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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Bold Living + Us + South East Queensland = Housing the T 85Oct 08, 2017 9:11 pm Follow our first house build here! -> https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86484 Re: Bold Living + Us + South East Queensland = Housing the T 94Oct 14, 2017 8:54 am sparrowsnest Tribe7 Over the last week I have been trying to sort out our water meter, we have the water meter housing box and the water pipe from the mains under the road pulled to the water meter box but no damn meter, after a phone call to urban utilities I discovered I have to apply for a works request for have the meter installed. So I applied online and the application was $160, I received the approval notice and a attachment stating I have to pay the following amounts before they will install the meter Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A further $775, plus I've already paid $160 for the application so my stupid water meter has cost $935 grrrrrrrrrrr. I really don't like unexpected costs We’re having a similar problem. We couldn’t find a water metre and neither could our builder so I called urban utilities to find out how to get one. They said there is one there and then said hang on let me check another system; one system says there is a metre and another says there isn’t a metre. So they want me to pay $54 for them to do an engineering search to find out for sure if there is or isn’t a metre and if there isn’t then I have to pay the $160 application fee. I’ve searched the block and there’s no metre. I don’t want to pay them $54 to tell me there’s no metre . Hey Sparrowsnest, So I'm not the only one having to deal with the stupidity then. Aren't they frustrating, if there is no water meter then why pay $54 to run a test? Have you got the water meter housing green box on your nature strip where the water is waiting to be connected to a meter? We luckily had that much but is still costing over $900 . I really hope you have the box because they told me it's almost $2k for a new connection . Who are you building with? Re: Bold Living + Us + South East Queensland = Housing the T 95Oct 14, 2017 9:04 am ABuild Your cushions are gorgeous and what a good way to get around hubby by recycling old ones Any news back from mortgage broker and when dirt will move!! What a bargain on plants, I can't wait to go shopping for plants, veggie patch first! Yes have been mad packing, only 9 days to go!! Hello my lovely, Hehehehe oh yeah there is always a way to get new cushions. I'll finish sewing the rest next week, I have 10 tule petticoats to make for school concert this week and I just finished 24 prep costumes last week. I'm going to the Goldie today so the sewing can get lost Don't even talk to me about Westpac at the moment, we lodged our application almost 3 weeks ago and my lending specialist is useless, I called her Monday to ask what the hell is going on? It's a straight for application with no mortgage insurance what is happening?? She called me back the following day to say they had sent the build contract to the valuer which was approved but they forgot to send the shed and pool quote so they have to do the valuation all over again. I called yesterday and the valuations are done they are just waiting for the final tick to go unconditional. I'm really unimpressed it's taken so long for such a simple application and they failed to even get the valuation done properly, I did remind the bank one of there soul tasks as a bank is to lend money!! My plants are up the back thriving, I've planted lots of other things which have taken off too, can't wait to see you get gardening. Oh wow 9 days to go it's coming around so fast I'm super excited for you Re: Bold Living + Us + South East Queensland = Housing the T 96Oct 14, 2017 9:45 am Tribe7 ABuild Your cushions are gorgeous and what a good way to get around hubby by recycling old ones Any news back from mortgage broker and when dirt will move!! What a bargain on plants, I can't wait to go shopping for plants, veggie patch first! Yes have been mad packing, only 9 days to go!! Hello my lovely, Hehehehe oh yeah there is always a way to get new cushions. I'll finish sewing the rest next week, I have 10 tule petticoats to make for school concert this week and I just finished 24 prep costumes last week. I'm going to the Goldie today so the sewing can get lost Don't even talk to me about Westpac at the moment, we lodged our application almost 3 weeks ago and my lending specialist is useless, I called her Monday to ask what the hell is going on? It's a straight for application with no mortgage insurance what is happening?? She called me back the following day to say they had sent the build contract to the valuer which was approved but they forgot to send the shed and pool quote so they have to do the valuation all over again. I called yesterday and the valuations are done they are just waiting for the final tick to go unconditional. I'm really unimpressed it's taken so long for such a simple application and they failed to even get the valuation done properly, I did remind the bank one of there soul tasks as a bank is to lend money!! My plants are up the back thriving, I've planted lots of other things which have taken off too, can't wait to see you get gardening. Oh wow 9 days to go it's coming around so fast I'm super excited for you Westpac are bloody useless ! They probably all are but my beef is with westpac Re: Bold Living + Us + South East Queensland = Housing the T 97Oct 14, 2017 1:13 pm Ditto.. all banks seem to be the same... especially when you are on a deadline! We were waiting on finance approval to settle on our land. Delay after delay from the banks and the sellers "nearly" pulled the contract because we kept on asking for more time with finance! Our mortgage broker was financing through Westpac as well.... hmm coincidence!? We are thinking of changing lenders as soon as our house is built to get a better rate. Only went with RAMS because they packaged the whole loan as a new house build - which meant less monetary headache at the time. Follow our first house build here! -> https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86484 Re: Bold Living + Us + South East Queensland = Housing the T 98Oct 14, 2017 1:59 pm Tribe7 sparrowsnest Tribe7 Over the last week I have been trying to sort out our water meter, we have the water meter housing box and the water pipe from the mains under the road pulled to the water meter box but no damn meter, after a phone call to urban utilities I discovered I have to apply for a works request for have the meter installed. So I applied online and the application was $160, I received the approval notice and a attachment stating I have to pay the following amounts before they will install the meter Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A further $775, plus I've already paid $160 for the application so my stupid water meter has cost $935 grrrrrrrrrrr. I really don't like unexpected costs We’re having a similar problem. We couldn’t find a water metre and neither could our builder so I called urban utilities to find out how to get one. They said there is one there and then said hang on let me check another system; one system says there is a metre and another says there isn’t a metre. So they want me to pay $54 for them to do an engineering search to find out for sure if there is or isn’t a metre and if there isn’t then I have to pay the $160 application fee. I’ve searched the block and there’s no metre. I don’t want to pay them $54 to tell me there’s no metre . Hey Sparrowsnest, So I'm not the only one having to deal with the stupidity then. Aren't they frustrating, if there is no water meter then why pay $54 to run a test? Have you got the water meter housing green box on your nature strip where the water is waiting to be connected to a meter? We luckily had that much but is still costing over $900 . I really hope you have the box because they told me it's almost $2k for a new connection . Who are you building with? Exactly what I was thinking; why pay a fee to tell me what I know. No we don’t have a box or anything. I’ve been told to expect $1400 so I hope it’s closer to that than $2k . We are building with G&P Builders. We were trying to build with Steve Parcell but due to the way our loan is structured because I’m on maternity leave we needed a contract quicker (and a bit cheaper) than they could do. So far we’ve been very impressed with G&P. Building our first custom dream home. https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t Re: Bold Living + Us + South East Queensland = Housing the T 99Oct 14, 2017 7:01 pm Tribe7 ABuild Your cushions are gorgeous and what a good way to get around hubby by recycling old ones Any news back from mortgage broker and when dirt will move!! What a bargain on plants, I can't wait to go shopping for plants, veggie patch first! Yes have been mad packing, only 9 days to go!! Hello my lovely, Hehehehe oh yeah there is always a way to get new cushions. I'll finish sewing the rest next week, I have 10 tule petticoats to make for school concert this week and I just finished 24 prep costumes last week. I'm going to the Goldie today so the sewing can get lost Don't even talk to me about Westpac at the moment, we lodged our application almost 3 weeks ago and my lending specialist is useless, I called her Monday to ask what the hell is going on? It's a straight for application with no mortgage insurance what is happening?? She called me back the following day to say they had sent the build contract to the valuer which was approved but they forgot to send the shed and pool quote so they have to do the valuation all over again. I called yesterday and the valuations are done they are just waiting for the final tick to go unconditional. I'm really unimpressed it's taken so long for such a simple application and they failed to even get the valuation done properly, I did remind the bank one of there soul tasks as a bank is to lend money!! My plants are up the back thriving, I've planted lots of other things which have taken off too, can't wait to see you get gardening. Oh wow 9 days to go it's coming around so fast I'm super excited for you Really with all that hard work already done for your bank all they had to do was say yes 😬 Banks in general are hard bloody work. And yep they are in the business of giving money so you would think it would have to be like pulling teeth! You are crazy awesome! You must have a lot of late nights. Good parenting I bet the kiddies love that you get to help out. Can't wait to see pictures of your next cushion creations. We called out to the clearing sale at our new place today, chatted to the old owners. Turns out I have two different kinds of apple trees, plums, cherries and apricots looks like the veggie patch is well on the way. Lemon tree is probably the first I will plant. Bring on 9 days Re: Bold Living + Us + South East Queensland = Housing the T 100Oct 15, 2017 7:23 pm Hey Tribe! Holy moly wasn’t your water connection added into the house?? That’s insane! Mind you we have just received an electricity bill for $700+ because we have had to pay for a new connection for our Solar hot water NOT HAPPY JAN!!! Omg love the plants I’ve heard a lot of good things about that place in Tambo! I better go and inspect! 1 4569 Hi all. Anyone know when the $11,000 limit was set in legislation for renovations in QLD? Ive been renovating for 5 years now and this was the limit back then. As we know,… 0 4237 Hi, I contracted a Builder to do a Garage to Bedroom + ensuite conversion (Class 1a), the Builder engaged the Certifier and Engineer and received BDA from the Certifier… 0 4997 |