Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 4Apr 09, 2010 10:23 pm Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 5Apr 10, 2010 1:11 am ARIANA "Put an offer on land in Piara Waters march 2010 RIVA Estate" titles June 2011 Site works 7 July 2011 Our slab is down, walls are up and roof is tiled, electrician in 26/9/11 Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 7Apr 10, 2010 8:14 am Stefan Building the M3tr!con Liberty 42 at Stonecutters Ridge. The New Build Blog - "Life, In Progress." Stonecutters Ridge Community Website | My photos Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 11Apr 13, 2010 2:08 pm Built a Tribeca 44 with the Big M Sales Accept 15/06/09, Contract Signed 24/09/09, Site Start 23/11/09, Slab 11/12/09, Frame 12/01/10, Roof 20/01/10, Lock-up 30/03/10, Fixing 30/04/10, Handover 27/08/10. Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 13Apr 13, 2010 2:32 pm If we're put on this earth to help others, what are the others here for? Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 14Apr 13, 2010 2:44 pm Quote: Celebrate every single little milestone with a drink, a dinner out, comfort food, whatever. Not only does it add to the excitement it helps keep the stress levels at bay. I've never had so much to drink...LOL. Colour selection - drink - set an appointment for something - drink - made a phone call - dinner - hahaha. Keep yourself sane!!!!! If you buy unregistered land, be aware that the developers concept of time and your's are VERY different. If developer says "4 - 6 weeks unti land is registered", change the weeks to months and you will be closer. Nic. Built the Coral Homes Hamilton 252 - moved in 20/10/2010 and loving it!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=27215 Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 15Apr 13, 2010 3:13 pm ~Nic~ Quote: Celebrate every single little milestone with a drink, a dinner out, comfort food, whatever. Not only does it add to the excitement it helps keep the stress levels at bay. I've never had so much to drink...LOL. Colour selection - drink - set an appointment for something - drink - made a phone call - dinner - hahaha. Keep yourself sane!!!!! If you buy unregistered land, be aware that the developers concept of time and your's are VERY different. If developer says "4 - 6 weeks unti land is registered", change the weeks to months and you will be closer. Nic. is that for real mate? was that your experience? geeeeeeesssshhhh Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 16Apr 13, 2010 3:23 pm Makes me wonder how people got time during the weekdays to do the followings: Camping to get land Tiles appointment Applicance appointment Electrical appointment Carpet appointment Brick appointment Taking pictures of their slab, progress of their homes in afternoon weekdays Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 17Apr 13, 2010 3:37 pm BUDGET! BUDGET! BUDGET! Budget and cost research of upgrades etc is a must. Budget not only house costs but mortgage and living costs etc factoring in allowances for rate rises, holidays, new car or repairs, those extra expenses you dont have when renting like rates etc etc. When budgeting and deciding on upgrades do 3 Lists - Must Have, Wants, Realistic. Get the price for all your wants and cut them out then, don't rule it out because you think its going to be expensive wait till you actually know. Saying I can do that after handover and actually doing it after handover are 2 seperate things, make sure you are honest with yourself about whether or not you will actually do it after handover otherwise you may be left with an unfinshed dreamhouse. Sorry but I am an accountant, so budgeting is a way of life for me, and something people I think need to do more of Tempura - I took sickies and have a boss who let me work flexible hours ie I took a weekday off to do the tiles/carpet etc (so much easier with less people in the stores) and worked the Saturday instead. Didn't to camp to get the land and take all my pictures after work - helps when your only 10 min drive from work Building "DOMAYNE" through COMMODORE HOMES in Pearsall WA Slab down 15-01-2010 Handover 16-06-2010 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=29049 Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 18Apr 13, 2010 4:38 pm Great tips and hints for building a hosue... From my perspective, I would query and correct the builders if I see they doing something wrong as once the house is built, I don't want to have something at the back of my mind that there was a mistake...although hidden.. Agree with Ms Builder... Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 19Apr 13, 2010 4:51 pm Good point Linor....dont be afraid to ask the builder a question. If you think its wrong ask, if it is wrong they can fix it if its not wrong they will hopefully explain to you why its done that way. Always a good idea to get someone who knows about building (friend/family/home1) to give you their opinion just to make sure the builder isnt pulling the wool over your eyes. Remember to Ask Questions at all stages? Building "DOMAYNE" through COMMODORE HOMES in Pearsall WA Slab down 15-01-2010 Handover 16-06-2010 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=29049 Re: Top 10 Tips for first time builders 20Apr 13, 2010 7:44 pm Quote: If you buy unregistered land, be aware that the developers concept of time and your's are VERY different. If developer says "4 - 6 weeks unti land is registered", change the weeks to months and you will be closer. Nic. is that for real mate? was that your experience? geeeeeeesssshhhh Yep - bought the block in June last year, told by the developer it would be between 4 - 6 weeks... land was registered in November, but by that stage they had dumped a huge pile of dirt (wider than our block an at least one storey high) on our block so we still couldn't get our builder on site to get the soil tests done and refused to move it till the next stage was started as they didn't have any where to move it to till then... funny part was they actually expected us to settle on the land with the dirt there as the land was registered. Needless to say, settlement was delayed. We have only just got our plans into council and have been advised there is up to a 12 week turnaround to get approval. 12 weeks is mid June, so will be more than 12 months since we bought the land... Nic. Built the Coral Homes Hamilton 252 - moved in 20/10/2010 and loving it!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=27215 Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 14242 Can anyone give me any onfo on New Homes WA? Good or bad, hopefully good just need to know if my choice was good or not? Thanks ❤️ 0 8933 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27376 |