Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Bryan & Petersen Build in Regional Victoria 79Jul 12, 2019 7:32 pm TILES & FLOORING SELECTIONS We think we have our final tile choices worked out for the bathrooms. We can go through pretty much any tile supplier with our vouchers but our builder does 'direct' clients to three(3) main local outlets. We have chosen National Tiles here in Ballarat as they have a decent range with good prices. We are also getting our vinyl planks for the main livings areas, entry/hallways etc from the same shop (Solomon's flooring are part of the same National Tiles business here). Originally we were thinking just one tile colour for walls and floor, but because we both liked this particular grey 'cement' look tile for the floor, it probably was too dark for the walls so have chosen something lighter for the walls. Here is the floor tile for the bathrooms (against the Polytec Prime Oak cabinet): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The splashback tile in the pic below we've picked mostly for how it looks on the shower wall, and because it is only a small height above the benchtop we're thinking it will still be ok there. Possibly should go with more contrast, maybe white tiles for the splashback but we'll make the final call on Monday when we go back in to sign up. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ VINYL PLANKS We tossed up between tiles or planks for our main living areas, and in the end vinyl planks won out mostly because of:
National Tiles have their own Korean made brand of planks named 'Vale'. They have both 3mm and 5mm options and we have gone with the sturdier 5mm planks. Our colour choice is from the following and we are going with 'Tope Oak': Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Now we have been give a sample to try in the house and we're not 100% sure it is actually Tope Oak....it looks more like the darker 'Spotted Gum' to be honest. Anyhow even if we did this one it isn't too bad, but I think we would both like it a bit lighter Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here Re: Bryan & Petersen Build in Regional Victoria 80Jul 14, 2019 8:33 pm VINYL PLANK FLOORING We grabbed some more colour samples of the National Tiles 'Vale' vinyl planks today and dropped around the house to see how they looked in the main living area. Our original choice (Tope Oak) is the darkest, but now we're thinking we might go with the slightly lighter option of 'Honey Oak'. The really light one is 'Blonde Oak', but we think it doesn't provide enough contrast to the kitchen etc. So here are the four colours we looked at: From left...'Blonde Oak', 'Honey Oak', 'Tope Oak' and 'Sugar Gum' on the right. The one 2nd from the left (Honey Oak) is what we are thinking of going with, mostly because it has some nice variation and will hopefully warm up our living space nicely.Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is the 'Honey Oak' on it's own without the camera flash, so closer to how it looks in realityLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We noticed the plasterer's had been in to put up our final bits of cornice in the kitchen and pantry areas: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Just another angle looking from pantry door back towards the dining/lounge area. Shows our LED light bar over the island (1.5m)....it actually has 2 light colours (warm and cool) depending on how many times you supposedly flick the switch! weird!Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I was finishing off some perimeter insulation, so figured I may as well take some photos of the roof area: This shows the perimeter insulation batts we installed a while ago, along with some wall wrap to hopefully 'hold in' the blown in cellulose insulation that goes in just before handover.Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This shows the electric motors for the baffles in the central heating system. We have upgraded to 3 zones, so these components open and close depending on what zones are turned on.Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I noticed these duct extensions on all the exhaust fans and asking the builder the other day the sparkies do this particularly the assist with clearing the depth of blown in insulation.Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here I have posted this before: We hired Darbecca to do every stage inspection, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that asks me. They were amazing. Thorough reports… 2 4518 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 17618 Hi We have finally decided to complete a KDR on our corner plot in NE Melbourne suburbs. Given its a corner plot approx. 400 sqm just a standard design may not fit the… 0 8577 |