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!!!!! 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! 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 8550 And we're finally moving forward! Trenches and plumbing in, should hopefully see a slab any day now. 9 33234 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 17346 |