Grumpy - New Build Shared Ownership

Tiffyb

So we are buying a new build as shared ownership! hooray!!

Our house is all but built, with estimation build complete date of 11th Jan.

Im desperately trying to get in to the property to measure up for carpets, and they are just not letting me.

Im just feeling so frustrated!! Our house is right at the beginning of the build site, so i dont even have to go deep into the site either.

I just want to measure the carpets, and see if i can fit in a dishwasher lol!

Slithery

They're probably not letting you visit not because they don't like you, but because of all of the health and safety regulations surrounding pedestrians on building sites.

Tiffyb

The sensible part of me knows this. I have a background in housing...

But i wanna get in my house! haha

AdrianC

Tiffyb wrote: »

The sensible part of me knows this. I have a background in housing...

But i wanna get in my house! haha

It's a week until the Xmas shutdown kicks in.
Then, after NY, there's a week and a bit before the 11th.

You can hold on for that...

You've got the floorplans, right? So the carpet fitters can certainly get the carpet ordered up, and the precise fitment will be done when they're actually onsite. And you can order a dishwasher for next day delivery... or just washing up by hand for a day or three won't kill you. But a gap in the kitchen units is almost certain to be a standard size - either 600 nominal or 450.

Tiffyb

Got Floorplans - but no measurements - also the house is the opposite way around to the floorplan - so no i cant order anything..Ive asked numerous times for measurements and no response to that either!

PasturesNew

You don't need that cart, you've no horse yet.

You can measure for stuff when you get in ....

AdrianC

A floorplan without measurements is not a floorplan. It's a doodle.

newbieFTB

If it's a new build does it have a name eg David Wilson Homes have a house style called 'The Hertford' https://www.dwh.co.uk/new-homes/oxfordshire/h765101-kingfisher-meadows/plot-14 So you can just google the style and find the dimensions.You can then ask the builder to confirm that your house is standard measurements for that particular style.

It's easy to flip a floorplan using the standard programs that come with any computer, the house I bought didn't have a floorplan at all but next door did (although mine is a mirror image) so I just flipped the image round - think I used paint or if it wasn't paint some other program that came with my bog standard computer, no special software needed.

I feel your pain though, I daren't ask my sellers for a second viewing as I was worried it'd annoy them (very desireable house, rarely for sale and lucky they chose me as the purchaser as they had numerous other offers, it sold in 12 hours!)... it meant I had to leave carpets etc til I moved in but luckily I had a two week overlap between moving so it wasn't the end of the world.

remembermee

Carpet fitters will not use a floor plan to estimate carpet. In my experience they will always visit to measure first no matter what. I had the same issues when we moved.
Also, it seems risky to me to order appliances on the assumption the gap will be standard size. In all probability it will be but there are no guarantees.

tealady

Hi.
Buying carpets and a dishwasher will be better after Christmas. You will most probably get better deals AND find fitters are not as busy.
Never needed a dishwasher myself, got 2 (one on each wrist)