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Joshua99

29 November 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Nov 29, 2020 4:49 pm

PCI and handover kinda We had our PCI date Thursday last week. Nothing out of the ordinary, we had the right tap installed and the oven arrived also. However aircon and front door was still missing. We went through the PCI process, it took about two hours. Builder explained the various warranties a...

PCI and handover kinda We had our PCI date Thursday last week. Nothing out of the ordinary, we had the right tap install...

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Joshua99

15 November 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Nov 15, 2020 3:44 pm

What we are doing post handover Mainly to save money and reduce our mortgage we will be doing a few things our selves after handover. The house will be ready to move in and functional but we will do a few things first before moving in. Fencing We asked our builder to quote for fencing just to see w...

What we are doing post handover Mainly to save money and reduce our mortgage we will be doing a few things our selves af...

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Joshua99

15 November 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Nov 15, 2020 3:04 pm

Four more days till PCI The last week has been relatively slow, tiler finished off grouting (kinda), the hallway closet was installed and we now also have shower screens installed. With PCI on Thursday there is still a bit to go: a lot of grouting needs to still be done (mainly random gaps etc), th...

Four more days till PCI The last week has been relatively slow, tiler finished off grouting (kinda), the hallway closet ...

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Joshua99

8 November 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Nov 08, 2020 5:48 pm

We have a drive way! Our driveway has been poured this week, which is the last thing that needed to be done outside. It looks nice and clean and fits in with the rest of the facade. https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/90302_1604821610.jpg The electrician also came back to finish off a few power points he...

We have a drive way! Our driveway has been poured this week, which is the last thing that needed to be done outside. It ...

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Joshua99

3 November 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Nov 03, 2020 8:03 am

So close to being done. We are now in the final 3 weeks before handover which is just mind boggling. We have received a practical completion inspection date of November 19 with handover to be within 7 days after that. The house is now looking more and more like you could live in it. Its funny how s...

So close to being done. We are now in the final 3 weeks before handover which is just mind boggling. We have received a ...

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Joshua99

21 October 2020

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Oct 21, 2020 7:16 pm

Tiles and paint work The order in which a house gets built is a bit perplexing. We had the tiler out to do the wet areas, the skirting boards went down (no main floors though) and now the painter is painting away. All while the electrician hasn't been around. Below are pictures of our bathrooms mai...

Tiles and paint work The order in which a house gets built is a bit perplexing. We had the tiler out to do the wet areas...

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Joshua99

13 October 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Oct 13, 2020 9:00 pm

A few small updates: Our bathroom cabinets have been delivered and installed. We chose to stick with the standard cabinets however added shaver cabinets. Our builder had two standard sinks one is a square drop in which seemed very small and the round semi drop in bowl which we preferred. Caesar ston...

A few small updates: Our bathroom cabinets have been delivered and installed. We chose to stick with the standard cabine...

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Joshua99

4 October 2020

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Oct 04, 2020 10:58 am

So I thought I'd write a proper update since its been a while: We are now past lock up, we received our garage door which is a deco wood casuarina embossed door. From a far it looks genuinely like wood unlike most colour bond doors. It also matches the oak door the most (ours is however stuck in Vic...

So I thought I'd write a proper update since its been a while: We are now past lock up, we received our garage door whic...

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Joshua99

4 October 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Oct 04, 2020 10:31 am

Hi Joshua99 Thanks for starting your blog. We are considering building with Hallmark, and your posts have been so very helpful! How is it all going, any updates? Hi Annie, sorry its been a hot minute since I've updated. Work has been a bit hectic. Its going really great we have now reached lock up....

Hi Annie, sorry its been a hot minute since I've updated. Work has been a bit hectic. Its going really great we have no...

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Joshua99

10 September 2020

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Sep 10, 2020 3:05 pm

Roof and Windows. We had roof tiles delivered friday last week and by Tuesday the roof was done and today the windows went in. They also did a lot of wiring and plumbing which is exciting. https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/90302_1599702003.jpg https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/90302_1599702036.jpg https:/...

Roof and Windows. We had roof tiles delivered friday last week and by Tuesday the roof was done and today the windows we...

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Joshua99

10 September 2020

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Sep 10, 2020 11:36 am

Frame is up! Our frame was nearly finished last weekend and now is completely done. Suddenly the space makes a lot more sense and the ceilings seem increadibly tall. https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/90302_1599701751.jpg

Frame is up! Our frame was nearly finished last weekend and now is completely done. Suddenly the space makes a lot more ...

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Joshua99

24 August 2020

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Aug 24, 2020 9:04 pm

Slab done: Last thursday our site was prepped and ready for concrete, our site supervisor was nice enough to send this picture through of the prep work letting us know that the weather was looking good and that they would pour concrete the next day. https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/90302_1598266711.jp...

Slab done: Last thursday our site was prepped and ready for concrete, our site supervisor was nice enough to send this p...

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Joshua99

14 August 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Aug 14, 2020 8:02 pm

We cut site this week! After a lot of waiting our lot is now very flat. Seems a lot bigger than it was before it was cut. Next week is supposed to be sunny all week so hopefully we will have a slab. So far only two other houses have started, two doors down has just been bricked up and the house oppo...

We cut site this week! After a lot of waiting our lot is now very flat. Seems a lot bigger than it was before it was cut...

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Joshua99

14 August 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Aug 14, 2020 1:32 pm

Electrics / Aircon From my understanding Hallmark uses an outside company to do this work for them and a consultant works out of their selection showroom on the gold coast. However because we were doing our selection in April 2020 those consultants worked remotly and communicated with us via email ...

Electrics / Aircon From my understanding Hallmark uses an outside company to do this work for them and a consultant work...

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Joshua99

9 August 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Aug 09, 2020 5:58 pm

https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/90302_1596944166.png We had to update our faceade to fit with our covenant, the covenant states that you have to have 3 different textures to the facade. The cheapest way for us to do that was to add cladding to the front bedroom wall. As you can see in belows standar...

We had to update our faceade to fit with our covenant, the covenant states that you have to have 3 different textures t...

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Joshua99

9 August 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Aug 09, 2020 1:30 pm

Our plans and an explenation to our variations. We didnt make a huge amount of changes to our plans, we got a sliding door/window in the master to open the room to the back yard, we made a few adjustments to the kitchen and removed all the warderobes as we knew we wanted to have them custom fitted a...

Our plans and an explenation to our variations. We didnt make a huge amount of changes to our plans, we got a sliding do...

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Joshua99

9 August 2020

Re: Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

Aug 09, 2020 11:55 am

Its been a while, we have spent the last month or two sorting finance and waiting for info on the HomeBuilder Scheme. Sadly we signed our contracts before June so we are not eligable for the grant but still get the first home owner grant here in QLD. I thought I'd make a post about our variations an...

Its been a while, we have spent the last month or two sorting finance and waiting for info on the HomeBuilder Scheme. Sa...

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Joshua99

9 May 2020

Hallmark Homes Edge 188 QueenslandGeneral Discussion

May 09, 2020 10:09 am

As a long time reader of other peoples blogs, I have decided to start my own. It might help someone else but it will also be a bit of a diary on our build for me to look back on. The House We are building with Hallmark Homes a South East Queensland builder in a new estate in Logan Reserve. Our house...

As a long time reader of other peoples blogs, I have decided to start my own. It might help someone else but it will als...

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