Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 61Dec 22, 2016 8:15 am Building a customised Metford 33 with Rawson Homes in Canberra Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76866 Blog: https://canberragalsmetford.wordpress.com/ Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 69Dec 31, 2016 8:45 am Building a customised Metford 33 with Rawson Homes in Canberra Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76866 Blog: https://canberragalsmetford.wordpress.com/ Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 71Dec 31, 2016 6:13 pm Building a customised Metford 33 with Rawson Homes in Canberra Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76866 Blog: https://canberragalsmetford.wordpress.com/ Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 73Jan 02, 2017 12:26 pm Katran Hi sydneysider, most of the island benches in the displays are different heights. We have 900 on the kitchen bench and I think (?) 940 on the island. We did this due to the 80mm benchtop on the island.... Thanks Katran - I will triple check my bench heights! In regards to the sink choices - I had a look through the Lux brochure and it doesn't really give you options for the kitchen sink. Just wondering if you knew what we could choose from (e.g. can we choose any Clark sink, or can we choose any sink from a particular retailer, etc.) and how reasonable the upgrade prices are? I'm just having a look through the electrical price lists some members have shared with me a while ago (I'll keep you anonymous!) and just had a few questions that would help me with my electrical plan: 1) I was thinking about putting lighting for the stairs - either in the wall or on the steps. Does anyone know roughly how much this will cost? 2) For external lights, I am thinking of placing some on the walls/piers of the house. There is an item on the electrical price list called "Light point to External pier or column includes call out fee (cost applicable per column)" - does this apply to all external lights or just those on piers/columns? Just unsure how external lights on the walls of the house (e.g. next to the garage door) would be priced - are they priced at batten price + light? 3) There is an item on the price list called "External junction box for light point" - I presume I would only need a junction box if I plan on installing the light after handover? Thanks again for all your help guys PS. Happy New Year!! Rawson Homes - General Thread 74Jan 02, 2017 5:46 pm Yes, junction box is for installation after handover. We found the range of outdoor lights fairly limited. There was one we liked well enough but you can buy the same thing anywhere for about a third of the rawson price. Not sure about the full range of sink options, but we upgraded to a double undermount sink. I think it cost us somewhere around the $1k mark but it's been a long time so I may be mistaken. FWIW we're really happy with the sink. It comes with accessories including a dish drainer insert which we use all the time, plus a colander insert and a chopping board insert, both of which we also use. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 75Jan 03, 2017 4:01 pm Thanks red! I just had a look at one of the external lights and it is double the price of Beacon lighting.. Given the difference, I would assume Rawson include the wiring to the switch in the price (i.e. I will not have to pay additional for a batten to hold the light itself)? I am also looking at undermount sinks. It does have a very clean look when compared to overmount sinks. I personally prefer the 'rounded rectangle' type sink, but there's a bigger range of square edge sinks (like yours) - I presume these are more popular.. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 76Jan 03, 2017 4:49 pm Beacon is also overpriced IMO. Unless you choose something that is not stocked elsewhere, you can usually do better. But you're right, if rawson does it, it includes wiring plus the actual light. We ended up just having the outdoors lights provisioned and we actually found our main front light at masters before they closed down. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 77Jan 03, 2017 4:51 pm We got our external up/down lights through Rawson. Electricians wired them in and sourced globes too. Building a customised Metford 33 with Rawson Homes in Canberra Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76866 Blog: https://canberragalsmetford.wordpress.com/ Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 78Jan 06, 2017 2:45 pm Hi all We are building a Huntley30 and have just finalised our bricks, well received the invoice. Has anyone had any experience with asking the sparky to pre wire for security cameras (not in tender)We are looking at purchasing a camera system seperatly and was wondering if anyone has had a chat to the sparky to arrange this and if they had any luck. Also does anyone have any advice on how long from once the bricks are completed to build completion? Has anyone tried to obtain quotes for landscaping or fencing and window shutters while the build is occuring? Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 79Jan 06, 2017 3:36 pm We added some electricals during the build phase. If you're able to get to the electrician direct that might be cheaper, otherwise talk to your SS but expect an admin fee on top of extra cost. We also did lots of quotes during the build. We just arranged access with SS. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 80Jan 06, 2017 10:00 pm Hi all, we are building a Benham with Rawson in Jordan Springs East. We finalised our colours and everything back in September, and have just been waiting on land registration which is due the end of this month (if it doesn't get pushed back again!). The whole experience so far has been alot of fun, but it will be fantastic to actually get started and see our new home come to life. We both regularly work with Rawson homes, and have done so for the past 8 years or so which was what prompted us to choose to build with them. We are anticipating plenty of minor issues and set backs (and probably frustration!), but are confident that we are in good hands with the people at Rawson. I have seen them (and been the one arguing against them) when they have gone in to bat for their clients, and while they don't always get the outcome they want, they genuinely try their best. Anyway, we're looking forward to following your builds and being able to share in the joys and frustrations with others going through the same things! Happy building to you all! EDIT: I just read Canberra_gal's comment about knowing what you want before the selections process and I very much agree with this! I had ordered tile and carpet samples, collected stone and polytec samples, and bought a stack of paint pot samples, as well as brick samples etc months before our selection appointments, I have an entire room in our current house dedicated to our build with more samples than I'd care to admit lol. It makes the process much easier if you already have a pretty good idea of what you like. We took the full day off work expecting it to take a while, but completed colours and electrical in an hour and a half, I think colours only took about 20 minutes. The consultant can give you suggestions, but they are a project home builder, not a custom home designer, so you're not likely to get a full walk through or custom design advice. sydneysider - keep in mind with an undermount sink you will have upgrade prices for the sink type, as well as additional stone costs for the undermount cutout, and potentially admin fee's (depending on where you are up to in your build process). In regards to wall lights in the staircase, we got 4 of LEDlux Elfa square inset (white) which cost $130 total. Hope that helps. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Follow our build: http://dandsbenham21rawsonhomesbuild.weebly.com/ You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14126 Just started the Build process for Chifley 42 with Rawson homes, will keep you all posted with the Build progress. 0 2464 Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. 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