Building with HomeGroupWA - Ellenbrook - We got KEYS!!!

John + Ash · Sep 27, 2013 12:57 am

Ok so have been lurking on here for sometime following other posts and now things are moving with our build thought I would start our own.

I will update with plans etc when I can but we have Pre-Start on 7th Oct and we're trying to sort out our electrical plan and decide where to plave the LED downlights that come in the package.

To give you an idea of the house size we're building a modified of the Bordeaux Contempo. Living area 240sqm, Alfresco 31.56sqm.

Can people that have built with HomeGroup and used the LED's that come in the package let me know how bright they are and how many they used in the living/dining & kitchen areas.

We have 25 LED's all up throught the house, 1 per room and we were thinking of taking them out of the bedrooms to utilise in the above areas and main entrance hallway. I know they're brighter than the older halogen style but just not sure how many we'll need.

Any help would be much appreciated......Thanks

Our Build Timeline
18/06/2013 - Settled on land
22/07/2013 - HGWA contracts finalised, but have had a few hiccups with finance issues (banks & HGWA's end, not ours) 26/08/2013 - Finance approval. Followed by more red tape issues as we were putting in a sum towards the build costs so there were forms and evidence to provide both to the bank & HGWA..
05/09/2013 - HGWA confirmed that the 'unconditional finance approval' was in place.
07/10/2013 - Prestart.
21/10/2013 - Developer approval of the deisgn
24/10/2013 - Scheduling begins - advised this process takes 4-6 weeks
24/10/2013 - Building permit applied for
31/10/2013 - Building permit granted
17/12/2013 - Scheduling finialised and passed to contruction dept
07/01/2014 - Materials begin to arrive at site
09/01/2014 - Earthworks begin
20/01/2014 - Site plumbing done
21/01/2014 - Slab started
23/01/2014 - Slab finished - told curing time 10-15 days

14/02/2014 - Bricks delivered.
24/02/2014 - Bricklaying started :z:

Pictures pg 6 & 7
19/03/2014 - Plate Height reached :z:

27/03/2014 - Roof frame started :z:

Pictures Pg 7
16/04/2014 - Roof complete

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15/05/2014 - Lock up ::cheerleader::

23/07/2014 - PCI
24/07/2014 - We got keys ::party::

John + Ash · Sep 27, 2013 7:16 pm

Okay so going to attempt to show the plans.

The Original Plan

The revised plan -

We flipped the plan and then enclosed where the study/nursery was and have utilised the space giving us a bigger en-suite and WAR, we have then been able to add scullery & WIP

As we didn't want an activity area we moved bed 3 down so that we could then give our girls an en-suite between their bedrooms, we have moved bed 4 over to where bed 3 was and made the PDR a bit bigger and added a shower, this has then also given us more space for the Alfresco. We also moved the wall of the Theatre up slightly to make it a bit bigger

John + Ash · Oct 22, 2013 7:01 am

OK so Prestart done 2 weeks ago, couldn't believe how much all our upgrades came too, we had to take the list away that night and go through deciding what luxeries we could do without, such as a laminate wine rack next to the fridge, they only wanted $2.5k+ :::

We managed to whittle it down but still came in well over budget :shock:

Had a call yesterday that the final drawings have been posted to us, so hopefully get them today and then when I checked my emails had one from them saying that the design had been approved by the devlopers so once they receieved our signed plans back it would be progressing to getting everything ordered. Woop woop, full steam ahead now :z:

Will update shortly with all the choices etc.

2-cupcakes-pls · Oct 22, 2013 9:36 am

Hi john and ash
2.5 k for a wine rack !!
We want overhead cardboards , but we are going to ikea after handover.
Congrats on getting the approval the other day!
I do love your extra bathroom and your girls bathroom too.
Were you at prestart for long?
I have a list of changes to and it's already at 43 items!
Is that long or the norm?

John + Ash · Oct 24, 2013 4:02 am

Hi 2 cupcakes.
We were there all day, we pretty much wanted to upgrade loads & when we got the final cost we had to take the list home to whittle it down, returned to sign off 2 days later. They're used to all the upgrades to 43 shouldn't be too bad.

AKB · Oct 24, 2013 10:40 am

Hi John & Ash wow that's one expensive wine rack, interesting design you've got I always like seeing how the final plan differs from the original

2-cupcakes-pls · Oct 25, 2013 10:09 am

Do you guys know the cost of getting the house upgraded to stone bench tops thoughout?
And the of adding another wardrobe ?
And one more thing do you know how much extra lights cost?
Hope you can help!

Nicci · Oct 25, 2013 11:08 am

Congrats on pre start. Ouch 2.5k for wine rack. we got a quote fro half of that but we decided we would do it after handover.. glad to hear everything is moving along now for you

John + Ash · Oct 26, 2013 2:29 pm

Nicci

Congrats on pre start. Ouch 2.5k for wine rack. we got a quote fro half of that but we decided we would do it after handover.. glad to hear everything is moving along now for you

Thanks Nicci.

Yeah we like wine but not that much, we're the same, planning on doing something after handover.

John + Ash · Oct 26, 2013 2:39 pm

2-cupcakes-pls

Do you guys know the cost of getting the house upgraded to stone bench tops thoughout?
And the of adding another wardrobe ?
And one more thing do you know how much extra lights cost?
Hope you can help!

It depends on the size of the bench tops, we paid $1304 & $829 for the little shower room bench top :::

Extra lights are $54 but that's for the standard fitting. We added 21 extra lights but we made do with the existing LED package, just had them moved where we wanted them. Our electrical upgrades came to $2687

John + Ash · Nov 06, 2013 1:51 am

We have a tap! :z:

Hopefully not too long before work starts

Nicci · Nov 06, 2013 11:22 am

Yay.. very exciting!! Not long until they start

daniel sutton85 · Nov 20, 2013 6:40 pm

Hey John + Ash,

House plans look good! What is your overall size of the land you've got there? Looks huge!! Also whats the final length and width of the house? Are you building in Lexia by any chance?

John + Ash · Nov 20, 2013 9:12 pm

daniel sutton85

Hey John + Ash,

House plans look good! What is your overall size of the land you've got there? Looks huge!! Also whats the final length and width of the house? Are you building in Lexia by any chance?

Hi Daniel,

Thanks, we're delighted with the final plan. I'm hoping to add the final plans to here once I can figure it out! Photobucket keeps having a hissy fit with the uploads, think its the size of the files.

Land size is 714sqm.

House:
width = 13990 & length = 24490

And yes, Lexia Stage 8 building on Helms Loop.

Marcia · Nov 21, 2013 10:01 am

Yay to see your building thread .... commenting to sub to it. Sounds like we aren't too far off you in the process. Building the Rivello and so far so good!

KiwiGalAbroad · Nov 21, 2013 10:47 am

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Congrats on the tap :z:

I assume your girls are a bit older as I see you have no bath in your plans ? We have an infant and a toddler so a bath was a must for us ! Infact i love a good soak in the bath myself so i had one put in the ensuite as well.

itzeddie · Nov 21, 2013 3:58 pm

So your just around the corner from us, what number on helms loop?

John + Ash · Nov 22, 2013 5:57 am

KiwiGalAbroad

Posting to follow

Congrats on the tap :z:

I assume your girls are a bit older as I see you have no bath in your plans ? We have an infant and a toddler so a bath was a must for us ! Infact i love a good soak in the bath myself so i had one put in the ensuite as well.

Hi KiwiGal and welcome.

Yeah our girls are older and the bath never got used, My wife and I both have back injuries :cry:

so getting in & out was difficult so thought we would take it out altogether

We are utilising the space left in the ensuite so my wife has a makeup bench just for her :wink:

Just had a look at your thread and love the look of the block. I like Yanchep and the new area leading upto it on Marmion, just the kids, especially the eldest, would have thrown a hissy fit moving too far away from her friends ::wink::

Marcia

Yay to see your building thread .... commenting to sub to it. Sounds like we aren't too far off you in the process. Building the Rivello and so far so good!

Hi Marcia, welcome. So where are you building?

itzeddie

So your just around the corner from us, what number on helms loop?

Yes Eddie, not far, we're 22

KiwiGalAbroad · Nov 22, 2013 4:37 pm

Great idea of the make up bench

Cant wait to see how that will look

As well as the littlies i also have an 18 year old, its only because he is driving now that a hissy fit wasn't thrown :lol:

Although he still thinks Yanchep is too far out .

John + Ash · Nov 23, 2013 2:08 am

Ok so I seem to have managed to get the final plans uploaded, hopefully they'll show up

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The shaded area at the side of the house is hopefully where the pool will go, otherwise it will be the shaded area at the back. Finances permitting ::wink::

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We put the power point in the linen cupboard in the main hallway so we can hoover, thought it would just keep the look better not having it on display.