Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 2Jul 23, 2016 4:11 pm dulie Hi all, Been on the forums for a few months, getting great info and help from everyone's experiences. So I guess it's only fair to start sharing my journey. We are building a Hampshire 45 with a few modifications. House will end up a bit over 50 in the end. Our timeline so far.... 26 April 2016 - Initial Deposit - $1500 26 June 2016 - Preliminary Contract Signed - $2500 21 July 2016 - Final Contract Signed and 5% Deposit. Below is our plans as of contract signing, almost correct. Just a few more adjustments for them to make. Major changes include: Triple garage, with rear roller door and articulation for the 3rd spot - $21k (was only $17k without the articulation ) Increased outdoor area - $10k (not right yet, we are going bigger so will cost more) Removed corner pole to ourdoor room - $5k Stacker doors - No prices yet since they are not the sizes we want. 2700mm Ground Floor - $10k 2550mm Top Floor - $2.5k Various extra bulk heads - $2k Top Floor changes to rooms, WIRs, bathroom, toilet locations - $3.5k Power room instead of WIL - $1.8k Delete Bath and have big shower instead - Free Top floor toilet added vanity cuboards and sink - $1.2k Front pivot door - $3k (not the correct height yet) Then there was also a lot of little changes made to various windows, height of doors, added cavity doors, sink to butler pantry, storage under stairs, increased kitchen island etc. Things still to be changed from plan above Stacker door from family room to be increased in length Stacker door to dinning room instead of the 2 windows Fixed single glass window to family room Larger Outdoor Room Remove door and void from WIP Height of Pivot door to be increased Width of bulk heads not right in family and sitting rooms Your home is going to be stunning, all the best with your journey! J My Phoenix by Metricon in Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83584&p=1570829&hilit=my+phoenix+by+metricon+in+melbourne#p1570829 Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 3Jul 23, 2016 4:18 pm Your WIR is going to be massive!!! Total WIR envy right now Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 4Jul 23, 2016 4:59 pm Thanks J M and T, I hope we don't regret it with the WIR. Total over kill, but neither the misses or I wanted to keep the study that was in the original plans. Only time will tell lol. Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 5Jul 23, 2016 5:08 pm dulie Thanks J M and T, I hope we don't regret it with the WIR. Total over kill, but neither the misses or I wanted to keep the study that was in the original plans. Only time will tell lol. That is one impressive WIR - I am sure you won't regret it...plenty of room in your house so worth spoiling yourselves with the master & robe. It will be your dream home, after all:-) My Phoenix by Metricon in Melbourne viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83584&p=1570829&hilit=my+phoenix+by+metricon+in+melbourne#p1570829 Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 6Jul 23, 2016 7:59 pm dulie Thanks J M and T, I hope we don't regret it with the WIR. Total over kill, but neither the misses or I wanted to keep the study that was in the original plans. Only time will tell lol. It's not overkill! Think of all the options... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 7Jul 24, 2016 2:46 pm Looks awesome Dulie, remember to consider rebating stacker doors into the slab if that's what you want What fascade are you going with? Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 8Jul 24, 2016 4:12 pm M and T dulie Thanks J M and T, I hope we don't regret it with the WIR. Total over kill, but neither the misses or I wanted to keep the study that was in the original plans. Only time will tell lol. It's not overkill! Think of all the options... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Total WIR envy right now especially with these pictures GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 9Jul 24, 2016 5:52 pm Awesome looking home Dulie viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83489 Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 10Jul 25, 2016 2:05 pm Thanks for the love guys. The WIR from the Phoenix is the inspiration we used. Hopefully we'll get something long them lines.... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Quirmeball1280 Looks awesome Dulie, remember to consider rebating stacker doors into the slab if that's what you want What fascade are you going with? Yup, I've hassled the SC a few times about it. It better turn up in the next revision of the plans or I'm gonna be super annoyed! As for fascade, we are going with the Alessi Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 12Aug 01, 2016 12:59 pm Great floor plan Dulie. Love the facade too. We're just about to start doing a Liberty 42 - the layout is very similar. Look forward to following your progress. Re: Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 13Aug 01, 2016 2:28 pm Thanks guys.
Forgot to mention it's a KDR. Metricon reckons I need to knock it down by the end of this month or early next. They reckon I won't make the deadlines for council approvals etc if I don't. I just feel bad for the great tenants that I've had there over the pass year. Oh wells, they knew it was only a matter of time. Pic of the old. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: KDR Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 14Aug 01, 2016 3:59 pm We're doing KDR too in Sydney. Not sure if it's different here. We had to get our Demo approval and Building approval from council before we could start demolition. Re: KDR Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 15Aug 01, 2016 9:38 pm project.forty4 We're doing KDR too in Sydney. Not sure if it's different here. We had to get our Demo approval and Building approval from council before we could start demolition. No idea. I'm going to try and get lodge for a Demo Approval tomorrow. I'm just going with the flow, the guys at Metricon just told me it needs to be done lol. Re: KDR Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 16Aug 22, 2016 8:57 pm Had my tiles and electricals today... kinda got some super scary prices for the tiles, but eletricals wasn't too bad. I'll share that first. Total for Electrical : $18419 Details broken down below. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: KDR Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 17Aug 22, 2016 9:11 pm Total for titles: $32056 Didn't really do anything fancy. I picked 3 colours all polished 600x600 Porcelain. And Hexagon thingys for either side of the window splash back. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The costly bit was full height tiling to ceilings in the all the bathrooms. Break down below. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: KDR Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 18Aug 22, 2016 9:57 pm Can you do a rough check that they've calculated it correctly? Metricon double charged us in our initial quote. I made sure I double checked everything and when I calculated the tile cost and the sqm I picked it up the extra $$. Re: KDR Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 19Aug 22, 2016 10:10 pm Nar haven't done that yet. It's been a long day, probably have a crack it it soon. Re: KDR Metricon Liberty - Hampshire 45 QLD 20Aug 22, 2016 10:14 pm Yep - tiles and electricals are a killer!! I was wrecked after ours. We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 38001 The biggest challenge will be if you take out a loan and then run out of money - you'll have an incomplete security and lenders do not like this so you can get stuck.… 2 19660 Hi, I am looking into doing a KDR in Melbourne and am contemplating using Kialla Homes. I am looking for feedback on them from others who have built with them. 0 13939 |