Our completion date moved out by 4.5 months and it seems to be a regular occurrence. It was pushed by 2 months, then a month, then another month and finally a couple of weeks. Great if it works out but maybe don't expect to be in your new home in June/JulyBought a house off the plans and it is due to be completed in June with handover late June.
Each to their own but I think if you are any way competent with interior design and have some spatial awareness, you can start buying your furniture and flooring now.Best advice I can give you is to live in the space for at least 6 months before you start decorating
This shouldn't be the case, you need this info to get things organized on your side. Is there even a show house ready that you can view and/or measure.The biggest issue is that although we have the plans no drawings have the dimensions added and we have been told that they do not give the dimensions out until after the snag list has been checked with the builder. This is 2 weeks before handover date
What drawings were lodged with the planning application?The biggest issue is that although we have the plans no drawings have the dimensions added and we have been told that they do not give the dimensions out until after the snag list has been checked with the builder.
It's worth checking what appliances are included in the kitchen - I thought they all did oven/hob as standard these days?
What drawings were lodged with the planning application?
This shouldn't be the case, you need this info to get things organized on your side. Is there even a show house ready that you can view and/or measure.
In our case we literally showed up on site and waited around until we got the site foreman. Dealing with the solicitors, EA's, PM's and architects was a pain but the site foreman was a lot more accommodating. Accompanied us on site at least twice well in advance of snag and we took our own measurements to verify the drawings we had. Even minor things like where sockets and rads are located can change your mind about how to position furniture. So if you manage to get on site, take lots of pictures of each room
I meant on the plans submitted to the LA, those are public douments that anyone can download.This is exactly as I said & thought but it is apparently company policy to not give the dimensions out until snag day.
Exactly what thirsty said.Best advice I can give you is to live in the space for at least 6 months before you start decorating.
Ask around your extended family for curtains/sofas/rugs/lamps etc., they can toss your way. Start haunting your local charity shops for crockery & cutlery. You'll pick up second hand bed frames cheaply & IKEA mattresses & mattress toppers are excellent.
It'll all be horrible and none of it will match, but that means you won't mind when the day comes to tip it back into the charity shop (if still in usable condition).
Spend the money on good quality appliances for now; the rest of it can wait.
It's worth checking what appliances are included in the kitchen - I thought they all did oven/hob as standard these days?
I suggest tiling rather than window sills. Either just the bottom in a neutral colour or the whole frame as a feature. Window sills fade, get water marks, are generally hopeless.One thing that we certainly didn’t like was the fact every window internally came without a sill & apparently that wasn’t a mistake and is the way it will be finished. I
They are often left only lightly tacked on by the builder in new estates, to allow the home buyer to easily remove and reinstall them when getting their floors put in.@lowpoint
What's the story with the skirting boards, perhaps its just me but they look rather strange with what looks like a bad crack at one point?
It’s a dirt mark but not our exact house (same house type used to measure up) and yes they are lightly tacked in to allow for easy removal & refitting when flooring is in which suits us a beading trim is awful looking.They are often left only lightly tacked on by the builder in new estates, to allow the home buyer to easily remove and reinstall them when getting their floors put in.
Interesting idea - let the investigating beginI suggest tiling rather than window sills. Either just the bottom in a neutral colour or the whole frame as a feature. Window sills fade, get water marks, are generally hopeless.
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