Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 21Mar 01, 2012 1:50 pm Noob-ody knows viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54003 Demolition - Feb 2012; Slab Down - Mar; Plate Height - May; Roof Height - Jul Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 22May 01, 2012 9:20 am Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 24May 07, 2012 1:09 pm Dale Alcock Homes. We love building. T: 08 9242 9200 Mon – Fri 8am-5pm Sat - 10-4 thedacrew@dalealcock.com.au http://www.dalealcock.com.au http://www.facebook.com/dalealcockhomes Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 26May 07, 2012 1:33 pm Dale Alcock Homes. We love building. T: 08 9242 9200 Mon – Fri 8am-5pm Sat - 10-4 thedacrew@dalealcock.com.au http://www.dalealcock.com.au http://www.facebook.com/dalealcockhomes Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 27May 07, 2012 5:24 pm auds Hya Jemima I am in the south west so no we havent been up to Perth to look. We are going to the Bunbury offices this week to see what is up there. I am looking for a high end home so I would assume that all the things I chose would be up to Australian Standards. I guess I am just hoping to save a few $$$ on upgrading. As is - the home we are looking at is quite a bit over our budget but we are working to resolve that issue. cheers Been busy awhile, but back. Noted this in my thread. I'll be updating with pics etc shortly... but to address your point regarding the Builder in your earlier posts about special deals, every builder comes out with different specials at various times trying to get new clients. Bagheera just missed out, bad timing i suppose. If we could all gaze into a crystal ball, we'd all be getting the best deals etc... So far, I've had no complaints, and to be honest, the build has been professional and communication has been courteous. Their brickie trades are top notch (so far), and site is one of the cleaner sites compared to other builders around I know. And as for Australian Standards, all builds have to meet at least AS, or else they'd be up the creek when you come knocking on poor workmanship. Sure, its subcontractors that do the work, but it's their license and insurance that covers it, and they're liable for any work that's not done right, or 'to Standards'. This applies to all registered builders, though I'd recommend u pick one that will be around at least 10yrs from now - just in case. Noob-ody knows viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54003 Demolition - Feb 2012; Slab Down - Mar; Plate Height - May; Roof Height - Jul Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 28May 07, 2012 5:40 pm All these happened in March 2012, with site prep in early March and soakwells going in at the end of March. Took a pic of the raised level to account for the storms and spending the extra on raising the levels was in my view worth more than digging more soakwells. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And here's one of the site with the waterproof membrane, and additional reo for deeper footings (due to raised levels). Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And finally, the slab with the 4 soakwells ready to go in. Note, the soakwells went in front of the house instead of being dotted around the property, which in my mind was great, any problems, just dig the front, didn't want any backhoes turfing up the back of the property in future. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Uploaded with ImageShack.us Noob-ody knows viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54003 Demolition - Feb 2012; Slab Down - Mar; Plate Height - May; Roof Height - Jul Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 29May 07, 2012 5:51 pm aquanoob auds Hya Jemima I am in the south west so no we havent been up to Perth to look. We are going to the Bunbury offices this week to see what is up there. I am looking for a high end home so I would assume that all the things I chose would be up to Australian Standards. I guess I am just hoping to save a few $$$ on upgrading. As is - the home we are looking at is quite a bit over our budget but we are working to resolve that issue. cheers Been busy awhile, but back. Noted this in my thread. I'll be updating with pics etc shortly... but to address your point regarding the Builder in your earlier posts about special deals, every builder comes out with different specials at various times trying to get new clients. Bagheera just missed out, bad timing i suppose. If we could all gaze into a crystal ball, we'd all be getting the best deals etc... So far, I've had no complaints, and to be honest, the build has been professional and communication has been courteous. Their brickie trades are top notch (so far), and site is one of the cleaner sites compared to other builders around I know. And as for Australian Standards, all builds have to meet at least AS, or else they'd be up the creek when you come knocking on poor workmanship. Sure, its subcontractors that do the work, but it's their license and insurance that covers it, and they're liable for any work that's not done right, or 'to Standards'. This applies to all registered builders, though I'd recommend u pick one that will be around at least 10yrs from now - just in case. Hey there I would be interested in knowing how much it cost you to beef the pad up - we also have weather issues and are very close to the beach - we are looking at raising our pad up as well. If it is something you dont mind sharing would you please pm me - thank you. In regards to Bagheeras post - it reads to me like they just refused and that their was a promotion on at the time but they backed out of it - I could be wrong the way I am reading this: "we missed all together on the promotion running at the time as we combined two plans to fit our wide land so they called it "special" and gave us nothing" A friend of mine was building with another builder a couple of years back - they had a promotion running at the time which was advertised everywhere. Her mum had just passed away and she was not thinking straight and didnt mention the promotion when signing contracts. Afterwards when she asked for her deal to be honoured (aircon I think it was) they told her she had missed out and that the promotion was no longer running. I will be making sure whatever promotion I end up with - is in my contract Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 30May 07, 2012 8:53 pm hi auds - that's correct - we assumed that being a house based on Aspire specification even though was a combination of two plans we will get the promotion they were running at the time. When we started discussing the promotion we were told that we don't qualify because our plan wasn't a standard plan... go figure that out!!! Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 31May 07, 2012 9:26 pm Hi aquanoob, I love love love the archipelago plan of DAH (my husband even told me to shut up talking about it and I have also visited the display home about 5 times). If we didn't have ocean glimpses I would definitely be building that house. Can't wait to see how your build progresses. Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 32May 07, 2012 10:42 pm NatsyPatsy78 Hi aquanoob, I love love love the archipelago plan of DAH (my husband even told me to shut up talking about it and I have also visited the display home about 5 times). If we didn't have ocean glimpses I would definitely be building that house. Can't wait to see how your build progresses. So you do have ocean views/glimpses then Make sure you watch out on the any metal finishes etc, are marine grade as salt is going to be one of the problems you'll have to contend with. Noob-ody knows viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54003 Demolition - Feb 2012; Slab Down - Mar; Plate Height - May; Roof Height - Jul Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 33May 07, 2012 10:52 pm Quote: Hey there I would be interested in knowing how much it cost you to beef the pad up - we also have weather issues and are very close to the beach - we are looking at raising our pad up as well. If it is something you dont mind sharing would you please pm me - thank you. In regards to Bagheeras post - it reads to me like they just refused and that their was a promotion on at the time but they backed out of it - I could be wrong the way I am reading this: "we missed all together on the promotion running at the time as we combined two plans to fit our wide land so they called it "special" and gave us nothing" A friend of mine was building with another builder a couple of years back - they had a promotion running at the time which was advertised everywhere. Her mum had just passed away and she was not thinking straight and didnt mention the promotion when signing contracts. Afterwards when she asked for her deal to be honoured (aircon I think it was) they told her she had missed out and that the promotion was no longer running. I will be making sure whatever promotion I end up with - is in my contract I would concur then that if the special was running at the time, they should have 'pushed a little harder' maybe for those deals . We basically were 'quite lucky' in timing and managed to secure 'what we felt was a great design' and had to only modify it very slightly to fit our needs. The specials then could not reasonably be withheld. Our design was still called a 'special' though. It's in their portfolio of designs as a 5 bed 2 bath home. I definitely agreed to ensure all items are recorded in black and white, emails included to provide a clear trace of communication between parties and remove any misrepresentations or misunderstandings as this isn't a short term project, and I can easily attest that my memory isn't like what it was in my younger days. As for the raised slab, it was similar in cost to the additional cost of additional stormwater design and soakwells (possibly slightly cheaper after I ran through the figures) without changing the levels. However, the raised slab is IMHO always the better option as it would mean your house sits above the NGL and avoids threat of flooding. (ie. even 10mm higher than the street means that the water will flow onto the street rather than into your home - unless you get your street flooded too ). Noob-ody knows viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54003 Demolition - Feb 2012; Slab Down - Mar; Plate Height - May; Roof Height - Jul Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 34May 08, 2012 2:45 pm Cant wait to see your build aquanoob. We have taken alot of the design ideas from the Archipelago also. Just on the topic of your raised slab height. Seems your fence will be quit low compared to your window height. Will make it easy for the neigbours to see in your house if the blinds are open. Just a note incase you havnt thought about it yet. Goodluck. Building with Dale Alcock in Piara Waters Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 35May 08, 2012 3:18 pm Hi leezels - do you have a thread yet? Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 37May 08, 2012 6:27 pm aquanoob NatsyPatsy78 Hi aquanoob, I love love love the archipelago plan of DAH (my husband even told me to shut up talking about it and I have also visited the display home about 5 times). If we didn't have ocean glimpses I would definitely be building that house. Can't wait to see how your build progresses. So you do have ocean views/glimpses then Make sure you watch out on the any metal finishes etc, are marine grade as salt is going to be one of the problems you'll have to contend with. Yes we definitely do get ocean glimpses and I have made quite a few building people look at our block so they know where the glimpses are so we can make sure that our house actually has said glimpse especially when the area gets more developed. Yes my husband's onto that marine grade. More money, more money, let's hope I win the 70 million tonight! Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 38May 08, 2012 10:21 pm NatsyPatsy78 Yes we definitely do get ocean glimpses and I have made quite a few building people look at our block so they know where the glimpses are so we can make sure that our house actually has said glimpse especially when the area gets more developed. Yes my husband's onto that marine grade. More money, more money, let's hope I win the 70 million tonight! You and me both! Noob-ody knows viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54003 Demolition - Feb 2012; Slab Down - Mar; Plate Height - May; Roof Height - Jul Re: Dale Alcock Homes building in Rossmoyne 39May 08, 2012 10:24 pm leezels Cant wait to see your build aquanoob. We have taken alot of the design ideas from the Archipelago also. Just on the topic of your raised slab height. Seems your fence will be quit low compared to your window height. Will make it easy for the neigbours to see in your house if the blinds are open. Just a note incase you havnt thought about it yet. Goodluck. Yes thanks for your thoughts, leezels. We have indeed considered it, and luckily, we have met the neighbours of the side where we're closest to the boundary and both parties have agreed to remove the existing 'asbestos fencing' and replace with new colorbond fencing raised a little higher to help obscure. At worst, we might add that additional lattice extension. Noob-ody knows viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54003 Demolition - Feb 2012; Slab Down - Mar; Plate Height - May; Roof Height - Jul Re: Dale Alcock Homes building - Aircell insulation 40May 10, 2012 12:05 pm Glad to see that they've got the aircell insulation put in for the west elevation, as we felt it prudent to have it installed on the hottest side for the Perth summers. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Silver sided insulation is laid between the double brick work and provides 'superior' insulation than the air gap only. We traded off the aircell insulation for the whole home to limit it only for the west elevation, and got the Anticon 55 roof blanket for our metal roof, figured that the roof would be the heat soak rather than just the walls, that all sit under eaves anyway. Also picked up a higher grade roof inslation instead of the standard R3.0. More insulation the better I say. Noob-ody knows viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54003 Demolition - Feb 2012; Slab Down - Mar; Plate Height - May; Roof Height - Jul I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 109510 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 26590 Wish you all the best. Once you signed the contract, they will find millions excuses to charge you. And have seen their sites unfinished for a long time. 4 25784 |