kelsey posted:Building a retaining wall in front of an existing fence
Hi all. We need to retain the rear property line as our ground level is quite a bit higher than our rear neighbors, and as it stands the soil would…
kelsey posted:Storm water/downpipe connections.
Hi all,
We are in the last couple of weeks of our build and today the drains were connected to stormwater. Before today we had noticed that the grate/pipes drains in…
kelsey posted:Down pipe connection to storm water? Is this correct?
Hi all,
We are in the last couple of weeks of our build and today the drains were connected to stormwater. Before today we had noticed that the grate/pipes drains in…
kelsey posted:Builder has not included details and wants signatures
Hi TroyFWX,
I understand where you are coming from, you’re nervous that that some of the things that have been promised by your sales person are not included in the PPA…
kelsey posted:Builder charging 14% surcharge delay in start date
That seems pretty unreasonable to me. On a 300k build, 42k is like an almost 15% increase.
As the above poster pointed out, they do actually have a right to…
kelsey posted:Who to build with?
Hi there,
I’m building at the moment with WA Country Builders/ Rural Building Company, so don’t have any experience with those three builders myself but have heard and seen things about…
kelsey posted:topic closed - please delete
Hi Scott,
Yes most houses here in WA are double brick, which can be great, and more cost effective over here.
In response to your questions (I am no expert by…
kelsey posted:Slab down to Brickwork - Time frame (Perth)
Hi Joeban,
We were pretty lucky in that we had our bricks start within a week of our slab down (this was about a month ago). We are building with a…
kelsey posted:Internal doors- lintels required?
Hi Chris,
Thank you for your reply, and help as always!
I think I understand what you are saying (sorry, I'm a complete and utter building novice), and that these photos show…
kelsey posted:Internal doors- lintels required?
Good idea. These are the photos I could get. The first photo is the internal door between the hallway and the garage which is 920mm. It looks like it still…
kelsey posted:Internal doors- lintels required?
Hi all,
We are currently building a reverse brick veneer single story house, with a project builder. The external material is an axon cladding and the internal wall is your standard…
kelsey posted:Is Perth still obsessed with double brick?
Yeah far out, you’re right google doesn’t give much when you search Thermalite Bricks, I honestly don’t know much about it. I do remember the SIP panels, so I can…
kelsey posted:Is Perth still obsessed with double brick?
I know, I find it puzzling but somehow it seems very much like Perth. In saying that I don’t really have anything against DB houses, I guess I just like…
kelsey posted:Is Perth still obsessed with double brick?
Thanks for the reply, and insight! I thought as much to be honest but was hoping maybe after 10/20 years the trend may be changing! I definitely agree there is…
kelsey posted:Is Perth still obsessed with double brick?
Hi all,
My husband and I are currently building a reverse brick veneer single story house in the Perth Hills. We originally (like everyone else in Perth!) were going to build…
kelsey posted:Base price vs final cost price
We are building in Perth with WA Country Builders
We were somewhat similar. We went from $220k including earth works to $310k. The jump was because of more expensive earthworks than…
kelsey posted:Alternatives to decreasing window size
Hi all,
We’ve been asked to considerably decrease the size of many of our windows to meet a 7 Star Energy rating. We are very reluctant to do this, as we…
kelsey posted:R Coding issues
Hi Richard,
Thanks for the reply. Our energy report has come back and they have suggested everything you have said here. We haven’t gotten a price yet, but I think it’s…
kelsey posted:BGC Company WA
I’m not 100% sure but we were considering a BCG builder and our mortgage broker warned us against it. He said he couldn’t guarantee finance for us with a BCG…
kelsey posted:R Coding issues
Hi Kelsey,
Does the contract of sale say anything about this?
Hi Matty123,
Not that I can see anywhere. I’m looking at the standard REIWA contract for sale, and I assume it would…
kelsey posted:R Coding issues
Hi all,
Just after some advice before I proceed further. We are building on a subdivided block and were (what we thought) only weeks away from building. Today we were informed…
kelsey posted:tiled shower niche price rawson homes tender variation
Similarly, I have not built with your builder but in my experience everything that has been 'credited' back to me so far is nowhere near it's actual worth, or what…
kelsey posted:FHO- Building in Perth Hills WA - WA Country Builders
Hi all,
Just an update from our build.
Some dates:
Land finance in: 21/7
Finance approved: 16/9
Land settled: 21/9
Final contract signed: 22/10
Prestart: 24/10
Construction loan in: 10/11
Hopeful to get construction loan settled in…
kelsey posted:Items after handover- issues with bank?
Hi all,
Just wondering how people went with doing some items after handover and how that affected their final payment from their bank.
Westpac has a turn key loan meaning they…
kelsey posted:Quote for connecting our block to power
Hi all,
We have been quoted by our builder to connect our block to the main power board. Our block is on a strata of 9 lots, and has the…
kelsey posted:Home Builder Grant - Sign contract by 31 Dec 20
Hi Shibaboy,
Unfortunately because of COVID and these grants these timelines can be a bit tricky to predict. We signed a PPA, with estimate pricing and our plans drawn on the…
kelsey posted:Floor Plan - Advice for Square Block
I agree with most of the changes people have made, and I can definitely see the reasoning behind switching the media and bedroom. My small bit of advice would be…
