we marked up anything we saw, mostly paint defects. Probably about three weeks to handover if all goes to plan! We'll reconvene next week to go through the Darbecca report, which was very thorough. Then we'll have a better idea of the schedule. Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 94Aug 30, 2020 5:42 pm Sounds like using Darbecca is going to worth it for a better result! Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 95Aug 30, 2020 8:15 pm Sparkyf Sounds like using Darbecca is going to worth it for a better result! Truly they have been amazing. Also I have been impressed by the interactions that I've had with them, and the level of detail and explanations in their emails and inspection reports. On top of that, I have respect for the collaborative nature of our SS when receiving and interpreting Darbecca reports, actioning the items, and walking me through the site and explaining the strategy and schedule to achieve each stage. I told them both this on Thursday. Very pro. Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 97Sep 21, 2020 3:54 pm r_13 Sparkyf Sounds like using Darbecca is going to worth it for a better result! Truly they have been amazing. Also I have been impressed by the interactions that I've had with them, and the level of detail and explanations in their emails and inspection reports. On top of that, I have respect for the collaborative nature of our SS when receiving and interpreting Darbecca reports, actioning the items, and walking me through the site and explaining the strategy and schedule to achieve each stage. I told them both this on Thursday. Very pro. Great feedback. Love when everyone is on the same page and works together to get a great result! What day is settlement scheduled? https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 98Sep 21, 2020 5:59 pm Blacktea2sugars Great feedback. Love when everyone is on the same page and works together to get a great result! What day is settlement scheduled? No settlement date yet - just a note to prewarn our bank that the final payment will be coming soon. But, today the last of the concreting around the house was done, so there's a place to put the hot water tank behind the garage now. Also the fence went up along our battleaxe driveway, which makes it feel so much more private Our landscaper will start his work soon, first quotes received for part of that: a 12 m-long concrete retaining wall along the back fence to make a garden border but then as much level space behind the house we can manage. We'll plant something along there to make it pretty. Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 99Sep 25, 2020 8:25 am We're in the home stretch. Hot water tank is in. Gas meter is in. Oven was installed yesterday. The concreting work around the house needs some attention, but hopefully that should be fixed soon. Heating and cooling unit should be going in today. Also, the plumber will come back to fit the water tank pump. I did a walk around with our SS yesterday and checked off almost all of the defects. The place is really looking marvellous. He suggested that we might be looking at handover next week, although I haven't heard anything official from M admin yet. Re: Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne 100Sep 25, 2020 10:17 am Hi r_13. On Feb 16, 2019 you responded to a query/ suggestion that I made re possibly incorporating a rainwater tank with a retaining wall. Unfortunately, I have only now read your reply. I have a concern re your advice that all of the downpipes from the roof will be diverted to the retention and detention tank. To enable this, the tank's overflow must be hydraulically calculated to have a discharge capacity that exceeds as a minimum the tank's inflow capacity during a 1:20 year storm event (1:20 Average Recurrence Interval). Because the tank has a detention compartment, the smaller capacity restricted discharge (Permissable Site Discharge) serving the detention compartment can be added to the top overflow pipe's discharge calculation. I also noticed in a photo you posted of the tank that the overflow outlet has no mitigation above the top of the outlet pipe, this dramatically affects the discharge capacity of a standard overflow pipe system. If all of the downpipes are in fact diverted to the tank, you need to ask the builder whether hydraulic calculations have been done to determine the tank's overflow capacity when full because you won't want the tank to overtop during heavy rain. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. 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 11766 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. 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