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8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Nadhi,
Yes we did. He just picked up some little pieces of defects. He said there are no major issues but we spot other defects which he did not pick…

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8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Guys,
Do you know how long it takes from PCI to handover? We have done our PCI last Tuesday but after that we cannot get in touch with our SS.…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi melbfhb,
How do we know if the rangehood is not ducted to outside? just checking if there are some kind of grilles on the brick wall outside? Sorry it sounds…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi guys,
Can anyone recommend a good exposed aggregate concrete driveway company in Southeast Melbourne area? Thanks.

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi All,
We just got a PCI date. Any tips on PCI and handover? Does anyone know how long it takes from PCI to handover? Thanks.

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi to those using private inspectors,
Do your inspectors help you to negotiate or push CH to rectify defects when CH don't want to rectify some of the defects? Thanks.

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi, You just need to let you sales and CLE know as soon as possible. We changed our house design one month after we paid the deposit. Our sales didn't…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi All,
We paid upgrade for providing Laminex Riven laminate in lieu of standard laminate to Kitchen overhead cupboards. Does anyone have done the same and know if the bottom panel…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi, We are building a double storey house. Our frame inspection was done 2.5 weeks after our slab was poured.
You have to ask your site supervisor about the expected…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We have used NHI for three inspections now and we are quite happy with them so far. Before we started we were hesitating between the two companies as well but…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Congratulations on signing your contract! 8 weeks for us between signing contract and site start including Xmas closing down period in the middle.

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Thanks @ubet7 and @Orangebottles, I checked our contract and unfortunately it says 7 days not 14 days. We can hold back the payment for a couples of days and that's…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi All,
We just received an invoice from CH although we haven’t done our inspection of the construction stage yet because our site manager said he is fully booked and couldn’t…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Yes, it will be fine. We just needed to gave our broker's email and phone number to our CLE. We signed our contract in the morning and our CLE emailed…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi All,
Did anyone already build with square set cornice? How was the craftsmanship? Was the ceiling leveling ok? Cheers

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi ericaust23,
Thanks. I got the same answer from our CLE as well. It is quite disappointing. Good luck with your built.
Cheers
Lily

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi kd_w22,
Thanks for your suggestion and sharing your experience. I am a bit disappointed with CH about this marketing 'attraction'. I am feeling we have to have our own inspector…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

CH offers independent inspection control throughout the construction. Does anyone know if we as owners would get any information or communication about the 3rd party inspection they have done during…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi VMEM,
We also upgraded all the glass in our house to double glazing. Our house is still under construction so I can't feel the difference yet but I think the…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Mrs Summer,
Congrats! Our slab was poured yesterday and framing is to be completed in two weeks. so exciting!

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi, we received our final drawings one week before our site start.

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We got the upgrade request of MCP10/F5 timber frame rejected too. They just said they don't do it.
Lily

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Pearz,
We asked Carlisle this at our Tender and Contract. They just told us they cannot do it but couldn't or didn't want to explain why they cannot do it.…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Orangebottles,
Thanks. You are so lucky to live next door of your new built. We have to drive a long way to see our site. We just saw more and…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We are hesitating to choose between Darbecca and New Home Inspections as independent building inspector. Does anyone have experience with them and would like to share your thought? We will…

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8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Thanks. I saw their name on the forum as well. We will check it out. cheers

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Everyone,
We start looking into hiring a private building inspector. Just wondering if anyone can give some recommendation on which phase we should hire an inspector to get the best…

8 years8 yearsMellilyMellily posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi There,
We are the same as well. We have to pay the Asset Protection directly to our local council. We didn’t know this until our tender appointment. When we questioned…

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