I thought it was about time to introduce myself instead of just stalking all of the new home building threads. We are building our 2nd home in Heritage Springs, Pakenham. It's the Huntley 310 - with modifications - by Ch3vi0t Homes.
So far, we don't have much to show. We have had some issues with the valuation of our block. It came in $75,000 less than what we paid!!! The valuer didn't do too much research into the estate me thinks!! We told him if he could find us a block of the same size for that price, then we would happily purchase that one instead! Needless to say, there weren't any around.
We've therefore had to change banks and are now going with a broker who has worked out another way to purchase our block without having to worry about the valuation dramas at present. The block is 964m2, flat and opposite parkland. We LOVE it and can't wait to start building.
Here is the original floor plan. When I get the scanner out, I will be able to add a pic of our modified plan. We are still waiting to get our soil report and proper plans back. Hopefully it won't be too much longer.
We have made the lounge/dining smaller and closed in the walkthrough section to the meals area to add a walk in pantry and a storage room. Also moved the sliding door to the back bedrooms closer to the kitchen, removed the original pantry, changed the doors to the rumpus room to open into the family room, removed the spa and changed our ensuite around and made the WIR bigger.
I'm looking forward to sharing the highs and lows of building with you all!