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4 years4 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

We got a small discount off the base price when we put our deposit down for the tender. In 2016.

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4 years4 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Hi
Been in our place over a year now, still checking in now and again to follow some of the builds, like yours!

4 years4 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Nope.
Standard they put 2 at the front and one at the back.

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5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

We have a solar HWS as there is no natural gas here. We originally had a heat pump system planned but we couldn’t get the basix cert without switching to…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Agreed Yara.
Stick with base model and put the upgrade cost towards solar after handover, then the majority of your aircon cost is free anyway.
We paid for an extra zone- prob…

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5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Just ask your SS. It’s not exactly more work for them if they’re putting a batten light there anyway, he might do you a favour.
When we built W didn’t offer…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

You can just pay for an extra control pad with the base model.

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Chase them up. They didn’t come to us until we did.

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5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

I know the feeling but the bricks cost about $600 a pallet so it’s not small change we’re talking about

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Sell the bricks.
We sold ours on marketplace for a few hundred, easily.
I agree the NBN provisioning is a rip off.
Enjoy your new home

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

The mirror sizes will be on the bathroom plans in your end panel. We didn’t upgrade any but got a full length one in our en-suite, I think because the…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Upgrade cost Off-White mortar

Perhaps this is because they don’t usually point the inside of the brick walls as you don’t see it, so would be extra labour and materials not just a colour…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Upgrade cost Off-White mortar

It’s usually hundreds, not thousands. It was included in our build (Wisdom homes).

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

That isn’t true. You may get charged more due to council or basix requirements, if they hit rock during your build etc etc.
There is no point fighting the charge…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Everyone building in a new estate gets charged this. Not sure why W don’t include it in the tender to start with.

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

You should get 2 wall supports for Tvs included. Something to check with your SS once frames are done.

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5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Feedback on the plans

Sorry one more. We store shoes in the under stair cupboard. You’ll be closely coming in via the garage anyway. We have a nook in the hallway for a hall…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Feedback on the plans

I would also cost out extending current theatre to be inline with alfresco. And another thing that looks good is extending the kitchen wall out 600mm so that the cabinetry…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Feedback on the plans

I would switch theatre and family room, make the new theatre a bit smaller than current family room and fully enclose and soundproof it. Just one small highlight window in…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Well, that’s really a “how long is a piece of string” question but our base price was ~390k, tender ~425, final build price was 504 I think. We were pretty…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

You can make variations after you get your first set of plans, as you undoubtedly will so don’t stress too much over what you’ve included.
Keep in mind there’s a levels…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Render ideas help needed please.

That is definitely not surfmist. Surfmist is close to white. Could be colourbond dune? Or even half strength.

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Wollongong. Was a CDC though not DA.

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Our garage is only 5.5m wide and we’re in Wollongong. Perhaps a developer requirement not council?
6m garage would be better. Ours is still not organised but not sure we could…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes

Hi, the build took 29 weeks from slab to PCI.
We are happy, love the house. A few outstanding maintenance items (slow process after handover) but nothing major.

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

We got Wisdom to do retaining in our back yard so they could “level” it, where accessible by machine. They couldn’t get a machine in after the build so it…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

All normal.

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

We don’t have the window splashback but I wouldn’t do anything there. Can neighbours really see much through it?
You could do a more mid-weight fabric for curtains instead of sheers,…

5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

We did a mix of roller blinds and plantation shutters. Still saving for sheer curtains for the 2 lounge rooms.
Personally I like to be able to sleep in darkness…

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5 years5 yearsMandM+4MandM+4 posted:
Building with Wisdom Homes

Hi,
Did you chase this up? Sorry if that’s a silly question. It’s just we had our maintenance inspection and then nothing happened for months until we chased them up. Then…

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