Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 121Nov 30, 2011 8:12 pm my new build thread- Ben Trager https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89826 my switch build thread (2011) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36569 Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 122Nov 30, 2011 8:28 pm Oh don't worry I am ropeable! Haha.. I can imagine you are too! Doesn't it suck knowing we have to pay our mortgages over Christmas when there isn't going to be a single person working there the whole time! I just really can't believe that the house next door has gone up so quick.. Makes me so frustrated when every fortnight I am asking my CLO why our progress is so slow. I work in residential construction and know how quiet the market is now and how long it's meant to take for things to happen and it's just not good enough. I asked them 'what is my money not as good as next doors?' they have no answer! And I've been waiting because I was told 'the construction manager will give you a call' yet I've heard nothing but the second my colorbond is on they have no prob sending me an invoice grr My building forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49650&p=756654#p756654 Building the 'Ultimate St Marks' with Home Buyers Centre Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 123Nov 30, 2011 8:33 pm Thanks tinkster was just looking at your home actually - STUNNING!!!! My building forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49650&p=756654#p756654 Building the 'Ultimate St Marks' with Home Buyers Centre Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 124Nov 30, 2011 8:37 pm @Shannon and Venturai, We'll I can't say we're the lucky ones. Our fortnightly updates is late compared to what is actually happening on site, so sometimes it's funny, especially when you visit the site from time to time and their update has already happened. Our build, I think took only a week from start to reach plate high. I think ours is moving fast but if the quality is not that good then, I would gladly swap our speed to both of you. @Shannon.. I know, I'm kicking myself for not getting the Entertainer..the WIR and ensuite of that plan is making me feel worse each time I see out house at the moment. Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 125Nov 30, 2011 8:46 pm Yeah there isn't great communication there hey? I visited my block on a monday and slab was down, got a call three days later saying it would be down by the following Friday so I was like right I'll just keep quiet so they invoice me late My building forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49650&p=756654#p756654 Building the 'Ultimate St Marks' with Home Buyers Centre Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 126Nov 30, 2011 8:52 pm sdmould Doesn't it suck knowing we have to pay our mortgages over Christmas when there isn't going to be a single person working there the whole time! Well we did kinda get over it, but I'd have liked it if they'd been willing to let us have the key from time to time so we can have a look around. But no, that was a flat out no. sdmould the second my colorbond is on they have no prob sending me an invoice grr Yeah, this leads on from the key bit. Our rep said "we don't let clients have the key until we have received final payment". That's how much they like their money over there. I didn't end up writing this back to her, but I felt like saying "That's fine, you make no secret that money is your main concern, and I'll make no secret that the condition of our house is ours". I suppose I can understand it, but if you can't trust the owners in the house, who can you trust? It's not like we're going to break or steal anything, it's OUR house. Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 127Nov 30, 2011 8:56 pm The house is looking good - love the roof! Shame about the slowness of the build - so fustrating, especially if they aren't giving any answers as to why. We are finding the communication pretty bad too - the fortnightly reports are saying stuff is happening on 30.12 when it happened nearly two weeks ago! I have asked a few times when they close for XMas and for how long and still haven't been given an answer, very annoying! But I am hoping they don't take as long with our build ans they have so far with yours. They are about 4 HBC homes going up around us and they seem to be going pretty fast...so I guess I'll just wait and see - hopefully the fit-out goes a lot faster and smoother! Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 128Dec 02, 2011 12:48 pm Thanks amanda I work at a builder and we are closing midday on wed 21st dec and opening again on mon 9th jan.. I can't say for certain HBC will be the same but generally this is the closure for the building industry - hope that helps give you an indication! I spoke to the construction manager today and he was great. Gave me exact dates of what is happening next few weeks (float started yesterday, ceilings start of Tuesday and will go through til the 14th then plasterer will be returning to do the set and lock up will be 21st of dec) and he said our PC will be approx. the second week of feb so we should be in end of feb / first week of march which is what I thought anyway My building forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49650&p=756654#p756654 Building the 'Ultimate St Marks' with Home Buyers Centre Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 129Dec 02, 2011 6:15 pm Fortnightly Reports!!!! You should consider yourselves lucky. If you were building with DAH you would have to beg to be told anything and then normally the Site Super tells the CLO whatever it is he thinks we might want to hear - correct or not. Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 130Dec 02, 2011 7:04 pm sdmould I work at a builder and we are closing midday on wed 21st dec and opening again on mon 9th jan Damn, do they have any vacancies? I'd love that. Where I work you get the public holidays off and that's it. Much like last year, Christmas is just a 4-day weekend for me. Still, I mustn't grumble. We're building our own house and that's good enough for me Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 131Dec 02, 2011 8:47 pm Haha venturai! Everyone has to use their annual leave though! I'm goin back on the third to save a week of annual leave so I have enough leave to have a few weeks off when we move to settle in and get the other works done that we need My building forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49650&p=756654#p756654 Building the 'Ultimate St Marks' with Home Buyers Centre Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 132Dec 02, 2011 9:22 pm sdmould Haha venturai! Everyone has to use their annual leave though! I'm goin back on the third to save a week of annual leave so I have enough leave to have a few weeks off when we move to settle in and get the other works done that we need Yeah must admit I wouldn't like the annual leave bit, but I suppose that's to be expected. I may only get two days off at Christmas time (or three if you count New Years day), but at least my annual leave is untouched. Which is good, because I imagine I'm going to need at least a week to do the move and clean up this god forsaken rental property. Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 133Dec 02, 2011 11:09 pm Venturai Damn, do they have any vacancies? I'd love that. Where I work you get the public holidays off and that's it. Much like last year, Christmas is just a 4-day weekend for me. You get public holidays off? Hot dang, got any vacancies? Where I work I don't even get christmas OR new years off! I think it's best for companies to just shut down over chrissy. Everyone here asks for annual leave but only so many can take it so it ends in arguments over whose family is more important. I believe the issue with giving you a key is their liability. It's a construction site that is full of hidden dangers that you really need to be inducted for. If you trip, fall, cut yourself they can end up paying the bill. Also, they have what is called a builders key. It's not the same as the key you will be handed on completion. My understanding is it will open pretty much any lock that is built with the same mob until the real key is used which drops another pin in the lock. Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 134Dec 02, 2011 11:36 pm meatbag You get public holidays off? Hot dang, got any vacancies? Where I work I don't even get christmas OR new years off! FIFO jobs tend to be like that mate. Take the good with the bad meatbag I think it's best for companies to just shut down over chrissy. Everyone here asks for annual leave but only so many can take it so it ends in arguments over whose family is more important. Pretty much the same story everywhere at places that don't shut down. I don't mind it so much, I've had one Christmas off in 8 years with the same company, but the only thing that bothers me is when it always seems to be the same people doing it. meatbag I believe the issue with giving you a key is their liability. It's a construction site that is full of hidden dangers that you really need to be inducted for. If you trip, fall, cut yourself they can end up paying the bill. Also, they have what is called a builders key. It's not the same as the key you will be handed on completion. My understanding is it will open pretty much any lock that is built with the same mob until the real key is used which drops another pin in the lock. Yeah I can understand some of the reasons, but in reality (at least with Homebuyers), it's less about ensuring our safety and more about them having that final payment before we're allowed free access. Much like most things these days, it comes down to money. Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 135Dec 12, 2011 5:47 pm The reason they can't let someone have a key is because there are two different types of keys a builder has - a display key where one key opens every single display home, and a construction key where one key opens every single home under construction. It sucks being locked out of your own home but for security reasons, they can't give you a key because you could then go into any other HBC home.. Also if you got one, I'd want one then someone else would want one etc so then what would be the point of the home even being locked up? And if you visit and leave the house unlocked and something gets knicked they cant cover their a** .... UPDATE TIME! Went last Wed and luckily my site supervisor was on site so had a chat to him! I wasn't happy because I was told ceilings were starting on Tues and would be going until the 14th.. He promised he'd make it up.. Well visited yesterday and all the ceilings are finished!!! And the render has been done.. PICS below! Manhole Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Dining Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Family Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Render Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My building forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49650&p=756654#p756654 Building the 'Ultimate St Marks' with Home Buyers Centre Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 136Dec 12, 2011 8:49 pm sdmould Went last Wed and luckily my site supervisor was on site so had a chat to him! I wasn't happy because I was told ceilings were starting on Tues and would be going until the 14th.. He promised he'd make it up.. Well visited yesterday and all the ceilings are finished!!! And the render has been done.. PICS below! Nice pictures mate. Our own build's not a whole lot ahead of you now. While progress will hit a brick wall this time of year (no pun intended), you're about two weeks of work away from being at lock up. All they really have to do is plaster the walls, then get the windows and doors in. Make the most of being able to walk through, because very soon for a month or so, you're not going to be able to! I'd estimate your pre-handover inspection to be at late Jan/early Feb, at the rate you're going. It's a drop in the ocean, when you think about it. Neither of us really have very long to go, and we're going to be living in our own homes Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 137Dec 16, 2011 11:17 am Looking great there! Just moved into mine and the feeling is one of absolute delight (but craziness at the same time trying to organise stuff!). Hope you have a very merry Christmas! Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 138Dec 21, 2011 3:30 am It all looks VERY familiar I noticed they did the same to yours as they did mine. A cornice between the entrance and the main living / kitchen / dining room. It bugs me now, mostly because it just looks out of place! Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 139Dec 23, 2011 8:45 am Hi all, Just thought I'd jump in here! That cornice issue is an interesting one! Can anyone explain why builders might do that? Is it "cutting corners"? Or is there some kind of join there that's a bit unusual and needs to be hidden? Seems a bit odd really..... And is there in point in the building process where the owner might have a say in this? Good pick up meatbag.... Guess I'd better get up and get ready for work..... Pre-work Christmas breakfast this morning. Yay.... Re: Building with Home Buyers Centre in Pearsall WA :) 140Jan 04, 2012 1:27 pm Hi everyone!!! I can't believe its been a few weeks since I wrote on here - actually I can't believe I missed telling you all that we reached lock up on the 20th of Dec! Hope you all had an amazing Christmas and start to the New Year! They are still saying mid Feb for PCI so moving at end of Feb - as long as it isn't longer than this then I don't care Horrible not being able to get into your own home haha... Going to visit later today, they ran out of time to do cabinetry last year so hoping they are back at site and onto it already! Any progress from anyone? Good point about the cornice meaty - didn't really notice it to be honest but I was in and out very quickly. Im sure it probs will bug me when we move in.. I am starting to think we should have had like a 26 course high opening or something rather than what we have.. Ah wells. If we hate it that much when we move in we'll just change it How was your first Chrissy in the new house? And snagz how was your first Chrissy in your home? 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