Confused please help me to knowHow is Carlisle home builder?

Hi Guys,

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Firstly want to say what a great forum this is & how helpful everyone is as well. All of your tips / ideas / comments have been fantastic & helped make my choices easier.

We have finally decided, after sitting on our land for a couple of years, to build with Carlisle Homes. We have chosen to go with the 2 storey Bordeaux 40... http://www.carlislehomes.com.au/bordeaux.html

Like you Matt, we are dealing with Warren in Cranbourne & I can't tell you how helpful he has been so far, from staying back late to answer our questions to taking pictures of his own house to help us with colours... If anyone has any doubts about building with Carlisle, come & see Warren & you'll see what I mean. Also the quality of their houses are next to none in our opinion.

We have also made many changes such as bigger alfresco area, knocking the wall out between the study & formal lounge area (which was no charge, unlike Henly who wanted to charge an extra $450 to "remove" the wall), a half wall to the rumpus room just to name a few & none seem to be a problem.

So far we have paid the $600 for the soil test, which I'm guessing is done with five holes on the block & gone thru the alterations that we want. Tomorrow we have our colour appointment, which snuck up on us & only gave us a weeks notice to pick all colours, fixtures & fittings. They gave us the option of extending the time to do it but I think we've got it all sussed .

Constuction, they tell us, will start in August & finish the end of February. In no hurry so they can take as much time as they want (hope they're not reading this). All very exciting & looking forward to the whole process. Will try & keep you all updated on how it's fairing & hopefully get some more idea's of ppl here.. ie colours (Michelle ) flooring, electrical & heaps of other stuff that we can't decide on.

Cheers,
Mike.

Thanks Matt & Hardy.

Colour selection went very smoothly & without a hitch. Emma, as you said, was so helpful. Made all our decisions easier. Although it will be unfortunate for people that will need to select the colours in about 5 months as Emma is due about that time, but I'm sure there will be someone to step into her shoes.

We went for a lot of neutral warm colours, both inside & out (can't go wrong with that) & a little bit funky in the laundry & powder room (glass wall tiles & like a multi candy coloured bench top). Still are unsure about the flooring. We got quoted on a timber laminate floor for now but I really want to go with real timber (or even bamboo) floors. The lovely other half is against it as we have timber floors in our house (floating spotted gum) & it just shows up everything, & she is a real neat freak so we are forever cleaning it. So before the tendor appointment I'm going to have to talk her into it somehow.

Cheers,
Mike.