Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 186Apr 03, 2013 3:28 pm Hi all Good news; Our slab was poured yesterday (we found this out after receivign the 20% invoice) so we rushed out to see if it indeed had been poured as we were told by our SS on Thursday it would be ready by friday 5th May. We didn't want to fork over that kinda cash until we knew it had been poured. I'm wondering if anyone is going to organise to have a private inspector/certifier visit their site at any point(s) during the build. It is my understanding each visit is around $500; I think most people get an inspector pre-plaster and pre-handover (making sure you don't sign any paperwork until any issues have been fixed by your builder.) All that needs to be done is arrange it with your SS as to when the private can be onsite with you and the SS. Does anyone have any experience with this or know of anyone in the Wollongong area that's an inspector? -Rubyam Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 187Apr 08, 2013 8:37 pm My Sheridan 35 with extensions 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 Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 188Apr 09, 2013 1:48 pm Thnx guys for recent pics...keep them coming especially yours Zojo as I'm building the 38. Would love to see what the inside look like. I love the outside already I chose the Oxford facade too! BTW I'm still progressing nowhere...still at limbo where my storm water run off is concerned. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 189Apr 12, 2013 6:14 pm Starting to get excited but at the same time I know there's a heap of work I'll need to do post-handover from Clarendon before I can move in. A few pics 1. Scaffolding will come down over the weekend, once the painters do their thing the stained wood will be fitted at the top of the entry 2. Standing in the entry, I am super happy I opted for the wide door. 3. Master bed still feels tiny with nothing in it, but when I measured out where the King size bed will go, there's actually heaps of room. 4. They were about to fit the stone bench tops when I visited yesterday. Didn't have time to hang around to get "after" photos though unfortunately. 5. Main bath.. looking forward to having a proper bath in the house again (apartment doesn't have one) 6. Ensuite Final inspection is still scheduled for the 26th of this month, so there's a lot of stuff being done over the next couple of weeks. My Site Supervisor has picked up on all of the minor defects I've spotted thus far (and more)so I'm pretty confident that he will deliver a good quality house. Hopefully the painters are decent, that's usually where people have hassles I think. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 190Apr 17, 2013 5:51 am Hi fellow clarendon builders we are currently at CDC waiting approval we are building the Paddington 31 from the Clarendon Domaine range which started at $220k however we are now at over $4000k the process has been slow to say the least. It is actually a knock down re build we we organised ourselves as Clarendon would have charged an arm and a leg. We have just finished our electricals last friday 5k later as hubby wants so many led down lights at $117 each installed so we have tiling on friday so excited. Our kitchen appt was crazy moneywise i think i upgraded everything, changed everything to smeg appliances and got the servery and the stone bench nearly $7k later but we thought if we are going to build we may as build right as it will be our one and only house:) We are building in roselands and Canterbury council is not bad actually we submitted paperwork for the demolition and got approved in 2 weeks however we are going through CDC with the build. Has anyone else gone through CDC how long does it normally take? as we were told around 10 working days,if this is the case we should have approval early next week. Has anyone had any major dramas with Clarendon at the moment? Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 191Apr 17, 2013 7:11 am Hi everyone. Hope the builds are going well for all. Just wondering if anyone could shed some light on garage skirting boards. Our garage is lowered with an internal access door and the skirting board is currently sitting off the ground at two different heights, following the slab height of the porch and then the hallway. We are trying to get this changed but to no success. Has anybody else had this problem? If you're past lock up what has been done with the skirtings in your garage? We're building the Killara. Follow us at http://thepondsbirdhouse.blogspot.com.au 05/03/13 - Lock up 06/04/13 - Tile's completed 08/04/13 - Painter's start Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 192Apr 17, 2013 7:52 pm Chilly ..however we are going through CDC with the build. Has anyone else gone through CDC how long does it normally take? as we were told around 10 working days,if this is the case we should have approval early next week. Has anyone had any major dramas with Clarendon at the moment? Hi Chilly, We went through CDC in Wollongong Council zone area and though our builder told is it takes 10days the builder then has an additional 10 days to receive it and make any necessary comments and adjustments; in total it was close to 4 weeks after our plans were lodged to CDC that we received approval. -Rubyam Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 193Apr 18, 2013 5:42 am Hi Rubyam, Thanks for that, gee thats great:( more waiting, when i spoke with Rebecca my rep she said from the time of approval to slab it will be about 4 to 6 weeks.ridiculous, but was reading the contract last night and it said that the builder has up to 20 working days from receipts of approval and permits to commence building, think hubby will have a chat to them tomorrow. i know building is time consuming but this is just ludicrus. Wanted to be in by Christmas but dont see that happening, What stage are you up to?? how has your process been? -C Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 194Apr 18, 2013 1:38 pm loz+dug Hi everyone. Hope the builds are going well for all. Just wondering if anyone could shed some light on garage skirting boards. Our garage is lowered with an internal access door and the skirting board is currently sitting off the ground at two different heights, following the slab height of the porch and then the hallway. We are trying to get this changed but to no success. Has anybody else had this problem? If you're past lock up what has been done with the skirtings in your garage? We're building the Killara. I think mine is the same, my site supervisor said he is not a fan of the look also but this is the specification they have to build to. Function over form I guess. He did clean up the concrete underneath the skirt for me, I'm just going to seal it with the same epoxy as the rest of the garage - should look neat. No big deal, I bet nobody will even notice. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 195Apr 18, 2013 2:30 pm Chilly Hi Rubyam, Thanks for that, gee thats great:( more waiting, when i spoke with Rebecca my rep she said from the time of approval to slab it will be about 4 to 6 weeks.ridiculous, but was reading the contract last night and it said that the builder has up to 20 working days from receipts of approval and permits to commence building, think hubby will have a chat to them tomorrow. i know building is time consuming but this is just ludicrus. Wanted to be in by Christmas but dont see that happening, What stage are you up to?? how has your process been? -C Hey Chilly, Sorry to be the bearer of bad news like you though we thought CDC was going to be quick and easy!!! After CDC approval was granted we had to chase up the following: -Written Loan Approval confirming the loan amount, loan number and the postal address of the Bank/lending institution. -Authority to commence construction (ACC) from Bank West, confirming mortgage docs have been signed and the loan is ready for draw down. -Confirmation from the lender that the final payment will be released without Occupation Certificate being issued due to client’s works from the CDC approval that need to be carried out prior to the certificate being issued. While this was being done apparently stock for the house was being ordered (frames etc). Now the 20 days to be on site thing is true, but it just means they have to be on site for further reports to be carried out .. But hopefully in your case they will go to site right away and begin cutting/filling your lot. Piering happened pretty quickly for us and we have now had our slab done. Frames due to be delivered tomorrow. This is our current timeline: 7.11.11 Deposit paid on land with Stocklands 7.11.11 Deposit paid with Clarendon Homes 7.12.11 Initial Tender presentation with Clarendon at Baulkham Hills 6.01.12 Contract signing and Clarendon Create apt pt.1 16.02.12 Clarendon Create apt pt.2 12.09.12 Tender expired (eeeeep) 21.11.12 Land registration 27.11.12 Rates paid and Land settlement 30.01.13 Plans lodged with CDC 7.02.13 Found out our lot IS in a BAL 12.5 zone (originally screened as a BAL Low zone) 28.02.13 CDC Docs received at Clarendon's office. Now awaiting assessment 4.03.13 Email received from Clarendon station Tender had expired and a price increase will be issued to us via PCV. CH forcast a 28th March site start (with the Easter period taken into account). 7.03.13 Electrical appointment with Your Home Consulting in Oak Flats 14.03.13 Tile appointment at Dons Tiles, Narellan 15.03.13 Clarendon move our file into 'Production' and commence ordering supplies for our build 24.03.13 Cut/Fill of site completed 25.03.13 Piering work commenced 28.03.13 Waffle pod installed w/ steel beams 2.04.13 Slab poured [20% progress payment due] 12.04.13 Stormwater pit and external drainage installed I post about our build on my blog (see below) but most of my issues i've had with Clarendon have been shared here viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63095 <---that's the new development We'r building in. We have had little issues along the way and are hoping for things to settle down a bit.. i don't like our luck though! Hope this helps -Rubyam Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 196Apr 20, 2013 9:32 pm Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 198Apr 21, 2013 2:35 pm nlov wow look @ those lovely wood...when will i see mine? Praying for good weather for u Rubyam! Thanks Nlov; i appreciate it!!! What stage are you up to now? And where are you building? -Rubyam Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 199Apr 21, 2013 2:41 pm Hopefully ready for CDC in the coming week as we've just dealt with hydraulics, though not to my satisfaction...but what can one do when final decision is from a third party who has their own set of rules. I hate rules! We're building in Roselands/Narwee. Also thx for info on Independent Inspector, it was very thorough and helpful, will definately refer back to ur blog. Re: Who's building with Clarendon?? 200Apr 21, 2013 2:54 pm nlov Hopefully ready for CDC in the coming week as we've just dealt with hydraulics, though not to my satisfaction...but what can one do when final decision is from a third party who has their own set of rules. I hate rules! We're building in Roselands/Narwee. Also thx for info on Independent Inspector, it was very thorough and helpful, will definately refer back to ur blog. Yeah that's frustrating; and the lack of communication sometimes is even worst!!!! Glad you found it helpful; it'll all start moving a long for you soon i am sure -Rubyam It is Genneral stairs, but they won't deal with anyone off the street. They will only work with clients of project home builders. I tried to but some of these exact… 3 8851 The two 15mm holes are obviously not compliant. The Dept of Fair Trading would love to see this one! Do the gutters pool water after it stops raining? Although it's… 4 8823 |