Browse Forums Building A New House Re: M & C's First Build with HGWA - Eglinton 73Jul 07, 2017 7:43 pm Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: M & C's First Build with HGWA - Eglinton 76Jul 07, 2017 7:52 pm Congratulation on prestart! Looking forward to seeing your selections. Just a small piece of advice... don't get too excited by their "6-8 weeks' till earthworks estimate. We had prestart with HGWA on the 5th May and are still probably 1-2 weeks away from any earthworks. There have been no delays from us or council etc. HGWA are just notoriously slooooooow with their admin processes. Hopefully the build process will be speedier! M & C's First Build with HGWA - Eglinton 77Jul 07, 2017 8:24 pm m0llss Prestart was a long day today! But came in under budget with everything we wanted. When we got there we were greeted with good news, that our site works were (greatly) overestimated and we got credited so we had some more money to play with at prestart. We found out we already had included upgraded sinks in the bathrooms, and lots of inclusions due to a bushfire rating on the block (upgraded flyscreens, insulation, doors etc). We upgraded the laundry to have a benchtop, added a door to the rear access of garage through to the garden. Upgraded the front door and added some electrical. We also relocated some of the render on our elevation as we are required by our estate to have two different materials on our elevation. I'll add some photos of our selections later. But overall, a good day, with the expectation of earthworks to start in 6-8 weeks time! ove it when you've got that extra from site works to play with! Fingers crossed things start on time! Re: M & C's First Build with HGWA - Eglinton 78Jul 07, 2017 10:04 pm Mrsxtro01 Congratulation on prestart! Looking forward to seeing your selections. Just a small piece of advice... don't get too excited by their "6-8 weeks' till earthworks estimate. We had prestart with HGWA on the 5th May and are still probably 1-2 weeks away from any earthworks. There have been no delays from us or council etc. HGWA are just notoriously slooooooow with their admin processes. Hopefully the build process will be speedier! Oh really? That's okay anyway, we're in no rush. More time to save some money Re: M & C's First Build with HGWA - Eglinton 79Jul 07, 2017 10:12 pm Here are some of our selections today. Shower head: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Driveway pavers: (we have a similar smoother one for the alfresco) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our outdoor kitchen we got for free on promo! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our square shower tap mixers with the bath spout: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our kitchen: (includes a bin drawer, cutlery drawer, m/w and d/w recess: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ But with this sink: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ These are our upgraded sinks we didn't know we had for the bathrooms and the mixers: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Overall a productive day, many more choices we made but can't upload them all we upgraded our internal doors to the bedrooms and theatres to a profiled door too. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Really happy with everything Re: M & C's First Build with HGWA - Eglinton 80Jul 07, 2017 10:26 pm Here is our timeline after prestart... 09/05/17- Prestart. 23/05/17- Final Docs received. 24/05/17- Final Docs signed and returned. Scheduling commenced. 09/06/17- Developer Approvals received. 26/06/17- Council Building Permit received. Been two weeks since all approvals were received but we still wait for the admin process to be completed (apparently will be early next week). After that they will give us a start date (approximately 1-2 weeks after admin process is completed, dependent on weather). As I said... a very long and drawn out process. I am a little jaded by the ludicrously long process but am hoping my enthusiasm for the build will be sparked again once they finally start moving some dirt around. Sorry to be the bringer of frustrating news but I wish I'd known how long it was going to take. Maybe I would have been a little more patient if I'd been given more realistic timelines. hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 955 Thanks NativeZen! I can't wait to start landscaping, though it's going to be a while away yet. No movement on site yet as of the weekend. Hoping to see some earthworks… 3 2163 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 8 2249 |