Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Henley Homes Category 1 Bricks 3Jun 03, 2012 10:50 am Follow JK's Lexington build: http://thehotdogdog.blogspot.com/ Roofing: 22/11 (current) Frame: 9/11 - 21/11 (9 days) Slab: 3/11 (1 day) Trenching: 26/10 - 2/11 (5 days) Contract Signed: 4/10 Re: Henley Homes Category 1 Bricks 5Feb 07, 2013 2:27 pm winnie Thanks. We have decided to cool off with the purchase, still deciding which builder to go with and which house plan to choose for a small 10.5m block. However, the suggestion of visiting Coshum helps. We didn't know we can visit without appointment. W We are most likely going to build with Henley, however we didn't like any of the category 1 bricks, but I've seen the Cat 1 at Carlisle as well and didn't like them either. If you want a red or a yellow/tan brick you are fine with Cat 1, we want a dark brown. We loved the "Hawthorn" brick, I think it was Austral, but it was Cat 5. but in Cat 2 there is Homestead Tan, which is very nice, and is a good compromise for us. We are prepared to pay the extra $600 for cat 2. We went to Austral's display centre and they gave us a list of a few houses that had used that brick so we could go see them and see what we thought. If you are on a 10.5m block and are building a single story house around 18-20Squares the extra for Cat 2 is likely to be much less than the $600 we are going to pay for a 28 Square house. Hi, If you give a set of criteria as to what means 'good' to you, it'll give others prompts to respond. We considered Henley early on but there were two factors that… 1 10439 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair to do it properly you need to dig out the garden and waterproof the outside of the wall. There are some products you can put on the face of the bricks but the water is… 2 4613 |