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Nicby

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13 November 2019

First Home Build - Mount BarkerBuilding A New House

Nov 13, 2019 10:49 am

Hi Everyone, this is my first post on this forum ever! We are in the early stages of building our first home, and we are doing so in Mount Barker, Clover Park. We have chosen to use Statesman Homes as our builder however are still early in the process Here's our timeline so far, excited to share our...

Hi Everyone, this is my first post on this forum ever! We are in the early stages of building our first home, and we are...

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Nicby

13 November 2019

Re: First Home Build - Mount BarkerBuilding A New House

Nov 13, 2019 2:04 pm

Hi Bebbsy, Thanks so much! They had to go pretty hard with removing windows (as well as upgrading to Low E & insulation to ceiling and walls to grade 6) for ours unfortunately, so we are testing out if there's any other options. I'd already been thinking that the house would be too dark! Let alo...

Hi Bebbsy, Thanks so much! They had to go pretty hard with removing windows (as well as upgrading to Low E insulation to...

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Nicby

13 November 2019

Re: First Home Build - Mount BarkerBuilding A New House

Nov 13, 2019 3:04 pm

For a flat block, that just seems crazy! I don't have much knowledge on the complications of building houses though unfortunately, so get very nervous with this sort of thing. I'll definitely keep on them in regards to the extra costs, we don't have an endless budget, and we've purposely tried to ke...

For a flat block, that just seems crazy! I don't have much knowledge on the complications of building houses though unfo...

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Nicby

14 November 2019

Re: First Home Build - Mount BarkerBuilding A New House

Nov 14, 2019 3:55 pm

We are building the Felixstow Alfresco, it’s slightly modified as we added 700mm to the entire back of the house, and 5...

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Nicby

14 November 2019

Re: First Home Build - Mount BarkerBuilding A New House

Nov 14, 2019 3:57 pm

Hi Nicby, If you have not finalised on the plans than i have started a new concept to Visualise the floor plans in real...

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Nicby

15 November 2019

Re: First Home Build - Mount BarkerBuilding A New House

Nov 15, 2019 7:36 am

So we had an appointment with our amazing consultant last night to discuss what we can do cut costs while still meeting the 6 star energy minimum rating. (Highly recommend Kim from Statesman - She is the best!) We ended up changing our design, and I love it even more than the old one! Plus it should...

So we had an appointment with our amazing consultant last night to discuss what we can do cut costs while still meeting ...

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Nicby

15 November 2019

Re: First Home Build - Mount BarkerBuilding A New House

Nov 15, 2019 8:36 am

Wow that is a huge pantry, great storage there. I like your wide hallways, and location of the home theatre to the rear...

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Nicby

9 December 2019

Re: First Home Build - Mount BarkerBuilding A New House

Dec 09, 2019 9:25 am

Some further progress updates! 2/12 - our CADDS assessment failed a second time. This time, we achieved a 5.9 star rating, against a six star minimum. Paid a small amount to upgrade another window to Low-e glass (kitchen splashback), and increased the size of the meals window to 18-18, and changed t...

Some further progress updates! 2/12 - our CADDS assessment failed a second time. This time, we achieved a 5.9 star ratin...

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