Simonds Sierra in SA - We've moved in! NEW pics

I’d to start a new thread as my old one was already multiple pages long with outdated information.

Timeline:

Land Contract Signed: 25/5/13
Pre-Lim Building Agreement: 28/8/13
Selections: 18/10/13
Build Contract Signed: 28/11/13
Land Available for soil testing/engineering report: 28/1/14
Engineering/soil report received: 13/2/14
Build Plans to Council: 6/3/14
Council Planning Approval: 5/4/14
Unconditional Finance Approval: 11/4/14
Land Settled: 28/4/14
Full Council Development Approval: 15/5/14
Released to construction 30/5/14
Site cut & scraped: 3/6/14
Pegged out, leveled & string lines: 4/6/14
Trenches: 10/6/14
Plumbing/Pipes in: 12/6/14
Slab: 16/6/14
Frame delivered: 26/6/14
Frame started: 28/6/14
Roof on and windows in: 1/7/14
Frame stage complete: 4/7/14
Wrapped: 10/7/14
Fascias & gutters delivered: 16/7/14
Fascias & gutters on & roof tiles delivered: 17/7/14
Roof started: 21/7/14
Bricks delivered: 21/7/14
Roof finished: 22/7/14
Plumbing rough in finished: 25/7/14
Air con ducting and power box in: 28/7/14
Electrical 1st fix: 30/7/14
Fibre optic smart wired & insulation delivered: 31/7/14
Plasterboard delivered and brickies prep start: 1/8/14
Bricks started 2/8/14
Insulation in: 3/8/14
Plasterboard started 4/8/14
Cornices and joins flushed and sanded: 11/8/14
Waterproofing 15/8/14
Bricks completed 15/8/14
Doors, skirtings and architraves delivered: 19/8/14
Doors hung, downpipes on and LOCKED UP: 20/8/14
Kitchen and vanities start: 21/8/14
Eaves, architraves & skirtings done: 25/8/14
Timberwork started: 25/8/14
Benchtops in: 26/8/14
Tiles started: 28/8/14
Power points, Light switches in: 28/8/14
Bath installed: 29/8/14
Outside light points in: 29/8/14
Tiles finished: 3/9/14
Cladding above stackers: 3/9/14
Plumbers in: 5/9/14
Laundry tub and sink in: 8/9/14
Painting starts: 11/9/14
Timber strapping installed 12/9/14
Timber staining: 18/9/14
Downlights and light fittings in: 18/9/14
WIR, Robe and pantry shelving: 18/9/14
Rangehood in: 18/9/14
Shower screens and mirrors in: 20/9/14
Exterior painting done: 23/9/14
Basins, taps and toilets in: 25/9/14
Pci booked: 26/9/14
Final walkthrough pre-PCI: 30/9/14
Air con vents in: 2/10/14
Door handles, towel rails etc. in: 7/10/14
Garage door on: 7/10/14
PCI: 9/10/14
Stormwater installed: 13/10/14
Portaloo and skip taken away: 14/10/14
Flyscreens and whirly bird installed: 15/10/14
Handover: 20/10/14
Timber flooring: 28/10/14
Carpets laid: 29/10/14
Concrete starts: 29/10/14
Blinds installed: 30/10/14
Appliances installed: 31/10/14
Moved in: 31/10/14



Tile Appointment Pics (start Pg:6)
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Selections Pics (start Pg:7)
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Site Scrape (Pg: 20)
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Site Level and Trenches (start Pg: 21)
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Slab (start Pg: 23)
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Frame (start Pg: 26)
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Sounds like you are on a winning streak now!!

BTW you will love the Frappe Essastone. I have just put it in my kitchen renovation and I love it!! I have parchment 2 pac doors and the whole colouring looks fantastic.

If you are looking for a nice bone/tan wall colour, I painted my walls Wattyl divinity. It has tan/bone undertones. I didn't want yellowy, or pinky or greeny undertones. I have used this colour before and it just gives off a nice colour.

I hope it all works out for you this time.

Jo

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Thanks Deluxes

There is a pic of our kitchen which should show you the colouring on this topic viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64323

I can't put any pics up whilst at work as our system doesn't give us access to certain things but if I remember correctly you should see the bench and the wall colours. If divintity isn't quite dark enough you can double strength it but I really love the colour.

Jo

Now outdated

You are welcome.

heard bad things about rendition, i dont know all the details but it was 6 months to slab from signing contract

your plan is similar to mine, santorini 29 from M, maybe another contender

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yay you have a nice new thread, fingers crossed it goes smoother this time around.
like you say every builder has good and bad reports about them, like us we have had a fairly good run with hickies but you and a few others did not.

lovely bathroom colour scheme, it will look great

Thanks Hachy & Tina

Your house is burning along now Hachy, amazing

Just to throw a spanner into our already twisty & turnable "works", we decided to visit the northern display villages on Monday as we are both on annual leave.
Anyway, we come across the Simonds display at Blakeview, we have a chat to Haydn (who is the most helpful, personable and knowledgeable sales consultant we have come across) and then liking what we hear without even seeing a home, we see the Sierra...

We visited the Simonds selection centre today, went through all the options and got an amazing $50,000 worth of upgrades for $20k (in a promo) and cut our price down by about $40 - $45k all over!!!
And we have thrown more upgrades at it and have more included than in any of the other quotes with the other builders.
We are sacrificing about 30sqm with the alfresco area and the living area (after we add some more space will be about 15sqm less than our custom plan)
BUT we have plans for a 8.5m x 4.5 m deck alongside the house instead and the funny thing is it feels HUGE in there with that 13ft vaulted ceiling? Go figure.

The house we just new was perfect, no fussing about, it was the house we wished we'd known about from the beginning. *sigh*

More details to come, but we handed over some $$ and are getting some plans drawn.

AND we get to build sooner because of the price difference!!! Hahaha winning!

Following your new thread. Sounds like some exciting decisions coming your way. Saving money is ALWAYS a bonus and helps pay for extras later. Glad it is working out.

Haha yes indeed!

Never have we been more "jumpy" than what we have been during this whole episode, seems everytime we turn around we like something else and are then set on that.
Starting to feel like little Miss Fickle!

But we are really happy with this, it makes sense

Not to mention when we had the siting drawn up for the custom plan we had less than 4m of backyard

So we have double that now because of the change in floorplan configuration... Another bonus!
We never wanted a big yard, but 8m x 16m is perfect.

Wow, it all sounds too good to be true. Congrats deluxes, good to see your hard work and patience paying off

I know! Right place, right time huh?

I think our poor SC was about to fallover with the 101 question drill we went through, but he answered every one, gave us examples and thorough detailed answers.

Most impressed

Great news!! You just know when it feels right don't you!

That you do!

I have to go and follow up on everyone's builds now... I've been on holidays this week and my normal "browsing the forum" time has been interrupted! I have not much of an idea of what's been happening with everyone this past week and a bit.

Hope your house has had some progress Amy...

Progress is very slllooooow!

I am glad to see everything has started to work itself out for you guys Deluxes. The Palisade looks great and your ideas for colour selections look awesome, I look forward to seeing it all come together