Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First Home Owners. So confused!!!!! 7Dec 30, 2011 10:54 am http://lindeman28.blogspot.com - Our building blog First Home Owners. So confused!!!!! 8Dec 30, 2011 1:07 pm Jasmin Hickinbotham Belmont - modified Signed: February 2011 Slab should go down before 2012 My build thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52310&p=799483#p799483 Re: First Home Owners. So confused!!!!! 12Jan 10, 2012 3:45 pm blondd_87 yeah thats what i was bout expecting. they said 9 months max, but usually 4 -5 espec cos its a whole new estate going up- a lot of builders on site everyday. trying to push through all the paper work stuff so they can start sooner cos our block is already titled & ready to build on. lol plus i have no patience at all! should i be going into the build site regularly once its started to 'check up' on them??? As much as you can.. ie: We visit ours everyday. Also get a house inspector.. Re: First Home Owners. So confused!!!!! 13Jan 10, 2012 3:48 pm yeh ive looked into a couple, we have a lot of family who live round the road from where we r building so they can drop in too! Process: Land Settlement: 17/02 House colours picked: 20/02 Slab: 25/03 Framework: 28/03 Windows & Roof framing: 01/04 Plumbing: 06/04 Lock Up Stage: 22/04 Paint & Tiles: 14/05 Re: First Home Owners. So confused!!!!! 14Jan 10, 2012 4:09 pm For your selection meeting one of the things that I think makes a difference to a house is the convenience of the lights and electrical sockets. There is some advice here. http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?cat=166 The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: First Home Owners. So confused!!!!! 15Jan 10, 2012 4:17 pm awesome thanks! Process: Land Settlement: 17/02 House colours picked: 20/02 Slab: 25/03 Framework: 28/03 Windows & Roof framing: 01/04 Plumbing: 06/04 Lock Up Stage: 22/04 Paint & Tiles: 14/05 Re: First Home Owners. So confused!!!!! 16Jan 10, 2012 10:01 pm To answer the "how long" - Henley started on site in June last year and we had handover on 26 October. Once they got going it roared along. What plan are you thinking of? Ours was a KDR, the Talise Q2 with a few modifications. We signed the contract at the end of March, then there was a bit of fluffing around while we had a pool installed and the council refused to ok our garage wall 3cm above standard. The slab was poured after the long weekend in June. We cannot fault Henley at all - the SS was great, our admin was a bit useless, but we had no major issues or drama once we got started. A Porter Davis Waldorf was built around the corner during the same period - it started before us and was finished about the same time, six months or so - big house. Like our site, there seemed to be tradies there six days a week even in the middle of winter. Good luck! A lot of those Covenants are put in place at the time the Developers are still involved and marketing a certain look and they get ignored or expire after a time. If the… 1 3108 If this is a custom build then I would expect the builder to set out the door frame closer to the wall to avoid the gap between architrave and the wall and or specify… 9 8927 Soak wells and electrical run in happening this week! Summit has told me they will relocate the laundry plumbing after the walls are completed. I'm actually pretty happy… 13 37127 |