Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 4Jun 03, 2012 10:35 am We built the Wisdom Majestic 40 - moved in! Our blog - http://ourwisdommajestic40.blogspot.com.au/ Our H1 thread - viewtopic.php?t=54156 Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 6Jun 04, 2012 10:19 pm We built the Wisdom Majestic 40 - moved in! Our blog - http://ourwisdommajestic40.blogspot.com.au/ Our H1 thread - viewtopic.php?t=54156 Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 10Jun 05, 2012 4:45 pm Hey Willcres spot on!! I am from Indo. Thanks for the info on the tiles. Hopefully we can find something that we like in their inclusion range. We are thinking of using 600x600 do you have to pay a lot more for a bigger tile? I hope they do a great job considering they are charging like there's no tomorrow. Let us know how you go... Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 11Jun 05, 2012 8:50 pm mtjiputra Hey Willcres spot on!! I am from Indo. Thanks for the info on the tiles. Hopefully we can find something that we like in their inclusion range. We are thinking of using 600x600 do you have to pay a lot more for a bigger tile? I hope they do a great job considering they are charging like there's no tomorrow. Let us know how you go... He..he....of course I recognize, "tj" is like old spelling of "c"... Have u visited Di lorenzo yet?? Their green range is actually not bad. We paid 5k just for the labour of polished porc 600x600 because the tiles is included in the $35 range. Good luck, mtjiputra!! Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 12Jun 05, 2012 9:34 pm Hi mtjiputra, Good choice with the Aspiration, we really liked that home and has some similar features & layout to the Majestic. What area are you building in? Our tender included the "Prestige Package" which includes carpet and tiles to $35 per m2 at Di Lorenzo. Quite a lot of their stock is $$$$$ but they also have a good range within the $35 per m2. Our extra costs are: * For carpet, we upgraded to a $40 per m2 and also chose the better underlay (included is the basic) - that cost us extra for a 40sm home $2,200. * As for tiles, the main floor tile itself was within the allowance (we chose a non polished tile), but because the size we chose is larger than 450 x 450, there are extra laying charges. We also included extra for some feature tiles in the bathroom niches. Our extra's added to $3,800. If you want polished porcelain, do some research on them. I have read some issues regarding Optical haze and Di Lorenzo will also get you to sign to say you have been warned about this, if that is what you chose when selecting tiles. Visit Di Lorenzo yourself to see what they have and to get an idea of what is included. Just ask to be shown the Wisdom range Like Willcres, if you want to know any specific prices, let me know. Check our the other Wisdom threads, I recall reading price estimates for Wisdom items when we were going through the tender process in December. Good luck with it all. It is an exciting process and also requires a lot of patience, waiting for things to be done before and during the build. I have to keep reminding myself of this, lol We built the Wisdom Majestic 40 - moved in! Our blog - http://ourwisdommajestic40.blogspot.com.au/ Our H1 thread - viewtopic.php?t=54156 Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 13Jun 05, 2012 10:42 pm Hi mtjiputra, We are in the exact same position as you are and actually also looking at the aspiration 29 as well. Have you received tenders from anyone else? We are also looking at the Modeena (Fowler homes) and Champion Homes. I have found Wisdom to be very slow in getting adjustments included in the tender.Even for very minor changes they took nearly 2 weeks to get back to me. Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 14Jun 06, 2012 7:17 am willcres mtjiputra Hey Willcres spot on!! I am from Indo. Thanks for the info on the tiles. Hopefully we can find something that we like in their inclusion range. We are thinking of using 600x600 do you have to pay a lot more for a bigger tile? I hope they do a great job considering they are charging like there's no tomorrow. Let us know how you go... He..he....of course I recognize, "tj" is like old spelling of "c"... Have u visited Di lorenzo yet?? Their green range is actually not bad. We paid 5k just for the labour of polished porc 600x600 because the tiles is included in the $35 range. Good luck, mtjiputra!! Thanks Willcres, we haven't visited Dilorenzo yet but planning to this weekend. Good luck to you too!! Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 15Jun 06, 2012 5:03 pm Onewheel Hi mtjiputra, Good choice with the Aspiration, we really liked that home and has some similar features & layout to the Majestic. What area are you building in? Our tender included the "Prestige Package" which includes carpet and tiles to $35 per m2 at Di Lorenzo. Quite a lot of their stock is $$$$$ but they also have a good range within the $35 per m2. Our extra costs are: * For carpet, we upgraded to a $40 per m2 and also chose the better underlay (included is the basic) - that cost us extra for a 40sm home $2,200. * As for tiles, the main floor tile itself was within the allowance (we chose a non polished tile), but because the size we chose is larger than 450 x 450, there are extra laying charges. We also included extra for some feature tiles in the bathroom niches. Our extra's added to $3,800. If you want polished porcelain, do some research on them. I have read some issues regarding Optical haze and Di Lorenzo will also get you to sign to say you have been warned about this, if that is what you chose when selecting tiles. Visit Di Lorenzo yourself to see what they have and to get an idea of what is included. Just ask to be shown the Wisdom range Like Willcres, if you want to know any specific prices, let me know. Check our the other Wisdom threads, I recall reading price estimates for Wisdom items when we were going through the tender process in December. Good luck with it all. It is an exciting process and also requires a lot of patience, waiting for things to be done before and during the build. I have to keep reminding myself of this, lol Hi OneWheel, Thanks for the advice and info.. Will definitely do some research on the polished porcelain before we decide. We liked the Majestic too but unfortunately did not fit in our land We are doing a KDR in Hurstville council and our land is only 12.5 wide. How much did you spend on Electrical? Did you use any down lights? That doesn't seem to be included in the package? Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 16Jun 06, 2012 5:43 pm Aheron Hi mtjiputra, We are in the exact same position as you are and actually also looking at the aspiration 29 as well. Have you received tenders from anyone else? We are also looking at the Modeena (Fowler homes) and Champion Homes. I have found Wisdom to be very slow in getting adjustments included in the tender.Even for very minor changes they took nearly 2 weeks to get back to me. Hi Aheron, That sounds about right!! It took us 8 weeks to finally sign the tender. Mind you there are still some errors but very minor, we signed anyway rather than waiting for another 2 weeks otherwise we will never start building. You can make one minor changes after the design. We did have a look with Masterton but in the end WH had more to offer in their packages. Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 17Jun 06, 2012 5:55 pm mtjiputra Hi OneWheel, Thanks for the advice and info.. Will definitely do some research on the polished porcelain before we decide. We liked the Majestic too but unfortunately did not fit in our land We are doing a KDR in Hurstville council and our land is only 12.5 wide. How much did you spend on Electrical? Did you use any down lights? That doesn't seem to be included in the package? Mtjiputra, With electrical, you need to upgrade lots of them...they only give you basic like 1 powerpoint each room, 2 TV point, 2 phone lines. Any downlights is extra, footer lights, additional phone/tv/data point etc, is extra. Add it as many as you can think of, especially downstair floor plan. Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 18Jun 06, 2012 8:12 pm mtjiputra Hi OneWheel, Thanks for the advice and info.. Will definitely do some research on the polished porcelain before we decide. We liked the Majestic too but unfortunately did not fit in our land We are doing a KDR in Hurstville council and our land is only 12.5 wide. How much did you spend on Electrical? Did you use any down lights? That doesn't seem to be included in the package? The Aspiration is a nice home, perfect for a narrow block. You are correct, downlights are not included, only single batton per room (2 if a large room) and one double powerpoint per room. We got downlights downstairs only, as apparently it is difficult to do them afterwards. Upstairs we'll do later if we decide we want them there. We spent an extra $11K Make sure you think about what you want before your electrical appointment. If you want changes afterwards, Clipsal will charge a $250 redraw fee. We built the Wisdom Majestic 40 - moved in! Our blog - http://ourwisdommajestic40.blogspot.com.au/ Our H1 thread - viewtopic.php?t=54156 Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 19Jun 06, 2012 8:23 pm The Aspiration is a nice home, perfect for a narrow block. You are correct, downlights are not included, only single batton per room (2 if a large room) and one double powerpoint per room. We got downlights downstairs only, as apparently it is difficult to do them afterwards. Upstairs we'll do later if we decide we want them there. We spent an extra $11K Make sure you think about what you want before your electrical appointment. If you want changes afterwards, Clipsal will charge a $250 redraw fee.[/quote] Wow 11k..that is $$$$. Will definitley have to start thinking what we want.Thanks again for the heads up Re: Anyone building with Wisdom Homes?? 20Jun 08, 2012 8:28 pm Hi Guys, Can someone please tell me what the laminex is like included in the prestige package? is it a high gloss finish at all? Sheridan 35@The Ponds 29.06 1st meet 17.07 Tender 15.08 1st plans/Contracts 29.08 Colours 12.10 DA 20.11 Council Approval 14.12 Site cut 19.12 Slab 04.02 Frame 17.02 Bricks started Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. 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