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Talkey

3 November 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Nov 03, 2017 5:51 pm

Gardens done so everything complete now! This will probably be it from me. I’ve enjoyed using this forum to see what everyone is up to and to get information. It’s been a big help. Thanks! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171103/e541dd8c3a7944cca459f430b13a6bcd.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com...

Gardens done so everything complete now! This will probably be it from me. I’ve enjoyed using this forum to see what eve...

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Talkey

31 October 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Oct 31, 2017 2:42 pm

House is looking great. Tenants move in on the weekend and the gardens will (hopefully) be done by then. Boutique Homes have been fantastic. Realised they hadn’t rendered one small bit of wall and even though we had already done handover and I’d signed off on everything, they were happy to fix it. O...

House is looking great. Tenants move in on the weekend and the gardens will (hopefully) be done by then. Boutique Homes ...

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Talkey

26 October 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Oct 26, 2017 10:27 pm

Haven't posted in a while. A few weeks ago, my parents visited the site and took some pics. It's now at lock-up complete stage. It's estimated to be finished in mid-October. I want to organise landscaping so I can put it in the rental market asap. Any tips on how long that'll take and roughly how m...

Hi, how much did you roughly spent on your landscaping? $16,000 in the end. More than I wanted to.

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Talkey

26 October 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Oct 26, 2017 5:05 pm

House is finished now. Looks really good. Fences and gates are done, gardens are being done and tenants moving on Cup Weekend. Phew! By the way, gardening guy offered ongoing maintenance. Would you do this for renters? I mean, weed control and lawn mowing? I'm considering it as they won't have the m...

House is finished now. Looks really good. Fences and gates are done, gardens are being done and tenants moving on Cup We...

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Talkey

18 October 2017

Re: How cheap could you do the gardens?Building A New House

Oct 18, 2017 2:09 pm

Update: I was aiming for 5-8 grand and I'm spending 16 grand. :shock: It was hard to find people to do a quote, letalone the whole place and I needed it done pretty quickly as I want to get renters in. It was the cheapest of the three quotes I got.

Update: I was aiming for 5-8 grand and I'm spending 16 grand. It was hard to find people to do a quote, letalone the who...

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Talkey

6 October 2017

Re: How cheap could you do the gardens?Building A New House

Oct 06, 2017 11:09 am

Hi guys. Thanks for the advice. Stanus, I'd love to do it myself but I live overseas and can't get to Oz at the moment. Other thing I was going to ask about was: has anyone here had to borrow extra to do the gardens? After paying for fences, insurance, inspections and a few other finishing things, I...

Hi guys. Thanks for the advice. Stanus, I'd love to do it myself but I live overseas and can't get to Oz at the moment. ...

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Talkey

3 October 2017

How cheap could you do the gardens?Building A New House

Oct 03, 2017 5:17 pm

Hi all, Just finished building and grabbing the keys this week. Last thing I need to do is get the gardens read for renters. It's a 25 square single storey house on a 556 square metre block. My questions: how cheap could the gardens be done for? I don't mean DIY because I'm not in the country, but w...

Hi all, Just finished building and grabbing the keys this week. Last thing I need to do is get the gardens read for rent...

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Talkey

29 September 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Sep 29, 2017 3:20 pm

It's finished. Hurrah! Gotta say I've been impressed with Boutique throughout this process. By the way, doesn't anyone know any landscape gardeners in Torquay? Wanna get gardens done but everyone just seems too busy to do it. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170929/dff9e29fa28b8945c1dd42c7f3b5cc68...

It's finished. Hurrah! Gotta say I've been impressed with Boutique throughout this process. By the way, doesn't anyone k...

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Talkey

26 September 2017

Re: Would you build again?Building A New House

Sep 26, 2017 3:12 pm

Good idea for a thread. I've been building from overseas so have left everything to the builder and I think I might have gotten lucky because I haven't really had to do much and the inspector's report was fine when they went. I would do it again and would try to be as hands off as possible, as it's ...

Good idea for a thread. I've been building from overseas so have left everything to the builder and I think I might have...

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Talkey

26 September 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2017 1:27 pm

Hi Katehutch, I'm happy to answer any questions as well as I can. If you like you can PM me and I'll put you on to someone who helped me get the loan sorted. It wasn't easy and I think has gotten a bit tougher even since I did it, but it is still possible depending on your circumstances. I originall...

Hi Katehutch, I'm happy to answer any questions as well as I can. If you like you can PM me and I'll put you on to someo...

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Talkey

26 September 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2017 11:12 am

Thanks:) yeah I no but it's for a 16m frontage block. Mines a 14m frontage so you don't get the same feeling when you go see the one in mernda. Thanks I think it'll fit nicely on 14 metres. Ours is a 17 metre front and you can see in this pic how much space there is in the side, if that helps give ...

I think it'll fit nicely on 14 metres. Ours is a 17 metre front and you can see in this pic how much space there is in ...

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Talkey

26 September 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2017 10:51 am

Hi Clarissa, I built in Torquay, Victoria. Happy for you to drive past and have a look, but won't be able to let you in as I'm not in Australia to do so. There's a display in Mernda for the larger version of Marseille I think. That's the one I visited.

Hi Clarissa, I built in Torquay, Victoria. Happy for you to drive past and have a look, but won't be able to let you in ...

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Talkey

21 September 2017

Re: InspectionsBuilding A New House

Sep 21, 2017 10:59 pm

Just had the final walkthrough and got someone to do an inspection for me. Good thing, as they were very thorough. They found 28 items that needed attending to. No idea how long that'll take to fix up but I'm hoping not too long. Does anyone else have experience with this? Most of the stuff seemed p...

Just had the final walkthrough and got someone to do an inspection for me. Good thing, as they were very thorough. They ...

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Talkey

16 September 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Sep 16, 2017 5:22 pm

UPDATE Final inspection has been scheduled for next Thursday. I've employed people to go through and do the check for me and once that's done and any changes are made, I presume handover comes along pretty quickly. Looking forward to seeing the last lot of photos. Will post here when I get them.

UPDATE Final inspection has been scheduled for next Thursday. I've employed people to go through and do the check for me...

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Talkey

29 August 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Aug 29, 2017 9:17 pm

Parents in law just drove past and took some photos. Front is painted. Wooden floor boards are down. Nearly there! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170829/4524d6a6bd2570626430ed470feece16.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170829/015f45c11c05fab8e921dd73415c4307.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cd...

Parents in law just drove past and took some photos. Front is painted. Wooden floor boards are down. Nearly there!

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Talkey

22 August 2017

The back fenceBuilding A New House

Aug 22, 2017 3:50 pm

Hi all, My house is nearly done and I'm just thinking about the back fence. I want to get a nice high one for extra privacy. I'm thinking 2100 would be good or maybe 2400. Any thoughts on this? I'm also wondering if I need to pay for the thing or if the neighbours go halves. I remember having to pay...

Hi all, My house is nearly done and I'm just thinking about the back fence. I want to get a nice high one for extra priv...

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Talkey

22 August 2017

Landscape Gardener in Surf Coast (Torquay)Landscape & Garden Design

Aug 22, 2017 10:41 am

Hi all, I'm just looking for recommendations for someone to do my garden on a new build in Torquay, Vic. Thanks in advance.

Hi all, I'm just looking for recommendations for someone to do my garden on a new build in Torquay, Vic. Thanks in advan...

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Talkey

21 August 2017

Getting Ready for RentersRental Property

Aug 21, 2017 6:36 pm

Hi all, Apparently our house will be ready in 3-5 weeks. I want to rent it out asap so I've started looking for a landscape gardener. Wondering if anyone would like to share their experience here. What else will I need to do (that's maybe easy to overlook) so I'm ready for renters? Any ideas appreci...

Hi all, Apparently our house will be ready in 3-5 weeks. I want to rent it out asap so I've started looking for a landsc...

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Talkey

19 August 2017

Re: Building Marseille 25 with Boutique HomesBuilding A New House

Aug 19, 2017 5:46 pm

Boutique reckons 4-6 weeks left. Has gone so quickly.

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Talkey

19 August 2017

Re: InspectionsBuilding A New House

Aug 19, 2017 5:45 pm