Our first home build Sorrento 39 with Carlisle homes

Are the colours on the balcony timber lapping, door and garage the same - they look great and look great with the pillars and house colour scheme

No

Thanks ronn! They are very similar color, garage door was little bit off because we coudn't find the exact match!


There were no big issues at the PCI, or we tried to not make a big scene. Actually there were few issues highlighted by our private inspector and his proposed solutions was not accepted by Carlise. For example there was a scratch mark on the bottom of the aluminium sliding door at the dinning area and our inspector said they have to completely remove and replaced the door due to it is impossible to repair the scratch at the spot. We thought forcing C to do that is bit too much at this stage and let the C to do the repair through A&L. We could have make a big scene out of some of these issue but be we choose not to chase them too much and settle on an acceptable solution to both parties.

It is great to hear that your house is coming to completion soon! Exciting times! We have moved in already and these days running around to organise curtain and blinds , electrical stuff like down lights and outdoor lights and new furniture etc etc...

Hi Ramee

Congratulations for a beautiful house. Can I ask you if Carlisle used hebel just on ground floor or the whole house had been done with hebel?

Hope you don't mind me answering.
When they use hebel, it's full house.

Thanks

We are looking to build double storey home. I went to a different builder and they are saying that they cannot do hebel for the first floor if the house floor plan is not a box.

Builders can.
But it involves more steel, design costs & complications.
Carlisle do more of the 'box on box' designs.

Full brick (brick the whole way up)
or
40 course (40-42-ish rows of brick, rendered foam above)
or
Hebel

Other builders do more traditional, older style, cladding instead of foam.

All depends on one's tastes.

Thanks CarnTheHawks

Looks like you have lot of knowledge about building.

Can I ask for a suggestion?

Me builder is offering me two options:- brick on ground and render foam on first floor or hebel on ground floor and render foam on first floor.

What option do you think is better in regards to the structural quality?