Browse Forums Building A New House Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 7250Sep 10, 2019 6:05 pm Our first home build journey https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=96594 Our second home build journey https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic. ... 1&t=103533 Our build journey on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cteafamily/ Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 7253Sep 12, 2019 9:54 pm OceanBlue Masquerade Hi guys, Hopefully this is the right place to ask. We are tossing up between Porter Davis and Carlisle Homes at the minute, where they each have a floorplan we love. I was wondering if anyone had an idea about which of these builders is considered to have the better standard options? We have visited PD's World of Style and were unimpressed at what was standard (Cat 1) and prices for upgrades. Any help will be appreciated. Cheers Hi, I know this is a very delayed response, in my personal view, I will stay away from PD. I have seen so many PD homes getting rework done. One was in our neighbourhood. When it was almost complete, noticed a large bin outside and heaps of construction junk, indicating they messed it up and had to rip off what they have made and redo it. Thanks for the reply OceanBlue. A lot of houses in our neighbourhood seem to be Porter Davis these days too. We are thinking of seeing if we can ask some of them about their experiences. Our sales consultant has more or less disappeared now. Not answering emails or calls. Getting a little disillusioned with the process. Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 7254Oct 28, 2019 7:53 am I am going through colour selection with Carlisle and I am having a difficult time deciding between white (safe colour) or burnished wood (dark colour) for my kitchen cabinets. Thinking of going dark with Laminex burnished wood silk finish but haven’t seen any photos that have used this finish. Has anyone used this on their kitchen cabinets before? Looking for some feedback please Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 7255Oct 28, 2019 8:29 am [quote="aloha":3c5a7ofh]I am going through colour selection with Carlisle and I am having a difficult time deciding between white (safe colour) or burnished wood (dark colour) for my kitchen cabinets. Thinking of going dark with Laminex burnished wood silk finish but haven’t seen any photos that have used this finish. Has anyone used this on their kitchen cabinets before? Looking for some feedback please [/quote:3c5a7ofh] Have you considered using both? We have chosen a white kitchen but the front panel on our island breakfast bar will be burnished wood. [img:3c5a7ofh]https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/86033_1572215511.jpeg[/img:3c5a7ofh] Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 7256Oct 28, 2019 4:22 pm Bebbsy [quote="aloha":3c5a7ofh]I am going through colour selection with Carlisle and I am having a difficult time deciding between white (safe colour) or burnished wood (dark colour) for my kitchen cabinets. Thinking of going dark with Laminex burnished wood silk finish but haven’t seen any photos that have used this finish. Has anyone used this on their kitchen cabinets before? Looking for some feedback please [/quote:3c5a7ofh] Have you considered using both? We have chosen a white kitchen but the front panel on our island breakfast bar will be burnished wood. [img:3c5a7ofh]https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/86033_1572215511.jpeg[/img:3c5a7ofh][/quote] Did you choose the natural finish or silk finish? Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 7257Oct 28, 2019 7:22 pm aloha Bebbsy [quote="aloha":3c5a7ofh]I am going through colour selection with Carlisle and I am having a difficult time deciding between white (safe colour) or burnished wood (dark colour) for my kitchen cabinets. Thinking of going dark with Laminex burnished wood silk finish but haven’t seen any photos that have used this finish. Has anyone used this on their kitchen cabinets before? Looking for some feedback please [/quote:3c5a7ofh] Have you considered using both? We have chosen a white kitchen but the front panel on our island breakfast bar will be burnished wood. [img:3c5a7ofh]https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/86033_1572215511.jpeg[/img:3c5a7ofh][/quote][/quote] Did you choose the natural finish or silk finish?[/quote] We actually went with the nuance finish, so it has a wood grain texture. Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 7258Oct 29, 2019 8:42 pm Bebbsy aloha Bebbsy [quote="aloha":3c5a7ofh]I am going through colour selection with Carlisle and I am having a difficult time deciding between white (safe colour) or burnished wood (dark colour) for my kitchen cabinets. Thinking of going dark with Laminex burnished wood silk finish but haven’t seen any photos that have used this finish. Has anyone used this on their kitchen cabinets before? Looking for some feedback please [/quote:3c5a7ofh] Have you considered using both? We have chosen a white kitchen but the front panel on our island breakfast bar will be burnished wood. [img:3c5a7ofh]https://forum.homeone.com.au/u/86033_1572215511.jpeg[/img:3c5a7ofh][/quote][/quote] Did you choose the natural finish or silk finish?[/quote][/quote][/quote] We actually went with the nuance finish, so it has a wood grain texture.[/quote] Looks really nice! What ceasarstone colour did you choose? Re: The CARLISLE HOMES & SPECTRA General Information Thread 7259Oct 29, 2019 9:04 pm Does anyone have had experience with rescode for windows? Can we get it done post handover before obtaining occupancy permit (I know we can for fence screening)? 0 4984 We are at the stage on our build in Kilcoy, Queensland where we need to get our fencing installed but we cant get any contact details for our neighbours to give them… 0 6161 You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14107 |