Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 12, 2010 12:00 am Hi everybody, This is my first build. So i guess there are many things that i'm going to learn along the way. So far its been great except for some communication issues. It took me a while to narrow down to the layout that i liked. Not to mention the time it took every weekend to go to display houses to check out the different builders and layouts and the general feel of a house that i'd like to build. It was time consuming. But i finally narrowed my choices to couple that i liked. I couldn't go with the ones that i really really liked as my lot is not very wide but its quite deep. I really liked the designs that were meant for a 18 m frontage but sadly i could not fit them in my lot. So i had to make do with what i had. In the end i chose a DAH design which was simple and i had a general liking to. I like houses that are bright and let in as much sunlight as possible. The display El Questro which is the speced up version the contempo was bright and chirpy so i liked it. But it is to be noted that this will totally depend on the orientation of the lot. So mine might not be as bright. Also i really wanted to build my house to a solar passive design . But this will heavily depend on the orientation of your lot. Mine was not a true north facing lot so i had to make do with what i got . I know that my dream house layout is still swimming in my brain somewhere but that will be another story for the future i guess. Lets talk colours . You must also understand that the colour selection for this project was chosen entirely by me with a male brain and with minimal intervention from a female friend. So i guess it would be interesting to some of you guys as i didn't have to argue with anyone in choosing the colours. To minimize future headaches i went with a very neutral palette. Alot of whites , greys , creams and so on... but the tiles for laundry and bathroom i went very dark .... i hope i made the right choices. I will try uploading the pics i've taken so far fairly soon ... Have fun with your build and good luck to everyone building !! Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 2Sep 12, 2010 12:15 am Hi Momo Great to see your thread up and running. I must tell you straight up that we are a nosey bunch, so an upload of your plan and frontage will be a must in the not too distant future. Sorry to hear you've had some dramas with your build so far. We are building on a 15m frontage so I understand where you are at with many of the designs not fitting on your block. Looking forward to following your build. Cheers jbarry My build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25713 13th Oct - Offer on block 4th Dec - Settlement of block scheduled (delayed due to titles) 22nd Feb - Titles Issued 17th Mar - Land Settlement 17th Mar - Pre-start meeting Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 3Sep 12, 2010 12:17 am Bookmarked so I can follow your thread Looking forward to seeing your selections, Momo, and of course your slab pics Oceanic with Nautilus upgrades. Handover 8 September 2010 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 4Sep 12, 2010 12:59 am My God , You guys are fast.... ha ha ha 1st test pic Yes that huge mountain of dark soil was partially on me lot ! i got a shock went i went down Looked like that hill from Close Encounters of the Third Kind .... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Better pic... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 5Sep 12, 2010 1:25 am The following visit i found that they got rid of that miniature 3rd Encounters Hill... Brian : Pinky , STOP Humming that 3rd encounters tune !!! Its gone already !! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 6Sep 12, 2010 1:31 am jbarry Hi Momo Great to see your thread up and running. I must tell you straight up that we are a nosey bunch, so an upload of your plan and frontage will be a must in the not too distant future. Sorry to hear you've had some dramas with your build so far. We are building on a 15m frontage so I understand where you are at with many of the designs not fitting on your block. Looking forward to following your build. Cheers Hi Jbarry , i don't have a scanned copy of the plan right now , but will put one up soon . It is similar to Karratha's except for a few modifications ... Added the Ql Euestro Elevation, switched theater, extended pantry etc Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 7Sep 12, 2010 1:36 am Oceanus2 Bookmarked so I can follow your thread Looking forward to seeing your selections, Momo, and of course your slab pics Ok ... its coming ! O2 .... Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 8Sep 12, 2010 1:55 am The Brain: Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky: I think so Brain, We are going to become Melon Farmers ??? I don't know what species they are but they were growing on my land .... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 9Sep 12, 2010 2:04 am Fast forward a couple of weeks , may be months. and my neighbour's house is almost up !!! slab, walls, roof ! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 10Sep 12, 2010 10:10 am hey Momo1979 - that's the way - like the melon crop Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 11Sep 12, 2010 1:35 pm I think it might be a 'pig melon'? You see them growing in the scrub, I don't think they're edible. It's probably classified as a weed. Oceanic with Nautilus upgrades. Handover 8 September 2010 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 12Sep 12, 2010 7:16 pm Are they? You are right they belong more to the weed family .. Ok i'll put up the site scrape pics Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 13Sep 12, 2010 9:00 pm Site Scrape done !! I have so many pictures of Bees cause i had nothing else to concentrate my attention on that day ... Flowers and bees in between the reinforcement steel, i only uploaded a few of the many pics i took that day. It was nice to see nature in the midst of our man made chaos.. The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We are going to become Honey Farmers??? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 14Sep 12, 2010 9:18 pm That's the prettiest site scrape that I've seen on here....I like it... Congrats on starting your build, sounds like your gunna have some fun with it....I'll enjoy following your build I reckon.. Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 15Sep 12, 2010 11:22 pm Momo - get those photos framed with some funky modern frames and put them in your laundry - they would look fab and add a personal touch... what camera are you using? Preliminary agreement 23/11 Contract 22/03 Prestart 06/04 - finalised on 30/04 Unconditional approval 10/05 Demolition 05/07 Slab 26/08 Brickwork 13/09-06/10 Roof frame started 07/10 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32292 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 16Sep 13, 2010 12:21 am Bags that's a great idea for the Laundry cheers.. I'm using a Canon EOS 550D with just the standard kit lens. But i'm hoping to save some mula for a real good lens . So many expenses gonna come up in the next few months . Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 17Sep 13, 2010 11:39 pm handmick That's the prettiest site scrape that I've seen on here....I like it... Congrats on starting your build, sounds like your gunna have some fun with it....I'll enjoy following your build I reckon.. Cheers Handmick Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (Slabbed !!) 18Sep 13, 2010 11:47 pm Picture of my Footings , pre-slab pour Unfortunately that night, this was my 1st and last picture as the battery died ! And it really poured the night before the slab pour ... But luckily the rain held off for 7.5 hours after the concrete was poured. Then it showered a bit. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Land: Piara Waters, WA Design: The Contempo By DAH Slab Down: 08/09/10 The Brain:Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? Pinky:I think so Brain, We have Bricks ! Brain's Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=38318&p=569412#p569412 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 19Sep 13, 2010 11:57 pm I love this pic, but I can't explain why! There's just something about it... Oceanic with Nautilus upgrades. Handover 8 September 2010 Re: Momo's Pad Building Adventure (DAH - "Contempo") 20Sep 14, 2010 12:12 am wow ... Slabbed already - when was that?... I might have to check my site tomorrow to see if they did any pre-slab stuff as nothing else was done since site scrape last week and last checked on Sunday. MATE!!! I've checked their website and it's a 90% match at least. I've just called them and sent the pic through to confirm it's the same product. 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