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daniel2ya

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Joined 12 November 2012
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10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

We had markings from where the installers measured for the sink hole. They had to be polished out. There were also some small chips which are still there but have…

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Poly kitchen. Has chips on a few panels. Same deal in bathroom. Also there were some marks on the granite which are now fixed.

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I had a bobcat in to do turf levels. The amount of buried rubbish was amazing. Also wasn't localised it was over the whole yard

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

We have had our kitchen and bathroom inspected at least 6 times (sometimes by the same person) and we only just now have an agreement that it will be fixed…

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Also I'd ring the MD a d complain about the person abusing you. Who cares if they lose their job. If they don't do it correctly (which requires displays of…

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

If a room is not complete to your satisfaction make sure you have the handover sheet marked as incomplete even if it's just a mark on the wall. They say…

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Also it's only defamation if what you say is generally false. Also nsw defamation act of 2005 part 4 division 2 has about ten defences you can fall under…

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Its also worth noting that if the tribunal rules in your favour the ruling will be enforced by the courts so once it's decided it can't be undone unless it…

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Yea i was told by someone within BW that BW won't agree to fix things unless someone pays up (ie. A subbie)
For us we don't care as we engaged…

10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Had our maintenance guys in today. Some stuff is still left to be done but they did address a whole bunch. Feels good to finally be making progress. The…

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10 years10 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Gary was terrible as our Ss. Trev was much better.
We are not settled. We are still fighting to get things fixed. At this stage my recommendation is to…

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

All our lighting was from the light shop in warrawong near bbq galore. I think euro light? He gave us great pricing on our leds, fans, …

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I organized the valuer to call T. T had his **** together and got it done.

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11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

We had to use our cash for our last payment as the invoice didn't come til 3 pm the day before handover. Epic fail on their part

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

also anyone know if we need to ring the water company to get a meter? i cant find our meter- not sure if thats because we dont have one or…

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

ok my hot tips for handover
1. make sure your hot water control panels are in if you are gas. as even when the gas system is installed it wont work…

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Thanks natlyn, I will check them out. 5kw seems a good size as I was thinking to go with that sort of size as well

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

What size solar system are you getting? I'm interested and in solar but there is so much different information on the net that its hard to seperate fact from fiction.

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Thanks wish they told us that

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Also anyone who has moved in know what the deal is with aerial points? I paid to put in points into most rooms. Plug TV in and no reception

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I've tried but apparently its already connected but they can't tell me who with. I don't have a dial tone either.
Telstra said it is Apparently listed as a business account…

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Has anyone moved In yet and able to tell me what the deal with the phones are.
We are meant to be pre wired right? But when I plug the…

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Thanks we tried to keep things pretty neutral and use squares!

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Thanks everyone!!

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Also add in about 5.5k for electricals and a few more thousand for some other things here and there like carpet upgrades and second automatic garage door etc

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Tapware was self provided and was $600 odd for them to install
Kitchen was biggest spend
Stone 4.5k
Poly doors and such 3.2k
Sharknose draw handles $1k
Soft touch innotech drawers $800
Bathroom
I think the…

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Hi Beknjohn.
We are having a look tomorrow morning before going to the bank so fingers crossed its all fine inside (given our SS I have 100% confidence)

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

OK so tomorrow looks like it will be the day it all is finished!
Our SS Mr T has been fantastic and a critical part of getting the things done…

11 years11 yearsdaniel2yadaniel2ya posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

So been ages since my last post so here's the update
Roof has been painted.
Electrician came yesterday to do lights et al
Carpet not in
Tiles not in
Bathrooms done except for feature…

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