Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 408Sep 29, 2017 6:28 pm Bridgetwitch I feel for you Trimum... you have more patience than me. If I had your SS, he would have copped a smack in the mouth by now... if it weren't for your money there would be no build site at all! All that really matters is you feel better about the way things are headed, and I hope your home turns out to be wonderful - B A vue of the pines on the Gold Coast forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87210 Thanks Bridgetwitch it was hard for both of us but I feel completely worn down by their behaviour to be honest, I just don’t have much fight left in me and I want the house finished so badly. We set a minimum list of what we wanted to achieve today and I feel we got that. To know we are still 20 weeks behind was a bit heartbreaking but it is what it is. Our Acacia build - http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=86619 Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 409Oct 01, 2017 5:33 pm In order to get council sign off and CDC to start building we needed to have a landscape design submitted, our builder had a landscaper that was providing basic designs and we just went with that for $120, not sure how much we need to stick with the plan but I think we can make changes this was just to get our plans through so we could start building. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They are hard to read as the print is so small! Our Acacia build - http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=86619 Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 410Oct 01, 2017 5:55 pm Man... we didn't even get that for over 1k. I did query it and they reckoned that the charge was for page 4 of our plans, which is just the overhead shot showing bin storage, clothesline, letterbox, footpaths, grass and driveway. I asked our CSO about it and I said that ecodesigns should have been engaged to do the design but Burbank didn't have a relationship with them anymore so they couldn't do anything anything. Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 411Oct 01, 2017 7:15 pm ehhc Man... we didn't even get that for over 1k. I did query it and they reckoned that the charge was for page 4 of our plans, which is just the overhead shot showing bin storage, clothesline, letterbox, footpaths, grass and driveway. I asked our CSO about it and I said that ecodesigns should have been engaged to do the design but Burbank didn't have a relationship with them anymore so they couldn't do anything anything. This was a company called Dapple Designs. We had to get this done really quickly so were grateful Burbank had someone to do the plans. Our Acacia build - http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=86619 Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 412Oct 01, 2017 9:28 pm Decent sized block you got, especially for the release sizes these days! We have a north backyard too Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 413Oct 01, 2017 10:10 pm You have plenty rooms on both side of your house, I'm on tight squeeze for garage side and 1.3m on guest bedroom side. We have North east backyard. Build Thread : viewtopic.php?=31&t=81624 Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 414Oct 02, 2017 5:52 am ehhc Decent sized block you got, especially for the release sizes these days! We have a north backyard too Yes it gave us a lot of options when we were considering what house to build. I originally wanted a 500-550m2 block but when we went to the land sales office they had just one block that had come back on to re sell and we snapped it up there and then, it’s around 620m2. It’s on a row of three similar sized blocks. The other two blocks are building two small detached homes on each block. I think it’s north east facing but I’m happy with that. We had a south facing garden in the U.K. and the living room used to heat up too much for me but then we had no alfresco shade. Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 415Oct 02, 2017 6:18 am shazaw I’m not sure what we will do with the space other than turf it, I wanted a concrete path all down the garage side but I think it would be too much to do it all. Now the fence is up on the garage side and at the back of the house we can see the size of the garden now and the amount of fill we will need Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 416Oct 02, 2017 5:18 pm Went up to the site this morning on our way to the cinema as I wanted to take some photos, there were two carpenters there when I arrived, I asked what they would be doing and one of them pointed to his phone and told me he ‘had a list of jobs’ from our temp SS they had to work through. Was good to see some work being done! Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 417Oct 14, 2017 12:24 pm Our SS is back, the frame inspection is complete and was passed. Not completely sure if they did ALL the recommendations from the inspection report. The brick errors will be done but need to keep on at them (yet again) to make sure they are sorted. All noggins are in for all lights and wall mounted TVs Insulation is almost all done some of the first floor ceiling needs completing and they haven’t done the wall between two of the bedrooms we were promised so have texted our SS to ask that this is done. Gyprock is booked for this Thursday Stairs booked for 30/10 Hope this all happens. Sick of delays and holdups. We have no doors anywhere except glass sliders the front door brick surround isn’t even complete so no idea how that’s going to all work out! The garage is full of frames which will be used for the pergoda that wraps around the front of the house. Those frames have been on site since February and sitting in a lot of water for much of that time, goodness knows how warped they will be when they are finally put up! Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 418Oct 14, 2017 5:25 pm Good that you have all nogging sorted out, I regretted not having extra nogging over stair wall for picture frame. Have you recheck all electrical power points location before they put gyprock in. Carpenters take time to install doors at my place. They move at snail's pace. My build seem to be moving fast but there are 23 items left to do. Hopefully you will move in earlier than April. Build Thread : viewtopic.php?=31&t=81624 Re: Sekisui / Burbank -our Acacia home- Bricks Complete! 419Oct 14, 2017 5:38 pm Yes I took the electrical plans and went round to check every single power point and light fitting, it was then that I noticed a light noggin was missing and some electrical plates missing in the master bedroom. I spoke with Vacarro direct and they installed an extra noggin and explained the missing electrical plates were intentional as they will have a different fitting after gyprock. Happy with the electrics, even the inspector noted that the electrical rough in was well done We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. 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