Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 20, 2011 5:23 pm Hi all, Thought I would start my own thread seeing as we are underway (well kinda!). We are first time builders building the Overture. Our plans have been drawn up and we have an appointment with Masterton this weekend so go over them. Hoping to get some feedback from all you experienced peeps because we are worried we might miss something Here are our plans Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Things we think we want to change are: -Move a/c unit to the side of the house near the bathroom -Move one of the 2 outdoor taps to be near the rear alfresco (currently they are both on the same side of the house) -Add acoustic insulation to the wall between the living room and bedroom 4 Any feedback greatly appreciated Is anyone else here building the Overture? Cheers Novo Overture by Masterton Contracts 20/8/11 DA submitted 31/8/11 DA approved 27/10/11 Site scrape 30/1/12 Slab 6/3/12 Frame 21/3/12 Brickwork 24/4/12 Lockup 8/6/12 PCI & HANDOVER 27/7/12 Re: Building the Overture by Masterton Homes 2Jul 21, 2011 1:00 am Looks great! There were only 2 things I would change if it was my house - the door into Bed 1 will open right in the middle of the room, not sure how much clearance you'd get between it and the bed - I would move it over to near the WIR so that when the door opens it blocks off the WIR entry. Either that or you cut put a 180 degree hinge on it in its current position so that you can push it open further than normal. Also I would put 180 degree hinges on the theatre doors - you may never use it, but it gives the option of pushing them flat against the walls rather than having them stuck into the room. So nothing major, everything else looks good from what I can see! Re: Building the Overture by Masterton Homes 3Jul 21, 2011 3:10 pm Thanks for your post - great advice Interesting that you picked up on those doors, because we changed the plans so that the double doors that were on the master are now on the home theatre with the wall filled in (before it was no door and a half wall, so it couldnt be closed off), and we have put a normal door on the master. Good idea with the 180 hinges. Thanks again Novo Overture by Masterton Contracts 20/8/11 DA submitted 31/8/11 DA approved 27/10/11 Site scrape 30/1/12 Slab 6/3/12 Frame 21/3/12 Brickwork 24/4/12 Lockup 8/6/12 PCI & HANDOVER 27/7/12 4 16735 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74702 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105564 |