Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - pre start done !! 61Feb 21, 2014 10:25 pm Wow I am glad pre start was good! I cried at mine! They no longer did the bricks I loved! I had to re-chose my colours! Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - pre start done !! 62Feb 21, 2014 10:41 pm Congrats on a successful prestart! It's so much fun watching your choices come together as your build progresses. Building with Dale Alcock Homes in Aveley Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63880 And yes, my pants are indeed fancy. Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - pre start done !! 63Feb 21, 2014 11:47 pm Yay that is fantastic to read you had a great pre start!!! Sounds like you got everything you wanted and more! I love your selections! The bench in the laundry is such a great upgrade! You will love it! So handy for washing baskets or anything really! Are you happy with how your ensuite is with the double vanity etc? Great idea putting drawers in the ensuite too it will look great! Really great to hear it all went well again Another milestone achieved Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - pre start done !! 64Feb 22, 2014 12:02 am Glad to hear pre start went well. Hope you move along to the next phase quickly. Just back from our NZ holiday and catching up on the forum. What a beautiful and amazing country! Already can't wait to go back. Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - pre start done !! 65Feb 22, 2014 5:38 pm Hey Ardie514, Glad to hear your holiday went well, Yes NZ is a lovely country - its the economy thats not too flash Im guessing you probably encountered all four seasons while you were in NZ, i wouldn't mind a rain day - just one rather than this groundhog day weather we are having (yes,yes i know, we are never happy with the weather !!) Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - pre start done !! 66Feb 24, 2014 4:46 pm Looks like my neighbour is the first in our release to get a slab, and there garage will be on the same boundary as ours which I am happy about . Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 67Mar 01, 2014 11:19 am We have been in years past, but back then building was more like a pipe dream, this time will hopefully be more productive. Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 68Mar 01, 2014 12:12 pm Hi there, I love your colour choices for tiles/carpet etc, I am a big fan of the greys too Your front door choice is also really nice, I may "borrow" some of your choices Oh and let me know if the home show is any good as if it is I may have to go for a visit too!! Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 69Mar 01, 2014 12:44 pm my husbadn is it the home show and says it BIG Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 70Mar 04, 2014 1:11 pm I didn't get as much out of the home show as I wanted, was looking for splash backs and liquid limestone companies but didn't see any. We did get a quote for boundary fencing , one was $600 DIY and the other was $2k installed ! Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 71Mar 04, 2014 2:28 pm Hey I was at the homeshow yesterday. there was one booth doing liquid limestone. Lifestone it was called. Looks like we spoke to the same guys for fencing. got similar quotes for gates and front fencing Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 72Mar 05, 2014 1:31 pm Glad to hear your pre-start went well. I think it always seems more scary than it actually is haha! Any news on when you might get a slab? Building our first home in Jindowie Estate, Yanchep, WA with Buzz 1st Homes Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 73Mar 05, 2014 1:36 pm I went looking for splashbacks too and was generally disappointed in show. I did talk to 2 different liquid limestone guys. Will dig out the flyer with contact info. I think they were both around $60-65 per sqm. Went up from there for the coloured concrete. polished was double! Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 74Mar 05, 2014 8:42 pm Ardie was that quote inclusive of labour? Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 75Mar 05, 2014 9:04 pm I knew i must have missed some stuff, thats the trouble trying to navigate through crowds with prams and small children screaming they are either bored or hungry Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Final plans- almost !! 76Mar 05, 2014 9:13 pm I received an email from our pre start lady today updating me, she has received the final draft plans - however she noticed something was missing so requested they be fixed asap. We hope to have them in the next day or two Well done to my pre start lady for being onto it Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 77Mar 05, 2014 10:10 pm trixee Ardie was that quote inclusive of labour? Hey Trixee, yes I think so. I just pulled out the flyers. It was Lifestone Paving and Contemporary Decorative Concrete. It was about $65 per sqm for liquid limestone, about $85-90 for aggregate, $110 ish for honed and about $120-130 for polished. In case anyone is interested it's about $250-300 per sqm for Trex decking! Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Final plans- almost !! 78Mar 05, 2014 10:21 pm Thanks! Didn't realise the limestone was so comparatively cheap. Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - Off to the home show 79Mar 06, 2014 12:20 pm ardie514 trixee Ardie was that quote inclusive of labour? Hey Trixee, yes I think so. I just pulled out the flyers. It was Lifestone Paving and Contemporary Decorative Concrete. It was about $65 per sqm for liquid limestone, about $85-90 for aggregate, $110 ish for honed and about $120-130 for polished. In case anyone is interested it's about $250-300 per sqm for Trex decking! That's good to know! My brother and I are planning on getting liquid limestone for our massive driveway (about 100 metres squared). We probably want a charcoal coloured and sealed surface though, so I guess we would pay a bit more than $65 per sqm. Re: KiwiGalAbroad's Build - double glazing or not? 80Mar 08, 2014 5:25 pm We have had some interesting information come to light in the past 24 hrs. When we received our first lot of contracts the builder had included an extra cost for 6mm glazing as we apparently had to have it as we will be near a fairly main road. We were a bit annoyed at the is unexpected cost but had to wear it. Well I have just met someone who lives around the corner from us (closer to the main road than we are) and they did not have to get extra glazing done. So i made some enquiries with the developer and sure enough our address is not listed as one of the properties that required the extra glazing be done. The dilemma now is - do we keep that glazing as it is already account for cost wise, or do we go back to normal glazing and use the extra money to either get the things we couldn't afford at pre start or pay for the things we did add at pre start ! so keep the 6mm glazing or get rid of it and use the money elsewhere? The fastest thing a builder will do is bank your cheque, those systems work perfectly with lightning speed, everything else is slow burn. Just the way it is. 1 9152 Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 19223 We hired Darbecca to do every stage inspection, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that asks me. They were amazing. Thorough reports with photos at every stage,… 6 7449 |