Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 02, 2013 10:54 pm Well I think I have stalked for long enough now & it's about time I started my own thread!
So this is going to be our second home in Australia however our first build so we know roughly what we want however not sure on how it all works We chose Redink because we took our list of what we want & how we want it to a few builders & Redink came back with a pretty good design that only needed tweaking slightly (still not heard back from all of them ) We have purchased a 900sqm block in Lakeland's so we have plenty of room to play with so wanted a reasonably sized house on there with room for a pool and a nice size garden. So here is our design would love to hear everyone's feed back so feel free to put forward your thoughts & ideas & I will start my list ready for pre start. There are a few changes we have already decided on but won't be doing these until pre start now. We have our Interior Design Consultation next week & hopefully pre start won't be far behind. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Timeline Signed up 7/7/13 Interior Design 9/9/13 Contracts 11/9/13 Prestart 17/10/13 Building permit 10/12/13 Tap13/12/13 Site works 27/01/14 Slab 17/02/14 Brick work started 12/03/14 Brick work finished 3/4/14 Roof frame complete 15/4/14 Colorbond 21/4/14 White set finished 8/05/14 LOCKED UP 20/05/14 Cabinets 29/05/14 Re: First build with Redink Homes 2Sep 03, 2013 12:29 am Looks good. The couple of items that I noticed were: 1) That linen closet looks small given you have 4 bedrooms down there. Plenty of storage in the laundry but might nice to have some closer to the bedrooms. 2) Not sure I'd have a window in the bbq space in the alfresco - I guess it depends on the location and what you plan to have there. If you haven't checked it out already - review the 'things you forget' thread. A lot of info there that isn't always relevant but useful things to cover off in your pre-start too. Demo + Build in Rivervale, Western Australia Moved in June 2014 http://rivervale.tumblr.com/ Building Thread Re: First build with Redink Homes 3Sep 03, 2013 12:43 pm Posting to follow your build. Our RedInk Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64118&p=1004131#p1004131 ** Timeline Page 1 Moved In - 19.12.13 Re: First build with Redink Homes 4Sep 03, 2013 6:52 pm Looks good, also a fellow Redinker so will follow your build! building with Redink Prestart 21/3/13 Slab down 12/6/13 Brickwork started 5/8/13 Brickwork finished 26/8/13 Roof frame 6/9/13 Colorbond 26/9/13 Grey float 11/10/13 white set 17/10/13 Re: First build with Redink Homes 5Sep 03, 2013 10:37 pm Plan looks great. Have you thought about making the main bathroom cupboard wider, just gives extra room. My Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=62841 Re: First build with Redink Homes 6Sep 03, 2013 11:17 pm Hey yeah emacleo0 extending bathroom cupboard is on our list. Not sure how we would make the small linen cupboard any bigger zaxon without taking room from the bedroom & don't want to do that. The high window in our bedroom is mainly for light I am getting a bit obsessed with it as the house we are in at the moment is so dark & we always have to have a light on so we want as many windows as possible for natural light however now thinking about it I am not sure how much we would get through that small window anyway it was either that or 2 small windows either side of our bed!! Thanks for the advice so far though & will also check out 'things you forget' for more ideas Re: First build with Redink Homes 7Sep 12, 2013 11:16 pm So we had our interior design consultation on Monday & it helped heaps, things we weren't sure of we were reassured by & a few things we changed completely. Can't wait to see them in real life now!! That's the good bit, the bad bit is we have now got to wait over a month for Pre start as they are booked up!!! Our bathroom sinks Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Exterior colours (at the moment but still not 100% sure) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bathroom tiles but with a wider feature tile Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ensuite tiles Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ensuite tiles & cabinets Iron Ore gloss bench top velour doors Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ All of our tile selections Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen & Scullery tiles & cabinets Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: First build with Redink Homes 9Sep 12, 2013 11:30 pm Thanks Kat, Yeah it's lovely completely different to what we were going for though! I was picking light colour cabinets & bench tops & the consultant suggested that colour & we loved the idea so hopefully it will look great. Have been reading you thread & loving your design & selections! Re: First build with Redink Homes 11Sep 13, 2013 11:20 am Yay another first time builder with Redink! I'm still waiting for technical drawings, but it looks like our builds might happen at similar times. I wonder if they will let me book prestart from now? I don't want to be all ready to make my selections and then have to wait even longer! The more time I have, the more time there is to second guess my choices. Just want to have it over and done with! Re: First build with Redink Homes 12Sep 15, 2013 5:25 pm Hey PanRaptor apparently they can't book prestart until they have finished your contract & drawings!! I asked if I could book it while hubby was home (he is FIFO 26/9) they said they could get us in to do the design consultation but they were booked up until mid October for prestart but I would definitely give them a call & give it a go anyway you might have a different Prestart lady that isn't as busy!!! Re: First build with Redink Homes 13Sep 15, 2013 6:04 pm Hi Torz, We're building with RInk also. I would build out the western wall of Bed2 and have full width storage with sliding doors. Delete the current linen cupboard and move the entry to hall way there instead. Also thinking about the nook between garage and laundry, if the doors were moved to the main wall, that cupboard in the laundry could be extended another 900-1000mm to the main wall. Looking forward to seeing your build progress. Ps. Just remember there is no wrong or right way . It is your house so you can make it however you like . Re: First build with Redink Homes 14Oct 15, 2013 3:53 pm Well Pre-start is Thursday & have gone through 'things you forget' thread with a fine tooth comb!! We are thinking now about having a hob less shower in the ensuite, what are everyone's thoughts as we don't really know much about them but like the look!? Also we are going 2 tone gloss cupboard doors in the kitchen, are we looking at a big upgrade price? I am so excited but also nervous at the same time as worried that all our extras are going to add up & blow our pre start allowance Re: First build with Redink Homes 15Oct 15, 2013 4:02 pm Torz1980 Well Pre-start is Thursday & have gone through 'things you forget' thread with a fine tooth comb!! We are thinking now about having a hob less shower in the ensuite, what are everyone's thoughts as we don't really know much about them but like the look!? Also we are going 2 tone gloss cupboard doors in the kitchen, are we looking at a big upgrade price? I am so excited but also nervous at the same time as worried that all our extras are going to add up & blow our pre start allowance Hey Torz1980 We went with the hob less shower mainly because I find them so much easier to clean. We paid around $1400 but that included both Ensuite and Bathroom Showers as it was going to cost us the same price just to get Ensuite done. RI explained this is because the cost is for a special reflux valve that is fitted to the sewer. We were disappointed with this cost though as our friends paid a little over $700 with a different builder for essentially the same thing! Our First Build with Redink Found Block - 09/2012 Titles - 09/2013 Interior Design - 19/09/13 Prestart - 01/10/13 Building Permit - 04/01/14 Site Works - 7/02/14 Slab... Re: First build with Redink Homes 16Oct 15, 2013 4:41 pm Hi torz. Good luck with pre start. We've got hobless shower in our recent pcq and it's$1495, but as above poster mentioned that valve is good for both. I love the look too and hoping we can do it, but one of those items on our list that might get dumped if we hit our budget limit:-) Re: First build with Redink Homes 17Oct 15, 2013 6:27 pm Torz1980 Well Pre-start is Thursday & have gone through 'things you forget' thread with a fine tooth comb!! We are thinking now about having a hob less shower in the ensuite, what are everyone's thoughts as we don't really know much about them but like the look!? Also we are going 2 tone gloss cupboard doors in the kitchen, are we looking at a big upgrade price? I am so excited but also nervous at the same time as worried that all our extras are going to add up & blow our pre start allowance Cabinet upgrades were the most overpriced item that we found formica gloss for whole kitchen 720ish, two tone was a few hundred... Re: First build with Redink Homes 19Oct 17, 2013 11:35 pm Prestart was great we just got a price for EVERYTHING on our wish list & thought we would delete what was over priced & could do cheaper after handover or not really needed & to be honest we didn't have to delete that much!! We had a $15k budget & went over by $200 so not too bad I think our kitchen is costing the most & we ended up doing the hobless shower to bathroom & ensuite too. But very happy now it's over & done with just want them to start now Re: First build with Redink Homes 20Oct 18, 2013 12:03 am Yay, glad it went well. By the way I absolutely love that stone looking tile you picked out for ensuite. Just saw that in a 101 display house and took lots of pictures. I still have no idea what vibe we're going for with design stuff, maybe it's good that pre start is really far away:-) hope it all moves quickly for you from here. hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. 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