Hunter Valley Build -Post Handover Journey Begins :)

Hi,

My Husband and I are building a new home at Waterford County Estate Chisholm NSW, in the beautiful Hunter Valley. Our block is a 750m2 and a rare shape which has allowed us to create a ranch style design. This forum has come in very handy to us when choosing selections, and I hope that our thread will do the same for others too. Welcome to our journey!

Building Timeline...
20/03/2015: Sold home
19/04/2015: Put a deposit on a block of land
06/05/2015: Moved into a rental
11/08/2015: Land Settlement
28/09/2015: Signed building contract & paid 10% deposit
12/10/2015: Pre colour selections
09/12/2015: Council approval
22/01/2016: Final colour selections
17/02/2016: Construction certificate approved
09/03/2016: Authority to commence construction letter released from bank
12/04/2016: Site cut
19/04/2016: Plumbing & electrical box
11/05/2016: Piers
16/05/2016: Slab
09/06/2016: Frame
29/06/2016: Roof Commenced
06/07/2016: Roof Completed
08/07/2016: Wall Wrap Installed
12/07/2016: Bricks Delivered
16/07/2016: Bricks Commenced
20/07/2016: Hardwood Posts & Eaves in
01/08/2016: Electrical
05/08/2016: Plumbing
26/08/2016: Gyprock
08/09/2016: Garage door installed & kitchen delivered.
09/09/2016: Cabinetry installed
18/09/2016: Shutters ordered
23/09/2016: NO PROGRESS MADE THIS WEEK [img=16x16]https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v5/fcb/1/16/1f641.png[/img]:(
01/10/2016: Tiling
07/10/2016: Stone Benchtops
22/10/2016: Painting commenced and site fence down
09/11/2016: Shower screens, wardrobes & mirrors
14/11/2016: Electrical Fit Off
05/12/2016: Handover

INTERNAL SELECTIONS...
Wall Colour: Dulux Terrace White
Skirting Colour Dulux Vivid White
Main Flooring: Platino Oak
+ Autumn Retreat
Main Bathroom Tile: Livingstone Grey
Main Bathroom Vanity Benchtop: Walnut Heights
Cabinetry: Smokey Shimmer
Ensuite Tile: Livingstone Black
Ensuite Vanity Benchtop: Smartstone
Pearl Silver
Kitchen Lower Cabinets & Scullery: Ebony
Kitchen Overhead Wall Cabinets: Pearl Silver
Kitchen Splashback: White Gloss 100x300 (brick stack with white mortar)
Kitchen & Scullery Benchtop: Marengo Smartone
Island Benchtop: Athena

AL SELECTIONS...
Bricks: PGH Wood Chip, Off White Mortar, Ironed.
Roof: Colorbond Windspray
Gutters: Clolorbond Windspray
Fascia: Surfmist
Garage: Surfmist
Window Frames: Gloss White
Downpipes: Baton UD (brown to match bricks)
Posts: Vivid White
Water Tank: Autumn Brown
Front Door: Hume Nex 40, Vivid White

Block:


Plans:


Selections:


Kitchen Visual:


Ensuite Visual (standard tiling, not to roof):


Bathroom Visual (standard tiling, not to roof):


Flooring:


External Selections:

Love your selections!! Looking forward to following your build!

How did u get your kitchen and bathroom visuals? Thats awesome

Thanks Ryalls, I look forward to sharing it with you

Noelle I searched far and wide to find a good visualiser. It`s call digital decorator -it` awesome!
You have to sign up but I just put in fake details (email ect) as I don`t like giving out my details online.

Here`s the link:
http://www.digitaldecorator.com.au/

That's a pretty awesome visualiser. Can't wait to see your progress pics 😉

You and I both Pink lol. Not too much longer

How are u traveling any news on a start date

Still a sitting duck Noelle. Hubby has been calling for the past 2 weeks but no one will talk to him or return his calls. They are always about to go into a meeting Hopefully not too much longer. How are you going?

Hi DreamHome2point0

That IS a great visualizer... thanks for posting the link!

My build is delayed by the settlement date taking longer... plenty of time to play with that visualizer... it will help my husband so much, because he can never 'see' what I'm describing!

Thanks and good luck with it all...

You`re welcome Jayajaya
The visualiser came in very handy for me. It`s good to play around with different ideas in your head and see what they will look like. I changed my mind so many times with the tiling and kitchen colour scheme lol. Happy with what I`ve chosen now, can`t wait to see it all come together

Good luck with your build!

Any updates on your end dreamhome2point0

Hi Noelle,
Hubby called them yesterday afternoon, but again no one would take our call. Still waiting...
When is your block due to be cut?
Did you have a good birthday/Easter?

Whos your CSO? In the end i only spoke and emailed tiffany shes the operations manager. Unfortunately shes on leave till mid April at the moment.
Birthday was lovely we spent the weekend t caves beach hotel.

Oh that would have been lovely. I grew up at pelican, I miss that area.

Who is my customer service officer???good questions. First it was Helen then Frank, Lance, Janette (they all left/quit/), Tiffany, Karen then last I heard Jodi had our job. Now we Ask to speak to Tiffany or Karen but none of them take our calls get back to us.

Hey Dreamhome, any news today? Have you been in touch with council to find out if your plans have been approved? The service your receiving is disgusting, I mean we were all treated like this but you should have been given an update by now (weeks ago actually). Have you contacted your solicitor?

I`m positive that I wrote back to this!
We had an email from coorangbong office on Friday, advising us that our file should be with our site supervisor mid this week and that he would call us to arrange a meeting onsite. It`s only Tuesday so tomorrow might be the day
Everything is happening really quick for you.

Yay!! Great news Dreamhome so happy it's starting for you now.

Today is midweek, so fingers crossed we hear some good news today

We heard from our SS on the Thursday & wanted to see us the next day. It will happen very soon!!