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7 December 2018

Re: Show us your facade...Building A New House

Dec 07, 2018 10:28 pm

We are loving how our colour selections turned out.. https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/85172_1544146490.jpg This is stunning! Can I ask what colour your door is and who the supplier is?? It looks black and I am so keen to do that for my entrance door. The overall colours are so subtle but it still sta...

This is stunning! Can I ask what colour your door is and who the supplier is?? It looks black and I am so keen to do th...

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20 November 2018

Re: Building at Bardia - New BreezeBuilding A New House

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Nov 20, 2018 7:42 am

Anyone looking for a builder go with Desire homes Jaz Chandi +61 411 197 403 Let him know Hasan from SKD kitchens refered you and hopefully he gives you the same price I get. $1350 per sqm. Custom built homes to your liking and that’s for top of the range designs and high ceiling. I’ve looked Every...

Hi Hasan, Thanks for the referral. Can I just ask, is that with top inclusions? Thanks again Yes. It is. It’s best to t...

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19 November 2018

Re: Building at Bardia - New BreezeBuilding A New House

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Nov 19, 2018 5:24 pm

Hi Hasan, Thanks for the referral. Can I just ask, is that with top inclusions? Thanks again

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18 November 2018

Re: Building at Bardia - New BreezeBuilding A New House

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Nov 18, 2018 9:40 am

Hey guys. I have exchanged contract and paid 10% deposit months ago waiting registration. But I would like to change lots in the same street (upgrade to a bigger one) I’ve been told I would lose the 10% deposit by the sales team. Does anyone know if they have canceled there contract to buy a differ...

Hi Hasan, We changed our lot sizes from the 400 Sqm to the 532 sqm just after paying the $1000 deposit, but before cont...

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8 November 2018

Re: Show us your facade...Building A New House

Nov 08, 2018 8:02 pm

Thanks, everyone for showing your facade. and I will need help to chose mine. we have tiles on the outside wall of the balcony and the only option to chose from two colour options are;- 1. form Black Matt 2. Pure Rock White Matt and that is the only option showing in photos given by the builder 1st...

Either, honestly. They both dont offend and look nice. Pick whichever you prefer over the other

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8 November 2018

Re: Building at Bardia - New BreezeBuilding A New House

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Nov 08, 2018 7:59 am

I am re-posting the below.... Hope this helps someone else as well: My lot registered in Sep 2017 and at that time I paid council charges/rates to New Breeze/Dahua via my solicitor. This was as per the agreed contractual understanding. At that time, New Breeze/Dahua did not pay the rates for 17-18 ...

Unrelated to your post, but I drive through Bardia daily and see your house is nearing completion! Looks great

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11 October 2018

Re: Building at Bardia - New BreezeBuilding A New House

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Oct 11, 2018 1:56 am

My apologies, It's Glenfield DCP - Campbeltown Council. He said there are 3 DCPs to choose from - one of which is Glenfield DCP. This is used to best suit the house plan we chose. I wasnt aware of 3 DCPs, will look this up!

I wasnt aware of 3 DCPs, will look this up!

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11 October 2018

Re: Building at Bardia - New BreezeBuilding A New House

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Oct 11, 2018 1:55 am

I am building a 43 square size home on a 532sqm block, and will be putting through a variation request. A larger home CAN be done, just has to have valid reasons for going above the restrictions. In terms of guidelines look up the Edmonson Park DCP, which will explain your limitations in greater de...

Im building max 44sq home on 700+sqm via CDC. I could have gone bigger if via Council but that is also time that I didn...

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9 October 2018

Re: Building at Bardia - New BreezeBuilding A New House

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Oct 09, 2018 10:12 pm

Hi Guys, I saw some builders today and was advised 270sqm is the maximum area I can build. This includes void, alfresco, garage etc ? He advised I can build a house that is around 33sq which is 305sqm. Is this possible given restriction of 270sqm max area ? Thr information from your builder is corr...

Thr information from your builder is correct. 33sq is the max size for you. 270 excludes void and alfresco, but include...

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27 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 27, 2018 6:41 pm

Visited a house for sale recently that had 2 front doors (suspect it might have been something to do originally with a home practice) and walked away with that arrangement being a negative point. Clearly it's so important in our home designs to think about that buyer down the track - even for our f...

When you look at the Masterton Tempus on display, it looks good (as if it suits) and I think that sold my family. I hav...

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27 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 27, 2018 6:27 pm

I think the whole ground floor guest br and living area with deck makes more sense now, knowing your parents will be also living there. It’s almost a separate living section for them, with outdoor space! My mum will be living with us, so our design has an attached granny flat. We considered a grann...

We considered a granny flat, but my parents requested to be in the house. It's made things a bit harder design wise, bu...

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27 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 27, 2018 12:47 pm

Hi @alexp79 Thanks for such detailed feedback - really appreciate it! My responses are below: GROUND FLOOR: 1) I don't get an idea of a mud room in the laundry and I would also add a backdoor from your laundry, it is a common practice and you don't seem to have a backdoor at all at the moment. We de...

Hi @alexp79 Thanks for such detailed feedback - really appreciate it! My responses are below: GROUND FLOOR: 1) I don't g...

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27 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 27, 2018 12:21 pm

Could you move the Shute adjacent to the stairs,then put the door from garage into laundry where laundry Shute is. Having the current garage door opening inwards, may cause issues, it doesn’t appear that the garage is very wide, so with two cars it may be difficult. These are all just suggestions ,...

Hey @gogo65 how big is your garage? Mine is 6m wide by 5.8m long, we were able to fit our Mazda CX-9 and a Honda Civic ...

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26 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2018 6:35 pm

I'm looking now at where I can move it. Ideally, its be best next to the washer, so I will try to work that. Thank you ...

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26 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2018 6:06 pm

Ah, I see. I second having the garage door into the mud room/laundry as well rather than the hallway. It just seems more practical! We have a similar set up in our design, also with a laundry chute - I am ridiculously excited about our laundry chute [emoji38]. Is there a bathroom next to the laundr...

Thank you! I'm looking at it now to see how I can re-work this and still be happy with space. Admittedly, it is a big l...

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26 September 2018

Re: Show us your facade...Building A New House

Sep 26, 2018 4:35 pm

I love the first example posted. Here's ours: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180716/3baa7ee4ec315bdfe2cbefa27851ee97.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180716/19ca823b476b174b4eecdd8d86940b17.jpg https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_fid=11116&share_tid=80702&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforu...

This is gorgeous. It's contemporary, yet subtle plus your colour choices are amazing!

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26 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2018 4:31 pm

I’m no expert but wouldn’t it be best to make the most of the northerly aspect and have the living/dining facing north? Also to utilise the mud more effectively, would it be better to have that adjacent to garage and then enter via garage rather than through main foyer? I see a mud room as somewher...

Yeah, the Architect originally had the living/dining facing north but I requested it changed (some reasons in post abov...

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26 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2018 4:21 pm

Did the architect say why he/she faced the utilities (garage, laundry, bathrooms, WIR) to the north? Usually living areas face this way to maximise energy efficiency. It’s very unusual, especially in an architect designed house. Our block is a corner block, so the north facing side of the house wil...

Our block is a corner block, so the north facing side of the house will be our neighbours who is on a zero line boundar...

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26 September 2018

Re: Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2018 3:31 pm

Which way is north please? Hi! North is on the left. The kitchen faces north.

Hi! North is on the left. The kitchen faces north.

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26 September 2018

Review my floor plan please - Bardia NSW BuildBuilding A New House

Sep 26, 2018 2:35 pm

Hi All, I'm currently working with our Architect to finalise our house plans. We are almost there bar some minor changes here and there, but I would like to see what others think and what other suggestions you may come up with. Our block is a corner block, north is on the left. This was the most rec...

Hi All, I'm currently working with our Architect to finalise our house plans. We are almost there bar some minor changes...