Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 21Apr 19, 2011 10:00 pm Dennis Family Homes Columbia 211 Deposit paid- 21/03/11 Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 22Apr 19, 2011 10:37 pm Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 23Apr 21, 2011 3:31 pm Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 24Apr 21, 2011 3:41 pm For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 26Apr 21, 2011 6:47 pm Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 28Apr 21, 2011 7:43 pm Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 30Apr 21, 2011 8:15 pm hope ya dont loose ya views but even a single story is going to impair views somewhat, how far away is the next block ( your neighbours ) and what size block do they have Dennis Family Homes Columbia 211 Deposit paid- 21/03/11 Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 31Apr 29, 2011 8:45 pm In a 3 day week. The frame was completed, the external windows and doors were installed, the fascia and gutters were erected, most of the roof tiles were done and when I swung by on Friday arvo the bricks were delivered. I'm absolutely thrilled at the pace of this build! It looks great! 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 ⋅ Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Matt's Brando - Framing 33Apr 29, 2011 8:53 pm the bricks are a bit paler than I thought. But the tiles and the fascia look fantastic. I am thrilled. Even the guy delivering the bricks stopped to tell me how good Bentley and Darren (my SS) are compared to the other co's he works for. I'm lucky tough, I picked Bentley based largely off their display home, it's just luck that they're also fast and good quality. Lucky me! Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Matt's Brando - Framed 34Apr 29, 2011 9:57 pm I like the bricks, it was either light or dark for us, and we ended up with the dark. But I do like the light ones as well. Alot of the tradies say the same thing. We fell in love with the Sinatra the minute we walked in, they do build a nice home. All the important things are spacious, I like the flow of their homes. I can't get photos until next week, locked out. But the curtain guy is coming on Wed, so we will be able to go in with Brad. If you need a curtain guy, ours is great. Good prices and good quality. Re: Matt's Brando - Framed 35Apr 30, 2011 4:21 pm I was jogging past today and noticed they had finished the roof. I'm surprised they're working on the weekend! Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Matt's Brando - Framed 38May 01, 2011 9:40 am 3 days ,, frame to whats in ya pics ya gotta be happy would of been a surprise seeing that ..Ben .. Dennis Family Homes Columbia 211 Deposit paid- 21/03/11 Re: Matt's Brando - Framed 39May 03, 2011 10:45 am Hi DrMatt, Congrats on the progression of your house! Despite the infamous Melbourne weather, they did well to get that frame up! I'm not building a bentley but i see that you are going to use the Urban One Latte brick. We chose that too for our PD home so interested to see how it will look as i don't think there has been many homes in the PD range using that brick. Guess i'll have to stalk ur thread to see how it looks! haha! Oh, and before i forget, thabsolutely love your colour selections! I tend to lean towards the very earthy, natural colour too and would have loved to have had a green splashback in the kitchen but the other half vetoed that idea... Cheers, Mel Building Waldorf 44 with PD Feel free to follow our build progress - http://melnrobsknockdownrebuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Matt's Brando - Framed 40May 04, 2011 6:17 pm MelNRob I'm not building a bentley but i see that you are going to use the Urban One Latte brick. We chose that too for our PD home so interested to see how it will look as i don't think there has been many homes in the PD range using that brick. Guess i'll have to stalk ur thread to see how it looks! haha! Hi Mel, The good news is that the bricks look great. Better than the pictures actually - it was getting dark when I got out there today and I had to use flash which has washed out the colour a bit. Hopefully I'll get some better pictures in natural light over the weekend. The bricks are all even, very few chips even around the plumbing, and the mortar levels are consistent and the blending is perfect. The bricklayer seems to be doing a pretty good job. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The bad news is that on closer inspection some of the bricks have some fairly significant surface cracks in them, sometimes spanning the whole height of the brick. I was initially very concerned that this was the bricks crumbling or collapsing, but picked up a few bricks from the pallet and can see that it's actually fine cracking caused probably when the bricks were dried. It doesn't look great but probably nothing to be structurally concerned about. You probably can't see the cracks in the small image below so click this link for a bigger zoom in. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The bricks themselves are standard natural bricks which have been surface coated in the latte colour on 3 sides. This means that when they chip the natural orange colour underneath will be exposed and the chips will show up as very obvious. Fortunately the layer seems to be doing a good job of not chipping the bricks, despite the raked mortar, and also not laying any of the bricks chipped on the pallet. Nevertheless I'm starting to think that these are not very good bricks and wondering if I will regret not choosing to upgrade to a more expensive brick in years to come. Probably not the news you wanted to hear, and to be fair it's a fairly minor issue - likely purely cosmetic and only noticible (both the cracks and potential chips) when you look up close, but I figured I'd let you know. Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th I asked this question of one of the forum's resident cabinet makers who may/may not wish to identify himself to answer other questions if he sees this, but the rersponse… 3 7727 |