june update
about 1 month to go before handover
starting to look at quotes for blinds, landscaping etc
butler pantry

driveway not yet done, waiting on gas line
potential for delays there

love the splashback

may update a bit late
a lot of interior details done. see below!

cabinets and tiles to kitchen
and laundry
upstairs bathroom

and we are grateful to bentley for eventually importing soil and fixing this up
obviously its still not perfectly flat but to be fair all that was agreed was a building…

yep! see my post just below yours!

fixture stage done mid april
doesnt seem that that much extra is involved after lockup
in terms of payment, feels like we've paid 90% to date but quite a lot is still…

lockup stage was done end of march
front
back
front study, plaster sheets put on
meals area
upstairs hallway
progress is still pretty solid

sorry been busy havent updated in a while
eventually they did address most of the issues from inspection
but some of the stuff (usually noggins) they said ;volume builders dont do every…

Summary of pre plaster inspection by NHI

noggins
Noggins missing between wall studs at bulkheads and ceiling truss bays,
missing at garage rear wall and external ceiling truss,
missing in wall studs over…

update
Pre plaster stage nearly completed, with inspection done by New Homes (see below).
The supervisor said of the report that most are small issues
some of them they will fix, but some…

wow congrats!
looks great!
any issues so far?

im loving the look of these finishes
gives me something to look forward to by end of the year!

update
bricking started and likely to finish in 2 weeks, and the lockup stage by end of month or early March
site cut issue still not fixed, but hopefully soil will…

i was told today by supervisor that when you finish fixture stage, think of the house as about half done...as in the time/work needed to finish it still
which is interesting…

not much delays after build started, but about 2 months before site start due to permits and changes made to plans.
also with the frame they had to go back and…

i think we started after you mrs W,
i didnt hear anything about carpet supplier change, but the one we chose at color is now discontinued so i had to choose…

saw this late, you may well have chosen a builder already
our site is also 3.6m in slope, but we managed to not go down the split level path but rather…

update
frame stage largely done, roof tiling finished and some of the piping is started
and another photo of the poor cut and fill at the back...probably should have made sure they…

i asked for a copy of the frame stage inspection report and see if we should get an independent
a few of my friends who did get one seem to all…

thanks guys
i raised it with the builder and they said they will level it out with more fill
i much rather they did that properly from the start but...

quick question to any builders anyone experienced on this,
our cut and fill at the back of our house seems awfully crude and the builder hasnt bothered to level out the…

do you mean the surveyor?
we had to go with DJM under Bentleys 'recommendation'

update Dec 2017
i never got to see the slab by itself as within 1 week after slab pour and i got to site to meet supervisor..frame was started
so no photos…

looks good!
great to see the slab too
i never got to see our slab as by the time i got to meet my site supervisor at the site they already stareted…

Finally site is ready, Build permit took a while as builders had to go back to council after being asked to revise drainage
Site started end November! under 6 months…

The paperwork and delays to getting site ready with KDRB is really tedious and lengthy, summarised below:

Council
Demo company will do the build/demo permit, but owner has to get asset…

Hi all
Rarely see any reviews on Bentley Homes so thought I should share our experience as we go along to help anyone else considering them.

We are doing a KDRB…

Yep only other volume builder that would build on ours was metricon (not great reviews) and it would be a big cut and fill job
we're still going through abolishments (and…

only recent joined, we signed to build with Bentley the kyalami 370 but are waiting for red tape to knock down the old house
fall is nearly 4m so didnt have…