Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 302Apr 25, 2011 9:10 am . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 304May 12, 2011 1:27 pm Building an Eden Brae Saville 27 http://karry327.blogspot.com/ Building thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=44247 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 315May 18, 2011 10:52 am Nov 09 - Bought Land Aug 10 - Site Clearance Nov 10 - Slabbed Jan 11 - Framed Mar 11 - Locked Up May 11 - Fixed July 11 - Keys Blog: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34238 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 316May 18, 2011 12:31 pm I dont know if this was mentioned before but there are couple of tips to consider when building. *Size of pot draws... builder is offering 3 sets of pot draws, but two of them are so skinny that you can't fit any thing in them (one is oversized) *Get builder to put in junction boxes around the outside of the house. Once you have moved in, you can work out you outdoor lighting requirements.. *placement of heating/colling vents. You dont want them directly under your head when your in bed. Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 317May 28, 2011 9:00 am 1. make sure that if 3phase air-con in the price that this includes a 3 phase motor, not just '3 phase wiring' 2. ask for 2 rolled coats of paint on the inside. Otherwise some painters might spray the first coat and roll the second. This can sometimes result in walls that scratch easily, streaked and over spray on window frames. 3. consider getting you flooring laid as part of the builders contract so that it is covered by builders insurance. June 2010: Land Aug Tender + Deposit for Villina 41 Dec DA in Feb DA out Mar Construction Cert May Slab June Frame viewtopic.php?f=31&t=45643 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 318Jun 01, 2011 10:55 pm great list... what we did when we built 8yrs ago..was add sliding cavity door to ensuite so our room didnt get full of steam or clothes either in the WIR put in a door in the hallway between the front and back of house to shut it off what I want to be able to do this time is... somehow have ALL switches together minus the fridge that can be switched off everytime you leave the house (but not a must for a 1hr trip)..yes a pain with clocks etc but its such a pain when we go away and have to pull everything out to turn off. Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 319Jun 02, 2011 1:43 pm Hi Suziz3, ask your builders electrical contractor to put those things you want to leave ON using one circuit on one particular circuit breaker. Everything else that you want to be able to turn off on the other circuit. Get him to do a drawing so you know what is on what circuit. That way, when it's time to leave for the holiday, just flip off those breakers in the meter box and the fridge and clocks can stay on, everything else is off! SK Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: Things you forget - summary page 11 & 15 320Jun 02, 2011 7:08 pm Thanks SK! good idea
The other thing we did 8yrs ago was get the Ind build inspector on the final visit. We pretended he was thru the bank and they wouldnt release funds until everything was fixed prior to handover..it worked.AVJ went and fixed the whole list before we gave them the final cheque. We didnt need anything fixed after that even 8yrs later nothing...best thing ever. Once you pay they ignore your calls etc...a PITA!!! Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11547 Looking to start the journey of becoming an owner builder in SA. Feeling pretty (overly) confident on the building and construction details, but really struggling to find… 0 8366 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6586 |