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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Take Two - Calleya - Waiting for Lockup! 683Nov 27, 2015 1:30 pm Our build - Moved In! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79629 Re: Take Two - Calleya - Waiting for Lockup! 685Nov 27, 2015 7:29 pm Our build - Moved In! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79629 Re: Take Two - Calleya - Waiting for Lockup! 687Feb 15, 2016 3:21 pm Our build - Moved In! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79629 Re: Take Two - Calleya - Waiting for Lockup! 691May 18, 2016 12:47 pm Hi All,
Sorry for the lack of updates - had issues with my H1 account being blocked for some reason, just thought to try it now and it seems to be working. So bare with me and i'll go back through to answer your questions! I'm finally in (as of about 5 weeks ago), though there's still some lingering issues of things not finished or not done correctly that i'm still waiting to be resolved. Overall love the area and happy with the house. Have to say i'll never build with National Homes again.. bunch of incompetent idiots really. The only positive thing so far is they're consistently incompetent across the board. In the end after ~13 months of construction, i ended up having to hammer them and take keys early, because i had already rented out my current place and delayed the new tenants from moving in for a couple of weeks. So the house was handed over "finished" with a whole list of stuff to be finished / fixed. My list at present is - Missing door handle to laundry door - Missing towel rail to powder room - Silicon to be done to powder room bench - Cornice to be installed above bar nook - Overhead cupboards to be adjusted / replaced - Broken window latch to be replaced - Sliding fly wire door to master is jammed - Glass slider to living area door to be adjusted - Drains down the side of the house to be cleared of sand and covers installed - Man hole cover to be installed - Rubbish to be cleared - Painter to return and fix finish issues - Major issue with fence height / block height So mostly smallish stuff, just annoying things which will take 5 minutes to rectify they just can't seem to get their trades organised to come back and finish things. The major issue i have at present is the height of the block / fence. Basically the builder has built up the block quite significantly with no thought to how this would affect the surrounding blocks. So subsequently there's sand washing under the fence on all the sides. The frustrating this is i raised this with the supervisor at the brick work meeting and then repeatedly with the current supervisor over the past few months and was told it's not an issue.. well strangely enough it is an issue and now they're dragging their feet trying to work out what they're going to do to fix it. The fencing was installed by the developers contractor at the standard block heights which means the fences are really low on all 3 sides as well. Bloody builders.. Anyways.. builders aside.. So far i've had my drive way and splash back installed. First new couch has been delivered, thought one of the cushions was damaged, so they're returning today actually to fix it. The second new couch for my theatre is also being delivered today as well! Front retaining walls / planter boxes will begin on Friday as well. Next on my list to organize is the side return fence / gate. Re: Take Two - Calleya - Waiting for Lockup! 692May 18, 2016 5:42 pm elemist Hi All, Sorry for the lack of updates - had issues with my H1 account being blocked for some reason, just thought to try it now and it seems to be working. So bare with me and i'll go back through to answer your questions! I'm finally in (as of about 5 weeks ago), though there's still some lingering issues of things not finished or not done correctly that i'm still waiting to be resolved. Overall love the area and happy with the house. Have to say i'll never build with National Homes again.. bunch of incompetent idiots really. The only positive thing so far is they're consistently incompetent across the board. In the end after ~13 months of construction, i ended up having to hammer them and take keys early, because i had already rented out my current place and delayed the new tenants from moving in for a couple of weeks. So the house was handed over "finished" with a whole list of stuff to be finished / fixed. My list at present is - Missing door handle to laundry door - Missing towel rail to powder room - Silicon to be done to powder room bench - Cornice to be installed above bar nook - Overhead cupboards to be adjusted / replaced - Broken window latch to be replaced - Sliding fly wire door to master is jammed - Glass slider to living area door to be adjusted - Drains down the side of the house to be cleared of sand and covers installed - Man hole cover to be installed - Rubbish to be cleared - Painter to return and fix finish issues - Major issue with fence height / block height So mostly smallish stuff, just annoying things which will take 5 minutes to rectify they just can't seem to get their trades organised to come back and finish things. The major issue i have at present is the height of the block / fence. Basically the builder has built up the block quite significantly with no thought to how this would affect the surrounding blocks. So subsequently there's sand washing under the fence on all the sides. The frustrating this is i raised this with the supervisor at the brick work meeting and then repeatedly with the current supervisor over the past few months and was told it's not an issue.. well strangely enough it is an issue and now they're dragging their feet trying to work out what they're going to do to fix it. The fencing was installed by the developers contractor at the standard block heights which means the fences are really low on all 3 sides as well. Bloody builders.. Anyways.. builders aside.. So far i've had my drive way and splash back installed. First new couch has been delivered, thought one of the cushions was damaged, so they're returning today actually to fix it. The second new couch for my theatre is also being delivered today as well! Front retaining walls / planter boxes will begin on Friday as well. Next on my list to organize is the side return fence / gate. Glad you have finally moved in. We have been living in the area since a month and absolutely love it. Our build - Moved In! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79629 Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10973 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. Makes sense. Appreciate it very much. Have a nice day. Cheers 2 9012 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20416 |