Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 82Oct 10, 2017 8:21 pm Thanks H and saz. Yes, very exciting. Forgot to take a pic before it got dark, but our wooden portico posts are in too. Will take a pic in the morning. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 84Oct 10, 2017 8:25 pm KatrinaH Thanks H and saz. Yes, very exciting. Forgot to take a pic before it got dark, but our wooden portico posts are in too. Will take a pic in the morning. Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 85Oct 10, 2017 8:31 pm 6th week started today. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 87Oct 10, 2017 8:33 pm KatrinaH 6th week started today. Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 88Oct 11, 2017 6:39 pm Bricks have started, fricken love them. And the plumbing rough in is done. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 91Oct 11, 2017 9:09 pm Mmm, we feel that the bricks are making the roof look very blue. It's monument. Hoping that it will look more black/grey when it's all done.... maybe. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 92Oct 11, 2017 9:41 pm I think they look great! That said - I don't think we are going to love our bricks either. We went with the best choice of what we had on offer, we didn't even like any of the upgrades. I figure worst come to worst we can render later on Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 93Oct 11, 2017 9:46 pm Nah, love the bricks, not loving the colour the roof is throwing. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 95Oct 11, 2017 9:53 pm Lol. That's what hubby said. I think it would be cheaper to just learn to live with it. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 97Oct 11, 2017 9:55 pm True. And we're planning a flyover that will slope up away from the house on the side that we will use the most, so probably won't even be able to see much roof at all. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 98Oct 12, 2017 5:49 pm A bit of progress with the bricks today. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Re: Katrina's 2nd home build - Gympie 100Oct 12, 2017 6:21 pm They sure did. They look really brown in these pics, but in real life they're gorgeously black. Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87724 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17601 Can anyone recommend a good/affordable retaining wall and fence builder that I can get a quote from located in Sydney? 8 45815 If you are in Victoria you have a statutory right to your own building inspector regardless of builder's consent. No negotiations are required. However the builder will… 1 2937 |