Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 5Mar 17, 2010 1:52 am HI all We signed our preliminary in february. We are just waiting for our working drawings. Our soil test is being done this Thursday. We are building on a rural block. We also have been very pleased up to now but I also am unsure of what is ahead. I will be pleased once we know what our site fees are so we know how much we have got left in our budget for upgrades. I am apprehensive about how much will be added on for tiles as I have already started looking at tiles and I will not be choosing from the builders range. We have made lots of changes up to this stage and the price has already gone up $38,000 from the display home price. It is very reasuring to read such positive threads about them. Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 6Mar 17, 2010 9:12 pm alexjohn: wish my council does online application too! i've heard city of stirling takes 8-10 weeks for council approval >.< thanks for the information, now we know roughly how much to spend at prestart. We have done upgrades to the kitchen at the prelim, such as overhead cupboard and stone benchtop so we are hoping no more upgrades for kitchen at prestart. With the bathrooms, did you upgrade the tiles to size bigger than 20x20cm (builder's standard range)? We are thinking to upgrade, but depending on the cost. toby: we signed our prelim at the start of february too.. have just received the working drawings & specs list last week. We were quite shocked by the site cost allowance - it is $4k more than what we were told at the beginning. The reason for that i think because we are building on a narrow block. We have been looking at tiles too! which tiles shop did you go to? We went to European Ceramics and Tiles Expo, and we like Tiles Expo in North Perth better. We are thinking about upgrading the tiles as well (to 30x30 tiles), however I have been informed there will be extra charge of $5.50/m2 even if we choose the same price tiles (up to $44/sqm). We have made a lot of upgrades and changes at prelim, so really have to be selective on what we spend at prestart.. Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 7Mar 18, 2010 12:00 am We didnt upgrade the size of our wet area tiles. When we visited the showroom we were really happy with their standard range, nothing too flashy. As for kitchen upgrades we did: 1/ higher bench tops (i am 6'4") 2/ drawers in lieu of cupboards 3/ microwave recess under bench 4/ overheads with bulkheads 5/ glass splashbacks 6/ concealed rangehood 7/ diamond gloss bench tops 8/ upgraded drawer/cupboard handles Rest of the house we did 1/ higher 31c celiings 2/ thicker glass on windows + solid master door ( I am shift worker) 3/ 4 panel sliding door, extra high as well 4/ lots of extra power points / TV points / taps etc... 5/ semi-frameless showers 6/ feature internal doors 7/ drawers in bathrooms + higher benches Theres a lot of other upgrades, i just cant remember them at the moment.... any queries just ask me Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 8Mar 21, 2010 10:29 pm Alex/John HOw much did it cost to upgrade to kitchen drawers instead of cupboards? Also how much did they charge for the glass splashback? I am thinking about having no tiles or splashback in the kitchen and installing a zenolite splashback later on ourselves. We have also not been given any estimate for site costs so I have no idea what it will come in at. We are paying ourselves to have the electricity and phone line up to the house, est. $7000 - $8000. We are having a 150,000Litre water tank - est $11,000. We also need septic tanks, est. $6000 - $7000. Cheers. Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 9Mar 21, 2010 10:34 pm mrslin We are probably going to get our tiles through european ceramics. I have seen a 30x30 tile which I like for the floor in all wet areas and I am thinking of plain white 20x40 for the walls. No border tiles and no feature tiles. I am unsure about keeping the oval in set sinks or upgrading to round above counter sink. I definitely am changing the taps to a single mixer. Also the shower heads and to a shower mixer and bath mixer. I would like to have some downlights but these seem expensive at around $120. Do you have any idea how much they would cost to get downlights later.? Cheers. Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 10Mar 21, 2010 10:54 pm Cheers.[/quote] Signed up for Domain Home with Plunkett after seeing show home in Lakelands. Just cleared land...footings/slab next.....too early days to comment but already issues with safety over downlights after initial selection and recently told our essa stone woektop selection was now "replaced by new stock" ,so we have to go to Euro Ceramics in Mandurah to pick another one ! Never wanted to build, but established madly overpriced, stamp duty and need refurbing anyway. Must be mad to give up my mortgage free Uk semi ? Dave Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 11Mar 22, 2010 12:17 am I was at european ceramics in mandurah last week and they did not have new samples of essa stone. The laminex show room in osborne park has them in and they are large samples displayed on the wall. Check with mandurah so you don't have a wasted journey. Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 13Mar 22, 2010 7:23 pm toby we upgraded our ensuite sink to semi recessed square one, i think its called Leda and it costs around $450 each. To get downlights afterwards, it costs around $25 each for CFL downlight, and electrician normally charges $40-$60/downlight. It still works out cheaper than the builder's charge. We had our colour selection today and were shown the new range of Essa Stone. We chose 'new basmati' which is very similar as the old basmati. Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 14Mar 22, 2010 7:43 pm mrslin toby we upgraded our ensuite sink to semi recessed square one, i think its called Leda and it costs around $450 each. To get downlights afterwards, it costs around $25 each for CFL downlight, and electrician normally charges $40-$60/downlight. It still works out cheaper than the builder's charge. We had our colour selection today and were shown the new range of Essa Stone. We chose 'new basmati' which is very similar as the old basmati. basmati look realy lovely mrslin, we picked crystal salt which is very simalier, have got in contact with essa stone to get them to send out a new sample incase we have to change to see if the new version is much differant. I would if I was you, I would get a sample of your color too as by the time you start to build its hard to remember what it looks like My building thread viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25279 NEARLY DONE. KEYS ON 5/11 AT 1PM Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 15Mar 23, 2010 11:36 pm thanks camyperth! crystal salt looks great too! that's a good idea I will ask for a sample from essa. Will they post a sample for free? Our color selections: Kitchen: benchtop - essa stone basmati, cupboards- laminex pearl grey. Ensuite: benchtop - Laminex Chamois, cupboards - Formica Iron Ore Bathroom & Laundry: benchtop - Laminex Stipple Seal , cupboards - Laminex Alabaster Roof: Shale Grey Gutter: Woodland Grey Fascia: Surfmist Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 16Mar 23, 2010 11:58 pm Yep, they do post them for free. I just went the the laminex group site and sent an email throught that site and you more than likely have your sample the next day. thats www.laminexgroup.com.au My building thread viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25279 NEARLY DONE. KEYS ON 5/11 AT 1PM Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 17Apr 02, 2010 12:51 am Also signed up with Plunkett - In one word "slow". Signed prelim at the end of Sept 09. First plans at the start of Dec 09. Pre-start mid-Dec 09. Backwards & forwards with prices, etc from pre-start in Jan 2010 Not much activity in Feb 2010 - Still waiting thru Mar 2010. The holdup seems to be drafting & estimating departments. Doing my own earthworks as Plunkett's pricing was excessive (Building in the hills) - Put my earthworks applications into shire in mid Feb 2010 and had all my approvals by mid Mar 2010. Now waiting on Plunkett to give me a start date. Drafting Dept seems to be quite slow. Still have quite a few unanswered questions on prices for various things from my construction coordinator. Pricing on some items is ridiculously expensive and other pricing seems OK. Know your prices or do some ringing around to make sure. Almost had my final plans this week, but was quoted $8300 for a 2 course brick wall & footing for a buildup across the front & side verandahs (approx 40m long) - Told Plunkett that their pricing was over the top and they said the plans would have to go back to drafting to take it out...! Overall, the sales process was quite good, answered all the questions, got things happening quickly - but since then it hasn't been smooth sailing. Disappointment is now turning to frustration. We want to be in by Christmas 2010, but have been messing about for 6 months now on just getting plans and pricing right! I can only hope that the build goes a lot smoother. Regards, Wrexy. Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 18Apr 02, 2010 5:06 pm It's not just Plunkett who are slow...we're building with Scott Park and have been drowning in paperwork for six months with still a good few weeks to go before we get a start date. There are four Plunketts being built near me and the build quality looks pretty good if that's any consolation. Two are nearly completed and two are at the bricking stage. Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 19Apr 03, 2010 12:06 am zircon It's not just Plunkett who are slow...we're building with Scott Park and have been drowning in paperwork for six months with still a good few weeks to go before we get a start date. There are four Plunketts being built near me and the build quality looks pretty good if that's any consolation. Two are nearly completed and two are at the bricking stage. Thanks Zircon for the info. It is definitely into the stage of frustration now instead of disappointment! There are also quite a few Plunkett signs in my area and builds underway in a nearby subdivision. If it is any consolation, all the ones around my stage of the subdivision haven't had pads put down yet so I guess we are all in the same boat. What area are you building in Zircon as I would also like to take a look at build quality if possible and they aren't too far away. Regards, Wrexy... Re: Building with Plunkett Homes Perth 20Apr 03, 2010 12:26 am wrexy What area are you building in Zircon as I would also like to take a look at build quality if possible and they aren't too far away. We're in Lesmurdie. 1 4965 2 3315 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 77893 |