Nikkis2000 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Brilliant Stormy!! When do the brickies arrive to start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Not sure, but hoping next week. Got the air con meeting next week as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Just got our soil report. Footing classification of C1 which is really good news! No structural sand pad is required!! Oops they put the wrong attachment on the email - not ours after all! Edited July 4, 2014 by Nikkis2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 It's C3 - still not as bad as it could've been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) It's actually C3 - still not as bad as it could've been! Edited July 4, 2014 by Nikkis2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Will that require a sand pad? If so, get the builder to give a written estimate of costs and keep an eye on things when they are doing it. Our builders shed and porta loo arrived yesterday, so it looks like we will start building this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Report says not which was a relief! The porta loo makes it very real! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 I saw Nikki you are looking at bricks and things. What we did was go to the brick companies and the roof people and get samples to bring home - they will give you a couple of bricks and colourbond will give some samples and you can bring them home to look at in different lights. Asna general rule it is better to have lighter roofs as it reflects the summer heat. Think as well what colour windows and buttering you want. We went for surf mist for the roof and the windows and gutters. Then a very pale render. So it is very neutral. But with the render, ask if it the colour is pre mixed or painted on later. If it is painted on later, then it will result in a slightly different shade to what the colour palates say. Usually a couple of shades darker. Also, consider the driveway colour and the colour of paving of the alfresco. We are having the driveway a different colour to the alfresco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 We went to Midland Brick and looked at the displays but didn't realise you can get samples. That's a really good idea as the light wasn't great. It was too bright!! I'll get OH to nip down during the week. Where do you get colourbond from - online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 They have a factory in osbourne park and you can get samples there. With regard to the interior, the tile shops will give you samples you can bring home as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 D and SIL are loving all your advice VS... keep it coming.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Had our first experience of having to double check everything today! We have received the online version of the pre-start folder. Our package included upgraded internal door handles so I emailed our new contact to confirm that we therefore had to make our selection from the upgrade range. I was told that no, we had to take the standard and pay for any upgrades. I questioned it and low and behold we can choose from the upgrades ! I hope this is a one off handover oversight, but something tells me it's only the beginning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Oh yes. You will see lots of things like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Our patch of Burns Beach got levelled today, whopeeeeeee progress at last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great news. The slab should be down soon! We are still waiting for builders to start. Bricks, cement, steel work. Even the door frames are all there. Just waiting for the damned builders. Did the air con meeting and upgraded the zones to 5. Cost was about $400 but will save us a lot of money in energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Have you had your pre start meeting yet Nikki? Had our first experience of having to double check everything today! We have received the online version of the pre-start folder. Our package included upgraded internal door handles so I emailed our new contact to confirm that we therefore had to make our selection from the upgrade range. I was told that no, we had to take the standard and pay for any upgrades. I questioned it and low and behold we can choose from the upgrades ! I hope this is a one off handover oversight, but something tells me it's only the beginning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Not yet Stormy. Based on the timelines that RI gave us I think we'll be looking at the beginning of Sept (depending on the drafters). We've been spending quite a lot of time looking at the various selections though. Took your advice and got some brick samples, now we're just trying to decide on colour schemes for tiles. We get a day out with an interior designer before Pre-start but we want to have a reasonable idea of what we want (and budget) before we get sucked into the excitement of it all and end up spending a fortune! We've had a bit of progress on the block though and we now have a Crossover and a driveway - so everyone can at least get to the building envelope without having to kit up for a bush walk!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Looks lovely. Our bricklayers turned up just now. They are just dropping things off and will be starting Tuesday or Wednesday and expect it to take about 20 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wow is that all - I thought it would take them much longer than that! I have just joined the Homeone Forum and am busy picking up some brilliant tips! If I see anything relevant I may share it here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great news. The slab should be down soon! We are still waiting for builders to start. Bricks, cement, steel work. Even the door frames are all there. Just waiting for the damned builders. Did the air con meeting and upgraded the zones to 5. Cost was about $400 but will save us a lot of money in energy. Slab is booked for 11 August, I'm impressed by the speed of the brickies over here, we have two houses being built next door to our current rental & one further up the road, the walls go up at an amazing speed, is it true that brickies are paid per brick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wow is that all - I thought it would take them much longer than that! I have just joined the Homeone Forum and am busy picking up some brilliant tips! If I see anything relevant I may share it here! Is all of that your block Nikki, it looks lovely, I couldn't live out there, too much risk of bush fires, have you looked into house insurance yet.m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Looks lovely. Our bricklayers turned up just now. They are just dropping things off and will be starting Tuesday or Wednesday and expect it to take about 20 days. 20 days, I think they are having you on, house up the road, the brickies started upstairs on the slab Monday this week, looks like they will be finished tomorrow, it took them a a week to get set up, bricks delivered, then craned up onto the slab, then a lift arrived etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Is all of that your block Nikki, it looks lovely, I couldn't live out there, too much risk of bush fires, have you looked into house insurance yet.m Nope it's just one side of it. We're on 5 acres. We're not considered to be in a bushfire risk area so no special (aka expensive) additions to the house required. Although we do have to maintain fire breaks and it's common sense to have an evacuation plan. There is a risk yes - but I could get flattened by a bus tomorrow too. I wouldn't not go in the city because of that risk!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonleannejack Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Slab is booked for 11 August, I'm impressed by the speed of the brickies over here, we have two houses being built next door to our current rental & one further up the road, the walls go up at an amazing speed, is it true that brickies are paid per brick? Yep, they get around $1.20 per brick/block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 We are happy with the 20 days after speaking to them. Even before I questioned it, they said they could "throw" it up in about 7 days. Or take 20 and give us a very high quality product. Given we have looked at lots of builds and wonder round the sites (one is going up round the corner that is almost identical to ours) and have thought a lot of the brick work is incredibly poor. I will take the 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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