After spending some time lurking through lots of threads, the time has come to start our own.
We have been thinking of moving house for a while now, two teenage daughters and a wife into 1 bathroom does not go!
Looked at buying something decent in Golden Grove area, looked at buying something crap & renovating, and looked at buying something really crap & doing knock-down and re-build.
As it happens, was out & about one day and came across a new land release, “Parkwood”, which seemed to fit the bill – decent sized blocks, not too much of a slope. The thought of building something new in a new area was highly appealing, so here we are.
After looking at lots of display homes, and doing lots of research, settled on – The Sorrento Mk2.
Fiddled around with layout, signed PSA (deposit) November, contract April, should start June, and should be in by Xmas.
So here ‘tis;
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Made Garage, HT, WIR, Beds 3 & 4, Family and Alfresco a bit bigger.
Added Cloak and Store, and increased Portico to cover HT windows (as it faces West)
Started with “Grande” spec. but after adding Stone to kitchen and upping some other bits, it was more cost effective to go with the “As Displayed” spec.
Currently going through selections at the moment, but some of the things we have settled on so far:
Roof – Austral Tiles Classic “Char Grey”
Bricks – PGH “Canyon” with Brighton Lite mortar with white/grey sand
Flooring – Carpet to beds & HT, Wood (or Bamboo) to rest
Kitchen – Caesarstone benches “Sh!take” or “Ocean Foam”, White cupboards in 2pack, lots of Pot drawers, Canopy range hood, wall oven near fridge
Family – In-built Rinnai Symmetry gas heater with TV recessed into niche above.
Store – to house Switchboard, rack for Data, TV splitter, Home theatre PC, Multi-room audio, Security, Fibre termination, little bit of Home Automation, Ducted Vacuum.
Many thanks to Sorrento, evelyng, Mclaren, RobbieC, wildorchid, Entertainer, dreamcometrue, Broom, shaesmum, Crow and HillsCass for sharing your building experiences on H1, and to all the other contributors who have posted their valuable information.
Let the ride begin!