Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 20, 2009 3:33 pm Ok so as an update we have now been told we have to change the gradient of our driveway which means either resubmitting to council with either cutting into the block for the garage which we like the idea of as we then get a step up into the house($$$$$) Or resubmitting to a different part of the council that will send engineers out to assess the driveway which has a big backlog of work and may not be seen to for another few months.
So pay the money or wait longer..........well we thinking pay the money and hope its not to much............ In the mean time here are some ideas and decisions. We have decided on the middle section being imestone look render and we are waiting on a new facade pic with the garage being 1 course lower. http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/facade-1.jpg Ground and Top floor plans http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/gwelupgroundfloor.jpg http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/gwelup.jpg Tile to be used in all wet areas(we like the simplicity of one tile throughout the house) Our paint colours and our cabinet colours are also pictured which I will explain further down. http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/P2200596.jpg Bench top in the laundry still to decide on the cabinet colour http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/195.jpg Diamond Gloss benchtop in Bathroom with white cabinets http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/tunisian20stone.jpg Cabinet colour with White diamond gloss benchtop in Ensuite http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/smoky_sapelle.jpg The bathroom and ensuite colours next to the tile and with the background of paint colours. http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/P2190564.jpg Chinchilla Essa stone bench top for the kitchen with white cabinets http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s360/gweluphome/Chinchilla_RGB_LR.jpg We are lucky enough to be having my BIL doing our cabinets and I am quietly excited about the little creative design ideas we have come up with so this is keeping me excited about the wait. Anyway I will probably post again with some help with the laundry cabinet colours. Oh and I have been given the go ahead by my very patient husband to do pick out some wallpaper so I will show my options once I have decided on them. Thanks guys Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 2Feb 20, 2009 3:41 pm Very nice PK, can't wait to see it all up. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 3Feb 20, 2009 3:42 pm I love all your colours that tile looks veeerrrry similar to mine in the living/kitchen area, kind of greyish/taupe? I love the Chinchilla benchtop it is going to look fabulous with white cupboards, no doubt. Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 4Feb 20, 2009 4:01 pm Thanks Guys, Seeing as still feels so far away that anything is happening I have had no choice but to go and decide on the fun stuff. I thought our taste looked similar SuH when I saw some of your pics......
Anyway its nice to have something to share this far out. Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 5Feb 20, 2009 4:25 pm Hi K, nice to see you back Love your floor plan, is that a store room at the back on the Garage?
Colour look lovely. Great that your BIL is doing your cabinetry, hopefully you get to have lots of input. Hope the Council process is not tooooooo long for you. BTW, M's tumour has been reduced by 75%! Great stuff. Happy at Home Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 6Feb 20, 2009 4:45 pm Who has told you that you have to change the gradient of your driveway and what was their reason?
JB Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 7Feb 20, 2009 4:53 pm Lovely choice in colours, good luck with it all and look forward to some pics Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 8Feb 20, 2009 8:17 pm Beautiful PK! I also love the CHinchilla, and the floor tiles and all the others. Can't wait to see/hear more... "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 9Feb 20, 2009 9:33 pm Looks really good! We had to drop our garage (by 5 courses) - we now have several steps up from the garage into the house. It looks good. Can't remember the cost offhand, several thousand from memory...
Stirling Council are hopeless, hey? Probably have one engineer working round the clock... Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 11Feb 21, 2009 11:59 am HTB, Its nice to be back a bit more and yes thats a store room behind the garage. It will be used to house DH's toy and act as our shed....tools etc...
I can't believe the good news about M that is fantastic I kept meaninng to ask you and that is just the best news. James Bond, have knocked back the plans from the builder because of the gradient(Councils issue) on paper and if we want to wait for their engineer to go to the block and check it all we have to wait........Do we want to wait anymore than we have? I am not sure........We are still waiting for some more answers......... Tillie Thanks for the Good Luck and I will difeniately keep the pics coming when I can. Donuts, I am trying to get all the pretty, fun stuff done to keep me focused and positivewith the waiting game.....I have found that the choosing has been alot more fun this time around....... Becster, I like the drop of the garage idea and I believe its probably going to cost around $2-3k we just have to work out what the best option is going to be and yes The council are hopeless considering I can not imagine they would be nearly as busy as they have been in the past and they still can't cope with the workload.........We just need to gind someone we can payoff ...... Rachelle, Bigger plans will come just for you, but I am still on my old computer and I will post them in the next couple of weeks. How are all your plans going? Have you got a thread I can find and catch up? Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 12Feb 21, 2009 12:13 pm Nice to have you back PK Missed you guys
The house and colours look great - love the facade!! Plans look good too Glad it's all finally happening for you My karma ran over your dogma Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 13Feb 21, 2009 3:32 pm Thanks Bel, We have been trying to be patient but its starting to run low.....although what can we do about it.......Anyway thanks for your reply and its nice to see your plans are all coming along so nicely.......... Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 14Feb 21, 2009 7:41 pm gweluphome,
i like your colours too! very nice, expecially the Chinchilla Essa stone bench! i still remember when i first posted our colour selection.. now it's your turn to do it! looking forward to your updates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Built the Nevada 42 Next project - landscaping! Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 16Feb 21, 2009 8:03 pm No thread yet, we've just gone into council, we could get lucky and only be in there for six weeks, or it could take three months. I'll probably start a thread soon though as I'm starting colour selection. Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 17Feb 21, 2009 8:55 pm VJ and NH, Thanks for your posts, I am in the middle of deciding on my floors now aswell so I will post those soon also....
Rachelle, I have great faith that all your colours will look awesome also and I bet you can't wait to get started as I can't wait. Good luck with council Lets see how we track. Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 18Feb 21, 2009 9:06 pm Hey PK so glad you are back and posting again. Love your colour combos. Looking forward to seeing your next post. Lots of waiting still to come though I'm afraid. It seems to take forever for things to happen in the beginning. Re: New pics and Ideas for our new home...... What do you think? 19Feb 21, 2009 9:16 pm Hey kk, Thnaks Yeah I am trying to be patient but I think the rental thats falling down around us is doing my brain in a little, I have to remember what its all for though and there is no way I will move again unless its necessary so I have decided to toughen up a little No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6636 I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6157 |