Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 07, 2016 8:00 pm I thought I would start a thread for simonds homes as I can't seem to find one. Re: New Simonds homes thread 3Feb 07, 2016 8:58 pm We built the Simonds Express Rathdowne (Oct 2015 - Jan 2016) and have been in for a week, we have been extremely happy with the whole process. There are little things here and there we may have done differently but overall we have had a really seamless build. It was definitely the right choice for our family We built the Rathdowne with Simonds Express in Western Melbourne Site start Oct. 2015 Keys Jan. 25th, 2015 My build thread -here- Re: New Simonds homes thread 4Feb 08, 2016 1:04 pm How did you all decided on colour schemes prior to gallery? Im thinking of charcoal floor tiles in kitchen living lounge etc but need to work out what color to incorporate into it to give warm feeling especially in the kitchen. Any ideas anyone? Re: New Simonds homes thread 5Feb 08, 2016 1:32 pm Tracey70 How did you all decided on colour schemes prior to gallery? Im thinking of charcoal floor tiles in kitchen living lounge etc but need to work out what color to incorporate into it to give warm feeling especially in the kitchen. Any ideas anyone? With Express you only have a few colour palettes to choose from. We liked the colour scheme at the Melton South display (at Atherstone) and went with that (it seems a lot of other people did too, all three express homes on my street are Blackwood). My best advice would be to go through as many displays as you can and ask questions about the stuff they have in there. We didn't do gallery so we didn't have to worry about everything matching (or matching too much). We built the Rathdowne with Simonds Express in Western Melbourne Site start Oct. 2015 Keys Jan. 25th, 2015 My build thread -here- Re: New Simonds homes thread 7Feb 08, 2016 1:50 pm Tracey70 I've been to so many displays it's not funny. They all seem to be same colour schemes. Creams/Beige/browns. Our tiles are all the same in the kitchen/bathroom/laundry/showers - they are Como black (very dark grey). Our kitchen bench is Caesarstone wild rocks. Our bathroom vanity is flinders black I think? They changed bench suppliers so I can't remember if that was the old name or the new one. And we have white tiles on the kitchen wall. All our walls & ceilings are white (Simonds white & minimalist). Bricks are Blackwood and our gutters/garage door/window frames/etc are all monument (or close to it). No idea what our carpet is but it's a weird grey that looks blue or green/grey depending on the light. I'm pretty sure I put pics up of the display house in my thread somewhere. Hope that helps! We built the Rathdowne with Simonds Express in Western Melbourne Site start Oct. 2015 Keys Jan. 25th, 2015 My build thread -here- Re: New Simonds homes thread 8Feb 08, 2016 2:16 pm Thank you. We have decided on blackwood bricks, monument colourbond roof, dune cladding and black windows. I was thinking of adding a light timber look for cupboards etc to add some warmth but im so unsure. I love white but have had a white kitchen while renting for 10yrs and just want to have a change Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. We're planning our garage/external laundry to master bedroom and… 0 11121 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 23502 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74716 |