Vanity Basins - Major supplier delays

Cerabo W36300 Above-counter vanity basin.


According to Simonds, there are some delays and this has affected the availability of the vanity basin that we have chosen. No definite date was given as to when they will be available.I have posted some updates on the homeone.com.au forum and got some feedbacks:

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Vanity Basins supplier delaysPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:08 pm

I was suppossed to have my initial inspection done on 3rd April but then it was moved indefinitely because according to Simonds, the supplier of their vanity basins are facing some delays, thus Simonds is unable to do the plumbing fit off.

We've chosen the overbench basin from Caroma/Stylus - http://www.stylus.com.au/default.asp?pa ... t&id=12311 . I called the supplier Hardings myself and they can't give a definite date as to when the stocks will arrive.

Now I'm thinking of sourcing the basins (just 2 of them anyway) from other suppliers or just buy a similar one and then give it Simonds so as not to incur any more delays with the house. They can just give me what I have chosen when it arrives from their supplier and maybe I'll be able to sell them off. This would be better I guess than to wait for something which I don't know when will it arrive, and continue wasting money down the drain each week with the rent I'm paying.

Has anyone experienced the same issue and have done what I think of doing?

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Possumchops Post subject: Re: Vanity Basins supplier delaysPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2009

Location: Wide Bay QLD Caroma/Stylus are horrendous when it comes to supply issues. One style we used to use regularly has currently been unavailable for 8 months now. We were constantly told 4 weeks over and over, until I went to our state levels head office and demanded more info. I got some bull about the kilns in china. Still doesn't take 8 months.

There are other options of very similar versions of that basin. To make things easier, ask your cabinet maker the maximum diameter you can allow and see if you can get something else to fit.

For supply issues like this I always contact my builders and let them know what the problem is and offer an alternative. Depends on the builder, there are some out there who point blank refuse alternatives no matter how long the wait.


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behw Post subject: Re: Vanity Basins supplier delaysPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:14 pm

I have the same problem as well waiting for the Caroma Cosmo Above Counter. the builder said that ti sout of stock and asked if we will wait. We rang Caroma and they said that there is nothing for the enxt 6 months. So we change to a differnt mdoel and the builder recost and now they are installed. We have to pay a few hundred dollars to upgrade. But that is beeter than delay and pay more interest to the bank.

behw




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billdsl Post subject: Re: Vanity Basins supplier delaysPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:24 pm


Location: Ipswichy in QLD our builder includes the cosmo as the upgraded basin type as well, we're a few months off needing them but if they are taking 6 months to turn up that might bite us when we get there

hope you sort something out

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