Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 03, 2017 10:43 pm After a long time of considering designs and builders we selected New Choice Homes to build our second home. Homeone was valuable in our research so thought we would share our build with NCH. We had set ideas of what we wanted and decided to draft our own drawings to suit our requirements and work within our block orientation. We wanted our design to have a theatre at the front of the house which faces NE and the dining/alfresco doors facing SW so that we could enjoy the breeze. We designed the house so that the kitchen and dining areas are on the NW side of the property to utilise the light. The study is large enough to be multi purpose and we have access to the powder room without going into the kids zone. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Timeline 01.07.17 - Preparation of Plans signed 04.09.17 - Working Drawings and addenda signed 13.09.17 - Building Permit received 14.09.17 - Pre-start 05.10.17 - Signed and returned pre-start docs 12.10.17 - Unconditional finance approved 31.10.17 - Final Plans signed and returned 01.11.17 - Scheduling 09.11.17 - File sent to construction 18.11.17 - Earthworks 23.11.17 - Footings 24.11.17 - Slab down 27.11.17 - Soakwells arrived 29.11.17 - Temp Power and power run 02.12.17 - Soakwells and water run installed 06.12.17 - Bricks arrived 11.12.17 - Window and Door frames arrived 15.12.17 - Brickwork started 30.01.18 - Brickwork completed 31.01.18 - Roof beams delivered 01.02.18 - Roof timber delivered 02.02.18 - Fascia and Eaves delivered 05.02.18 - Roof Carpenters started 09.02.18 - Roof Carpenters finished 12.02.18 - Wall chasing for electrician 13.02.18 - Electrician started 13.02.18 - Intelligent Homes 1st stage done 16.02.18 - Roof plumber started today 17.02.18 - Roof plumber finished 1st stage and brick cleaning started 19.02.18 - Battens for roof tiles started 26.02.18 - Roof tiles finished 06.03.18 - Rendering started 16.03.18 - Rendering finished 20.03.18 - Ceilings started 23.03.18 - Cornice & glazing install started 26.03.18 - White set started 04.04.18 - Atco gas onsite 05.04.18 - Doors and shelving melamine delivered 06.04.18 - Doors installed and shelving started 07.04.18 - White set finished 07.04.18 - Lockout 10.04.18 - Baths installed 12.04.18 - Ceilings painted & doors undercoated 13.04.18 - Cabinets installed 17.04.18 - Wet areas screed 23.04.18 - Waterproofing 27.04.18 - Tiling started 30.04.18 - External render sealed 01.05.18 - Stone bench tops, basins and sinks installed 14.05.18 - Tiling finished 15.05.18 - Oven, toilets etc delivered today and power meter installed 16.05.18 - Plumbing finals started 17.05.18 - Plumbing and gas finals finished 21.05.18 - Insulation installed 23.05.18 - Garage grano 25.05.18 - Shower screens and mirrors installed 28.05.18 - Gloss coat internal doors 31.05.18 - Earthworks for paving started 07.06.18 - Pavers delivered 08.06.18 - Door handles fitted 11.06.18 - Acrylic texture coat 15.06.18 - Flyscreens installed 19.06.18 - Paving finished & site meeting 28.06.18 - PCI 05.07.18 - Handover 06.07.18 - Wall sealing started 23.07.18 - Electrician day 1 24.07.18 - Electrician day 2 24.07.18 - Security door install 30.07.18 - Wardbrobe fit out 31.07.18 - Wardrobe doors 07.08.18 - Carpet installed 10.08.18 - Reverse cycle instaled 18.08.18 - Move in started 22.08.18 - Solar system instaled Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 2Nov 05, 2017 1:29 am 31c house, garage and alfresco with 28c to kitchen and 34c recess to Theatre
28c eves with no spandrel External Selections 1c Bricks - Vintage Red Vienna Roof Tiles - Aniseed Colorbond Gutters, Fascia, Downpipes - Basalt Acrylic Render - Basalt Garage Door - Shale Grey Paving to Driveway - Flagstone Stonewash Charcoal Jason Windows - Silver Lustre Vintage Red BricksLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Vienna Roof Tiles - AniseedLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Basalt Fascia, Gutters, Downpipes & RenderLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Stonewash Flagstone - Charcoal Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Internal Selections Essastone - Monte Cervino Formica - Brushed Silver Doors and Frames - Solver Spirit Grey Essastone - Monte CervinoLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Splashback Tile 600 x 200 - was going to go glass again until I seen this tileLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Formica Brushed SilverLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Solver Spirit GreyLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bathroom, Powder and Laundry tiles - standard Sunset white walls 200 x 600 Terrain Nero 300 x 300 floor and bath hobLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ensuite Tiles - Standard Sunset Grey walls 200 x 600 and Terrain Nero 300 x 300 floor, bath hob and tiled seatLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Tiles side by side with Essastone and FormicaLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen BinLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Mizu Soothe Sink Mixer Select Range - includedLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ AFA Double Bowl Sink Select Range - upgraded to under mount in stone $ 693.00 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Mixu Soothe Basin Mixer Select Range - includedLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ American Standard Cygnet - Select Range - includedLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ American Standard Cygnet Semi recessed basin - Powder roomLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Posh Solus Shower head From the Select RangeLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Mizu Soothe Shower/Bath Mixer IncludedLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Mizu Drift Swivel Bath outlet Upgraded $ 110.00 eaLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Mizu Block 1690 Inset soaker bath Upgraded to Aspire range $ 59.00 eaLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Towel Rails - Phoenix Gen x Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hand Towel - Phoenix Gen XLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Toilet roll holder Phoenix Gen XLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Clark Edgeline Inset laundry trough Upgraded to Aspire range $ 340.00Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ American Standard Studio Back to Wall suite Upgraded to Aspire range $ 70.00Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ CEF40 Exhaust fan CEF40 - Upgraded to Aspire range $ 166.50 ea Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Low Profile Smoke Detector Upgraded $ 70.50 eaLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Clipsal Iconic - IncludedLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Westinghouse Duo Oven Non StandardLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Westinghouse 900mm cooktop Non StandardLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Westinghouse 900mm slide out rangehood Non StandardLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Other items Lots of extra power points apx $ 1500.00 Lockwood Nexion Vision Door Handles - Summit Hobless Showers - Semi Frameless Bright Silver $ 598.00 Micro framed mirrors - Bright Silver $ 40.00 Tiling extended height to powder room and Laundry $ 499.00 Upgraded soap dishes to extra towel rails $ 22.00 ea Raised bath heights to 500mm included in quote Mitered Tiling $ 432.00 Tiled seat to ensuite included in quote Increased size of showers included in quote 2 sets of 3 draws to vanities $ 226.00 ea Full height robe recess included in quote Lots of storage Extra high shelf to pantry, store and linen Waterproof Plasterboard to Alfresco and Portico Acrylic render to sellected areas Laundry hamper draws $ 189.00 ea Lots of draws to kitchen 30 various sizes $ 4536.00 Upgrade to Aspire handles throughout $ 880.00 Bin Draw Tap for Fridge $ 113.00 Gas & Water, drain and WGPO for BBQ $ 859.00 Alfresco insulation $ 308.00 Upgrade paving to Stonewash $ 573.00 Limestone sub base to Driveway, Crossover and additonal Hardstand Mesh and colour to Garage hardstand All included in contract Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 6Nov 20, 2017 7:28 pm That is great news that they are running to schedule. One of the questions we had at the start of our dealings with NCH was the time frame, which was a lot better than what other builders were offering. Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 7Nov 20, 2017 10:50 pm Looks great!!! I especially love your gigantic pantry! And brick choice, very much like mine Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 8Nov 21, 2017 10:08 am Choosy That is great news that they are running to schedule. One of the questions we had at the start of our dealings with NCH was the time frame, which was a lot better than what other builders were offering. Their scheduling is pretty impressive, always something happening on site to keep it moving forward. We were told about 6 months from slab to PCI, but Supervisor says he aims for about 5 months. We will cop the Christmas slowdown for 3 weeks though Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 9Nov 21, 2017 1:52 pm How big is your block? Looks like you are going to have lots of space, and the upgrades you've gone for all sound pretty similar to what we are looking at doing. Hopefully goes up nice and quick for you now. Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 10Nov 21, 2017 2:51 pm spiffmiff Looks great!!! I especially love your gigantic pantry! And brick choice, very much like mine Thanks, it took us a while to get the design to tick all the boxes considering what needed to be located where and try to balance out the sizes. We also had mundaring red, restoration red or vintage red on a our list, we like them all, yours look great. Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 11Nov 21, 2017 5:44 pm Your plan looks amazing Choosy.. You even have BBQ recess! I am building with NCH too.. I picked mostly their standard select range. Your aspire upgrades look good. Wish I have done that. Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 12Nov 21, 2017 6:43 pm nicolac34 How big is your block? Looks like you are going to have lots of space, and the upgrades you've gone for all sound pretty similar to what we are looking at doing. Hopefully goes up nice and quick for you now. Our block is in an established area so we steped the garage store back which allowed us to bring the house forward and leave almost 13 mtrs to the back fence. Our pre start upgrades were not much as a lot of items are included in the standard select range and we included most other items in our original pricing. We are looking at a maximum building time of 190 working days (in our contract) to allow for any delays, however this is a lot better than other builders who wanted 250+ working days in their contracts. Good luck with your prestart next week. Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 13Nov 21, 2017 7:06 pm stillwaiting Your plan looks amazing Choosy.. You even have BBQ recess! I am building with NCH too.. I picked mostly their standard select range. Your aspire upgrades look good. Wish I have done that. We took a long time at the beginning of our journey and asked for information on their Select and Aspire range early so that we could do the rounds well before going to prestart. A lot of the select range is very nice and having renovated a kitchen and bathroom in our current house, nothing lasts forever. Glad to see another NCH on homeone Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 14Nov 22, 2017 9:13 am Sketch DrawingLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
Contract DrawingLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Plans Electrical PlanLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 15Nov 25, 2017 1:35 pm Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 16Dec 05, 2017 10:21 pm Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 17Dec 10, 2017 11:57 pm Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 19Dec 12, 2017 10:30 am Be interesting to see if they try and push it out by Xmas to get to plate height for a nice Christmas present of a progress invoice! Our brickies took about 10 working days from memory. Re: Individual Design - New Choice Homes 20Dec 12, 2017 3:12 pm We are happy with just the slab before the break, we don't expect the bricks to be started until the new year. It will probably take the brickes a month to do unless they put two teams on it given it is mostly single face brick and just under 400m2. Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 23483 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74702 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 105558 |