Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 110Jul 29, 2014 11:23 am Building a Sierra on the Gold Coast https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68899 Full timeline on Pg 1 Settlement: 13/05/14 Retaining Walls: 20/06/14 Site Start: 02/07/14 Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 112Jul 29, 2014 6:35 pm I must have somehow pleased the building gods - SS called to schedule PCI 8.30am Tue 12th August - less than two weeks! woo hoo! I'm still struggling with the retaining wall though.. organized with a company to build it and the fence only to discover that they didn't include the cost of soil fill ontop in their $25k quote (got about 6 quotes, all work out about the same price )... I'm starting to wonder whether I need to tell them to hold off ordering any materials until we are sure we can get fill -- or maybe redesign the yard to not be flat. Oh the joys of building. Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 113Jul 29, 2014 6:52 pm brissyguy I must have somehow pleased the building gods - SS called to schedule PCI 8.30am Tue 12th August - less than two weeks! woo hoo! I'm still struggling with the retaining wall though.. organized with a company to build it and the fence only to discover that they didn't include the cost of soil fill ontop in their $25k quote (got about 6 quotes, all work out about the same price )... I'm starting to wonder whether I need to tell them to hold off ordering any materials until we are sure we can get fill -- or maybe redesign the yard to not be flat. Oh the joys of building. Oh wow, that's insane! How high is the retaining wall going to be? And what sort? Retaining walls were definitely a thorn in my side. Building a Regatta 2920 with Planbuild in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=71425 Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 115Jul 29, 2014 7:24 pm So that is total for all of that? Are your neighbours chipping in? I have two walls on either boundary of 1m x approx 23m -- each were approx 3k which was halved with neighbours. Bessa block walls. Fencing integral to the retaining walls, 1800 wood paling fence approx $1500 each side (halved with neighbours). I guess the cost is coming from your 1.4m wall because it needs engineering and council approval? Building a Regatta 2920 with Planbuild in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=71425 Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 116Jul 29, 2014 11:02 pm brissyguy I must have somehow pleased the building gods - SS called to schedule PCI 8.30am Tue 12th August - less than two weeks! woo hoo! I'm still struggling with the retaining wall though.. organized with a company to build it and the fence only to discover that they didn't include the cost of soil fill ontop in their $25k quote (got about 6 quotes, all work out about the same price )... I'm starting to wonder whether I need to tell them to hold off ordering any materials until we are sure we can get fill -- or maybe redesign the yard to not be flat. Oh the joys of building. Hahaha the joys of building!, I know nothing much about retaining walls other than they can be expensive. Well done you are so close to get your house keys. Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 117Aug 03, 2014 8:57 am We have a driveway! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also I'm finally getting an idea of the landscaping style we will go for after handover. I'm going to repaint the weatherboard a warmer colour and change the ugly white balustrade to glass. I used digital decorator to render up a similar house to ours with our bricks/roof/etc so should look similar to this when we're done: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It just looks a lot warmer and more inviting I think. We're a corner lot so I'm seeing something like this on the corner itself, maybe swapping the tree for a very low small hedge: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen benches will change to ceaserstone latte colour, and glass splashback will be installed overtop the basic white tiles we out there, like this. Floor colour is whiter than in the pic, just couldn't match our floor to digital decorator Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Exciting times! Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 118Aug 03, 2014 5:46 pm Wow looks great. Like you said yes it will look warmer but its not ugly as it is at all. I am having a latte colour for my kitchen stonebechtop as well, i love it. Cant wait for the interior pics!. Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 119Aug 03, 2014 7:17 pm Your plans look great.. Driveway looks good too. I agree with Ru though, it looks fine as it is, but I like the plan as well. Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane 120Aug 04, 2014 10:52 pm Im loving the look from the front (I even like the colour blends - although you need to be happy as you will be living in it so understand if you change it later) We are about to sign our own contract (have only gone as far as the paying for the basic plan) but we have nutted out so much that we have a very good idea of final cost - selections of course will affect the cost but we are more aware now of where the budget is We added a shower niche in the ensuite but decided to replace it with a with built in seat - still waiting on the cost. They are pushing the shower back a little into the void and putting the tiled seat area in the extra space. A little like this one http://www.houzz.com/photos/73573/Hocke ... om-detroit You must be getting excited to move in?! 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