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SallyS

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SallyS

9 January 2017

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - PCIBuilding A New House

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Jan 08, 2017 11:38 pm

Sorry for not posting photos. Someone decided to arrive earlier than expected. http://i.imgur.com/2f7qhaYm.jpg I'll try to get around to tidying the house (no one told me baby paraphernalia would breed and cover the entire place!) and photographing it for everyone who's interested to see it. I'd als...

Sorry for not posting photos. Someone decided to arrive earlier than expected. I'll try to get around to tidying the hou...

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SallyS

24 November 2016

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - PCIBuilding A New House

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Nov 24, 2016 12:59 pm

WE ARE IN!!!!! We got the keys last Monday, had the electrician around that afternoon to put in the lighting and ceiling fans, Decor Blinds came to install all our window treatments on Wednesday and on Thursday the removalists did their thing! We've also had out clothesline and letterbox installed a...

WE ARE IN!!!!! We got the keys last Monday, had the electrician around that afternoon to put in the lighting and ceiling...

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SallyS

3 November 2016

Re: Loose lay vinyl planksFlooring & Floor Covering

Nov 03, 2016 6:58 pm

@ZoePerth Nope - flooring guy just rocked up and installed them.

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SallyS

2 November 2016

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - LOCK-UPBuilding A New House

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Nov 02, 2016 12:28 pm

We had our PCI on Monday and while I'd love to say everything went smoothly, it kinda didn't - nothing to do with DAH though. Himself and I met our SS early morning who was wonderfully thorough and picked up so many more imperfections in the paint than we did! There are a few outstanding issues - an...

We had our PCI on Monday and while I'd love to say everything went smoothly, it kinda didn't - nothing to do with DAH th...

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SallyS

2 November 2016

Re: Loose lay vinyl planksFlooring & Floor Covering

Nov 02, 2016 12:15 pm

I've just done a rough calculation and I estimate we spent about $80/sqm on the Karndean (including floor prep, although our slab was so smooth I don't think much prep was needed.) The Karndean we chose was from the Opus range (915 x 152 mm) so not sure if that alters the price - the planks are stil...

I've just done a rough calculation and I estimate we spent about $80/sqm on the Karndean (including floor prep, although...

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SallyS

1 November 2016

Re: Loose lay vinyl planksFlooring & Floor Covering

Nov 01, 2016 8:28 pm

Our Karndean got installed on Saturday!!! I love how it looks (pic was taken through glass so not the best image.) http://i.imgur.com/MM8efDal.jpg We had all our flooring installed via our builder - the Karndean portion was expensive. I won't lie, it was just under $10k. You can see my thread for th...

Our Karndean got installed on Saturday!!! I love how it looks (pic was taken through glass so not the best image.) We ha...

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SallyS

30 October 2016

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - LOCK-UPBuilding A New House

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Oct 29, 2016 11:49 pm

So our PCI is on Monday. We went to the block late this afternoon and the vinyl flooring was still going in - no sign of carpet and absolutely no cleaning has been done. Pretty unimpressed and I hope DAH don't expect us to sign off on stuff that hasn't been installed - I suppose we'll find that out ...

So our PCI is on Monday. We went to the block late this afternoon and the vinyl flooring was still going in - no sign of...

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SallyS

26 October 2016

Re: SLIGHTLY WARPED Southport HGWA Madora Bay WABuilding A New House

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Oct 26, 2016 8:16 pm

Awesome news!! ::party::

Awesome news!!

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SallyS

26 October 2016

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - LOCK-UPBuilding A New House

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Oct 26, 2016 1:54 pm

@nelleebellee It is hard! The next few weeks will be the longest of the entire build I think.

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26 October 2016

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - LOCK-UPBuilding A New House

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Oct 26, 2016 12:02 am

@ms_prez It's Solver Floral White. And we used Floral White in 50% for the doors, door frames and skirting boards.

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SallyS

25 October 2016

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - LOCK-UPBuilding A New House

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Oct 25, 2016 9:48 pm

After a delay with the painting, it has now been 100% completed! All that's left to do is the flooring and small fixtures and fittings such as door handles, towel rails, etc. and the final clean through. I still regret not choosing a darker grey for the exterior but it still looks pretty good to me....

After a delay with the painting, it has now been 100% completed! All that's left to do is the flooring and small fixture...

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SallyS

14 October 2016

Re: Our Summit Homes Build in Secret Harbour WABuilding A New House

Oct 14, 2016 1:07 pm

This plan is amazing!! I always liked the Summit display homes (and wow do they have some fancy-pants kitchens!) I'm really looking forward to seeing this home being built. (And I'm totally jealous of your fireplace - how much do they cost? Perhaps I can talk P into getting one at some point....) ;...

Thanks SallyS. The fire place is actually really cheap to buy, they start around $300, for the size we want we are look...

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SallyS

14 October 2016

Re: Our Summit Homes Build in Secret Harbour WABuilding A New House

Oct 14, 2016 12:21 pm

This plan is amazing!! I always liked the Summit display homes (and wow do they have some fancy-pants kitchens!) I'm rea...

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SallyS

14 October 2016

Re: Home group wa Pre startBuilding A New House

Oct 14, 2016 12:17 pm

Can't wait to see a plan and photos! Good luck with the build process - it's so much fun yet so frustrating at the same time. :)

Can't wait to see a plan and photos! Good luck with the build process - it's so much fun yet so frustrating at the same ...

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SallyS

13 October 2016

Re: Loose lay vinyl planksFlooring & Floor Covering

Oct 13, 2016 2:29 pm

We're getting Karndean Opus Atra in our new place - can't wait to see it go down!! :)

We're getting Karndean Opus Atra in our new place - can't wait to see it go down!!

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SallyS

13 October 2016

Re: Loose lay vinyl planksFlooring & Floor Covering

Oct 13, 2016 2:24 pm

It is just from dragging the chairs but the felt pads definitely help. We have a mid-colour vinyl and you can see where it's worn but it is very subtle still. The other thing is that the textured vinyl will hold up better (and hide scratches, marks, etc.) more than the super smooth vinyl or vinyl wi...

It is just from dragging the chairs but the felt pads definitely help. We have a mid-colour vinyl and you can see where ...

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SallyS

13 October 2016

Re: Loose lay vinyl planksFlooring & Floor Covering

Oct 13, 2016 11:25 am

In our current home we have the cheap Bunnings vinyl planks (which come with a sticky adhesive backing - basically they go down like a giant sticker!) They have held up exceptionally well, look great and we are always getting asked if it's real wood. We put the vinyl in as we love the look of wood b...

In our current home we have the cheap Bunnings vinyl planks (which come with a sticky adhesive backing - basically they ...

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SallyS

4 October 2016

Re: Custom Dale Alcock in Wellard Village - we have the keysBuilding A New House

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Oct 04, 2016 1:04 pm

It all looks lovely! Has the excitement of living there worn off yet? ;)

It all looks lovely! Has the excitement of living there worn off yet?

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SallyS

3 October 2016

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - LOCK-UPBuilding A New House

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Oct 03, 2016 9:53 pm

Thanks @nelleebellee and @jpmontoya @mrsdoe We've been thrilled with Decor Blinds. We had a crappy experience at Kresta and ABC Blinds were underwhelming. Decor had all the time in the world for us, were happy to chat, discuss pros and cons of different products, price up a bunch of different produc...

Thanks @nelleebellee and @jpmontoya @mrsdoe We've been thrilled with Decor Blinds. We had a crappy experience at Kresta ...

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SallyS

3 October 2016

Re: DAH Build in Landsdale WA - LOCK-UPBuilding A New House

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Oct 03, 2016 6:15 pm

We were allowed to go inside our house today!!! Dales let us in to do our final measure and quote for the window treatments. While waiting for our salesperson to arrive, we had a wander around the house and took a few photos. It was actually a hive of activity while we were there - our insulation wa...

We were allowed to go inside our house today!!! Dales let us in to do our final measure and quote for the window treatme...