ardenPointCoook it's an underground electrical pit. it's where your builders will get their electricity from. arden dont do it. you gotta apply for…

oops i think it was united energy actually Tttt

Tttt electrical pit was done with origin energy if i remember correctly. took about a month? and yes it needs to be done…

ezza78 oh...possibly...she wouldn't allow us to even add lights though either so i think she was just being a b*tch.

we're already at framing stage and hoping to sneakily do it during the build stage because our admin girl refused to do a post tender variation for us even though…

i know there's the facebook page now but i don't want to ask this on there because there are arden employees in the group. Can anyone here tell me who…

lymd1101 it's been about 11 weeks since our frames started and the second level still hasnt started yet. our SS said the first…

we've had a change of SS but our new guy seems good. he used to work for boutique homes and he organised to meet us on site and walk us…

has anyone successfully put in a variation when the build has been started? we are at frame stage (not yet completed) and tried to put in a variation form (to…

richaley we're using houspect for our independent inspections. have done pre slab and slab inspections. so far communication is good and no issues.
Arden…

3PEAT wow that sounds positive for the rest of us.

Just got told by Arden they do site cuts next week! Our SS is SC. Has anyone got him and how is he??
We have also decided to get houspect…

wow. glad i signed when we did!
and yes the attraction for us to build with arden was that they let us make whatever changes we wanted. but i cant…

ezza78 from the elevation drawings looks like the sliding window frame is quite close to the bench. it's quite a decent sized window.…

we have a sliding window from the butler's kitchen to the alfresco so if we have a bbq people can bring plates in through the window and dishes can be…

how fustrating manj! something isnt working obviously in their organisation. it was weeks and we hadnt even heard back from them. it was…

manj was your experience with united energy for the underground pit a negative one? ours was. they took forever to get back to…

i wouldnt be surprised. i can imagine something like this in any company will always be a bit messy and would take a while before everyone finds their feet etc.…

interesting that arden have too much work now. i was under the impression they only take on so much projects so that they dont get over run and compromise on…

btw, i emailed NHI and asked if they inspect pre slab pour when tradies are on site and the reply i got was:
When we confirm the pre slab pour inspection,…

how infuriating laijer

ohh i get it now...so pre pour inspection is best done with tradies and SS on site...learning so much. thanks for clarifying pEASt…

so was the report by NHI not good? did it not pick up many errors etc? Maybe i should change from NHI and go with Houspect....

ezza78 because of the easement along the length of the house we've had to turn from double to single garage and also cut…

we're using black wenge matt too. also black wenge in woodgrain which is an upgrade.
ezza78 we had to redraw our plans and so…

ezza78 no i wouldn't think you'd need ceiling fans. we haven't included it with our ducted aircon

ezza78 they wont let us build over the easement on the side of the land. we thought it was south east water property…

geminithinker we are building in springale. havent started build yet (hopefully slab pour is december).
if you get a SS who you're unhappy…

oh and we engaged with houspect post contract. no deposit needed for our build to start in decemeber. they just need about 3-5days notice. some independent site supervisors offer contract…

we are going with houspect for independent SS. someone one this thread was using them. we found them cheaper and they called me and followed up with email whereas darbecca…