Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 07, 2009 11:25 am This is my first post on the board, so I thought I'd make it about our new home. I have been lurking about in the forum for a while now, and as I now have something to say, thought I would join up ! We built our home that we are currently in, and myself and the wife felt it was time for a move so we purchased a block of land in the Maples section of Laurimar. We picked out the block as it is placed on a street that is a one way street that loops around a park. In order to suit the block and get exactly what we want where we want it, I decided to put pencil to paper and design the home myself. After quite a few drafts on paper and via a standard architectural drawing program i picked up, we finalised our design and gave it to a local draftsperson to draw up in cad. Here is our floor plan, and front elevation (I added a "proposed pool"). Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The master bedroom will have it's own courtyard out the back, and the kid's backyard will be outside the rumpus/alfresco area. The windows opposite the lounge room will go from floor to ceiling to allow an uninteruppted view of the pool as you walk into the house. I am still working out the finer details of the bathroom and kitchen. We decided to put the kids up the front for two reasons. Firstly, we will be at the opposite end of the house in our own little wing, with our study near the master bedroom. Secondly it allows us to entertain friends and family without waking up the littlies (who are 7, 20 months and soon to be born - which means the proposed play room will be another bedroom The rumpus/family wall will be 600mm wide to allow for built in reptile enclosures and a bar on the rumpus room side. It's also not full height so the family room doesn't feel "blocked off" (if that makes any sense). I have also "photoshopped" colours into the elevation, but am yet to scan the drawing. Works are due to start this week. Hopefully by mid next week I'll have a slab down and some photos in this thread. Now to see if the marriage survives another build Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - here we go again ! 2Jul 07, 2009 11:29 am Hi and welcome. That plan looks great there are some good ideas there. Looking forward to seeing it all come together Know where your going in life............... you may already be there Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - here we go again ! 3Jul 07, 2009 11:38 am Thanks for the kind words - I hope it comes together well ! My wife wasn't all too keen on us building it ourselves as it was stressful the last time we did it, but as I told her, whether we build it or get someone else to do it it is going to be stressful Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - here we go again ! 4Jul 07, 2009 11:43 am Wow the floor plan looks amazing. Have you thought of a career in house design? How big is the house and the block that you are putting it on? We are looking at Doreen at the moment for some land and are building with Henley as they had exactly what we wanted. Look forward to watching your build progress it will be amazing. Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - here we go again ! 5Jul 07, 2009 12:00 pm The land is about 670m2 (the block is about 35m long). We didn't want anything too large as we both despise gardening This land gave us enough space for the house to be built around the pool, and enough backyard for the kids to set up a trampoline, swing set, etc. They can ride their bikes and kick a footy over in the park across the road. As for a career in house design, I enjoy "tinkering", but couldn't do it full time. I currently work for a commercial builder so I know the industry pretty well, but the only house I have ever built is my own. My current home is on a sloping block of over 6 metres and the house sits on 3 levels, with a 4th split. The design and build time on that took over 12 months. This time around we felt a flat block would work best ! Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - here we go again ! 6Jul 07, 2009 12:57 pm I love this floor plan, and we like you have the kids separate to our little wing, which I like the idea of!!! Would you mind if I asked you what size the house will be? We are building a Queenslander and it is umm big @ 550 square metres, it has alot of verandah space. Look forward to seeing some pics too! Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - here we go again ! 7Jul 07, 2009 1:42 pm 550m2 wow - big house. All up this is about 36 squares, which includes the garage and alfresco. The living area will be just under 30 squares. Due to it's design, no space is wasted for us, and the rooms are generous. Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - here we go again ! 8Jul 07, 2009 1:45 pm I love your house plan, and you have a wonderful sized block there too! Any updates as of yet? Custom European Cabinets - Melbourne Kitchen Specialist PM for business details as website currently being updated! Our Crazy Owner Builder Journey! Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - We have a start ! 10Jul 09, 2009 9:40 am Site cut had been completed just prior to the weekend. A friend and me set out the pegs on Sunday. The drainer started today. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A view of the park across the road. The one way street loops around the park. Can't wait until the trees grow ! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I have also jumped on the bandwagon and set up a blog. You can see it here: http://jbdave.blogspot.com/ I may still play around with the design and stuff of the blog Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Sewer and stormwater in ! 11Jul 11, 2009 1:18 pm Sewer and stormwater drains have been completed. The forecast is for rain all next week, but I hope it holds off so I can get the slab in ! I have a machine coming Tuesday to pour the blinding concrete which will sit under the slab beams to allow the pool to be close to the house. The concretors are due Wednesday to start prepping the slab. In ground plumbing: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Tapping complete: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ensuite plumbing in the foreground. Kitchen and bathroom in the background: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Sewer and stormwater in ! 12Jul 11, 2009 3:37 pm Congratulations on the start of your building journey, we are also building in Laurimar, about a couple of streets away from yours, your home design looks really great, you did a good job. Hope everything goes smoothly for you as it has so far for us. I see you have an area for built in reptile enclosure, what type of reptiles do you keep? Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Sewer and stormwater in ! 13Jul 11, 2009 4:05 pm Thanks for the kind words ! We can't wait to move in but it's a little way off yet We have two reptiles. A bearded dragon and diamond python. My son wants another snake, but it all depends on how the design of their enclosures go. Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Concretor started ! 14Jul 17, 2009 10:26 am Finally, the concretor is on site. They were due Monday but had lost a few days due to the past weeks wet weather. Hopefully I'll have some pics of the slab by Wednesday ! Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Concretor started ! 15Jul 17, 2009 10:46 am jbdave Finally, the concretor is on site. They were due Monday but had lost a few days due to the past weeks wet weather. Hopefully I'll have some pics of the slab by Wednesday ! How exciting!! Next week you get to walk around your house for the first time! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Concretor started ! 16Jul 17, 2009 12:54 pm jbdave Finally, the concretor is on site. They were due Monday but had lost a few days due to the past weeks wet weather. Hopefully I'll have some pics of the slab by Wednesday ! That's great. I reckon you'll finish way ahead of us, so your wife doesn't need to worry. Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Concretor started ! 17Jul 17, 2009 2:05 pm My wife will worry regardless I still can forget to order something, or order something too late therefore delaying the job Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Concretor started ! 18Jul 17, 2009 2:32 pm Congrats on starting, just caught up on your thread. We too are building a few streets away from you - got our building permit yesterday (this may mean I am near you nazko14...). Did you get the champagne carriage rides at The Maples land release? Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Concretor started ! 19Jul 17, 2009 6:27 pm Had the day off today so went to look at our block. I drove around the Maples area - lots of building activity. Lovely view from the top of the hill. You have picked a nice spot in the estate. Bring on the concrete... Re: Building a new home in Laurimar - Concretor started ! 20Jul 17, 2009 6:29 pm me,he&little she Congrats on starting, just caught up on your thread. We too are building a few streets away from you - got our building permit yesterday (this may mean I am near you nazko14...). Did you get the champagne carriage rides at The Maples land release? What street are you building in? We are in Eliot Avenue Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10976 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. 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