Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 6Jan 15, 2016 1:57 pm We are at a similar stage so looking forward to following your build Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 7Jan 15, 2016 1:59 pm viewtopic.php?t=81504 Here is the link to my thread that i have just started too! Same as you. ..long time lurker... first time thread lol Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 8Jan 15, 2016 2:29 pm Hi everyone! It is funny how exciting it is when you get responses lol. We should start building in the next few weeks - finally - expecting to get our site start date next week sometime and think that the actual start will be the week after.... fingers crossed!! been waiting for sooooo long, I've already moved in in my head.... Yes our backyard will be a good size - we really didn't want a small yard so we are pretty happy with it. Our first house was on 1000sqm of land, though most of the yard was out the front as it was a triangular shaped block. So, this will be smaller but definitely big enough and the shape is better so easier to landscape and use. We have a basic plan of what we are going to do with it, but will wait and see once the house is built as we might get other ideas along the way. I will try and follow you all of your threads too My blog: tashandpaul.wordpress.com Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 9Jan 15, 2016 2:49 pm Some of our selections: External: Colorbond Monument - gutters, downpipes, elec box, window frames, front door, garage door Colorbond Dune - fascia (wrong bricks shown, but they are similar) The right bricks: Boral Mocha We are going to tile the pillars instead of rendering them: Garage door style (but in Monument) Front door (but in Monument) Door handle style (I wanted this look but we are getting chrome - husband was determined so I gave in) Aggregate driveway The bit between the top of the pillars and the roof of the front porch will also be painted Monument. Here is a mock-up that kind of shows the look we will end up with (not the right house, but is similar, and gives some idea): I have a feeling the pictures will be large - sorry!! My blog: tashandpaul.wordpress.com Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 10Jan 15, 2016 2:55 pm I was tossing up between monument and ironstone for our colorbond. We have chosen ironstone but still have the opportunity to change and now I'm second guessing the decision! It's so hard! ! Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 11Jan 15, 2016 3:10 pm We did originally pick Woodland Gray but it can 'throw' green tinges and I didn't want that. The Monument is quite dark but I would rather that, than chance 'seeing' green/grey. My blog: tashandpaul.wordpress.com Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 12Jan 18, 2016 10:27 am Hi again... our internal selections: Carpet in bedrooms: California Twist ‘Hollywood’ with upgraded underlay Tiles throughout the rest of the house – Odessa BT White 400 x 400 glazed porcelain Wall – Taubmans Tahira White Skirts, architraves, internal doors: Taubmans Crisp White Gloss Doors: standard flush panel Door handles: Gainsborough Angular series in satin chrome Kitchen: 20mm Qstone benchtops in Arctic, waterfall ends on island. Laminate drawers and cabinetry in Laminex White Reece AFA Flow inset double sink Kitchen sink tap Westinghouse 900mm freestanding oven, cooktop and 900mm rangehood Mirrortex splashback, which will look something like this: Bathroom and ensuite: Lustrous Elm laminate benchtop (in horizontal grain) and cabinetry (in vertical grain) Sink: standard square inset http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv26/nataisha19/bathroom%20sinks_zpsn2m9vzw6.jpg Alto Bath tap set (main bathroom only) and Alto sink mixer Showerheads: Fresco Rail with basket Wall tiles: Gloss White 200*400 Feature tile in showers: Linear Interlock mosaic http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv26/nataisha19/bathroom%20feature%20tile_zps9nnuy5mn.jpg Towel Rails: Star double towel rail (the middle one) Toilet: Star toilet roll holder (standard toilet) and our huge laundry sink (cabinetry will be the same as the bathroom) My blog: tashandpaul.wordpress.com Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 13Jan 19, 2016 3:56 pm Loving all of these choices! You have fairly similar taste to me we decided to change our colorbond to monument with shale grey fascia and freedom said there is no worries with that so excited about that hoping to get our approved plans from council by the end of the month so fingers crossed. Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 14Jan 19, 2016 7:55 pm That's great! Fingers crossed for you... We are just waiting on our start date now and it is killing me!! Our selections are pretty 'safe' and neutral but i would prefer that as you can then change the look really quickly with either a feature wall or just changing some cushions! Glad you like them My blog: tashandpaul.wordpress.com Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 15Jan 19, 2016 9:15 pm Cloverlea is very nice. We left chirnside park after selling our existing home on a 900sqm block, prices on existing sure have soared in the area over the last 12 months. We also had a long lounge and at the unused end we turned into a bar/entertaining area, looked awesome. Your plan looks great, flows really well! viewtopic.php?t=81011 Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81011 Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea 18Jan 20, 2016 11:18 am Charley Cloverlea is very nice. We left chirnside park after selling our existing home on a 900sqm block, prices on existing sure have soared in the area over the last 12 months. We also had a long lounge and at the unused end we turned into a bar/entertaining area, looked awesome. Your plan looks great, flows really well! viewtopic.php?t=81011 Thanks Charley, yes the estate is coming along quite nicely. I like that there are open spaces dotted throughout. We were living just up the hill a bit in Nth Croydon (which we've sold) and would have preferred to stay closer to there (a bit closer to work) but as you would know there is next to no land available. This is basically our chance to build in roughly the same area. The Range estate at Croydon was just a bit too pricey for us. Thanks for your comments about the floor plan - we LOVE our floorplan! as I suppose everyone who builds their own places generally do. I think it helped that we knew what we did and didn't want, and the original plan just needed a bit of tweaking to make it perfect for us. We did want a large kitchen as part of the main living area, wanted lots of storage, a large separate living area preferably off the alfresco, etc. We didn't want a 'theatre room', or front lounge room (would never use it), or an open study (will use one of the bedrooms for that - that way we can close the door so you can't see our messy desk!). The back living area will double as something of a theatre room anyway if we want it to. We do have a rough furniture plan for the house, I will post it when I can find it. I made it up (to scale ) with little copies of furniture off floorplans - clearly I have too much time!!! But I think it looks pretty good. Even hubby has agreed. We have already found a heap of furniture we like but will wait to see if we think it will work once we are closer to that end of the build. We will be having something of a bar in the large back rumpus/living room adjoining the alfresco (the 'man cave') but it won't be a huge priority when we move in (despite what 'he' may think) he he. My blog: tashandpaul.wordpress.com Re: Our Forever Home at Cloverlea - site start 27/1/16! 20Jan 21, 2016 9:43 pm Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81011 I would not knock it down and rebuild. Unless you are really really financially set (i.e. current mortgage fully paid, for example) 4 bed, 2 bath, 3 kids + 2 adult + any… 1 373 Hi VK, Think it's worth investing time in an Owner Builder course to equip you with basic knowledge on Australian Building Industry and its regulations. Also, I suggest… 11 25014 Caesarstone, quantum zero, Q Stone zero, porcelain. All the manufacturers are pivoting into zero silica materials. 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