Hello,
Iv posted bits here and there on other peoples threads so I felt it more appropriate to create my own thread with my own journey as a way of tracking my progress and to ask for help from all you knowledgeable people.
So we reserved land until my husband completes his three month probation period on a lovely parkside 750sqm lot which will only have one neighbour to the right hand side. Despite the back having views of Australian natural parkland and sea breezes the far right corner has a telegraph pole behind our rear fence, therefore we decided to focus our house around the views of the left hand side well maintained parklands that the development is famous for. The fence is already in situ by the developer and allows us to see glimpses of the parkland when standing on the lot.
We had some up's and down's during our journey finding a builder, we found out how easy it is for a builder to try and rip you off. We found another house we loved however the price kept increasing and we kept finding things were missing from the quote. Then we found the Peninsula 273 showhome here in Townsville. Initially it appeared so amazing we discounted it, believing that nothing could come close. However, after studying the GJ Gardner house plans and falling in love with the unique good use of space we decided to take the next step.
We were firm with our sales lady telling her that the maximum budget had to cater for an advanced level of finish and that we would not be prepared to go any further. She was amazing, stood by this and has even talked us into reducing the size of the home we were looking for by 10sqm to allow us to achieve the finish we so desperately want.
So we are in love with a 249sqm version of the plan, which will give us 4 beds, 3 lounge areas and mainly a huge, airy light filled family room with 3.1m ceiling heights, large glass windows and louvres to the alfresco/pool area. We are going for a natural oak wood, peachy, orangy tones and white gloss modern finishes. Very similar to the show home. A modern day version of the wooden lodges we knew and loved from England.
If anyone has any tips, suggestions etc I would be grateful.
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