Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 21, 2016 6:19 pm I've been following lots of other forums so thought I should also share our journey so that others can also benefit from any helpful hints or tips when knocking down & rebuilding. We have chosen to build with Metricon as we liked their build quality & the flexibility that the offer with their floor plans. We have signed our final contract & recently completed our internal & external selections. We have our demo locked in for the 20th of June & now just awaiting CDC approval. So far (touch wood) everything has been without any hassle! However I must admit it makes me a little nervous knocking down without having received council approval. Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 2May 21, 2016 8:07 pm Don't worry we also demolished before we received council approval. The only thing that was a concern was the fact that we may have shaded too much of our neighbours north facing Windows but it worked out in the end and we didn't have to change our plans. I think all of Metricon's plans are pretty safe choices. Looking forward to seeing your build progress - the Liberty has a great floor plan! Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 3May 22, 2016 8:43 am Thanks that's reassuring to know. Have you received your approval yet? Loving your colour scheme! Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 4May 22, 2016 2:15 pm Thank you!!! Yes we got DA approval in one month, it was the quickest part of this whole process. I love the Liberty too, it is very similar to the Henderson. Have Metricon finalised all your variations yet? They were very slow with us to get to council stage but since it got approved they've been so quick to finalise our variations and we're now waiting on our final drawings and construction certificate. How you got any pics of your selections? Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 5May 23, 2016 7:54 am Phew that's really good to hear. We actually had most of our variations finalised before we signed the final contract so any changes now are purely cosmetic rather than structural. We are currently awaiting confirmation that we can tap into an easement that runs at the back of our property. Once we receive the verdict our CDC will be lodged and hopefully ours approval is as quick as yours. We are going with a similar colour scheme to you. Greys & Whites. Here is the main floor selection Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here is our ensuite tiles Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here is our carpet choice Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here is our external colour selections Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our bath Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our basins Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our toilet Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We have chosen snow as the kitchen bench with 60mm for the island & polyurethane cupboards in vivid white with no handles. We also have selected an ultra clear glass splash back. We have chosen organic white for the bathrooms & polyurethane cupboards in lexicon quarter with no handles. Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 7May 23, 2016 6:36 pm Wow, I love your selections, especially that grey ensuite tile! Quick question re: basins - do you remember how much they cost to upgrade? Snow is also one of my stone faves - it was a tough choice between that and Organic White! The floor plan is awesome too! It's very similar to ours. Clearly you have excellent taste Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 8May 24, 2016 7:43 am We were debating between the 2! That's why we chose Organic white for the bathrooms. Both really great choices (if I do say so myself!) We only had our internal/external meetings last week so still waiting to find out the total cost of our upgrades! We may revert to the standard which I believe is the one you have chosen? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I will let you know the cost once we receive our variation. Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 9May 24, 2016 1:48 pm I wish that was the standard then I would put it in everywhere but I just got the bowl for the powder room so it looks pretty and the standard for the ensuite and bathroom. I'll attach a pic - the standard options are very limited! Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 10May 24, 2016 1:51 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 11May 24, 2016 8:57 pm Welcome to the forum Sophie! Will be flooring yr build as I love the Verve facade! @Orph Build thread: viewtopic.php?t=78328 Orpheus Building the Metricon Glendale 38|Sydney Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 12May 25, 2016 7:55 am Oh dear I feel like we have upgraded absolutely everything! Thanks @Orph I had been stalking everyone else's for a while so thought I should share our journey. We received some good news yesterday our CDC has now been lodged!!! Our contract states that we need to hand over our site by 4th of August so all been well we should be on track. Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 14Jun 04, 2016 9:39 am Your plans look amazing and i love your colours/basin/bath Following! Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 16Jun 09, 2016 6:37 pm Moving out of our place this weekend & just received notice that our CDC to knock down has been approved. Metricon have advised that all been well they think we should receive council approval soon for the new build! Fingers crossed otherwise we will be left with an empty block of land! Kitchen & studio M variations have also come in this week, almost had a heart attack when I saw the additional cost! Think we might not get our dream stair case after all! Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 17Jun 10, 2016 8:41 pm Great news! CDC approval was received today!!! We are officially rolling! Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 19Jun 10, 2016 9:39 pm That's so exciting! Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Our Metricon Liberty 45 (Verve) Sydney 20Jun 18, 2016 11:51 pm Just saw your thread! I've finished with my build but can't seem to get rid of build bug . Love the Liberty floor plan. viewtopic.php?t=78985 Hi, First of all, thank you to this community for sharing your thoughts and opinions. We are in early days of our pre-contract stage for Metricon Doulton and we are… 0 10759 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 8205 We don’t live in VIC so want to know the exterior colours of Lumiere display so we can see it at the paint shop. Not building with Metricon so my request went… 0 17335 |