Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 06, 2019 4:18 pm Hello, Been a bit of a lurker during the design stage of our build and found a lot of interesting ideas and information on here so I thought I'd share our build! We've been in the process for about 9 months or so, prestart was back in September and once shire approval is sorted we should be building by the end of January! We had a few plans that we looked at but ultimately settled on this one: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We made quite a few changes to it and ended up with this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We extended the top floor forward by about half a meter because it looked a bit small for a king bed. The kitchen changed completely and we ended up going over the sink positioning again in November as it looked quite crammed and now its like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 2Jan 06, 2019 5:06 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ These are our selections for the bathrooms/laundry. Wall tile/splashback: Manhattan Olive Gloss Floor/skirt/hob Tile: Australian Sandstone Light Grey Cabinets: Formica Ash Woodline Benchtops: Essastone Calcite Wall paint: Taubmans Silver Spoon {Husky is shown} This has all come out pretty badly in the photo haha, the floor tile is definitely not so light coloured (curse fluorescent shop lighting!) Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 3Jan 06, 2019 5:21 pm For our flooring we decided not to get tiling to the main living area as per the package we had with Ventura. Instead we went with vinyl plank which saved us some money and will be a bit less cold in the winter: For the kitchen and main living area we went with Oz Plank Southern Oak Grey: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ For the carpet we chose two different types as my partner wanted to have a higher quality carpet and underlay in the high traffic areas. We also wanted to steer away from a "loop" carpet, for the staircase especially as we have cats and, while they aren't too bad on the loop carpet in the house we are currently in, I can just see them looking at the staircase as one giant scratching pole! We were also told the upgraded carpet and underlay would resist indentations from furniture which is a plus. So for the theatre, staircase and upper floor we went with Silk Cloud on a Steplux underlay in Peru Stipple: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ In the minor bedrooms we stuck with the standard carpet range; Challenger Dark Mood on standard underlay: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 6Feb 16, 2019 10:00 pm R9917099 alt Siteworks finally started yesterday! Post some pictures- good luck with the slab Thanks! There was a tap installed yesterday, fingers crossed for a slab soon! Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 9Feb 19, 2019 9:15 am thme It’s exciting when it starts. If it’s anything like ours has been so far, once they start they really get stuck into it. Good Luck. Thanks! So good to see stuff happening, the "before" process is so long and the amount of waiting for approvals ect makes everything so slow, Im just glad thats finally behind us 😅 Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 11Feb 21, 2019 1:16 pm Here is an artists* render of our facade (*me on ms paint) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We went with: White window frames Colorbond Basalt for the roof/fascia/garage door Brikmakers Classic Red 1c for a face brick feature on the front (that was something we wanted to add in) and for the pillar. Bgc Duragroove cladding in Taubmans Tabby Render and front door in Taubmans Silver Spoon Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 16Mar 14, 2019 8:51 pm So our external brickwork is done, hard to get a photo of the front as the site shed, toilet and temp fence are in the way but this is the front with our little bit of single course feature brick: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And this is the rear: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Everything seems quite small at this stage of course but Im really happy with the width of it. It looks bigger than I thought it would widthways haha Re: Our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura) in South Wes 18Mar 14, 2019 10:16 pm amilelka They was quick, it looks great! Just curious about the lack of door to the master bedroom? Are you going to add one after handover, or does it not bother you? Thanks! Not too sure on the bedroom door thing, I have thought about it and it could potentially be a bother in the future. The study only has a half wall to the staircase so the top floor is essentially all open... 🤔 it will probably be something we'll have to assess when we have lived with it for a while to see if it affects us The price you're seeing for a high-spec 2-storey home in Perth sounds steep, but unfortunately, it's kind of the norm these… 8 7956 Hi, We're building a double-storey in Perth and I'm undecided with the kitchen sink situation. I'm set on having the main sink with dishwasher in the scullery - and… 0 20925 2 3001 |