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Oh a posting blitz I would have popped in here yesterday but I had a migraine last night grrrr so no computer time for me.

I'm sitting here wondering if our house started today? If any of you are online could you let me know? I was going to chuck the kids in the car later and come down for a squizz with my camera

Welcome to the thread TimmyDunlop and Wonderland.

Wonderland - Apparently Casey council is very quick in approving plans, average time is only 2 weeks. In our case it was PD who stuffed around for ages afterwards, before (hopefully) starting the house today.

TimmyDunlop - Congrats on securing one of the last blocks in your stage, I can't believe they sold so quickly. Have you decided on a PD house yet?

Re ADSL - We will stay with ADSL1 with iprimus until ADSL2 is available as we are anti-telstra people

ICK - Great news that your house might be starting soon. Remind me again of which house you are building? (sorry, I still suffer from baby brain ).

Ness - Did you find out yet how much the block next door to you is selling for? Greg thinks the house next to us is a Cottesloe (can't remember which builder) but it's on the NBG website.

Jo - How come you need to have a toilet moved? That sounds like a big job!

hel-
we upgraded our toilet and the piping was out in wrong so the cistern sits about 2 cm form the wall- nothing aesthetic or function wise- i just want it fixed!!
we love living in mw though- just cant wait for the rec center to start and cant help wondering what the other future development along bluemst is going to be

I'm going to head down there shortly. I had to wait for my 2 year old to wake up and then I had to feed my 11 week old
I'll be armed with my camera and if there's any progress I'll post pics on my blog tonight.
I'll also check out your Lisbon 24 on the PD website later. Are you making any changes to it?

Jo - I'm curious to know what will go in opposite Bluemist aswell. I thought it was going to be more houses though?

Oh hel, I hope you havent headed down yet

Nothing has happened still the same as last night

PD

ohh hel,

in 3 months we can go nuts together!! since mine is a girl i'm sure she'll scream louder than yours!!

Hels_n_Greg, I don't think I've really spoken about the actual house. I want to do either a blog or thread on Homeone but well, I think I'm too computer illiterate to post photos etc.

We are building with a builder called Pro Fine Constructions, how we got to that stage is a very long story and I'll save it for another day - maybe my thread that one day might happen!

Its a custom design home, loosely based on their Woodland 07. We honestly couldn't be happier with them - tell you what if not for this company we'd probably have walked from the building game - they have been that good!

TimmyDunlop, have you had a walk through the Stanford? At least that would give you an idea, do they give you much freedom with choices or changes with the smartliving packages?

With regard to the "future development", I too picked up the difference between that and the "future residential" when the new overall plan came out last year - (when we bought the shopping precinct was in a different area!) I was wary because it has the highway access, so business development immediately sprung to mind. At the time I spoke to Mai about it, I was assured it would be residential but she couldn't explain the different wording. I don't think she'd have much idea herself to be honest but that was the answer I got.

Thats cruel of PD! Surely they could at least turn up to put a sign up or something, anything!!

Timmy - I had a look for the Lisbon on PD's website so it's no wonder I couldn't find it

ICK - Sounds like you have had a rough time so far so I hope you build goes smoothly. Looking forward to seeing your plan.

Well our house started today, links to my thread and blog are in my siggie with photos

Yeah, as of yet it's not up there.. Unless its an old design that's been taken down
Anywho i'll scan the floor plan at work and throw it up if you're keen on having a look.

I think it looks like a really nice plan

A few things to consider for upgrades/additions are;

An internal door from the garage which could go through the laundry or the entry hallway.
Doors on the home theatre room.
Door to the ensuite and WIR.
Doors to the study.
Making the garage wider (if you have large cars or need more storage) and a rear roller door off the back of the garage in lieu of standard door.
Make sure the fridge space is big enough to fit your fridge and add a cold water point if you need it.
Sound insulation batts around the home theatre room and anywhere else in the home.
Where is your outdoor entertaining area going to be? If it will be behind the garage on the LHS I would put a sliding door in the left side of the family room and remove the window at the back. If it's going to be off the back then leave it as it is.

Hope this helps

I'm not sure if there's any action on our block today as it was raining quite heavily this morning and we only live up the road in Lynbrook.

Thats a really nice floor plan!

Will there be a skylight in the bathroom? Being in the middle of the house obviously no windows... I agree with everything Hel_n_Greg said, actually, probably would have said exactly the same thing! In addition here are some more thoughts

- Would prefer the internal access from garage coming into the laundry
- A cofferred ceiling in the entry would make it a fantastic entrance to your home (I think thats what its called) - not sure if it would be too expensive through PD as an upgrade though.
- Not sure how it would change the facade, but I'd prefer the window to the ensuite facing the side of the house - I just don't get ensuite windows facing the street
- The location of the linen cupboard looks like an afterthought on the plan, would it work if you somehow extended the laundry out and whacked it in there? Hard to picture it in person thats all
- Also, what about a door to the home theatre
- Are you going to have stools at the kitchen bench? If so, maybe move the entrance to the home theatre down a little bit??
- Not sure about the kitchen sink, mind you everyone has dishwashers these days but its wouldn't be very fun staring at a wall if doing the dishes by hand (a designer once told me that its important to have a long line of sight from the sink - don't ask why but I try to still do what they said)

Sorry if it sounds like Im critiquing the plan, just trying to pick up some more ideas for you It works really well - good choice!!