Cheers for settlement jbaz So exciting

Yup Bagheera, taking the plunge with the Santorini with a few modifications. Just WAITING for working plans to be drawn up
Haven't had the time or energy to start worrying about pre-start selections just yet as we've just sold our current house and will be moving this weekend Just itching to get sale finalised so I can then focus totally on the new house!

yey Lis - hope you are getting the bonus upgrade...

we are going to sign the contract tonight and hand it in tomorrow... then it's on to booking our pre-start... getting there with the pace of a snail but at least we are moving....

Well at long last I am able to post something on my thread. I’m ecstatic to say that we have received our “Approved Building Licence” (thank you Shire of Kalamunda) and we have officially moved to “Construction”. Therefore it gives me great pleasure to finally be able to upload our final plan and elevations:

Plan: [ img ]

Elevations: [ img ]

I thought I should probably also post our final selections:

Bricks: Austral Cervantes
Render Colour: Lundy Grey @ 200%
Feature Render – Front Portico: Traditional Random Limestone Render
Roof: Bristile Vue Collection Clay Tiles Marseille Profile - Graphite
Windows/Sliding Doors: ‘Charcoal Lustre’
Paving: Midland Stylestone Quartz ‘Midnight Sky’ with Primolino ‘Moulded Sandstone’ Border
Portico/Alfresco Roof Lining: Glosswood ‘Tasmanian Oak’
Flooring: Big River Blackbutt wooden flooring
Window treatments: 50mm Madrid venetian blinds ‘Gunmetal’ to all windows/sliding doors, except stacker doors
Garage Door: Centurion Daintree Collection – The Franklin ‘Cedar Finish’

Kitchen:
Under bench Cupboards: Polytech Hi Gloss Vinyl Wrap ‘Classic White’
Overhead Cupboards: Laminex ‘Burnished Wood’
Bench tops: 20mm Caesarstone ‘Snow’ with mitered waterfall edges
Front of Island bench: Laminex ‘Burnished Wood’
900mm Blanco under bench oven, cook top and range hood
Still to decide on glass splasback (to be done after handover)

Ensuite/Bathroom 1
Cupboards: Laminex ‘Blackened Linewood’
Bench tops: 20mm Caesarstone ‘Osprey’
Basins: Caroma Liano above bench
See previous post for feature tile details

Laundry:
Cupboards: Laminex ‘Blackened Linewood’
Bench top: Laminex Natural Quartz
Basins: Caroma Liano above bench
See previous post for feature tile details

There are obviously more selection details I’ve left off – just too many to list.

So with a bit of luck, we should see some site works start to happen in the next 1-2 weeks, and weather permitting a slab in around 3 weeks. Now I’m excited!! I’m looking forward to being a lot more active on this forum.

I hope everyone is having a good week so far. Let me know what you think of our plan and selections.

Cheers

Congrats !! Time to

Really well organised ..u've chosen the flooring n window treatments b4 hand.

Hope to see more progress with no hiccups during construction...

Hi Ownhome

I've got everything crossed for a smooth build - with no hiccups. This is our second build so I was adament that I wanted most things in and completed.

If I had my way that would have included all the landscaping as well. But we're putting in a pool straight after handover, so unfortunately the paving under the alfresco and landscaping out the back will need to wait till after that is done. But it will be well worth it in the end.

We are going to wait a little before we paint inside. That's at the advice of my Dad who is a plasterer. But that just might drive me nuts - so we'll see.

Cheers

Hi jbarry, you are building around the corner from us look forward to progress to begin on your home, our roof timbers are not far from completion look forward to roof going on. Our block faces the wetland area under council upgrade

Hi Kazzbah

Are you the house on the Corner block on Coyong Road behind where the guy with the trucking business has got his sheds? If so we have been watching your build - seems like they are really powering along quickly now. You'll be locked up before you know it.

The guy that owns the trucking business is going to demolish his house and subdivide the rest of his land as Stage 2. I think he is keeping 2 of those blocks, but I believe a builder or developer may have already purchased the rest of the blocks from him. We bought 1 of 4 blocks he released as Stage 1, he sold another 2 and retained the block closest to you for himself - that is if the real estate agent gave me the correct info.

Who are you building with?

Cheers

Congrats jbarry! Hope the rain holds off in the coming weeks so they can get started with our build. Good luck!!!

Hi jbarry, yes that is our house, we are building with Switch homes, looked at 2 other builders before them with prices 1st came out cheapest, but we werent sold on it completely, 2nd came out $110k extra with all the changes and still didnt suite block. The block is only 9.81m long at back and this house fitted perfectly and we really liked the plan without having to do any structural changes. We have seen a land diagram showing the house across will be subdivided into blocks later but we didnt know this when we bought ours, have had it 2yrs this August it was on the market for awhile and the price had dropped by $50k and was the largest there at 604sqm even though unusual shape it is a good block we seem to like corner blocks. I need to find out how to put my plan and pictures up as im a total novice with the computer so any help would be appreciated. cheers Kazzbah61

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25507 No that good at this either so I asked, so if it works try following this link

Hi Kazzbah

Wow a neighbour (well sort of)!! I am very envious of you being so far ahead with your build compared to us. We will have to look out for you when we start our block stalking. If so I'll be sure to stop by and introduce myself.

We are really happy to see the council proceeding with the wetlands/parkland works. What a gorgeous space and a bonus for us as we had no idea that that was in the pipeline back when we bought our block. Here's hoping they keep up with the maintenance of it all once it is finished. I'm also hoping that Mosquitos won't be an issue with that area.

Hey Camyperth, what a saga you have been through with your build. It must be really disheartening to know how long this is taking. I only wish that you see some bricks taking the form of walls sooner, than later. Hopefully they are saving their best brickie for the job and it will all be worth the wait in the end.

Cheers

HI jbarry. yep just gong to forget about our place at the moment. Hope your house moves along alot quicker than our

While I was away in Sydney last week on business, hubby phoned to report that we had our first delivery to site - The Portaloo!! I asked if he'd photographed it and he said no. As I explained to him that this was a significant milestone, I very nicely asked that he go back the following day to take a picture. My family saw this as very comical. I didn't want to miss out on anything!!

I did a drive by on Saturday morning to take a look for myself - there it was so proudly standing at the front of the block.

On the way to visiting family on Saturday afternoon, as we were in the vacinity, hubby asked if I'd like to go past the block - of course I said yes (while not first admitting I had done a drive by that morning). So imagine my surprise when we pulled up to find a huge pile of dirt on the neighbours block and to find "THAT WE'D HAD A SITE SCRAPE"!!! How exciting - especially since this was not meant to happen until tomorrow. So off out we went to take more photos. I then confessed to hubby that I had in fact been past on my way to the shops that morning.

Sorry - I haven't uploaded photos - will post some progress shots once the footings etc have been done.

Looking forward to the days and weeks ahead.

Cheers

Great news about site scrape, I went past Thursday and there was a loo there and I think it had been scrapped then too. Before you know it you will be slabbed, there are 2 other dah homes on Hale rd past Forrestfield shops and lights they have gone along quite quickly, so fingers crossed yours might. Your plan looks great and all your colours sound fabulous. You probably saw we have a roof that was done on Friday just all the capping to go on which is such a relief with the rains due soon my ensuite is like a wading pool taking forever to dry out, will go over with a big broom and sweep it out. So congrats on your progress.

Woohoo! Bring on the pics. THere is nothing more exciting than seeing a loo and a pile of dirt when you start building

That's great news! Looking forward to seeing lots of pics

BTW, care to share the advice your Dad gave you about not painting too soon? We were planning to get the painting done before flooring goes in. Is this not a good idea?

Hi jbarry - Your post above was very very funny! I had a good laugh. (And, sadly, I think I would do exactly the same ). I've only just come across your thread (saw you on MrsRose's thread - what bad luck for MrsRose huh). I love your colour selections. Very classy. We are at external colour selections at the moment - proving difficult! - so reading other threads is helpful. Can I ask: does "window treatments" just mean the venetian blinds, or are you getting wider trims? (This is something I am also contemplating...). I look forward to watching your build. I just started my own thread a few days ago too. Cheers, T

Congrats on your site scrape . Exciting isn't it!! We have just had our slab poured today , still no shed, portaloo or tap though

Look forward to seeing your pictures

Hi jbarry well you are zooming along now, big congrats on your build starting. We do have some walls now so thats something Lookng foreward to your pics soon