baronx posted:Henley Reserve - Cullen 45 .. Build Cancelled !
I gave up on the Raft slab as it was almost impossible to have our own surveyor, get a raft slab & keep the costs down with a volume builder.
All…
baronx posted:Henley Reserve - Cullen 45 .. Build Cancelled !
Hi Adam, we didn't end up signing with UrbanEdge as that was an utter waste of time & money. You can read more about the issues we experienced here :…
baronx posted:Anyone built with Hotondo Homes (Darvale Homes) Melton?
brokenstick We were going with them, but we pulled the plug before contract.
We found them extremely unhelpful when we had any issues about…
baronx posted:Anyone built with Hotondo Homes (Darvale Homes) Melton?
Hi MBP, we are planning to build with them, but there are no reviews online.
It would be great it you could share..
- how…
baronx posted:Granvue Builders
kak85 Which builder did you end up going with ?
We are looking at building Larimar 43 with Granvue in Melbourne West & have…
baronx posted:Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria)
Got the below response from ACCC.. this just keeps better & better. Seems like we have to go to Consumer Affairs Victoria now.
As a consumer, there doesn't seem to be…
baronx posted:Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria)
Yes, it is the Burbank Group as UrbanEdge is part of the Burbank group.
I've raised a complaint with VBA & the ACCC regarding their conduct. We spent $4,500 with them…
baronx posted:Has anyone rectified slab heave successfully
We've had some consistent cracking around wall voids which the builder has fixed time after time. A few years ago the builder also fixed underground piping that was broken due…
baronx posted:Has anyone rectified slab heave successfully
Thanks.. Actually we don't even know if there is a slab heave. So, I'm after recommendations for a building inspection or building + geotechnical report to check the state of…
baronx posted:Has anyone rectified slab heave successfully
Yes, a building inspection report for a house built a few years ago.
baronx posted:Has anyone rectified slab heave successfully
A little off-topic, but any recommendations for building inspector/engineer to access a single story dwelling for slab-heave in Tarneit (VIC)
baronx posted:Anyone built with Hotondo Homes (Darvale Homes) Melton?
In the same boat; looking for reviews. Are you building with them or have you found someone else ?
baronx posted:Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria)
This keeps getting better & better as I dig more into it; apparently UrbanEdge are within their rights to bypass the amendments to the building act & enforce the recommendation…
baronx posted:Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria)
brokenstick Thanks a lot for your reply. It's great to be in touch with someone whose gone through the same issues..
I think we'll…
baronx posted:Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria)
Hi all, we are planning to build a house in Victoria (Melbourne West) and have spent a year planning the build with our builder - UrbanEdge. Now at contract we…
baronx posted:Urbanedge Homes - Autern 6-54
Hi Wild, UrbanEdge have been pretty slow with the process too, but they have been very accommodating to changes at any stage and are pretty good with responding to emails.
We…
baronx posted:Urbanedge Homes - Autern 6-54
Your color tone is very similar.. it will come out really well.
Land anywhere in Melb. is selling like hot cakes, especially bigger block if you can find any. West…
baronx posted:Urbanedge Homes - Autern 6-54
Hi kiara .. our base was $435K and we are now sitting at $590K.
Majority of the upgrades are from the kitchen/prep where we…
baronx posted:Municipal Building surveyor or private
Only issue now is there's hardly any reviews online for good surveyors, as most people are still going with one from the builders' friend-list.
baronx posted:Urbanedge Homes - Autern 6-54
We've had our tender appointment; when the drawings were received, most of the changes we asked for when the paperwork was submitted hadn't been incorporated. So, I had my reservations…
baronx posted:Urbanedge Homes - Autern 6-54
There doesn’t seem to be much on building with Urbanedge Homes, so I thought I’d start a dedicated thread & share our experience
After our , we ended up going with…
baronx posted:Municipal Building surveyor or private
alwayslearning Who did you go with for your surveyor? We are going to build in Truganina and looking for recommendations.
baronx posted:Heartlands Estate, Tarneit VIC
As far as I understand, building envelopes are defined by the council and the estate just focuses on the design guidelines.
baronx posted:Heartlands Estate, Tarneit VIC
fat32bit How big is your block ? Is it just your block or is it the entire stage? Might be worth sharing the…
baronx posted:Henley Reserve - Cullen 45 .. Build Cancelled !
karthik In my opinion, a conventional Raft slab done right will always be better than a waffle slab.
baronx posted:Henley Reserve - Cullen 45 .. Build Cancelled !
Hi all, sorry I've been under the pump lately and haven't updated this thread.
We've decided to move away from Henley and have signed up with Urban Edge, mainly because the…
baronx posted:Henley Reserve - Cullen 45 .. Build Cancelled !
They use a waffle pod slab which is essentially hollow polystyrene boxes with a thin layer of concrete on top. The main difference is the raft is dug into…
baronx posted:Henley Reserve - Cullen 45 .. Build Cancelled !
Just a quick update.. after multiple emails to the admin, we finally got a reply and to my surprise they have extended the 'pricing matrix' by just a month! From…
baronx posted:Henley Reserve - Cullen 45 .. Build Cancelled !
keysomer Our Admin is the same - she would not respond to issues. We tried escalating it to her team lead, but again…
baronx posted:Henley Reserve - Cullen 45 .. Build Cancelled !
JustMia Our tender appointment was on 10th October. We got some pricing after 2 weeks via email, but some items were missing, so…
