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7 years7 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Hi Everyone,
My name is Scott and this is the second time building with Beechwood in the Shoalhaven Area. Hopefully this will be a better experience than the first…

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8 years8 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

It,s with keen interest that I have been following many of the posts from each of you about your builds and the problems some have faced and conquered. From my…

Who is building with Beechwood
9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I think you will find that if you increase the size of your wardrobe as large as possible along the walls the standard dictates that a support pole must be…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

You all must remember that the trades BW use all work for other builders as well, as none of them work exclusively for BW. So any trades booked depend on…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

The only problem we had was when they were changing suppliers of garage doors, they tried to install the doors that were not listed on our statement of building which…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Three suggestions that I would like to make about your design, is that a common complaint ::angry:: from removalists is the narrow passageways that…

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9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Some reason website posted twice!

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Can I ask Kay, is the vanity in your picture the standard range now?

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Yes! The delays and waiting are two things that definately will test your patience throughout the build. Your design looks great, but one thing that many people overlook with a…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

We went with ventilated shelving, very similar to Closet Maid so we could easily add items later on without too much problem, and I believe that is what BW use…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
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I agree totally with PennyKate on this one.....We received our loan and built the house but when we went back to borrow more for the fencing and landscaping to finish…

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9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

SLOW.......SLOW........VERY VERY SLOW................Or if you still didnt get it SLOW....! ::lol::

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9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Building with beechwood in the Shoalhaven

We have signed with beechwood :: and now we are waiting for the final plans going to council.
But before we go to our colour…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Having a girl living in the house now, I would place all the wardrobes under the eaves and extend along the entire wall..... ::lol:: If…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

There was no need to increase any of the internal or external doors as the look in regards to the interior is one of much larger space and when fitting…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I was also onsite everyday to check on both quality and attention to detail. Obviously you cannot cover every little thing with the build and some things have to be…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

YES many of you think that the building side of things is slow from BW, just you wait till you want them to rectify anything after handover......Its like we have…

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9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

When we went for our kitchen layout we supplied all the specifications for the appliances we had already to New Image so they could design all the cavities around our…

9 years9 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Yes! The maintenance guys have been at our house also, but sadly just taking photos of the items so hopefully after they have been elsewhere they will be back to…

10 years10 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Would need to see your floorplan to answer your question properly. We turned the linen closet around to make storage in the garage and this was formed up within the…

10 years10 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

With the itemisation of variations we had an outstanding bill of around $ 2900 which we had to pay prior to being able to receive the keys from BW. This…

10 years10 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I would also look at other posts regarding the entrance to your ensuite. If you notice that the doorway goes through the walk in wardrobe, so if you dont block…

10 years10 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I spoke to my SS as to when the tiler was turning up as I knew that this phase was coming soon and I went and spoke to the tiler…

10 years10 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Some new photos today after the final clean......ready for walkthrough this week!!


The wait is well worth it guys....... :D Still a few minor faults to…

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10 years10 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

No, I believe what DC is saying Natlyn is that you could still have your seperate bath and toilet by simply pushing the main bathroom out to the eaves therefore…

10 years10 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I do like the slim designs they have on offer.....Four suggestions I have is to swing the main entry door to the dead garage wall side and swing the main…

10 years10 yearsScottB_33ScottB_33 posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Received our practical completion letter today stating that our walkthrough will be around April 24th....So many things wrong or not finished correctly.. ::angry:: Having to ring…

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