Browse Forums Building A New House  10 Dec 2016 232 VIC Bronze Member 1 Jan 06, 2017 7:12 pm We are first home owners building the palisade by Simonds with the Portland facade. I have been stalking everyone's Simonds builds for a couple months now  And thought I'd join in.We gave gallery in a few weeks and would love to hear some tips and also any recommended changes/upgrades etc. We are going with stone benchtops (free upgrade) and also the raised ceilings. I'd also like opinions on white colourbond roofing. Has anyone done this and have any photos they'd like to share? Building the simonds palisade in gippsland 03 Dec 2015 1,626 SA Gold Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 3Jan 06, 2017 7:34 pm Hi Cassie, we're also building the Palisade, in SA. I look forward to seeing your journey come together. 24 May 2016 407 QLD Gold Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 4Jan 06, 2017 8:19 pm My hubby is a Painter and he chose shale grey for our roof. It looks whiter as a roof than what it looks on the sample because of the sun. He advises against dark roofs as they fade badly under the aussie sun. 10 Dec 2016 232 VIC Bronze Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 5Jan 06, 2017 10:53 pm [quote="Marshall5858"]Hi Cassie, we're also building the Palisade, in SA. I look forward to seeing your journey come together. Hey marshal I think I just spent about 1.5 hrs reading your thread! Good to see your over all the hurdles and you have your slab finally. Will be great to watch your progress. Building the simonds palisade in gippsland 10 Dec 2016 232 VIC Bronze Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 6Jan 06, 2017 10:59 pm I obviously have not mastered replying to comments haha Thanks for the tips AJB and craigasaurus, I think we will look into a light grey colourbond, I've only seen shiny new white roofs and didn't think about the discoloring. AJB, where are you building? We are building in trafalgar. Building the simonds palisade in gippsland Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 7Jan 07, 2017 7:49 am Hi. We are building in Neerim South. I grew up near Trafalgar and went to high school there. 10 Dec 2016 232 VIC Bronze Member Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 8Jan 07, 2017 8:19 am . Building the simonds palisade in gippsland 10 Dec 2016 232 VIC Bronze Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 9Jan 07, 2017 8:22 am  AJBHi. We are building in Neerim South. I grew up near Trafalgar and went to high school there. How did your like traf? Was the schools good? I don't really know the area and don't know anyone from there, only ever driven through it on my way to NSW where I'm originally from. Building the simonds palisade in gippsland 03 Dec 2015 1,626 SA Gold Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 11Jan 07, 2017 1:36 pm  Cassie.f90 Marshall5858Hi Cassie, we're also building the Palisade, in SA. I look forward to seeing your journey come together. Hey marshal I think I just spent about 1.5 hrs reading your thread! Good to see your over all the hurdles and you have your slab finally. Will be great to watch your progress. Thank you, I've been wondering if I should start a new thread, it's getting a bit long!!! Are you having the butlers pantry? I would have liked the rear of house fusion package but we couldn't justify the extra few k just for a bigger linen cupboard, an extra sink and moving the shower. Will you have the 6- slider? I love the facade you have chosen  Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 12Jan 07, 2017 2:34 pm Hi Cassie! My partner and I are also building the Palisade in Drouin, we're both originally from the South East suburbs and fell in love with Gippsland and how beautiful and quiet it is, good choice!  Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 13Jan 07, 2017 6:11 pm I like Traf. It has everything you need. A supermarket, medical clinic, banks etc and its not too far from bigger towns. Traf High was good when I went there 20 years ago! It still has a good reputation. I'm not sure about the primary schools. 10 Dec 2016 232 VIC Bronze Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 14Jan 07, 2017 8:48 pm Marshall5858 Cassie.f90 Marshall5858Hi Cassie, we're also building the Palisade, in SA. I look forward to seeing your journey come together. Hey marshal I think I just spent about 1.5 hrs reading your thread! Good to see your over all the hurdles and you have your slab finally. Will be great to watch your progress. Thank you, I've been wondering if I should start a new thread, it's getting a bit long!!! Are you having the butlers pantry? I would have liked the rear of house fusion package but we couldn't justify the extra few k just for a bigger linen cupboard, an extra sink and moving the shower. Will you have the 6- slider? I love the facade you have chosen It was pretty long but I was quite hooked! Haha I don't often read a whole thread I just look for the photos. We haven't upgraded the rear of house, I actually couldn't really tell the difference! Butlers pantry would be cool but I think it's not quite worth the money. I really want the 6 slider but depends how much we spend in gallery, we have 5000 to spend that we didn't use in the promo so we'll see where that takes us. Originally we were going to swap the window in the lounge with the door in the family but have realised we need that back door. Do you know how much the six slider is? It really does compliment that space with the cathedral ceilings! Building the simonds palisade in gippsland 10 Dec 2016 232 VIC Bronze Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 15Jan 07, 2017 8:55 pm There's quite a few palisades popping up now. It's such a great layout without needing to change much if anything. We are currently in south east suburbs too alexandraa, My partner and I hate the hustle bustle so gippsland is a good choice for us! (Although we have had a bit of "are you sure" from family members)  Looking forward to being build buddies! AJB good to hear you liked it! The schooling is pretty important as we have a couple of young lads starting school in the next couple years so hoping they are good  Building the simonds palisade in gippsland 03 Dec 2015 1,626 SA Gold Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 16Jan 07, 2017 9:36 pm SA prices are very different to there's probably not much point in me telling you the cost of the 6 slider. I agree regarding the butlers pantry but my hubby was adamant that he wanted it so we went with it, otherwise we'd probably have built the Sierra Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 17Jan 08, 2017 9:35 am Cassie.f90There's quite a few palisades popping up now. It's such a great layout without needing to change much if anything. We are currently in south east suburbs too alexandraa, My partner and I hate the hustle bustle so gippsland is a good choice for us! (Although we have had a bit of "are you sure" from family members) Looking forward to being build buddies! AJB good to hear you liked it! The schooling is pretty important as we have a couple of young lads starting school in the next couple years so hoping they are good I totally get where you're coming from with that one! All of our friends are complaining that it's so far away but with the amount of money we're saving we really don't care if we have to drive an extra 20 or so minutes everyday! Can't wait to be build buddies either ☺ 10 Dec 2016 232 VIC Bronze Member Re: Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland 18Jan 10, 2017 5:57 pm We got our pre approval today!! Yay!! Definitely feels real now. I will add a couple photos of our block. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building the simonds palisade in gippsland 03 Dec 2015 1,626 SA Gold Member No idea about the driveway question, but your price for a house that size including landscaping seems very good! 1 22364 No, not yet. It’s currently being assessed by our building surveyor 4 19601 With that sort of soil type if you ask for a design to include piers then I would also include void formers. That way you should reduce the chances of settlement and heave. 7 20083 |
