Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38 - Cabinets 372Feb 20, 2018 10:33 pm Any updates Rachael? Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38 - Cabinets 373Feb 21, 2018 12:15 pm Rachael13 We pick up the kids from school today - our daughter back from camp - yay!!, and was going to see if we could get in to show the progress to the kids. Unfortunately we are fully locked up, back stacker, is no longer dummy locked but fully latched . However, builder doors for the laundry and front doors have been replaced with our permanent doors. Couldn't get a decent pic of the laundry door as the scaffolding is in the way but.. Here is the unpainted front door - loving the colour - LOL.... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Nice entrance, we lost our sidelight due to the pivot door. Looks like you left the glass as standard and not frosted. Pros and cons for both as frosted gives privacy but minimal light whereas clear (looks better IMO) gives heaps of light but nil privacy. I’m sure you’ll find a way into your house for some internal pics . Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38 - Cabinets 374Feb 21, 2018 6:33 pm firsttime_homies1401 Rachael13 We pick up the kids from school today - our daughter back from camp - yay!!, and was going to see if we could get in to show the progress to the kids. Unfortunately we are fully locked up, back stacker, is no longer dummy locked but fully latched . However, builder doors for the laundry and front doors have been replaced with our permanent doors. Couldn't get a decent pic of the laundry door as the scaffolding is in the way but.. Here is the unpainted front door - loving the colour - LOL.... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Nice entrance, we lost our sidelight due to the pivot door. Looks like you left the glass as standard and not frosted. Pros and cons for both as frosted gives privacy but minimal light whereas clear (looks better IMO) gives heaps of light but nil privacy. I’m sure you’ll find a way into your house for some internal pics . Thanks Firsttime - we ummed and arrred on the front door, whether to leave clear or frosted. End decisions was if we don't like it clear, then we can always frost later. The big bonus that we have is that we have two German Shepherds and they are very nosey so will probably spend their time inside peering out the front door, which will cover the privacy components. We will also be putting up a front fence so really not concerned, at this stage at least. The goop is keeping me away and the house is locked up very tight tho. Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38 - Cabinets 375Feb 21, 2018 6:40 pm Bri1234 Any updates Rachael? Been quiet at site, as it's all internals with the fixing chippy onsite, and with the goop and being locked out I haven't bothered to go around. Work this week has consumed me as I have to catch up with being out last week, so looooong days. SS called me Monday to say that the bedroom plaster will be completed now that the roof is done, and we can book our prepaint/water proof inspections for next Tuesday, unfortunately neither hubby or I can make the appointment so it will be the inspectors on their own. SS also advised that the outside cladding should go up this week. Guess we'll be getting the lock up invoice very soon. It's only Wednesday and I'm already hanging for the weekend. Enough computer, my brain is fried. I'll catch up with where you are at, in a few days, hope that all is going well. Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38 - Cabinets 376Feb 21, 2018 6:59 pm Sounds like some progress so that is good. Looking forward to more pics when you can get in, lol Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38 - Cabinets 377Feb 23, 2018 7:46 pm Within a space of just under 24hrs apart we received our lock up invoice and our fixing invoice - so nice of Henley to send these so quickly. 😧😧 Cladding is up on the outside of the house and all the eaves are installed. Top level has had the bricks cleaned and the bottom level is booked to be completed 9 March. This means for the garage wall on the boundry the fence pailings have to be fully removed. Guess what we are doing tomorrow. Inside all cabinets are completed, doors and architraves and skirting done. Had a call from our SS and the bedroom ceiling and garage wall will not be plastered in time for the prepaint\fixing\waterproofing inspection that we have booked on Tuesday next week, but we are still going to proceed with this. Really how much can you stuff up two walls.... famous last words I know. But we do have another inspection along the way, which this can be reviewed. Here's some pics that hubby took the other day of the cladding. I'm stalking the build tomorrow as we pull fence pailings down. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I was thinking of the front fence to be bricked in the same bricks as the house with the same bricks as the house, something similar to this.... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ But I have found out in the last couple of days that they are not going to make our brick anymore. So will go back to just the aluminum fence idea, at least it will be cheaper. Hubby says that there was someone onsite today that had a lot of folders with them. I'm hoping that this person is measuring up the wardrobe sliding doors, mirrors and all the shower screens. Oh we broke the bad news to the kids this week, that as we don't have to share their bathroom, then we are not cleaning it or their loo. Should have seen the horror in their faces. My daughter was quick to say "I'm cleaning the shower", then looks at her brother and says "You get the loo". Gotta love them. Starting to fret a little with the flooring, window furnishings and fencing. These really need to go in before we move in, so need to get quotes for floors, decide on the windows and front fence. I'm off to find a bottle of wine and some cheese to just chill for a while..... oh and take some deep breaths. Might do a yoga class on Sunday to get centered again. It's been a crazy crazy week. Got to ask - how is everyone's house going? I was surprised at the number of reads my ramblings has. Cheers everyone! 🍷 Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38 - Cabinets 378Feb 24, 2018 8:49 am Rachael13 Within a space of just under 24hrs apart we received our lock up invoice and our fixing invoice - so nice of Henley to send these so quickly. Cladding is up on the outside of the house and all the eaves are installed. Top level has had the bricks cleaned and the bottom level is booked to be completed 9 March. This means for the garage wall on the boundry the fence pailings have to be fully removed. Guess what we are doing tomorrow. Inside all cabinets are completed, doors and architraves and skirting done. Had a call from our SS and the bedroom ceiling and garage wall will not be plastered in time for the prepaint\fixing\waterproofing inspection that we have booked on Tuesday next week, but we are still going to proceed with this. Really how much can you stuff up two walls.... famous last words I know. But we do have another inspection along the way, which this can be reviewed. Here's some pics that hubby took the other day of the cladding. I'm stalking the build tomorrow as we pull fence pailings down. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I was thinking of the front fence to be bricked in the same bricks as the house with the same bricks as the house, something similar to this.... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ But I have found out in the last couple of days that they are not going to make our brick anymore. So will go back to just the aluminum fence idea, at least it will be cheaper. Hubby says that there was someone onsite today that had a lot of folders with them. I'm hoping that this person is measuring up the wardrobe sliding doors, mirrors and all the shower screens. Oh we broke the bad news to the kids this week, that as we don't have to share their bathroom, then we are not cleaning it or their loo. Should have seen the horror in their faces. My daughter was quick to say "I'm cleaning the shower", then looks at her brother and says "You get the loo". Gotta love them. Starting to fret a little with the flooring, window furnishings and fencing. These really need to go in before we move in, so need to get quotes for floors, decide on the windows and front fence. I'm off to find a bottle of wine and some cheese to just chill for a while..... oh and take some deep breaths. Might do a yoga class on Sunday to get centered again. It's been a crazy crazy week. Got to ask - how is everyone's house going? I was surprised at the number of reads my ramblings has. Cheers everyone! You house is coming along nicely. How was the brick cleaning? I’ve heard a few people in the new estates complaining of issues (too much acids, rusted lintels, mortar blowout). I’ve noticed the trades in the kdr are a bit better than the ones in the outer estates. I guess there’s so much demand at the moment there’s plenty of work. Getting Henley to do the flooring, window coverings and driveway makes life so much easier but I can’t justify their markups. It’s a pain doing all these things after handover but the savings and the better quality (I feel) outweigh the stress. Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38 - Cabinets 379Feb 24, 2018 12:48 pm firsttime_homies1401 Rachael13 Within a space of just under 24hrs apart we received our lock up invoice and our fixing invoice - so nice of Henley to send these so quickly. Cladding is up on the outside of the house and all the eaves are installed. Top level has had the bricks cleaned and the bottom level is booked to be completed 9 March. This means for the garage wall on the boundry the fence pailings have to be fully removed. Guess what we are doing tomorrow. Inside all cabinets are completed, doors and architraves and skirting done. Had a call from our SS and the bedroom ceiling and garage wall will not be plastered in time for the prepaint\fixing\waterproofing inspection that we have booked on Tuesday next week, but we are still going to proceed with this. Really how much can you stuff up two walls.... famous last words I know. But we do have another inspection along the way, which this can be reviewed. Here's some pics that hubby took the other day of the cladding. I'm stalking the build tomorrow as we pull fence pailings down. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I was thinking of the front fence to be bricked in the same bricks as the house with the same bricks as the house, something similar to this.... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ But I have found out in the last couple of days that they are not going to make our brick anymore. So will go back to just the aluminum fence idea, at least it will be cheaper. Hubby says that there was someone onsite today that had a lot of folders with them. I'm hoping that this person is measuring up the wardrobe sliding doors, mirrors and all the shower screens. Oh we broke the bad news to the kids this week, that as we don't have to share their bathroom, then we are not cleaning it or their loo. Should have seen the horror in their faces. My daughter was quick to say "I'm cleaning the shower", then looks at her brother and says "You get the loo". Gotta love them. Starting to fret a little with the flooring, window furnishings and fencing. These really need to go in before we move in, so need to get quotes for floors, decide on the windows and front fence. I'm off to find a bottle of wine and some cheese to just chill for a while..... oh and take some deep breaths. Might do a yoga class on Sunday to get centered again. It's been a crazy crazy week. Got to ask - how is everyone's house going? I was surprised at the number of reads my ramblings has. Cheers everyone! You house is coming along nicely. How was the brick cleaning? I’ve heard a few people in the new estates complaining of issues (too much acids, rusted lintels, mortar blowout). I’ve noticed the trades in the kdr are a bit better than the ones in the outer estates. I guess there’s so much demand at the moment there’s plenty of work. Getting Henley to do the flooring, window coverings and driveway makes life so much easier but I can’t justify their markups. It’s a pain doing all these things after handover but the savings and the better quality (I feel) outweigh the stress. I know that due to being in the Western Suburbs the trades that I'm getting are the same that are on the estates as they are not so far apart, so the quality is just the same. The brick clean on the top half, that I have looked is quite good, there are some mortar blowouts and I haven't checked the lintels yet. As for to much acid, we don't have coloured bricks, colour is all the way thru, so not concerns with the colour being stripped. As we removed the fencing on the boundary, the bottom half of the garage bricking is a nightmare though, I'll get some pics up later today. SS has his job cut out to get this fixed. Yeah - your right there is so much building around, that there is no enough trades. We had to wait for brickies to finish one job before they come to our site. Our neighbour is not building with a volume builder and is struggling to get trades. Their slab was down a couple of months before our and their frames is not even completed yet. No way were we getting flooring or window covering complete by Henley, we know that for less price, we can get a higher grade of both carpet and laminate. But the driveway and path to the front door, I'm happy to pay the inflated price only because we will be moving back and the last thing that I want is the lovely clay soil that we have to be constantly walked through the house. This was something that we were even going to entertain not getting Henley to complete. We need at least one or two entries to the house where we can get in cleanly Re: KDR - Henley Reserve (MainVue) - Aegean 38. Fitoff! 380Feb 24, 2018 8:20 pm Here is the lovely bricking on our garage wall - What do you think? Words escape me to describe the lower half that was hidden behind the fence. The top half with it's brick wash completed is lovely. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ But this cross section lower down - sigh......... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here's another peek at the perfect workmanship, NOT! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So glad that we decided to take out the palings so that the whole wall could get a wash, otherwise this gem would have been lost. I have emailed Henley and will see that their comments are, and if this is in tolerance, and at display home standard! I don't think so. 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