Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon Liberty 42 vs Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat 45 7Jul 26, 2021 2:22 pm judder Hi, So we have a family of 4 (wife, me 2 kids) as well as my folks and an aunty who stays over occasionally (say once every 2 weeks overnight for work). Having 2 bedrooms on the lower floor is a must but can't work out which is the better layout. We initially looked at the CH Granada 41 SQ plan, however, looking at the Granada Retreat, this looks to be a better deal? We're also interested in the Metricon Liberty 42 but unsure of pricing. So far, these are our thoughts: Metricon Liberty: Pluses: - Bigger bedrooms overall. - Looks somewhat more spacious from the entrance than the CH design. - Not sure if possible but I could segregate the Bedroom 5 from the bottom powder / bathroom and also the toilet and bathroom so people can access both at the same time. Minuses: - It's one room less on the ground floor, we'd need to put doors on the sitting room and make it a "bedroom" for my folks by buying additional storage say from Ikea. - All toilets upstairs and downstairs will be windowless. I recall on the older Liberty 40 design they were able to design it so all upstairs toilets were with windows. Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat: Pluses: - Love the bedroom at the rear gives us a lot more privacy and the balcony! - I prefer the activity room at the front of the house so everyone can enjoy the balcony. - Huge Family Room. Negatives: - I would need to convert the lounge to a 2nd master bedroom and the Rumpus also to a Guest Bedroom. Im concerned this gives it somewhat a claustrophobic feel as this would make the entrance somewhat more narrow. The Liberty has the opposite effect. - The Powder Room with shower will be windowless. Im not sure if CH will allow me to extend it right to the wall into the WIP wall and give it a window. - With the ensuite on the lower floor for the 2nd master room even with a window on the shower, this provides very little light and pretty much would be "windowless". - Overall smaller bedrooms than Metricon even given the size difference (+3 squares on the CH one). I've noticed CH tends to have smaller bedrooms than Mcon overall? - Upper level has a windowless toilet. I lived in one and find any windowless room really annoying with the fan sounding like a helicopter. I prefer all rooms to have windows. Overall my heart does seem to favour the Granada Retreat design. Any thoughts? Thanks. Hi, Have you progressed in your construction? I am also struggling to choose between Granada Retreat 45 vs Metricon Hamshire 45. Any feedback and experience on Granada Retreat 45?. Thanks Re: Metricon Liberty 42 vs Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat 45 10Sep 05, 2021 9:14 pm Tim65 After the nightmare build we had with Metricon I would not recommend them .Better builders out there Tim, Sorry to hear that you had such a rough time with them. If we can help, let me know. And I agree. There are better builders out there. However there are also a lot of ordinary ones in the mix. PM me if I can assit. Darren Darbecca Pty Ltd Servicing the greater Melbourne Area. 0400 199 544 Darbecca.com.au Re: Metricon Liberty 42 vs Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat 45 11Sep 05, 2021 10:14 pm Darbecca Tim65 After the nightmare build we had with Metricon I would not recommend them .Better builders out there Tim, Sorry to hear that you had such a rough time with them. If we can help, let me know. And I agree. There are better builders out there. However there are also a lot of ordinary ones in the mix. PM me if I can assit. Darren I negotiated out of court settlement I think I know the answer but just checking to see if anyone has had experience with it. I want to build a small 20 square metre retreat in my backyard, it will have a… 0 13826 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 8089 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 36896 |