Browse Forums Building A New House 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… 0 73 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 25012 Caesarstone, quantum zero, Q Stone zero, porcelain. All the manufacturers are pivoting into zero silica materials. Google any of those and have a look. Some are still… 1 1803 |