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10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Bold Properties.
Bricks this week.

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Going along well so far.
October 9 - Site cut and pegged
October 15 - Slab
October 22 - Frame
October 29 - Roof and Windows
Rough-ins are happening this week apparently.
Can't wait.

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

That's a bit odd. My builder was cheaper than Coral for a similar sized house and they are doing full brick.
I don't think I'd be happy with one whole wall…

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Not sure exactly what you mean? Are you saying that some of your external walls were fibre cement instead of brick?
It all says "SELECTED FACE BRICKWORK".

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Working drawings received yesterday, express posted today.
Fingers crossed for fast council approval.

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Titles not until September? That sucks.
Has your builder given you a timeframe for construction? Our builder is 18 weeks.

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Still waiting on drawings too. Should be this week. Hopefully council approval doesn't take ages.
Driveway is included with my builder, as well as landscaping to the front yard. Will have…

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Haven't actually been out there for a while. Can't believe that anybody has made progress. I thought we were pushing our builder pretty hard lol. They did take a while…

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Great news about the soil test. Ours came back as H2, but we had budgeted for E so it worked out well.
You must be in stage 11B? Our land settled…

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Turns out lendlease didn't have my mobile number (home phone disconnected).
Got the soil test info and forwarded it to Bold.

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Awesome! :z:
I didn't get a call. Might have to get on to them tomorrow.
(Somebody really should start a Fernbrooke Ridge community thread lol)

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Welcome future neighbour!

Let's hope for good weather. Currently living with my mother-in-law and my partner is quite keen for the new house.
Did any fellow Fernbrooke Ridge people go and look…

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
New Colorbond Colours

Thanks for the photo. Was originally looking at Gully because we liked it on screen. It is actually more green than I thought. I am liking Wallaby over Basalt.…

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
New Colorbond Colours

Great suggestion! Turns out there is a Lysaght about 5 minutes away from my work. Got a colour chart and some swatches.

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
New Colorbond Colours

Does anybody have pictures of Gully and Wallaby?
I am trying to get an idea of what these look like but can't find a lot of pictures around. Is there somewhere…

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Was just wondering today if any progress had been made.
Should we start a thread for those of us building in Fernbrooke Ridge? There seems to be a few of us,…

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Sounds good. You should make sure they know that the estate isn't NBN, but Opticomm. Shouldn't make a difference, but worth pointing out.

Looks like you will be busy

10 years10 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Awesome. Was the quote you got much different to the listed price? How much are you going to have to do yourself?

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

I think it depends on the lender. Some will advance the grant, others won't.
You have to start paying for the land when you go to settlement.. so you are paying…

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Luckily I don't think that was me :)

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

That potentially means you are going to have to find the shortfall yourself. The blocks seem to be selling quickly*, so I doubt they would negotiate. You can always challenge…

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

I guess that comes back to the original issue of inclusions. Different builders are going to require you to have a different amount saved for post-handover stuff.
My suggestion would be…

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

How does that work with the finance side of things?

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

It's such a complicated process, I can see why so many people choose not to build!
I went to the Browns Plains Rams office, because that's who called me when I…

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Doesn't hurt to have a chat. I think being a 'smaller' lender they have a little bit more flexibility with their policies.
I also met with Aussie. The woman came back…

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

And all of those things are what pushed Coral outside my budget.
I am getting a few less 'fancy' things with Bold but I am getting a house I can live…

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

No, we didn't have the full 5% to show as genuine savings. I believe our rental history counted though.

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Per the plan. Any modifications would just be little stuff like data points.

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

I'm not sure at exactly what point the grant money becomes available. I believe the way it works is that they let you use the grant amount before it is…

11 years11 yearsMDolleyMDolley posted:
Price from different project builders in brisbane

Yep, we are building the Bold Freedom 140
http://boldproperties.com.au/freedom.shtml
Our lender is Rams. They are one of the few lenders who could work with our circumstances (Most of…

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