Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 564Apr 14, 2016 2:31 pm VictoriaEve CH - wow that is more expensive than I would have thought just for a few drain points. Our sewer connection came in at $7,500 and stormwater connection at $20,000. I would have been OK with the 20K if it were for a pit underneath the driveway but the 20K is just for 2 water tanks and a few drain points. I'm not too happy about the price so will definitely be seeking an explanation before signing off on the sewer/stormwater variation. Does anyone else think this price is exorbitant? Or could anyone explain to me why its not? Two couples I know have put in under-driveway pits for less than 25K, why I am getting quoted 20K for two above ground water tanks? Any input would be greatly appreciated =) Hi Victoria, Did anyone answer your question above? I just spoke to a plumber and he said to put in a 900 litre underground tank will be approx. $10K. The rain water tanks to satisfy basix are usually around $900. So not sure why that is so expensive. Did you find out the cost breakdown? could you share it with us? Anyone else can share this. Iam also building in the Ryde area and having trouble understanding the massive costs with stormwater/ hydraulic??? ZC Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 565Apr 14, 2016 10:46 pm Unfortunately not zc. The issue still hasn't really been resolved but we opted to not hold up the process any longer so just signed off on it. What did your quote come in at? Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 566Apr 16, 2016 5:41 pm Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 567Apr 16, 2016 5:57 pm Looks really good! Love your little progress shots after handover viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75739&p=1299716#p1299716 Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.15 569Apr 23, 2016 3:33 pm Very pleased with my new (back-breaking) noguchi coffee table. 45kgs in total, the glass alone weighed 40kgs! Plus, stumbled on a 2m x 0.5m bargain art. Will add a photo once it's hung on the wall.
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 570Apr 23, 2016 4:57 pm Looks great! I love the super shiny tiles. It must feel good to be at this point. What did your total build time end up being? http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82770&p=1531839#p1531839 Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 571Apr 23, 2016 5:03 pm Thanks red15. Total build time was from 20/10/14(peg out)-16/11/15(hand over). About 18wks over my 40wk contract. Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 572Apr 23, 2016 5:03 pm Eep, not what I was hoping to read. http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82770&p=1531839#p1531839 Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 573Apr 23, 2016 5:05 pm Hey Calvin, just curious if you hit up rawson for liquidated damages for the delay? My build time is approaching your timeframe and I'm contemplating pursuing it but not sure if it's worth it. Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 574Apr 23, 2016 5:07 pm Out of interest, were you given a build time estimate before you signed up? Our sales guy said 20 weeks, which I always knew was just a sales pitch, but I was hopeful we might at least finish inside the contract period! Seems like everyone's builds are running over time. http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82770&p=1531839#p1531839 Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 575Apr 23, 2016 5:11 pm Red, we're maybe 8 weeks over contract period. Best of luck with it, things might have picked up a little since we started building. Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.15 576Apr 23, 2016 5:13 pm iverson, I did invoke liquidated damages. Rawson provided a rain report from BOM in my area and from there they worked out how many weeks they paid. Not much but enough to cover 2 wks rent. Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.15 577Apr 23, 2016 5:56 pm Red, we didnt ask how long as we are doing KDR so it was not the common house and land package deal. Also, i have been lurking this forum for some time already and i couldnt find anyone building Rawson's The Balmoral who had very good info and timeline to start with. So we've endeavored to capture our timeline and the many issues we encountered for our build. Hobbes Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 578Apr 23, 2016 6:17 pm Abe. That sculptural base is magic. It's rare to find designer pieces like this. Well done Re: Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.1 579Apr 23, 2016 6:26 pm SteveMc Abe. That sculptural base is magic. It's rare to find designer pieces like this. Well done Steve, that was the appeal. We never planned to have a coffee table in the family area but since i found this piece while googling nested glass side tables, i instantly fell in love with it. It didnt take that long to convince my better half to agree on this purchase Balmoral 34 MKI Majestic Facade (Syd) - Handover 16.11.15 580Apr 23, 2016 6:33 pm Dear Members I have to decide the Facade column size. My custom builder standard is 350mm with rendering, but i asked for 470mm plus stone or tiles and yet to get… 0 7496 traditional gable roof facade - Have you did the dark and light gray color combination in facade with gray stone in facade… 0 4211 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7545 |