Building Lexington Belle Q1 by Henley In Mickleham Melbourne

Yd143 · Jul 22, 2015 1:23 pm

snyde

Did they not value it as a house and land package?

Good luck with Bank of Melbourne, if not, i'd do what Dreamz said. Find a good reputable broker, see if he can recommend a bank that'll be more lenient, and maybe even look into a private valuation and see what they value it as.. at least you'll have more to back your argument up if you've got a private valuation much higher than the banks.

No they valued the land and house as a separate. I went to some other banks and they said they have to do credit checks first or pay $800 for valuation only. I dont want any more credit checks.

I have decided to cover it with my own money as i am in hurry and dont want to mess this all up. Land is titling in next 2 weeks. Our loan is very complicated so getting it done as it is. Less loan is always good. Decided to do post handover things slowly as we earn.

Yd143 · Aug 11, 2015 8:07 pm

What are you guys doing about electricals? or leaving it to do after handover? any tips?

snyde · Aug 11, 2015 8:21 pm

We had an electrical appointment and added an extra few downlights and added the pillar lights through Henley to save on more hand over expenses.

We also got them to add extra junction boxes but left loose in the roof so we can have a sparky add what ever we want to them later. We've got a junction box above the kitchen bench, once above the dining table, one in the theatre / rumpus and one in the bedroom that we can run pendants off later.

If you can't get an electrical appointment, or they want to charge you to have one - get to know your sparky who's working on your site, offer him a few beers and see if he'll do all the work for cash. You'll most likely get a good deal off him.

Yd143 · Aug 11, 2015 8:33 pm

snyde

We had an electrical appointment and added an extra few downlights and added the pillar lights through Henley to save on more hand over expenses.

We also got them to add extra junction boxes but left loose in the roof so we can have a sparky add what ever we want to them later. We've got a junction box above the kitchen bench, once above the dining table, one in the theatre / rumpus and one in the bedroom that we can run pendants off later.

If you can't get an electrical appointment, or they want to charge you to have one - get to know your sparky who's working on your site, offer him a few beers and see if he'll do all the work for cash. You'll most likely get a good deal off him.

Thx Snyde,

You are talking about front pillar right? I am getting 4 junction boxes covering the facade. I have electrical appointment tomorrow, was very busy to think about until today..lol

do you think leds are good for master bedroom or just normal baton light?

Also, 9 watt 650 lumens is low, average or good brightness led's?

snyde · Aug 11, 2015 8:43 pm

Yep - we've got two front pillar lights and a sensor flood light near the garage. Figured we didn't need the 4 lights - and moved the junction box from the front, around to the back for more light.

If you had more time, i'd have recommended going to Beacon lighting for a free consultation - they run you through everything, CRI, spread, what kind of lights can go where, etc.

We're getting led downlights to the bedroom, but on a dimmer, and will also have two pendants.

We upgraded to 850 lumens. They were a bit brighter, but I think 650lumens is still fine.

Henley use a brand called OGL now - they're a good australian made LED.
Here's the spec sheet to ours: http://www.green-lighting.com.au/images ... _Rev02.pdf

Yd143 · Aug 11, 2015 8:56 pm

snyde

Yep - we've got two front pillar lights and a sensor flood light near the garage. Figured we didn't need the 4 lights - and moved the junction box from the front, around to the back for more light.

If you had more time, i'd have recommended going to Beacon lighting for a free consultation - they run you through everything, CRI, spread, what kind of lights can go where, etc.

We're getting led downlights to the bedroom, but on a dimmer, and will also have two pendants.

We upgraded to 850 lumens. They were a bit brighter, but I think 650lumens is still fine.

Henley use a brand called OGL now - they're a good australian made LED.
Here's the spec sheet to ours: http://www.green-lighting.com.au/images ... _Rev02.pdf

I need brighter light so i may go for more than 900 lumens if they are not very expensive. Nice idea of pendants in bedroom. Will see tomorrow if it will be affordable.

What about theater room electrical? wires and data points and stuff?

snyde · Aug 11, 2015 9:12 pm

From memory they were about $5 extra per downlight for the upgrade.

We're getting a tv/data point and switch on the main wall for the tv, another switch on each corner of the other wall, and 4 downlights. We're going to have a pool table in there - so the junction box in the roof will be for the pendants to go over the pool table.

Here's our elect plan.

Yd143 · Aug 11, 2015 9:23 pm

snyde

From memory they were about $5 extra per downlight for the upgrade.

We're getting a tv/data point and switch on the main wall for the tv, another switch on each corner of the other wall, and 4 downlights. We're going to have a pool table in there - so the junction box in the roof will be for the pendants to go over the pool table.

Here's our elect plan.

Fantastic, Helped a lot.

Yd143 · Aug 13, 2015 11:03 am

electrical appointment done. In total $7000 on just electrical. 40 LED'S and 40 double power points, Exterior lights etc... Is it worth it or should i do it after handover?

jessicana10 · Aug 13, 2015 11:36 am

40 extra double power points? We only added about 4 on top of what was included.
We just got an electrical pack, was about $4500 ish and added a few things like extra light in the garage, a few power points, and a separate junction box at the rear to hook up power to our shed. We got 30 LEDs included in the pack and 8 LEd' s with the double glazing pack.

Yd143 · Aug 14, 2015 8:46 pm

I think i am going to cancel all electricals and just get standard electrical pack and all the power-points I need. Canceling all led's, feature lights and external lights. Got very cheaper quote from someone which include better led's. So, I will do this after handover. Too much after handover but it's worth it.

snyde · Aug 17, 2015 8:37 pm

How much did you get quoted to do everything after handover? Was it much dif?

1HB · Aug 23, 2015 9:22 pm

Yd143

I have changed the house from belle q2 to belle q1......very happy now and NOT getting lot of upgrades which i was going for before such as upgraded insulation, upgraded hot water etc... someone advised and we liked the value.

We did the same today. Upgraded from Lexington belle q2 to q1. We had paid $850 a month back to secure the price of q2 and since then the price went up by 2k. Our sales lady upgraded us from q2 to q1 at the old prices without any issues.

Yd143 · Oct 05, 2015 3:40 pm

snyde

How much did you get quoted to do everything after handover? Was it much dif?

I think i will be saving 2k just on leds and will get better led's than henley.

Yd143 · Oct 05, 2015 3:41 pm

1HB

Yd143

I have changed the house from belle q2 to belle q1......very happy now and NOT getting lot of upgrades which i was going for before such as upgraded insulation, upgraded hot water etc... someone advised and we liked the value.

We did the same today. Upgraded from Lexington belle q2 to q1. We had paid $850 a month back to secure the price of q2 and since then the price went up by 2k. Our sales lady upgraded us from q2 to q1 at the old prices without any issues.

That's great. Nice to hear that you are building the same house. where are you building?

Yd143 · Oct 05, 2015 3:44 pm

What should i do with this now?

Front Façade
Your Developer has requested the details of the type of tiles you will be installing to the front of your house.
We will require the style, colour and brand of your tiles, as well as a picture to forward through to your Developer.
These tiles must be of a muted earthy tone that will blend with your landscaping.
Also your Developer has request that these tiled be laid horizontally to the external areas.

Landscape Plan
Your Developer has requested that you provide a Landscape Plan outlining the style of garden you will have on site.
You will need to draw your landscape plan over the siting attached so that the layout of your garden is clear.
Your Developer has also requested that you will need to include a legend of the plants you will be using, these plants will also need to be drought tolerant.

I am sick of it. I have no knowledge of plants, prices and stuff and i dont know which tiles i am going to use. I was thinking to decide tiles after handover for better judgement about which tiles will look good. How you guys doing all this?

Titi-2210 · Nov 01, 2015 11:29 pm

Hi everyone, I just paid deposit for lexington belle q1 also change from q2 to q1. But base price is $228k so it's $7k higher than Yd143. Hope someone can advise me some quotes of upgrade as I'm nearly out of budget.
Base price:$228k
Estate requirements:$9k
Fixed site cost :$25K
Energy star rating:$3k
End up: $$265k without any upgrade yet.
Hope someone can guide me out, I'm very appreciated about it.

Yd143 · Nov 02, 2015 1:09 pm

Titi-2210

Hi everyone, I just paid deposit for lexington belle q1 also change from q2 to q1. But base price is $228k so it's $7k higher than Yd143. Hope someone can advise me some quotes of upgrade as I'm nearly out of budget.
Base price:$228k
Estate requirements:$9k
Fixed site cost :$25K
Energy star rating:$3k
End up: $$265k without any upgrade yet.
Hope someone can guide me out, I'm very appreciated about it.

Where are you building? With upgrades and all - i am at 280k without flooring, landscaping, decking, driveway, fencing and all. I think mine will go above 350 k with furniture.

Titi-2210 · Nov 06, 2015 3:07 pm

Hi Yd143,
I'm building in Melbourne West Modeina estate close Caroline Spring.

belle_v2g · Jul 30, 2016 3:58 pm

Bringing this thread back to life again. We are alao building the lexington belle q1 at atherstone in melton south. Colour appointment done, yesterday we had our tender and contract appointment and we ended up at $320k with all the upgrades except electrical coz we haven't done our electrical appointment just yet.
These are the upgrades that we did:
-belair facade with part render
-additional eaves (corner treatment)
-move in pack
-butlers pantry option
-alt. wir option
-double spa to ensuite
-colorbond boundary to brick wall
-86mm step down to garage
-cat 6 bricks
-square set cornice to whole house
-sound break wall batts and soundstop plasterboard to study
-front entry door pivot infinity
-translucent glass door to internal doors except butlers (clear glass door)
-double glazed windows
-concealed canopy rangehood
-silk finish overhead cupboards
-island benchtop to 40mm
-soft closed bin
-kitchen sink & tap
-additional cupboards to ensuite
-toilet seats
-shower niches x 2
-freestanding bath to bathroom
-extended benchtop and cupboards to laundry
-deco tiles to powder room & ensuite
-timber flooring inc. masters
-luxury purple foam underlay for carpet
-roller blinds
-supreme electrical pack
-cold water point for fridge tap
-gas line to alfresco
-hot & cold waterpoint to alfresco
I think we've covered pretty much everything we need. Some of these items were only added at our tender appt.