theanonyuser posted:Things you forget - summary page 32
Quoting the hard work of Pepsi_Drinker and attempting to provide updates after page32 upto this point of the thread, I will have missed things so feel free to copy &…
jacksonfunkdelhorno posted:Things you forget - summary page 32
Wow, sounds like everything is against the consumer unless you have it written into the contract, the assumption being that the consumer has done this many times before and knows…
Norfolk posted:Things you forget - summary page 32
Exactly! Builders know that consumers are unlikely to take legal action, given the costs, stress and time involved balanced against the risk of unfavourable outcomes from the courts. Consumers spending…
juliep100 posted:Show us your facade...
Hi Juliep100
Can I ask what building material you used? Are both storeys rendered?
Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. I thought I'd upload a couple of better photos that shows…
shokel1975 posted:Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne
The house is looking great r_13. Thank goodness for those independent inspectors 😀
r_13 posted:Metricon Merricks 42 Clarion - Melbourne
The plaster is all hung. What a difference it makes.
Scaffolding is all up ready for the upstairs Hebel installation.
Gaudi posted:How often do you visit your site?
Safer to take the view Norfolk has described and assume volume builders SS won’t check.
Sounds like we all had similar experiences and were let down by the amount of ‘supervision’…
Gaudi posted:How often do you visit your site?
I used David Seville of Seville inspections for my additional inspections and for meetings on site with the builder when I felt I was hearing BS or was not being…
MM17 posted:OWNIT Homes - Any experience?
Hi Everyone,
We are doing our very first knock down and rebuild.
We are leaning towards OWNIT as they seem to have some cool options that maximise our views (i.e. rooftop terrace,…
gogo65 posted:McDonald Jones Homes (Hamilton 5) - First Build
Just a quick comment in regards to skirting being left off, that is not quite correct, most builders will leave the skirting off, if you dont want quad or scotia…
Norfolk posted:How often do you visit your site?
On my Metricon build, after the NSW Department of Fair Trading rectification order I visited my site roughly every week with the Metricon area building manager. BTW he was a…
brightstarshine posted:Door edges unpainted
Norfolk I would tend to agree with you, but how does someone who is building for the first time, know if the contract…
building-expert posted:Extra piering variation raised by Builder
Read the last line of my previous answer
building-expert posted:Extra piering variation raised by Builder
You need to read your contract about proper procedures regarding variations and the provisional sums.
In addition, builder may not be able to recover additional costs
Get assistance from a good building…
Tamara1975 posted:Steel frames - Coral homes
Our neighbors have a steel frame home and it is noisy but a different sound to those videos. Apparently it is the steel expanding and contracting. We can hear it…
Rhetti posted:Clarendon Fairmont 35, hamptons facade
Hi all,
We found our perfect block in the Redlands, 20km from Brisbane city and we have commenced our knock down rebuild.
We looked for ages and we have finally decided…
Teezed posted:Building with Wisdom Homes
Hi Teezed,
Try contacting the builder explaining why you are not paying the stage claim until it is rectified. Getting a written response back from them is the best cover you…
