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5 years5 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi,
I know this is a very delayed response, in my personal view, I will stay away from PD.
I have seen so many PD homes getting rework done. One was…

8 years8 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Ericaust23
We used demolition depot. They came with an additional bill in middle of demo saying there is extra bit of concrete that they will need to remove. I was…

8 years8 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

It is a cladding made of polystyrene. In my understanding it is not a weight bearing wall, you cannot hang anything on it. Your Air-conditioner will be getting support from…

8 years8 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Took us about 2-3 months, ours was knock down re-build so the builder didn't start the process till the house was knocked down and site was clear.

8 years8 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hello OrangeBottles,
Exciting times ahead of you :-)
Our Slab was poured mid-November in 2014 and we had our keys on 4th April.
We have built a 51q house.
It…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Debunker
We have built Milano51, happy with it. Lots of space, easy flowing home.
Cheers

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Yes, you will need to organise it, builder wont do it. In fact we had to take 2 permits, one for demolition of old house and another for construction of…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi
Asset protection is a permit that you need to take from your council. This is kind of guarantee you are going to council that you wont damage any council…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We opted for zoned heating. we have 5 zones. The install guys, Dandy Air, were hopeless. They hardly knew how to make the thing work. Yes you can have…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We had trades working till 19th December and back to work around 10th, I would say 2-3 weeks.
I would advice anyone building over this period to still keep an eye…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We built Milano51, construction started on 15/11 handover 31/3

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9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

If there are no next door neighbors why do you need shade cloth? Have you thought of getting a fence done prior to build so you dong pay for temp…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Are you building in an established are with neighbors around? Maybe knockdown rebuild?
We got all these except rubbish cage, don't think I paid for that. Sounds bit unreasonable.

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Kylz4
1. Cooling - We have built Milano 51, evoporative cooling, and very happy with it. The ground floor is naturally cooler than upper floor and with 2 cooling vents…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We also never got hold of CLE on phone, but she was very prompt in replying to emails. Maybe try emailing her?

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Mellily
Class P just means Problematic and as far as I know they class most of soil as P.
I think you should budget in about 15-25 k and you…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hello
We used Final Inspect, Peter was good to deal with.
Cheers

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hello Scott2233,
We have recently built Milano51 it is very similar to Montclaire. The stair options we had were, regular stairs with plaster board balustrades, then stainless steels one with…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi, we have this temporary letter box free for anyone who may need one. We used it when we moved in new house till the proper letterbox was installed
Pickup…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Looks stunning, exciting times ahead for you guys :-)

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi KateRG88
We did what you suggest in the drawing on left. Only difference being, we extended the garage right up to the block boundary. The space on left side of…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We removed out fence. I asked the demolishers to remove it. Once the construction was complete we just built the new fence up to garage and garage wall makes part…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

We used three inspections , one at base stage, that included pre pour and once slab is completed, second at frame stage and third final inspection.

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9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hello OceanBlu
Sorry to hear you had bad experience. I can imagine, not a good feeling. We used Final Inspect as well. There were some minor issues (painting etc.) all fixed.…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Hi Union7,
Thanks for that.
We went with Chestnut brick, it was in access range thus no extra charge and natural grey mortar hence no upgrade there either.

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Thanks alexz1101,
Yes there is a drain right in middle of balcony and it is tiled. I am not sure about water proofing, I guess I should have checked. Now whats…

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

Yes, external junction boxes on both pillars and both side of garage for future lights.

9 years9 yearsOceanBlueOceanBlue posted:
The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread

PM me and I will give you both the contacts.

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