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8 years8 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Try and contact Allworth's General Manager, that is what I did when I was having major issues with the Head Office Customer Service people two years ago. I am…

8 years8 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi x-ray
I built the Harmony Entertainer and installed timber flooring after handover. Allworth never asked about the thickness of the flooring the only person who did was the tiler so…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I got them to do the downlight provision but was not charged for the battens they installed. I don't know how much cheaper it will be to get an electrician…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I purchased all my own lights and had them installed after handover. When I did my electrical appointment I told them what type of light it would be and…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I had plantation shutters installed on the front windows of my Harmony Entertainer and they cost me $1890 from Carpet Court.

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

My garage door was installed about 4 or 5 days after I was locked out.

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I got handover 7 weeks after the gyprocking was done. Once they start installing the kitchen and tiling the bathrooms they are usually pretty quick. If they are installing the…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Jess, have a look at Tina's blog on page 1, she has built the Sonata and has photos of her kitchen before the appliances were installed. The bench space next…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Gaggy, yes I have the Caesarstone bench tops in the kitchen and both bathrooms I went with "Ice Snow". These are just a couple of pictures I took after…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Mine is a classic bright white, the photo is of the pantry door next to the kitchen cupboard which is the Polytec "Classic White". The painters left some paint but…

Who is building with Allworth Homes
9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Melb01, I had all the woodwork and doors painted white and that is all they put on my original colour selection sheet. Double check with them because it doesn't…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

You won't get credits for any roof tiles or bricks that don't get used. Some left over tiles were left in my garage for future use if I needed them.…

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9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I increased my ceiling heights to 2700 and they included steel lintels and bricks above all the windows, you can see this in the below photo.

Who is building with Allworth Homes
9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I had the same issue with mine back in January after heavy rain, the garage area was under water and at that stage they had only done the formwork. While…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Have a look at Andrea's blog on page 1 of this forum, they have their water tank, electrical and gas on the side of the garage. It looks like they…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

This is what it cost me. May I suggest if you do not want the tank at the back of the house ask Allworth if you can move the window…

Who is building with Allworth Homes
9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

The main delay was with the brickies, once they did start it took a little longer than initially thought, I am not sure if this is because of the increased…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

One of my work colleagues that I mentioned earlier is building down your way with Masterton and it was over a month from when they did his cut and fill…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I also had a 3 week delay due to the shortage of brickies but the rest of the build went very smoothly, my initial contract period was 15 weeks but…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

The quote sounds right, mine actually cost more. I have the 3000 litre tank and it cost me $7870 and the Stormwater Drainage Connecton was $7985 which included a transpiration…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I went with the standard range of bricks as I wanted a classic brick and they had two choices in the standard range. I upgraded to 2.7m ceilings and the…

Who is building with Allworth Homes
9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I paid $1890 for both and this included installation. You may be able to do a deal with them as they are of no use them as they have…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

If there is anyone who has or is building with Allworth and has the Portico facade and are looking at having plantation shutters on their front windows, I purchased some…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Jetizo, I signed my contract with Allworth on 5th December 2014 and because of the Christmas shutdown there was a longer period before they actually started but they did…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Gaggy, I have read my welcome pack and it is not an actual 12 months contract it is fixed benefit period and the 10 day cooling off period is…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Gaggy, it says there are no early termination fees so it should be easy to change to a different providor after handover.

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi BlessingStar, I initially received a phone call from Energy Connections NSW and then an email with a link to create an account with them. They set it up…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Zook, I just built the Harmony Entertainer and yes the shower door in the main bathroom in mine does not open out all the way either it hits the…

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Congratulations Zook that is really great news.

9 years9 yearsChris1956Chris1956 posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

That's great Tina good luck with the move, hope it doesn't rain for you like it did for my move yesterday.

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