Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 61May 20, 2011 11:34 am OMG i didnt realise we had so many guys here. Chatz - until I saw "Mrs Chatz" appear, i thought you were mrs chatz all along. Ger - for some reason, thought you were female too. and twiggy - assumed you were female coz all i could imagine in my head was twiggy the model. anyway, so glad Ger that your house has already started... some of us are still waiting. STILL. its been ages... we had our colour appointment in december! Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 62May 20, 2011 3:09 pm Won't be long now Trudy and guess what? Our file is "off to construction" today - although such files are collected on Thursdays! - and we can expect to start in 2-3 weeks. Sound familiar? As soon as David is off the plane on Sunday we have to go to our block and remove the temporary pool fence so it can be picked up next week. At $40 per week im not hanging on to it! Then we will move the more reasonably priced temp fence we hired that's at the front of the block to surround the pool. And then H can bring their own fence. Can't wait!!!! It's all seeming a bit more positive now. Still haven't heard from the council about the driveway repair and our security bond. Very slack. I will get onto them Monday....again. We will catch up to you soon I hope Ger. And yes, I too assumed Twiggy was a chick not a dude. Got to love the Internet. Kate Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 63May 20, 2011 6:42 pm G'day emmm Fellas!!!....Typical, me and my big mouth... Ok then fair enough i make a good target, so give it your best shot "girlfriends". But come on... Twiggy, i'm with Trudy on this one, waif like blonde from Old London town comes to mind Good news Boys and fewer Ladies than first thought.. slab is down and looking really, really good, i couldn't get snaps this afternoon as they were still working and light was dimming and well to be honest i forgot the camera.. Will sign in tomorrow with some snaps. Sounds like were all heading in the right direction.. Bye From Ger ( the Big Scottish Bloke, well my Belly is anyway.. big that is ) Ger Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 64May 21, 2011 7:47 pm For the younger generation Twiggy was also the stage name taken by Marilyn Manson's bass player That said, I got the name because I was horribly thin growing up and it's just stuck Land Deposit - 18/12/2009 Became a land Baron - 21/12/2010 Site Start - 27/1/2011 All moved in!! Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 65May 22, 2011 4:48 pm Twiggy For the younger generation Twiggy was also the stage name taken by Marilyn Manson's bass player That said, I got the name because I was horribly thin growing up and it's just stuck How bout that Another bloke with a Girls name Ger Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 67May 25, 2011 10:25 pm Trudy, You are 1 week ahead of us, we were told today they will cut the site next Wednesday Chatz Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 68May 25, 2011 10:36 pm trudy we have a portaloo on our block of land! we are told they will be working on site tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great News Trudy.. I'm sure it will keep happening for you now.. Exciting stuff.. ( who would have thought we would ever get exited about a Portaloo.. ?? ) G Ger Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 69May 29, 2011 10:09 am Trudy, Did they start on your block last week? We now have a sign and a tap. Such minor things but the most progress towards the new house since the old house was knocked down last November. Chatz Henley Talise Q2 in Melbourne SE Forum, Blog 26/11 Demo, 23/1 Quote, 7/2 Colours, 11/3 Tender, 28/3 Contract, 1/6 Site Scrape, 16/6 Slab, 30/6 Frame, 4/8 Lockup, 26/8 Fixing, 26/10 Handover Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 70May 29, 2011 3:54 pm Hey We drove down to the block today to see what had been done this week. They have started "cutting and filling" so its all looking great. Nothing else to share at this stage. Had a query though..... we are having bamboo flooring throughout the house except for bedrooms as they will be carpet. i am trying to decide whether or not to put bamboo flooring into the home office or leave it as carpet like the other rooms. its a tough one. I can imagine the office having bamboo floor with a beautiful plush rug. Any suggestions??????? Trudy Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 72Jun 01, 2011 7:38 pm Trudy, A problem I have previously encountered is the study chair (on coasters) marking a wooden floor. With carpet these chairs wear through the carpet. So I would recommend a bamboo floor with a mat/rug for the chair. Chatz Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 73Jun 03, 2011 7:06 pm Chatz! I am SO excited you guys have started too!!!!!! I feel your excitement Hubby and I went down to the block today and met our supervisor. He's a nice guy. He was putting up the Henley sign as we walked up He said they would have poured the slab by now if it weren't for all the rain - our block was pretty muddy when we were and pockets of land were flooded. And thanks for the advice about the bamboo in the study i think this is what we will do Trudy Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 74Jun 03, 2011 7:06 pm Chatz! I am SO excited you guys have started too!!!!!! I feel your excitement Hubby and I went down to the block today and met our supervisor. He's a nice guy. He was putting up the Henley sign as we walked up He said they would have poured the slab by now if it weren't for all the rain - our block was pretty muddy when we were and pockets of land were flooded. And thanks for the advice about the bamboo in the study i think this is what we will do Trudy Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 75Jun 04, 2011 11:09 pm Henley tell us they should start on the slab on the 9th Right now we have mud, glorious mud: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They did leave one detail out; the garage sits on one of the boundaries and apparently it is our responsibility to remove that section of the fence. A little warning would have been appreciated, especially as our neighbour has a 3YO and they are concerned about her getting through the fence. Chatz Henley Talise Q2 in Melbourne SE Forum, Blog 26/11 Demo, 23/1 Quote, 7/2 Colours, 11/3 Tender, 28/3 Contract, 1/6 Site Scrape, 16/6 Slab, 30/6 Frame, 4/8 Lockup, 26/8 Fixing, 26/10 Handover Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 76Jun 05, 2011 10:20 am Horray for the Chatz ( Mr & Mrs !! ), It is ridiculous how exited we get isn't it? Looking forward to watching your new home coming out the ground!! Going to be interesting as were all in the same area, Whos your SS ? ours is DD, he's been great. Our Frame is complete now and the bricks were delivered Friday 5th, i'll update our thread and put a link on signature so has you can all have a look. Bye( so exited for you ) Ger Ger Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 78Jun 14, 2011 6:07 pm Posted some updates to our blog
Chatz Re: Knockdown and building Henley's Talise Q2 79Jun 14, 2011 6:37 pm Hi Chatz, Seems like yesterday our block was at the same stage!!!, now it all just comes out the ground.. sit back and enjoy. If its anything like our progress, you'll see a difference every day, and that is very satisfying. Its kinda like going on a long haul flight, when your on the plane you think "ah well if i've forgotten anything now.. bad luck" Good luck Ger Ger multiple occ properties are always billed by trades at a premium, rarely per sqm for the lot. You either have trades you know whoe will do by sqm or youre going to get… 1 2678 if the original house is in good condition most of what you listed could be added in stages without the need for KDR and costs and disruption of having to live elsewhere… 1 14036 Hi We have finally decided to complete a KDR on our corner plot in NE Melbourne suburbs. Given its a corner plot approx. 400 sqm just a standard design may not fit the… 0 9239 |