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bruce0807

5 June 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

Jun 05, 2018 5:00 pm

Hi, I'm currently looking at building the Palace 33 as well. I'vee picked up a couple of Ideas from your build and I'mm just wondering what the cost was for the structural change to add the extra into .5m to the rear wall to make up the room for the fridge being moved. We are still in the very earl...

Hi HachiRusto, It was around 5K include adding a shower, it worth the money, but the price may vary since it was the pr...

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bruce0807

4 June 2018

Re: Building Henley Palace Lux Q1 5BR with MODs in West MELBuilding A New House

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Jun 04, 2018 2:20 pm

It looks great, my windows are still not installed. Broadway facade looks much better in a wider lot. BTW, the price of Palace is increased 5K today. :)

It looks great, my windows are still not installed. Broadway facade looks much better in a wider lot. BTW, the price of ...

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bruce0807

15 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 15, 2018 3:56 pm

Yes slab is in so I must be getting an invoice soon. Framers are 2 weeks away due to availability which is good as it enables 2 weeks to cure vs 2 days normally. Henley Reserve have the highest upgrade inclusions which are standard for that range. We went with standard facade Broadway tyo enable fu...

Thanks. How far have you progressed? Slab is in? You are lucky that it is raining after your slab done, rains can help ...

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bruce0807

10 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 10, 2018 10:03 pm

Continue to update the progress: we've got huge progress in the recent 10 days for frame stage. Since I am currently living near the site, it's convenient to have a walk after dinner. :) 1st May 2018: They completed the study, theater and laundry just in one day. https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251...

Continue to update the progress: we've got huge progress in the recent 10 days for frame stage. Since I am currently liv...

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bruce0807

10 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 10, 2018 4:56 pm

Henley Reserve have the highest upgrade inclusions which are standard for that range. We went with standard facade Broadway tyo enable funds for other upgrades inside the home which included approximately $60k for structural changes. Our total upgrades and structural changes were $180k above base p...

Hi Spice girl, Your plan is impressive, it worth the money for structure change, since you gained much more extra space...

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bruce0807

8 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 08, 2018 12:56 pm

Hi HoneyDee, Yes, Henley Reserve range has more upgraded inclusion. they will provide as they promised, since everything can be seen in the contract,. Our facade is Broadway.

Hi HoneyDee, Yes, Henley Reserve range has more upgraded inclusion. they will provide as they promised, since everything...

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bruce0807

1 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 01, 2018 8:31 pm

Thank you bruce0807! I was trying homestyler.com, which is also Chinese owned (I guess), but it is in English. Couldn't make mine as good as yours; not many options there in homestyler. Yours is just awesome! looks professional, well done. Cheers, ligongl. Thanks, Yep, the site I am using is good a...

Thanks, Yep, the site I am using is good at graph rendering and more flexible, but you have to spend a lot of time on t...

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bruce0807

1 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 01, 2018 8:06 pm

Looks awesome! Did you do this yourself or get it done (I mean paid service)? If you have done this yourself, would you please share the software used? Cheers, ligongl Hi ligongl, It's a a free web app, but it only has Chinese version for now. You can visit the following site: https://www.kujiale.c...

Hi ligongl, It's a a free web app, but it only has Chinese version for now. You can visit the following site: https://w...

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bruce0807

1 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 01, 2018 4:22 pm

Built a 3D model of the house. :) https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251_1525155637.jpg https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251_1525155194.jpg https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251_1525155207.jpg https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251_1525155216.jpg https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251_1525155228.jpg

Built a 3D model of the house.

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bruce0807

1 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 01, 2018 11:27 am

Visited the site last night and found they have drawn lines on the ground, it seems that the frames are coming soon. :) https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251_1525137925.jpg https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251_1525137995.jpg https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/80251_1525138006.jpg

Visited the site last night and found they have drawn lines on the ground, it seems that the frames are coming soon.

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bruce0807

1 May 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

May 01, 2018 11:14 am

I am currently building Palace 33 with Henley, and now it is in construction stage. I have got great help in the forum by viewing people's experience, and inspired by some great structure change ideas, so I am going to post something here to record my building trip and hopefully it may help others....

Hey I think you got the shower in powder room idea for the Palace from me Glad it helped you get it. I am following you...

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bruce0807

30 April 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

Apr 30, 2018 11:36 am

Great to see the progress so far mate. We also initially wanted to Palace but couldn't get shower downstairs so switched to another design. Great if we were aware of this shower option, we would most certainly selected Palace then. All the best for a smooth & quick build for you. Thanks Eskay, ...

Thanks Eskay, Electra is also a good design, but our frontage is not wide enough to build it. I just saw your house is ...

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bruce0807

23 April 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

Apr 23, 2018 9:41 am

21/04/2018 Slab done!!!! Darbecca did pre-pour inspection, and found some defects, E.g. Bar missing, mesh is not flat. I received the defect report on Friday evening, and when I went to the site to check on Saturday, they have already completed the pouring, they will send me photos to prove the defe...

21/04/2018 Slab done!!!! Darbecca did pre-pour inspection, and found some defects, E.g. Bar missing, mesh is not flat. I...

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bruce0807

19 April 2018

Re: Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

Apr 19, 2018 3:56 pm

19/04/2018: Just be told that they will pour concrete tomorrow, hopefully it won't be rescheduled again.

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bruce0807

17 April 2018

Building Palace 33 with Henley in West MelBuilding A New House

Apr 17, 2018 4:38 pm

I am currently building Palace 33 with Henley, and now it is in construction stage. I have got great help in the forum b...

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