Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Brisbane Build with Dixon 45Dec 11, 2017 7:14 am Follow our first house build here! -> https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86484 Re: Brisbane Build with Dixon 54Feb 12, 2018 10:10 pm Hello Joggles, How is everything progressing? Agree completely about over thinking the colours I’m in that boat with my carpet. School has been fantastic and the kids are loving being back, I hope you have a great bunch of kids in your class. Re: Brisbane Build with Dixon 55Feb 23, 2018 10:16 pm Well as I listen to the rain pouring down, I'm not exactly hopeful for much progress when husband and I go up to the site to check tomorrow. In the last three weeks with perfectly fine weather, they managed to hang the internal doors, put in the skirting and interior window trims and that's about it. We've not been overly impressed especially when we received another letter from Dixon advising that we would have yet another SS - this is our third one. We had hopes that the second would be somewhat more forthcoming with communication and friendly than the first, but aside from an initial phone contact that we instigated, nothing. Finding this lack of communication rather frustrating to say the least. And the new one hasn't made any contact at all. Any time frames indicated on our 'VIP login' page are frequently bumped back and can hardly be relied upon. So much so that one wonders why they would put anything on it all. Apologies - rant over. On a more positive note, realised that I hadn't Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ shared pics of some of our final light choices so here they are. The one above is for the entry. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The one above is for the lounge area. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Above is for over the dining table. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Above is for the kitchen - there will be two sets of these four track adjustable spots. Got a slightly industrial look going on. The kitchen four track are actually antique bronze not the black they look like in this pic. Somewhat paranoid that I'm going to see it all together at the end and slap my forehead with the 'what was I thinking' response - but I guess only time will tell!! My thread can be found here - I hope! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=89313 Re: Brisbane Build with Dixon 56Feb 23, 2018 10:23 pm think it's common these days to go through a few site supervisors. We are onto our third as well.. Love the lounge light. Any progress is progress i guess. Re: Brisbane Build with Dixon 57Feb 23, 2018 10:33 pm gr8ly think it's common these days to go through a few site supervisors. We are onto our third as well.. Love the lounge light. Any progress is progress i guess. Thanks gr8ly. Yes, in the big scheme of things we know it's all going to get there eventually but we are just tired of living in our rental and impatient with the process. I think husband and I are as bad as each other re trying to be patient. My thread can be found here - I hope! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=89313 Re: Brisbane Build with Dixon 58Apr 02, 2018 4:13 pm Hello all! Finally made it to the Easter break and have a little time to update re our build. After a number of weeks post-Christmas where not much occurred, under the new SS there has been a great deal of progress. We are now technically at 'practical completion' although there's still a few things to do before . . . [insert drum roll] hand over! There's been a few glitches in the last week, rain notwithstanding, including kitchen benches that needed adjustments to ensure correct placement for our stove top under the rangehood and downpipes that need final connection to avoid more pools of water around the site. Also still to do: * install air cons * install security screens and doors * driveway and bits of external concreting. According to our schedule all of this and site clean should happen in the next week - approximately. But we'll believe that when we see it! However we understand that the Easter long weekend has impacted upon some of this, so we are attempting to stay positive, although when trying to coordinate a move from one property to another while not having a definite date for handover - it is rather fraught with loads of frustration and an occasional 'gets on my last nerve' tendency to get snippy between us all, husband and two adult children included! But we can finally see light at the end of the 18 month process of selling our family home, deciding to build, having a failed negotiation with one builder through multiple designs to settle on another builder, again working through a number of designs - to now seeing it all starting to come together! And of course the gazillion decisions that needed to be made between then and now! We are actually starting to get excited which is a luxury we haven't allowed ourselves for a while! I've attached a few update pics but will throw up a few more once the rubbish pit that is our front yard has been cleared away. Hope the Easter break has been suitably relaxing and rejuvenating for you all and that the keyword for all your build processes whatever stage you are at is SMOOTH! EntryRendering to front pillars and up/down lights now completed.Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Vinyl Planks Ending up going with Kenbrock AspenwoodLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ End of kitchen bench and flooringYou can just see the bottom of one of the four large windows in this area. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Lounge area upstairs. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Master Bedroom flooringMetropol Granite carpet - you can see some dusty footprints! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Stair Lights Vinyl Planks here too. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ View from upstairs kitchen, dining and lounge.Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My thread can be found here - I hope! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=89313 Re: Brisbane Build with Dixon 59Apr 02, 2018 4:31 pm wow! it's all happened really quickly for you joggles - love your staircase and lights, and that view is amazinggg! You must be so relieved the end is in sight. Building a house is such an emotional and financial toll. Your remaining bits and pieces won't take long at all. So excited for you Re: Brisbane Build with Dixon 60Apr 02, 2018 4:43 pm gr8ly wow! it's all happened really quickly for you joggles - love your staircase and lights, and that view is amazinggg! You must be so relieved the end is in sight. Building a house is such an emotional and financial toll. Your remaining bits and pieces won't take long at all. So excited for you Thanks gr8ly! It certainly is a draining process all around. We said after our first build we would never do it again. But here we are! As a teacher, I'm on school holidays now but we're not likely to be able to move until we have just started the new term. So I will be back at work and husband and children will need to coordinate . . . hang on that doesn't actually sound like a bad plan. I think the reality will be afternoons and evenings of Mum coordination of the family troops! My thread can be found here - I hope! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=89313 Hello Josh, This is Irving from PRIMA, we are a manufacturer of the staircase, railings, kitchen cabinets, windows, doors from China. If you have requirement to purchase… 0 5467 Hi, does anyone have a clue how the Brisbane Development website work in terms of how uptodate the dates on it are (developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au). 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