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Zen

14 May 2020

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May 14, 2020 11:54 am

Zen, that alfresco roof looks fine to me! Thanks for asking the question though Ocean. Thanks for sharing Zen re stair lighting. One per landing sounds good, we have a big stair window, but given lighting is for night need to think about this. Are these sensor or light switch? The stair lights are ...

The stair lights are on a 2-way switch for up and downstairs. Didn’t consider operating via sensor - that would be a co...

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14 May 2020

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May 14, 2020 4:29 am

Hi @sds1, alfresco was standard. We did add a dwarf wall as an upgrade

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13 May 2020

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May 13, 2020 8:08 pm

Bit of a request for anyone who has finished their build - can I please ask if you wouldn’t mind taking a photo of the alfresco roof as we’re trying to understand what “standard” is in regards to the finish as apparently it doesn’t include a perimeter beam to keep the weather out even though this i...

Hi @Jacks we are now looking at this too - I just searched to see what others said and found your post. What did you en...

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13 May 2020

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May 13, 2020 2:48 pm

Is anyone happy to give a ballpark of where there electrical appointment came in. I can see above that kitchen/bathroom upgrades may be into the vicinity of $25K Trying to then think ahead to electrical: - Light/fans - More power points - More zones for air con - external lighting ...... Any indica...

Just quick one on stair lighting - we provisioned fittings for every 3 steps on our stairs and recently got the stair l...

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Zen

13 May 2020

Re: Building with Hall & Hart HomesBuilding A New House

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May 13, 2020 1:48 pm

Just quick one on stair lighting - we provisioned fittings for every 3 steps on our stairs and recently got the stair l...

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14 April 2020

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Apr 14, 2020 6:08 pm

Curious how much was the contract variation for those that got built in cabinetry in media room if anyone went with that? Also - what silestone bench top is people leaning to? Any idea on upgrade price if you pick a stone other than the 5 standard ones? Wondering if $100s or $1000s to vary.... Hell...

Hello We got our fit out of media room comprising TV unit built-in with 2X Black mesh aluminium doors and 3X Boxed shel...

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8 April 2020

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Apr 08, 2020 12:36 pm

If you don’t mind, would you be able to let me know what was the cost to upgrade to engineered timber. TIA Hi @ks155, the cost will depend on the size of the area you are installing the timber. To give you some reference, we did the downstairs of the sienna 42 (except for downstairs rumpus and gues...

Hi @ks155, the cost will depend on the size of the area you are installing the timber. To give you some reference, we d...

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8 April 2020

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Apr 08, 2020 6:58 am

Hi Zen, Can you please share what wall colour you chose? We also chose engineered timber floors in a dark shade ;) Hi @amandaly , we chose Taubmans Cotton Ball. The timber floors actually aren’t that dark - the lighting wasn’t very good in the last pic. Maybe this photo might be a bit clearer? Some...

Thanks Zen, looks amazing! Good luck with handover Hi @Zen, If you don’t mind, would you be able to let me know what wa...

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7 April 2020

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Apr 07, 2020 5:00 pm

Hi Zen, Can you please share what wall colour you chose? We also chose engineered timber floors in a dark shade Hi @aman...

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7 April 2020

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Apr 07, 2020 11:42 am

HI Zen - your middle bathroom pic - large white tiles. I really like them. Are they matt? do you know the name/size of them pls? Hi @msresearcher. the tile is ‘Space white gloss’ in 300x600. These are not matt. Attaching some pics of the completed bathroom so you can see the finish of the tile. htt...

Hi @msresearcher. the tile is ‘Space white gloss’ in 300x600. These are not matt. Attaching some pics of the completed ...

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7 April 2020

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Apr 07, 2020 11:05 am

Hi fellow H&H builds, We are currently in week 26 of our build and looking at possible PCI in 3 weeks time! It’s been an incredible build journey and we’ve been very happy with the build so far. Sharing some pics of our internals. The tiling was completed this week - so pleased with how our sel...

HI Zen - your middle bathroom pic - large white tiles. I really like them. Are they matt? do you know the name/size of ...

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6 April 2020

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Apr 06, 2020 4:38 pm

We have our plan presenation meeting tomorrow. Any advice on things we need to double check? We have 2.7m high ceilings upstairs. What have others choosen to do with window sill heights. On the plans they are 1.1m from the floor but, this seems very high? Also did you go with 2100mm high or 2400mm ...

Don’t know if this helps visualise but these windows are 1.1m from floor and our ground floor ceiling height is 2.75m. ...

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6 April 2020

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Apr 06, 2020 4:34 pm

Hi jo-t Sill height of 1.1m for 2.7m high ceiling is proportional in my view. Anything lower means your furniture when ...

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6 April 2020

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Apr 06, 2020 4:28 pm

Don’t know if this helps visualise but these windows are 1.1m from floor and our ground floor ceiling height is 2.75m. ...

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6 April 2020

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Apr 06, 2020 5:58 am

Thank you for the tips on air con Zen. We made the change at the last minute. What are the 4 stages of inspections? What is the overall cost to expect? Does inspector get intimation of each stage from SS? Thank you With the inspector that we went with (Precision Building) you can pick and choose fr...

With the inspector that we went with (Precision Building) you can pick and choose from 5 stages. We decided to go with ...

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5 April 2020

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Apr 04, 2020 11:45 pm

With the inspector that we went with (Precision Building) you can pick and choose from 5 stages. We decided to go with ...

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5 April 2020

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Apr 04, 2020 11:39 pm

Zen, Just wondering how you attach photos? Is there a limit to the photo size you attach to a message? I have tried to up load a photo but, the message is still i my outbox;f I log into homeone from my mobile and choose the option to upload photos from my photo library. It worked pretty well. I don...

I log into homeone from my mobile and choose the option to upload photos from my photo library. It worked pretty well. ...

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24 March 2020

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Mar 24, 2020 10:15 am

Hi zen thanks for all your tips. Smart controller sounds amazing. Would the impact my floor plans? I have already told them I want a zone per room Or at least more than 2 zones. They told me that comes later and doesn’t impact plans now. I can’t actually see where the ducts are on my plans. You can...

You can decide on the zones during your Electricals appointment. If you add zones as provisions during the tender stage...

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22 March 2020

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Mar 22, 2020 3:31 pm

Some things we wish we had done now that we’ve nearly finished with the build: 1. I wish we upgraded to a smart aircon controller with multi zones. The 2 included zones are not that flexible. I called an aircon company to ask how much it will cost to add a smart controller to have flexibility of mu...

Also which private certifier did you use? Hi SDS1, we used Daniel Connell from Link . We did 4 stages with him and foun...

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22 March 2020

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Mar 22, 2020 12:25 pm

Hi all, We are nearly at the end of our build and wanted to share some pics and thoughts of the process in case it helps others on this journey. We had our pci this week (week 32 of build). Everything has gone very well and we should get keys soon. Overall we had a good experience. A few hiccups he...

Hi Zen, all your photos look fantastic! Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Can I please ask your brick choice? Th...