Posts by micks_k • Home Renovation & Building Forum

Re: Huxley HomesGeneral Discussion

10 September 2009

Sep 10, 2009 10:28 pm

Will be interesting to hear your feedback. We are currently waiting on plans to get through council and had a pretty good run with Huxley up until this stage. Our sales consultant was very professional, but our original contracts coordinator didn't have a clue. Anyway, we have a new one now and ever...

Will be interesting to hear your feedback. We are currently waiting on plans to get through council and had a pretty goo...

Re: Mould ProblemGeneral Discussion

14 September 2009

Sep 14, 2009 9:20 pm

I have a friend living on the ground floor of an apartment block with the same problem. They bought a dehumidifyer and it solved the problem.

I have a friend living on the ground floor of an apartment block with the same problem. They bought a dehumidifyer and i...

Re: neighbors security camera vs our property?General Discussion

27 August 2010

Aug 27, 2010 4:36 pm

I don't think you're crazy. Take a picture and post it here. Does it look anything like this? http://globalcctvsec.en.tradekool.com/buying_leads/info/1763978/Owl-Security-Camera.html

I don't think you're crazy. Take a picture and post it here. Does it look anything like this? http://globalcctvsec.en.tr...

Split level in Sydney. Thinking HuxleyBuilding A New House

23 December 2008

Dec 23, 2008 2:37 pm

Hi Guys, We have moved into a rundown house in Sydney Northern districts and plan to knock down and rebuild. The block is downwards sloping (2 metres) and sideways sloping (1 metres). We like the Monash split level design by Huxley homes. Single storey at the front and 2 storeys at the back. I have ...

Hi Guys, We have moved into a rundown house in Sydney Northern districts and plan to knock down and rebuild. The block i...

Project home builders building on bearers and joistsBuilding A New House

11 February 2009

Feb 11, 2009 9:19 am

We have a site sloping down from the street and also from side to side. We are at the design stage of modifying a split-level home design to suit the block. Huxley homes advised us that bearers and joists were the way to go. Otherwise we would have been up for some serious retaining walls and also c...

We have a site sloping down from the street and also from side to side. We are at the design stage of modifying a split-...

Alfresco or Pergola?Building A New House

14 February 2009

Feb 14, 2009 3:25 pm

We have the same question. Our plan for outdoor entertaining is to have 70% covered and 30% open pergola as we wanted lots of natural light in the kitchen to the back of the house. However price has come in at 30K for 4x10m area. After a few calls to some timber/pergola places we could do a standard...

We have the same question. Our plan for outdoor entertaining is to have 70% covered and 30% open pergola as we wanted lo...

Alfresco or Pergola?Building A New House

14 February 2009

Feb 14, 2009 4:38 pm

Problem for us is we have downward sloping block and house including alfresco will be on bearers and joists. About 1.5 above ground at the back of the house. A lot more expensive to extend the house those extra 4 metres than bang in some decking.

Problem for us is we have downward sloping block and house including alfresco will be on bearers and joists. About 1.5 a...

45K suspeded concrete alfrescoBuilding A New House

17 March 2009

Mar 17, 2009 12:30 pm

Just got the tender back last week and it has jumped just over 30K than what we thought due to overlooked On site detention reqd. by Ryde council but also due to the 4x10m alfresco price increasing to 45K. We are on a downsloping block so the rear alfresco is about 1.5m up in the air. The rest of th...

Just got the tender back last week and it has jumped just over 30K than what we thought due to overlooked On site detent...

Good narrow block floor plans/designs for Sydney blocks?Building A New House

18 March 2009

Mar 18, 2009 9:41 am

Avjennings have quite a few double storeys to suit thin blocks http://www.avjennings.com.au I also quite like the Newport 12 from Rawson homes http://www.rawsonhomes.net.au Personally not a fan of thin home designs that have the the front door to the side of the house

Avjennings have quite a few double storeys to suit thin blocks http://www.avjennings.com.au I also quite like the Newpor...

Re: Bel's new house - Starting againBuilding A New House

24 April 2009

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Apr 24, 2009 11:44 pm

If you moved the powder room downstairs it looks like it would fit nicely where the storeroom is. Not sure how this would affect access to the garade and under house storage. What would you do with the extra space upstairs?

If you moved the powder room downstairs it looks like it would fit nicely where the storeroom is. Not sure how this woul...

Re: Home Building BlogsBuilding A New House

22 May 2009

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May 22, 2009 7:14 pm

Hi We are planning to build a modified version of the Monash with Huxley homes. Blog is http://mick-kim-splitlevel.blogspot.com

Hi We are planning to build a modified version of the Monash with Huxley homes. Blog is http://mick-kim-splitlevel.blogs...

Re: Building on StumpsBuilding A New House

22 May 2009

May 22, 2009 9:30 pm

Hi focus06, We are planning to build on stumps too. I haven't really thought about those things so i'm thinking you may be a little paranoid. All I know is it's a lot more expensive to build on stumps than lay a slab

Hi focus06, We are planning to build on stumps too. I haven't really thought about those things so i'm thinking you may ...

23 March 2009

Mar 23, 2009 9:41 pm

We are at Tender stage on a split-level home from Huxley Homes. They have about 3 split designs and are pretty happy to modify plans to suit the block. We also talked to the guys from Planwell at homeworld. They specialise in custom designs and didn't sound too expensive. Ask to see some designs as ...

We are at Tender stage on a split-level home from Huxley Homes. They have about 3 split designs and are pretty happy to ...

31 March 2009

Mar 31, 2009 9:30 am

We got a tender from Huxley for a customised version of the Monash. We had to reduce the width by a few meters, move the kitchen to the back corner, and move laundry/study into different positions. Also decided to put some skylights into the raked ceiling area. We decided to add a 40sqm alfresco are...

We got a tender from Huxley for a customised version of the Monash. We had to reduce the width by a few meters, move the...

17 April 2009

Apr 17, 2009 3:37 pm

Hi Bel, "E" did a pretty good job on the sketches for our custom. Bet you can't wait to see them. We end up signing the Tender with HH 2 Saturdays ago so have been having surveys & soil test done on the block over the last 2 weeks. Waiting on the survey to come back so they can get sta...

Hi Bel, E did a pretty good job on the sketches for our custom. Bet you can't wait to see them. We end up signing the Te...

18 April 2009

Apr 18, 2009 12:42 pm

We only met up with "E" on site prior to doing sketches to go through requirements. The sales consultant met up with us to go through the sketches after. Was a bit of a shock as the estimate jumped a bit at that stage. A few sketches to look at below IMGP1870.jpg IMGP1866.jpg IMGP1868.jpg

We only met up with E on site prior to doing sketches to go through requirements. The sales consultant met up with us to...

18 April 2009

Apr 18, 2009 5:32 pm

Very happy with the design. Only wanted to change the stacker door at the rear of the house to be closer to the kitchen as it is currently where the couch is going to be located. Based on the Monash. Had to shrink width by a few meters so the Monash kitchen/living wouldn't work. Also added a few sky...

Very happy with the design. Only wanted to change the stacker door at the rear of the house to be closer to the kitchen ...

23 May 2009

May 23, 2009 11:37 am

Hi guys, Has anyone made any further progress on their split level build? We got our drawings and hydraulic reports back and everythings seems to running smoothly. Will find out updated site costs and have to sign contract soon. Started a blog if anyone is interested to have a look. Link below Mick

Hi guys, Has anyone made any further progress on their split level build? We got our drawings and hydraulic reports back...

Re: Bel's new house - Starting againBuilding A New House

24 April 2009

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Apr 24, 2009 1:38 pm

Hi Bel, Like the plans. I can imagine the Kitchen, Family and Meals area is going to look very special with the raked ceilings. Did you get a sketch from the front view. One thing I would think about changing would be the powder room. I would move this downstairs as you already have 2 upstairs and h...

Hi Bel, Like the plans. I can imagine the Kitchen, Family and Meals area is going to look very special with the raked ce...

23 May 2009