Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 20, 2011 8:52 pm To all new subscribers to my post, if you have nothing better to do please feel free to trudge through the house we arent building however if your time poor like me our new adventure starts on page 5. Not much there yet but its comin Page 5 - Our Land Page 6 - 1st draft facade Page 7 - Contour diagram, external colours Page 8 - 1st plans, changed slightly since then Page 10 - Kitchen inspirations Page 12 - Floor and Stair inspirations Page 16 - Internal colour app choices Page 19 - Front door and some tile choices Page 27 - 28 Site scrape Page 29 - Drainage, formwork, slab Page 30 - 31 Frame Page 32 - Brickwork & kitchen stools Page 33 - Staircase design, Colours and bricking Page 34 - Roof, Stacker Door, Aircon, electrical,Plumbing,gutters & fascia Page 35 - Gyprock Page 36 - Front and laundry door + stain colour, scaffolding gone except the balcony, waterproofing done, cornices, stairs Page 37 - Kitchen, Vanities and doors Page 38 - Painted weatherboard, kitchen bins, tiling laundry & bathrooms, doors Page 39 - Balustrade, balcony tiles, bathroom, doors, kitchen cupboars, painting Page 40 - Downlights, stair lights, fans Page 40 - im starting not to be able to keep up, painting all electrical work and tiling floor starts tomorrow Page 41 - floor tiling, front door handle, scaffolding down and more Page 42 - Bathroom tap and flooring Page 43 - Formwork for front steps, Living room tiles,built in wardrobes, stairs to garage,door handles bathroom fittings,splashback, pantry shelving, Page 45 - Garage door Page 46 - Timber Flooring 5% 29/03 CDC 21/06 20 Days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Brick 24/10 Roof 20/11 Weatherboard 18/11 Insulation 20/12 Gyprock 22/12 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 2Apr 21, 2011 7:52 am are you really in a garage!? good luck with your build and I hope it is quick for your sakes Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 3Apr 21, 2011 7:58 pm viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 4Apr 21, 2011 8:54 pm not so bad if it attached to a house with people in who can cook for you if you grovel to them big time. do you have any plans? LOVE plans you have to attach it to photobucket or tinypic etc and then copy the 'image' code onto here. then the photo will appear Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 5Apr 21, 2011 10:11 pm i feel for you i do we lived in a caravan a 6ft by 14 ft three of us and three cats for over a year.we had no shower, we had to shower down at the local truck stop, we had one of those camping toilets and that was it.My father in law lived at padstow heights in a retirement village in bernard street fancy that finished building 40 square home on 5 acres with perry homes.working on the landscaping just finished pool deck with ://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2217 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 6Apr 22, 2011 7:52 am viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 7Apr 22, 2011 7:55 am viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 8Apr 22, 2011 9:08 am oops, 3 yrs...I think you meant to say if it is a pdf file, just take a photo of it and upload it I like http://www.tinypic.com you dont have to join to upload. change the picture size to 15 monitor in the 'default' box and away you go. once done, there is a link on the left that says 'message boards, forums' copy that link and paste it into this thread. that is all you have to do and the picture will show up. my thread is below and you can see pics a plenty there...very easy. even I can do it if you do fail the intelligence test, then you really are a garage dwelling failure....sorry but has to be said!! Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 9Apr 26, 2011 10:34 pm viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 10Apr 27, 2011 7:26 am wow, it is gorgeous!!! I want bed 2 when I come to stay. you must be sooooo excited to be able to live in a home like that, it is wonderful. WELL DONE YOU!! Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 11Apr 27, 2011 8:15 am viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 12Apr 27, 2011 9:16 am Hi dsa, Thanks for the pm, great to see you've started a thread Fantastic house plan, bring on the finished home!! Love the view I'll have to bunk in with kiwi You wont know yourself going from a garage to an enormous home Cheers Barbs. Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 13Apr 27, 2011 11:13 am Great looking plan and room for a bidet as well - I'm surprised Kiwi didn't comment on that!! She has a thing about toilets etc etc.. Great views from Bed 1 - lucky you!! Will enjoy watching you progress from a garage to a real house!!! 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: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 14Apr 27, 2011 1:06 pm viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 16Apr 27, 2011 6:40 pm Mclaren .. Great views from Bed 1 - lucky you!! umm, I think that was bed 2's views...as in MINE! (and barbs) but I guess bed one has the same as they face the same way...and i like it. I can watch kookaburras yay yep, saw the large shower...didnt see the bidet!! I would have said, what is with the 2 loos?. that is posh. ha ha looking forward to seeing a slab...will get my dancing shoes out. good luck, and all the very best. Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 17Apr 27, 2011 9:19 pm x viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 18Apr 27, 2011 9:21 pm x viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46741 Clovelly - Masterton Homes 5% to M 290312 CDC 21/06 20 days 29/08 Slab 17/09 Frame 26/09 Bricks 24/10 Roof tiles 20/11 Re: Been Livin' in the garage for 3 years ! 19Apr 28, 2011 6:21 am yeah, tell that hubby I AM HEARIN HIM! I sooooo agree. wouldnt even know where to begin with using one...my feet?! 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