shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Hi Shells
Sorry we missed you ... I have just changed jobs, and this is the first chance I have had to log into the site. We probably only jsut…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Stage 10 is in behind the display homes ... that is where we are!
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Hey Selvasha -- we were originally using one of the big builders (see my earlier posts) and they were talking in the vicinity of $20K ... we ended up choosing…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Hi Shells
Sorry about the long delay in replying ... I seemed to have dropped off the forum.
We ended up going with Long Island Homes - they are a small, local…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
We ditched Henley - they were pretty inflexible, and were probably going to end up building the house THEY wanted not the house WE wanted.
At the moment we are leaning…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
we got the call yesterday, too! now all we need is a builder ... egads!!!
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Shells - they were pretty inflexible, and we were very unhappy with the service (and quality of information) that we got out of their administration people ... and these are…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Looking forward to starting building on Pepperjack Way soon ... although we have decided to ditch our original builder and go back to the drawing board, so not sure when…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Yeah - that is about where we got to. In the end, we decided not to risk it, becasue we know what our luck is like ... and…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Shells - we have received our tender documents, and you were right about the mistakes. It is almost scary how many things were wrong, given it is mostly a…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Shells - I know that the Henley fixed costs DO include rock removal, because they specifically told us it did. They did tell us that no other builder includes…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Shells - we are due to get out tender documents on 11th August ... happy to compare inclusions in fixed site costs if you like.
Looking at some of the other…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Well then we are definitely neighbours ... because we are lot 1042! The tender fun is all ahead of at the moment - we are just enjoying the break…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
I think we must be almost neighbours ... because we are on Pepperjack Way too! What lot are you?
We have asked for a breakdown, but recevied nothing to date.…
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
My sister and I were quoted $12.5k for Henley ... which we originally thought was expensive, but now we are quite happy with!
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Hmmm ... we are in about the same place. Central Walk - so about two blocks behind where the display houses are going in
shelljoy posted:Building in Saltwater Coast - Point cook
Hi
My sister and I are building with Henley ... and are trying to decide on fixed site costs. The builder has quoted us $12,000 which seems high.
Has…
