Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 06, 2013 4:42 pm Hi all, We bought our block (with an existing house) in July 2011 and our build has finally begun, it's been a long time coming. Here are our plans: 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 ⋅ Our block is 700sqm and slopes downwards towards the backyard with views of the city and valley. Our build is estimated to be approximately 9 months, at this point it's going to come very close to when our 12 month rental lease finishes so fingers crossed. Here's to hoping for a smooth build! My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 2Mar 06, 2013 4:44 pm Yay Cinder, you now have a thread ![]() Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 3Mar 06, 2013 4:55 pm So all we have so far (although I am grateful for anything) is the start of foundations. Here are some pics of what was done over the past week. 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 ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Question for people - should there be temporary fencing around the site? Because there isn't! My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 4Mar 06, 2013 4:55 pm Thanks HomeAngels! My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 5Mar 06, 2013 6:01 pm Gorgeous. I love the style of house you are building. Cant wait to see more. Goodluck with it and hopefully things runs smoothly and on time for you. Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 6Mar 06, 2013 7:33 pm I hope to see foundations starting on my site in a few weeks so I understand your excitement about it! Not sure re temporary fencing. Maybe it goes up after slab? Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 7Mar 06, 2013 7:36 pm our temporary fencing went up after slab. house plans are awesome Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 8Mar 06, 2013 9:37 pm Thanks to you all. OK cool then I guess fencing isn't too far off. Wonder how long the gap is from concreting to the next stage (for us putting the stumps in I guess). My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 9Mar 06, 2013 10:10 pm ![]() Thanks to you all. OK cool then I guess fencing isn't too far off. Wonder how long the gap is from concreting to the next stage (for us putting the stumps in I guess). It was only two days after the foundations and slab (very similar in design to your foundations) were poured before our builder had a temp fence up and the posts were started to be bolted down. ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 10Mar 06, 2013 10:15 pm Good, thanks PAB. Lovely sunshiny weather in Melbourne at the moment (too hot for some!) so they've got no excuses! ![]() My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 11Mar 06, 2013 10:39 pm ![]() Good, thanks PAB. Lovely sunshiny weather in Melbourne at the moment (too hot for some!) so they've got no excuses! ![]() Luck you! We've had nothing but rain for the last two week but they've toiled away between showers and got the floor down earlier this week and the ground floor frame went up today - blog updated soon.... ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 12Mar 07, 2013 8:07 pm Your plans look awesome Cinder, we are at very similar stages and my plans are kind of similar too ![]() Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 13Mar 07, 2013 9:53 pm Thanks Forest. Yeah we moved some things around from the standard (would you believe they wanted to put the toilet there coming off the kitchen - no thanks) so we ended up with some free space to add storage. We have gone with Dulux Endless Dusk, we found that both Tranquil Retreat and Milton Moon were too light. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Endless Dusk Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Milton Moon Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Endless Dusk & Milton Moon with white for the window trim. You can see Tranquil Retreat at the base there. Because we're having Colourbond Surfmist which is basically white/silver we wanted the weatherboards to give that contrast otherwise think it'd be too washed out. I think Tranquil Retreat or Milton Moon would be good if you had a darker roof. Thanks for the question! My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 15Mar 08, 2013 9:08 am Thanks very much ![]() My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 16Mar 13, 2013 3:29 pm Looks like some fantastic action on your site - love the house plans too ![]() Goodluck for an ontime and smooth build ... Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 17Mar 13, 2013 4:57 pm Looking forward to following your build. I love a weatherboard house and after 10 years of living in Aus, DH who is English is starting to come around to also loving them. Your colours are fantastic. Modified Fernside 38 Rawson Homes Blog: http://www.thehousethatmatandjenbuilt.blogspot.com Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60501 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 18Mar 13, 2013 5:17 pm Thanks to you both. Heading off to the block after dinner to take some more pics. I love weatherboard too (except not the ones that are derelict! Plenty of those around!), when it's done well it's timeless (in my opinion anyway!). My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 19Mar 13, 2013 7:50 pm I agree, I think weatherboards are timeless too. Can't wait to see more pics ![]() Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Knockdown/rebuild Classic style weatherboard Melbourne 20Mar 13, 2013 8:18 pm Thanks for posting guys, it means a lot to know people are interested! Well took some shots tonight, nothing earth shattering, just the bricks have arrived to be laid out. So where the bricks are going is to enclose the house from underneath if that makes sense (so you can't walk under the house where the slope starts), so they will only be seen from the rear of the house. They weren't my ideal colour but they were the best of a bad bunch basically. I would have loved a grey but that was outside the permitted range. 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 ⋅ Oh and we have a temporary fence now, woot! My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 This is a way too generic question. We need to see the location/alignment of sewer line and footings systems used. In addition to house plans for comparison. 1 110 1 5324 Hi Kristy Around $1.7-1.8m or around $4,600/sqm. if you PM me your email I will send you a break up in a spreadsheet so you can get an understanding of the costs for… 1 13930 ![]() |