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boofallen

15 March 2011

Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 15, 2011 2:29 pm

Hi, As the title suggests we are going to start building with Bentley homes very soon and just want to know if anyone else here has built with them, how did you find them etc? SO far they have been reasonably good, and seem to have a fairly good reputation. We are coming down to Melb in a month to d...

Hi, As the title suggests we are going to start building with Bentley homes very soon and just want to know if anyone el...

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boofallen

17 March 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 17, 2011 10:28 am

There displays are really nice, we are going with the brando 32 with a few changes, extra study, 3 car garage with shed. Dream home, now to just rob the bank to pay for it all :P

There displays are really nice, we are going with the brando 32 with a few changes, extra study, 3 car garage with shed....

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boofallen

17 March 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 17, 2011 2:23 pm

I wish we had the time to scout out things like the bricks etc, but we are driving down on the 20th so getting in at 11pm roughly and have our color apt at 9am on the 21st. Do they have the house brick samples in the showroom? We like the look of the macadamia brick with white grout.

I wish we had the time to scout out things like the bricks etc, but we are driving down on the 20th so getting in at 11p...

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boofallen

17 March 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 17, 2011 10:20 am

Thanks Deb, That is very very reassuring. We took it as a good sign that when I tried to find reviews about them that there were very little and the ones I did find were fairly positive. Only 4 weeks now till we head to Melb for our selections. You are right about not having to upgrade much, very ni...

Thanks Deb, That is very very reassuring. We took it as a good sign that when I tried to find reviews about them that th...

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boofallen

17 March 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 17, 2011 1:00 pm

Thanks Deb, Very excited about the color selection, just have to try and not stuff it up LOL. The Sinatra was really nice to, but the brando won out. I hope they can put it on the block without digging a hole so to speak. Still want to use the rest of the block! Did you have to have retaining walls ...

Thanks Deb, Very excited about the color selection, just have to try and not stuff it up LOL. The Sinatra was really nic...

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boofallen

17 March 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 17, 2011 1:40 pm

Sounds like your build is going great guns. Unfortunately I wont get a chance to preview things before we choose them really, because we are living in SA. There are no Austral Bricks here but we like the look of one of the standard bricks we saw on the online color selection brochure. Can you tell m...

Sounds like your build is going great guns. Unfortunately I wont get a chance to preview things before we choose them re...

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boofallen

22 March 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 22, 2011 7:50 am

Thanks Jason, The varano is great, that was the other house design we were considering. But the Brando won out because of its laundry mostly :P Where abouts in Hidden Valley are you building? We are in Aurina Drive. Can you let me know what your site costs come back at? Grace said she will have ours...

Thanks Jason, The varano is great, that was the other house design we were considering. But the Brando won out because o...

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boofallen

22 March 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 22, 2011 8:00 pm

If its just the 2 of you the varano is ample, love the idea of having sliding doors at the back as well. Deb it sounds like its flying for sure. Fingers crossed they are as good as we hear.. but i get a good feeling about it all where other builders had me very nervous

If its just the 2 of you the varano is ample, love the idea of having sliding doors at the back as well. Deb it sounds l...

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boofallen

2 April 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Apr 02, 2011 8:29 pm

Thats great news Deb, unbelievable how quickly it has happened. We have put an offer in on a house, waiting to hear now whether we have got it. Both of us could be packing soon :)

Thats great news Deb, unbelievable how quickly it has happened. We have put an offer in on a house, waiting to hear now ...

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boofallen

2 April 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Apr 02, 2011 8:49 pm

We have put in on a 4bed, 3bath, 3 living area in Wandong, so not far away at all and if we get it it will be a lot more house for about 100k less then if we had built. Disappointed wont get to build, but if we get this place it will be worth it. lol, i would be walking past all the time too, not lo...

We have put in on a 4bed, 3bath, 3 living area in Wandong, so not far away at all and if we get it it will be a lot more...

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boofallen

26 March 2011

Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic?Building A New House

Mar 26, 2011 5:42 pm

Hey Deb, Can you tell me what your site costs worked out too? We have had a little scare with our broker basically telling us the house is approaching the 500k mark (including land) so basically all my hubbies wage will go on repayments, we desperately need to cut back so are going to sacrifice the ...

Hey Deb, Can you tell me what your site costs worked out too? We have had a little scare with our broker basically telli...

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boofallen

20 March 2011

Re: disrespectful pigsGeneral Discussion

Mar 20, 2011 4:50 pm

That is disgusting!! Police probably cant do anything unless they catch them red handed unfortunately. Which estate are you building in? Ferals in every neighbourhood unfortunately.

That is disgusting!! Police probably cant do anything unless they catch them red handed unfortunately. Which estate are ...

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boofallen

21 March 2011

Re: disrespectful pigsGeneral Discussion

Mar 21, 2011 10:17 am

Good luck with it, strength in numbers so definitely rally the good neighbours and get them out!!

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boofallen

15 March 2011

Help with a landscaping ideaLandscape & Garden Design

Mar 15, 2011 2:20 pm

Hi Everyone, We have land in Hidden Valley, VIC, approx 1800m so a decent size. It has a 33mtr frontage which reduces to 18m at the rear. We have probably a 3mtrs drop from front to back. We start building in hopefully June this year and completed before xmas. Thats the background, here is my questi...

Hi Everyone, We have land in Hidden Valley, VIC, approx 1800m so a decent size. It has a 33mtr frontage which reduces to...

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boofallen

15 March 2011

New Flooring ProductFlooring & Floor Covering

Mar 15, 2011 2:58 pm

Hi, We are really keen on using Karndean Knight-Tile Vinyl flooring. It has just recently been released and looks alot like wood with better scratch resistant and waterproofing qualities apparently. We are planning on using it in the kitchen, meals and hallways. Has anyone used this? How did you fin...

Hi, We are really keen on using Karndean Knight-Tile Vinyl flooring. It has just recently been released and looks alot l...

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boofallen

18 March 2011

Re: New Flooring ProductFlooring & Floor Covering

Mar 18, 2011 1:54 pm

Yeah its not the cheapest thing out thats for sure especially for Vinyl, but as you said it is low maintenance and looks great perfect for kids too. Thanks

Yeah its not the cheapest thing out thats for sure especially for Vinyl, but as you said it is low maintenance and looks...

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boofallen

15 March 2011

Re: Poochie's Bentley - I OWN MY HOUSE!!!Building A New House

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Mar 15, 2011 3:14 pm

Hi Poochie, I assume your house is all finished by now and you are moved in??? We are about to start building with Bentley in Hidden Valley. How have you found them? any problems with the build and/or resolving issues after handover etc. Cant wait to get started, we have a meeting with Grace in a fe...

Hi Poochie, I assume your house is all finished by now and you are moved in??? We are about to start building with Bentl...

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