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Haven't been here in a while!
Wow jnkbids your house is really coming along!! I love the floor to wall titles! I wanted them too but never asked was worried how much it'd be!
Thanks.. I really loved the floor to wall tiles in the showrooms hence decided to get it.. looks like baked beans n toast for a while
happy news... my staircase finally got fixed and now looks the way it is supposed to ... with a minor change by me...
we had a issue with our stair case too!! funny how the stair cases are a huge deal to alot of people!! lucky we caught it early so all has been fixed!
we were very lucky to have such great b/c and ss
bit bigger then your standard waldorf, we got the extra family room with guest bedroom, and the lounge room extended with the master upstairs extended, and the outdoor area length of the house extended all up 60 sqs. i know what i'll be doing most of the time!! cleaning!!! cant wait till color and inside start going up!!
If you don't mind what was the costs for the extra two rooms. I have chosen the games and family option and I got a quote without them the house was $409k I am terrified for the revised quotes.
bit bigger then your standard waldorf, we got the extra family room with guest bedroom, and the lounge room extended with the master upstairs extended, and the outdoor area length of the house extended all up 60 sqs. i know what i'll be doing most of the time!! cleaning!!! cant wait till color and inside start going up!!
If you don't mind what was the costs for the extra two rooms. I have chosen the games and family option and I got a quote without them the house was $409k I am terrified for the revised quotes.
the extended family area and master bedroom was about $6,900.00
the extra bedroom family room, and alfresco is $33,900.00 i believe its about $6 to 7 k less without the Alfresco. Plus you wont have the bathroom so hopefully alot less for you!
You must of got alot of extras? we were alittle tight on things like stair cases ect because we choose the bigger things like more rooms.
and had a promotion for flooring so we were pretty lucky!! color bond roof, and hebal! so lucky when we sniged when we did im starting to think!
would have a floating stair case, but i couldnt justify the price after the other extras we got!
Anyone who hasn't yet sgined up and thinking about it!! Head down to Williams landing and see Esther, she has helped us over and beyond any sales consultant should!! Without Esther I don't think we would of got this far! She is amazing!! She Has great knowledge of the poter Davis range!
I couldn't recommend her enough!!
We still call past to check out the new Waldorf and say hi to Esther!!!
bit bigger then your standard waldorf, we got the extra family room with guest bedroom, and the lounge room extended with the master upstairs extended, and the outdoor area length of the house extended all up 60 sqs. i know what i'll be doing most of the time!! cleaning!!! cant wait till color and inside start going up!!
If you don't mind what was the costs for the extra two rooms. I have chosen the games and family option and I got a quote without them the house was $409k I am terrified for the revised quotes.
the extended family area and master bedroom was about $6,900.00
the extra bedroom family room, and alfresco is $33,900.00 i believe its about $6 to 7 k less without the Alfresco. Plus you wont have the bathroom so hopefully alot less for you!
You must of got alot of extras? we were alittle tight on things like stair cases ect because we choose the bigger things like more rooms.
and had a promotion for flooring so we were pretty lucky!! color bond roof, and hebal! so lucky when we sniged when we did im starting to think!
would have a floating stair case, but i couldnt justify the price after the other extras we got!
I just got back the quote 27k for the two rooms 13k for the alfresco.
I'm seriously thinking about comparing some custom builderd prices. At least then I can handpick my kitchen. I feel like absolute death so I'll give you a list of my extras tomorrow. I haven't added much but the dales rep sure did. The revised quote was a little over 450 but I found around 30k in stuff I didnt want.
Wow! Wonder if you have to add flooring for those two rooms? We had to pay ontop! Don't stress take the extras out! I'd rather adding rooms then little extras, have you been to electrical? We had to add alot, but just got battens down stairs and will change to led's after hand over, same with air con we are doing after handover. There is so much to think about!!
Wow! Wonder if you have to add flooring for those two rooms? We had to pay ontop! Don't stress take the extras out! I'd rather adding rooms then little extras, have you been to electrical? We had to add alot, but just got battens down stairs and will change to led's after hand over, same with air con we are doing after handover. There is so much to think about!!
I haven't even paid the deposit I refuse to until I confirm a few details. I think that is a good idea focus on rooms and do things post handover was the aircon much cheaper. We have been quoted $6, 700 roughly.
Flooring I want to do post handover.
Wow! Wonder if you have to add flooring for those two rooms? We had to pay ontop! Don't stress take the extras out! I'd rather adding rooms then little extras, have you been to electrical? We had to add alot, but just got battens down stairs and will change to led's after hand over, same with air con we are doing after handover. There is so much to think about!!
I haven't even paid the deposit I refuse to until I confirm a few details. I think that is a good idea focus on rooms and do things post handover was the aircon much cheaper. We have been quoted $6, 700 roughly.
Flooring I want to do post handover.
its difficult/impossible to do ducted aircon to first level post handover.
split systems would be the way post handover
Wow! Wonder if you have to add flooring for those two rooms? We had to pay ontop! Don't stress take the extras out! I'd rather adding rooms then little extras, have you been to electrical? We had to add alot, but just got battens down stairs and will change to led's after hand over, same with air con we are doing after handover. There is so much to think about!!
I haven't even paid the deposit I refuse to until I confirm a few details. I think that is a good idea focus on rooms and do things post handover was the aircon much cheaper. We have been quoted $6, 700 roughly.
Flooring I want to do post handover.
its difficult/impossible to do ducted aircon to first level post handover.
split systems would be the way post handover
Yup.. tstr1a is right.. there are other things like networking to ground floor, wiring home theatre, video intercoms etc etc.. can be really really hard to do after handover.
Wow! Wonder if you have to add flooring for those two rooms? We had to pay ontop! Don't stress take the extras out! I'd rather adding rooms then little extras, have you been to electrical? We had to add alot, but just got battens down stairs and will change to led's after hand over, same with air con we are doing after handover. There is so much to think about!!
I haven't even paid the deposit I refuse to until I confirm a few details. I think that is a good idea focus on rooms and do things post handover was the aircon much cheaper. We have been quoted $6, 700 roughly.
Flooring I want to do post handover.
its difficult/impossible to do ducted aircon to first level post handover.
split systems would be the way post handover
I haven't the slightest idea what split system is but it is now on my googling list.
Thing is I have next to no experience with building and the technical bits so I have a lot to learn. Hence why I refuse to sign the contract until I am comfortable that I know whats what. Interior design however I am all over that. Somrtimes I wish my partner was a tradie instead of a chef.
I'd suggest taking your floor plans to a heating and cooling place and asking them all about your options, particularly considering it's a double story.
A split system is a refrigerated cooling system that has an indoor unit which attaches to a wall (where the cool/hot air comes out) there is also an outdoor part to the unit. It's my understanding that post build these can be tricky to install on an interior wall, any exterior wall is generally fine provided there is the space.
Anything that requires wiring or drainage through the walls in the lower floor of a double story is really difficult if not impossible after frame stage.
So really think through things like heating, cooling, phone points, nbn, Internet cabling, theatre wiring, doorbell, power points, lighting locations, intercom systems etc.
good luck
I'd suggest taking your floor plans to a heating and cooling place and asking them all about your options, particularly considering it's a double story.
A split system is a refrigerated cooling system that has an indoor unit which attaches to a wall (where the cool/hot air comes out) there is also an outdoor part to the unit. It's my understanding that post build these can be tricky to install on an interior wall, any exterior wall is generally fine provided there is the space.
Anything that requires wiring or drainage through the walls in the lower floor of a double story is really difficult if not impossible after frame stage.
So really think through things like heating, cooling, phone points, nbn, Internet cabling, theatre wiring, doorbell, power points, lighting locations, intercom systems etc.
good luck
Got you.
I actually have a notebook I've carried to every meeting with PD and that I use to note things I see on here. You have given me another weeks worth of homework lol.
It's a touch hard as I don't drive and public transportation anywhere not the cbd is a nightmare but I'm getting there. These forums are absolutely amazing. Especially the things I forgot page. 90% of the stuff I didn't even know it existed and assumed came with the house. Like a doorbell.
BellaButterfly, the price they quoted you actually seems quite reasonable if it truly includes everything in the Greenvale display - I suspect it's leaving out allowances for something or other. The bad thing about double stories is that pretty much anything on the ground floor requiring going through walls/ceilings needs to be done as part of the build, also tiles need to be done "properly" in the wet areas - so can't just install the cheapest to get the occupancy certificate and rip them out and replace them after (we spent some time considering this option and it just wasn't cost effective and too risky). So your electricals and tiles will blow up your budget. If you look into custom build tell us how it compares - from what other people tell me it's about 50% more for the same level of upgrades.
I'd suggest taking your floor plans to a heating and cooling place and asking them all about your options, particularly considering it's a double story.
A split system is a refrigerated cooling system that has an indoor unit which attaches to a wall (where the cool/hot air comes out) there is also an outdoor part to the unit. It's my understanding that post build these can be tricky to install on an interior wall, any exterior wall is generally fine provided there is the space.
Anything that requires wiring or drainage through the walls in the lower floor of a double story is really difficult if not impossible after frame stage.
So really think through things like heating, cooling, phone points, nbn, Internet cabling, theatre wiring, doorbell, power points, lighting locations, intercom systems etc.
good luck
Got you.
I actually have a notebook I've carried to every meeting with PD and that I use to note things I see on here. You have given me another weeks worth of homework lol.
It's a touch hard as I don't drive and public transportation anywhere not the cbd is a nightmare but I'm getting there. These forums are absolutely amazing. Especially the things I forgot page. 90% of the stuff I didn't even know it existed and assumed came with the house. Like a doorbell.
Sorry
its an exhausting process, where heating and cooling are concerned, we opted for evaporative cooling throughout and ducting heating (upgraded more economical model though) with the intention of adding a split system to the back external wall of the family room to use on those steamy humid days. It seemed to be a good option which balanced out the running costs and the install costs... It's pretty overwhelming at first, but I really found that speaking to specialist businesses who don't have a lot to gain from you really helped. Jump on the phone if you need to, email through plans if that helps.
But the best advice I can give is to take your time and ask questions of lots of informed people/businesses until you have a really clear understanding of those answers and how they will work for your needs.
This forum is fantastic, so is the things you forget one and the upgrade costs one is very helpful also.
Good luck
Wow! Wonder if you have to add flooring for those two rooms? We had to pay ontop! Don't stress take the extras out! I'd rather adding rooms then little extras, have you been to electrical? We had to add alot, but just got battens down stairs and will change to led's after hand over, same with air con we are doing after handover. There is so much to think about!!
I haven't even paid the deposit I refuse to until I confirm a few details. I think that is a good idea focus on rooms and do things post handover was the aircon much cheaper. We have been quoted $6, 700 roughly.
Flooring I want to do post handover.
its difficult/impossible to do ducted aircon to first level post handover.
split systems would be the way post handover
Sorry i should have be more direct... they are doing the ductes for the lower level.. and we are getting the unit installed by someone else
I'd suggest taking your floor plans to a heating and cooling place and asking them all about your options, particularly considering it's a double story.
A split system is a refrigerated cooling system that has an indoor unit which attaches to a wall (where the cool/hot air comes out) there is also an outdoor part to the unit. It's my understanding that post build these can be tricky to install on an interior wall, any exterior wall is generally fine provided there is the space.
Anything that requires wiring or drainage through the walls in the lower floor of a double story is really difficult if not impossible after frame stage.
So really think through things like heating, cooling, phone points, nbn, Internet cabling, theatre wiring, doorbell, power points, lighting locations, intercom systems etc.
good luck
Got you.
I actually have a notebook I've carried to every meeting with PD and that I use to note things I see on here. You have given me another weeks worth of homework lol.
It's a touch hard as I don't drive and public transportation anywhere not the cbd is a nightmare but I'm getting there. These forums are absolutely amazing. Especially the things I forgot page. 90% of the stuff I didn't even know it existed and assumed came with the house. Like a doorbell.
Sorry
its an exhausting process, where heating and cooling are concerned, we opted for evaporative cooling throughout and ducting heating (upgraded more economical model though) with the intention of adding a split system to the back external wall of the family room to use on those steamy humid days. It seemed to be a good option which balanced out the running costs and the install costs... It's pretty overwhelming at first, but I really found that speaking to specialist businesses who don't have a lot to gain from you really helped. Jump on the phone if you need to, email through plans if that helps.
But the best advice I can give is to take your time and ask questions of lots of informed people/businesses until you have a really clear understanding of those answers and how they will work for your needs.
This forum is fantastic, so is the things you forget one and the upgrade costs one is very helpful also.
Good luck
Thats what we are doing!! porter davis do the ducte work down stairs but we will get two different units one for up and one for down, and then maybe a spilt system if needed in the family area for extra hot days!
im not a fan of spilt systems for the whole house they can cost alot to run! but happy as a add on extra to use here and there when needed to keep cool!!
BellaButterfly, the price they quoted you actually seems quite reasonable if it truly includes everything in the Greenvale display - I suspect it's leaving out allowances for something or other. The bad thing about double stories is that pretty much anything on the ground floor requiring going through walls/ceilings needs to be done as part of the build, also tiles need to be done "properly" in the wet areas - so can't just install the cheapest to get the occupancy certificate and rip them out and replace them after (we spent some time considering this option and it just wasn't cost effective and too risky). So your electricals and tiles will blow up your budget. If you look into custom build tell us how it compares - from what other people tell me it's about 50% more for the same level of upgrades.
I spoke to a small builder in Ballarat on the phone who "claims" his prices are comparable to porter davis so we shall see.
We also finally applied for financing and thanks to some savy austerity measures a few years back we will have more than enough for a custom build. The bank guy looked like he was in heaven when he saw our assets. So that means I can in theory afford 50% more but in practice I know me and I am morbidly cheap. I'd rather harass the beejesus out of PD and hopefully get my way than pay someone 50% more. If i did that I know I would be miserable in my own home no matter how beautiful it is.
We also got the contract for some land in Ballarat.... has a huge easement on it but according to PD and my Lawyers it is fine as all I wanted was a big backyard and there is nothing stopping me from using the easement as an area for children to play or a garden. So things are moving forward quickly now if we can get PD to give in to my wishes life would be awesome.
maybe i can try hypnotism
went past the house on sat to show my mum and the tradies were there doing the top level of the hebal!!
cant wait to start to see the inside come together, this seems to be a slow stage! and im sure the side will be even slower!!
frame stage was super quick tho!
hubbys going away for the month of june, and i must say im a little worried being left to make sure things are going as planed! and pick up any errors! its going to be so hard betime i finish work pick my daughter up then head down to the house!!
cant wait till were in tho, hopefully for my 30th birthday in october!!
hope everyone elses build are comming along nicley
If anyone wants to know what "Tapestry Beige" and "Light Leather" render looks like:
http://projecthouse2012.blogspot.com.au ... -done.html
are you in your house yet Fi0nah1?