lobo posted:Clarendon Brighton - Builder done, my turn to finish it off!
and me too.. they seem to have Reee.....ved it up
lobo posted:Feedback on Clarendon
Hello
i am building with Clarendon and have gone through the whole process with them.
Bang for buck, quality, value for money its very very hard to go past them. The…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Hello Heathen,
the frame was inspected by an independent building inspector and Greenfields.. the Rot as mentioned was superficial.
The floorboards are being subjected to stress testing in a mechanical lab…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Hello Friends,
I have all good news to give about Clarendon at this Stage. They seem to be making up for some of the delays made earlier!
- till date
- all…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Hello Friends
to give an update on the Flooring issue... our independent inspector and Greenfields both asked that an Engineer certify that the boards are structurally sound. They have taken a…
lobo posted:How would you order and install your solid timber floor?
Hello Eho,
I know you are building a C home like us close by. We are planning on ordering the timber directly from a timber mill in Ashby, NSW.
around $40…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Hello behw
thanks for the advise, I will get on this ASAP when the SS next calls me ..
lobo
lobo posted:Clarendon Brighton - Builder done, my turn to finish it off!
hello Eho
did you run enough CAT5 ? what about the hometheatre wiring ?
lobo
lobo posted:Clarendon Brighton - Builder done, my turn to finish it off!
hello Eho
many will tell you that the outside unit can be exposed to the heat and it does not matter. However from my own personal experience keeping the outdoor unit…
lobo posted:And Southies are done....with EDEN BRAE!!
hello Southies
good to see the progress ... you are ahead of us, far ahead. Did you get independent inspection done for your frame ?
We did ours today as expected the…
lobo posted:Sydney's Slowest Builder - Still Slow
Clarendon have a knack of building slow, no better than my example. They do a reasonable job, but slow..
Expect the frame to get wet for 3-6 months far exceeding…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Hello Britt
The front door has been exposed to Rain for very long hence the color.....
lobo
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Exactly right... I have explained to howard the long exposure to weather and hope Clarendon will fix issues that do come up!!
Will keep all updated. The House is indeed Large…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Hello Southies
thanks, about the rotten floors and timbers, the SS did not agree they were rotting at first instance but i have arranged for an independent building inspector to inspect…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Our roofwork was complete Last week. Finally we have a roof.
Some pictures from the weekend.
lobo posted:Junction Boxes for future outdoor lighting
Hello Eho
this is rather simple .....
The junction box will have a current rating .. example 10 amps......
Assume you have a 240 volt supply. The bulb resistance will cause a particular…
lobo posted:Building in a Battle Axe Land
Hello
We are building in a battle axe site and went to C for the exact reasons as you have been thinking of.... it will be a slow slow build thats…
lobo posted:Clarendon Brighton - Builder done, my turn to finish it off!
Hello gongbuilding,
we have the same tile as yours and now suspect this could affect us as well.. one more point to discuss with C !
thanks
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
I will ask the SS about this ASAP. I am getting howard to do a independent pre plaster inspection of the home. I was disgusted at the Rot its all…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dcqp3cqt_198d8t6x395&skipauth=true
My frame has been exposed to weather by far the longest compared to Southies and Even eho .... 
See the Rot ? See the…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
got some pics for Bobbuilder ..... and rest of us!!!
lobo posted:Clarendon Brighton - Builder done, my turn to finish it off!
Well the point was the floor was designed not take that kind of load on the whole house. Bathrooms are relatively small areas!
I will ask them again... what they…
lobo posted:Clarendon Brighton - Builder done, my turn to finish it off!
hello Eho
i know the exact maker of the boards and have the tech specs given to me by Clarendons contruction team. It says max 3 months of weather exposure.
My roof…
lobo posted:How often does your SS / Construction team contact you?
This has been a standout aspect about our Site Supervisor from Clarendon. He does call us up evry Friday and give a update what progress was made and what is…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Got a update from our SS who I must say has been the best part of my build with Clarendon. He does ring us evry Friday and give a update…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Bobbuilder,
I will post as many as I can.. The problem is there is hardly any progress other than tiling done for the first storey. We have a fair bit of…
lobo posted:Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MKII
Wow, I just spoke to my SS, my tiling is expected to be complete next week, I had a 3 month start on you bobbuilder and you have Zooooooooooooomed ahead…
lobo posted:Building the "Clarendon Crestmead"
Done .. Sent it was too messy to post it on the forum
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