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Joined 1 November 2009
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8 years8 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Help with Building

Hi All,
Hope someone can help!
We have a really narrow corner block and are looking at building a house that is short, but has a long width.
We have looked at lots…

12 years12 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Rocks

Hi Guys,
I'm looking at building a wall out of rocks, doesn't really matter what type but they need to be able to be lifted by myself as I have no…

13 years13 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Ducted Heating

We recently moved into our Simonds home and have not had any real problems with it.
However, when we turn our ducted heater on - it clicks - constantly -…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
site costs in deer park area

Simonds didn't fix site costs as we went straight to contract instead of through a tender. In our contract they quoted the provisional site costs. While these costs were an…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
site costs in deer park area

Hi Trav&Jo,
We built with Simonds and they seemed the most reasonable but a fair bit of fighting with them. Henley was good but very expensive for what they offered. Site…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Plumbing Issues

Hi,
I can't think of what it is called. It's the bit at the back (or front) that is connected to the drains in the house. It usually has a grate…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Plumbing Issues

Hi everyone,
Just a query really about plumbing. We are on a sloping block with the fall towards the back right hand corner of the block.
During handover, I noticed that…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
site costs in deer park area

Hi nanofive.
We are also building in Darley and are near handover. Initially we were quoted around $10000 site costs, but went up to around $18000 when they realised their mistake…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Simonds Homes problems

BACV were very supportive, and while it may be provisional, they are still only allowed to charge a 'reasonable' amount over what they quoted.
When the builder found out that…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

Well it's been a while, and a lot has happened. We have offically been locked out, however no bricks are up yet as they are having delays...I assume with finding…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Simonds Homes problems

I've just submitted an applicated to the BACV. Hoping they would be able to sort out our problems.
Basically, we got quoted a provisional sum of $1500 in the contract for…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

We have been up again to our property and have noticed some minor but pretty cool changes, and it's starting to get really exciting!
- The fences are up, but front…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

We kind of expected site costs to be high, however they initially quoted us $1500 and then, when no work had even started just changed it to $10,000. That was…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

Plans and current picture of cut and fill on my blog. Link in first post!

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

Well, it has been a while since I last wrote, and a lot has happened!
To date, all the contracts have been signed and colour and tile selections went absolutley perfect…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

Last week I called the council about a big hunk of concrete that had been dumped on our land to see if they had a service to remove it. They…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

Recieved a phone call from Simonds yesterday about out colour/electrical appointment...and then later in the afternoon a call from the tile lady booking us in for our tile appointment.
We…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

Hi rocketleaves - thankyou. We really did look around for a builder and did look on this site, and many others about the builders and it seems that everyone has…

14 years14 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Chris and Anna's - Locked-out!

Hi Everyone,
Have been a member here for some time, reading about building our first home. We have decided on our home and thought that I would share it with you,…

15 years15 yearscweedoncweedon posted:
Henley Home - Build Later

Hi, I am looking at purchasing a Henley home, but am wanting to sign the contracts before the FHOG is lowered again at the end of December.
From personal experience,…

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