Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 31, 2017 7:25 am Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and have signed off on a tender with Fowler Homes for the Portofino38 at Elara Marsden Park . I'm looking to connect with people who are building as well that i can hopefully share the building experience with and bounce ideas from! We are soon due to start selecting our external colours and although this is my second build, I'm feeling quite nervous about it! Our first build and home was with Eden Brae at the tender age of 25 years old when me and hubby just got married. It was a simple single storey to get ourselves in the property market and while it was a relatively smooth build...looking back - if i could do things differently, i would sooooo...I'm hoping to be a little bit more prepared this second time around! First things first -- does anyone have any clever little Apps or Tools or sites they can recommend that will help in visualising external facade colours? Or has anyone built with Fowler Homes and gone with their standard contemporary facade and can post pictures of how it's turned out - colours they used, rendering etc? Re: Anyone building with Fowler Homes? 2Mar 31, 2017 4:30 pm Hi there we are going to be building with fowler just trying to get our land sorted (its a long story) we are going with the hemisphere 35 with the platinum package. We will be doing the standard facade with a dark grey/charcoal/black brick.. we may render some if it later when we have more money. Whilst i havent seen a real life fowler home with the standard facade i have seen houses similar with just brick and it isnt my ideal facade but it is all we can afford and we will dress it up with climbing plants and pergola... i dont have any advice for apps or tools but i do recall seeing in other threads people using some type of program to visualise:. Maybe start a new thread asking? Im looking forward to following your build, i have started a general building with fowler thread if you want to check it out.. I have posted pics of standard tile choices etc in there Cheers! Re: Anyone building with Fowler Homes? 5Apr 01, 2017 7:31 am Thanks so much for those pictures!!! I am in the same boat!! The standard facade isn't my ideal facade either and am hoping I can afford to render some parts to make it a little more appealing We went to the Oran Park Displays last weekend hoping to get a glimpse of the Hemisphere but it isn't ready yet! I'm sad we signed the Tender a couple of months early as we just missed out on the new designs and new packages!! Sooo excited to follow your build! Re: Anyone building with Fowler Homes? 6May 19, 2017 4:32 pm Hi Portofino38 and newwyhouse2233, my husband and I have just signed on with Fowler Homes to build our first home. We are just about to go into council, so still in the early stages. We are building the Galleria 22, its the single storey on display at Marsden Park. Looking forward to following both of your builds! Very new to all of this so just trying to research as much as I can about everything! Re: Anyone building with Fowler Homes? 8May 31, 2017 1:57 pm Hi all I am just waiting to sign plans to send to council. I am building the Hampton 29 in Thornton ( Maitland area). It's single story and has the accent facade as we have building guidelines and we have to have a verandah. Only went with the deluxe package as its cheaper to upgrade that way if wanted , but so far only upgrade the oven and bathroom vanities. Its first time building , so it's nervous and excited at the same time !!! Picture is our ACCENT FACADE and is extended Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Anyone building with Fowler Homes? 9Jun 01, 2017 6:06 pm How exciting !! We just finished our electrical appointment and now the long anxious wait until they tell us we're approved by council! Looking forward to seeing and reading about your build! Re: Anyone building with Fowler Homes? 10Jul 14, 2017 11:06 am Hi keith77, we are looking at the Hampton 28 for a knock down rebuild on the Central Coast. Did you have to pay a tender fee and how has the process gone so far with Fowler? Their building time frames seem slow by other comments on here but I'm hoping it's different for our region. Looking forward to your build, I hope you post more since we are looking at similar plans Re: Anyone building with Fowler Homes? 11Sep 28, 2017 3:17 pm keith77 Hi all I am just waiting to sign plans to send to council. I am building the Hampton 29 in Thornton ( Maitland area). It's single story and has the accent facade as we have building guidelines and we have to have a verandah. Only went with the deluxe package as its cheaper to upgrade that way if wanted , but so far only upgrade the oven and bathroom vanities. Its first time building , so it's nervous and excited at the same time !!! Picture is our ACCENT FACADE and is extended Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi Keith! Love the look of the Accent extended! Were currently building the Catalina 23, wish it was in our budget to extend it also. Looking forward to following your journey! The thread for my build is in my signature Re: Anyone building with Fowler Homes? 13Sep 29, 2017 2:40 pm oh dear! That's worrisome. I had to chase up my own council documents to be sent over as they weren't ready during our draft presentation. Told they would email them over. I had to remind them 2.5 weeks afterwards. I also feel like they're short on staff. I sent a general enquiry on the website about colours and my Sales Manager replied haha.. I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105551 Anyone built with Fowler Homes? Feedback? Especially any things concerning or negatives? Have heard some horror… 0 9299 Wish you all the best. Once you signed the contract, they will find millions excuses to charge you. And have seen their sites unfinished for a long time. 4 24824 |