Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 24, 2013 8:27 pm MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 2Sep 28, 2013 11:20 pm MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 3Sep 29, 2013 9:57 am Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 4Sep 30, 2013 10:28 am MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 5Oct 01, 2013 9:09 pm MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 6Oct 28, 2013 4:45 pm MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 7Oct 28, 2013 4:55 pm great colors and congrats on the site start Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 8Oct 28, 2013 5:09 pm 1rocky great colors and congrats on the site start Thanks heaps! So stoked for the start I will be going past the site every day after work I think to check on the progress so there will be a lot of pics I am hoping the colours turn out as well in real life as they do in my head! Thankfully I have a pretty good imagination! MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 9Oct 29, 2013 5:13 pm nice one!! Will be following your build. I am very likely to build with Plantation as well. But has a few more displays to look at. Did you sign up with one of the sales in Rochedale? or other display centre's sales? If you dont mind me asking, for that LAUNDRY sink and under-sink cabinet....is that photo you attached what you will be getting? I would have though the standard is sink with laminated benchtop (just around sink) and laminated cupboard under the sink. Am i right or did you make an upgrade to what's in the photo? Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 10Oct 29, 2013 5:17 pm also, may I ask how much it costed you to do the upgrade Mosaic feature tiles in the bathroom/shower room? I like to have some feature in the shower room, but the missus says no need....plain is good enough...@_@ Also, I am guessing you are having Plantation to do all your flooring upstairs and downstairs.....for their carpet range, did you find the standard carpet already has a large selection? or did you have to upgrade carpet and upgrade the underlay? Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 11Oct 29, 2013 9:53 pm There were a few mosaic selections to choose from as standard which were quite nice there is an allowance of a set number of the mosaic sheets included and there are different styles to choose from. I just wanted this one in particular so it was an upgrade as it wasn't one of their options I just happened to find it at Beaumont. Laundry sink was standard inclusion as is We upgrades to designer range carpet as we didn't like any of the showcase range there were only a couple to choose from. Sitework started today yay will post some pics at end of week when hopefully slab is down! Oh and we originally dealt with the sales office at Stoneridge estate narangba before contract MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 12Oct 30, 2013 11:32 am Watching this build we are also about to build in Burpengary on 3000m2 ... looking into Plantaiton and Metricon.. any advice or reason you went with Plantaiton? PS. how many M2 is your house? http://www.betterthansheets.com.au - Why use sheets for curtains in your brand new home use Better Than Sheets Temporary Paper blinds instead! Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 13Oct 30, 2013 12:29 pm We liked the Plantation inclusions and prices and we also knew they style of house we wanted and where we wanted things and the Camden4 was pretty much spot on exactly what we wanted, with all the Metricon designs we would have had to make a lot of changes to get what we wanted. A friend recently built with Plantation and had a really good experience which also helped with our decision. The Plantation sales office we went through was so nice and honest he was very up front about costs with us, that he knew things like colours he obviously didn't know but a lot of ours were standard anyway. Good question on the size, I believe it is 195.1m2 including the Garage and Alfresco... We (ideally) plan to live in this for 5 years or so, 10 max then build two storey on acerage further up the coast, something similar to Franklin by Metricon but will see how that pans out we just wanted to get out of renting and be paying for something we owned instead! MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 14Nov 04, 2013 11:09 am Ok so the slab is done woot! Pics to come tonight when I am home Our Frame is due to start tomorrow so hopefully that will happen and it will start to look like a house, I've been going out every afternoon becuase if I go to the block after work (10min drive north of work and where we currently live) it is still quicker to get home then waiting at the blasted traffic lights I sit at every arvo, I can go to the block, quick look and home within half an hour or I can sit at traffic lights for 25mins and get home at the same time or later than if I didn't go to the block! Needless to say, I know which one I enjoy most!!! MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 15Nov 06, 2013 9:39 pm So this is where we are up to at the moment - FRAMES!!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ If only it would be this quick the whole way but they did tell us the first stage is the fastest because that is the "big" things! MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 16Nov 11, 2013 9:02 pm Gutters went up today which was pretty exciting! Roof should be on this week and rough ins next week!!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Timeline so far: Tuesday 23rd July: Land offer accepted and signed initial pricing with Plantation Tuesday 6th August: Ordered soil tests etc. Tuesday 27th August: Land settled Monday 2nd Sept: Signed Contracts/Colour selection Thursday 5th Sept: Electrical appointment Thursday 12th Sept: Rec'd final electrical plans Friday 13th Sept: Rec'd Covenant approval Tues 24th Sept: Rec'd final drawings Wed 25th Sept: Final building approval Friday 27th Sept: Final bank Approval Monday 14th Oct: Rec'd and returned mortgage docs Wed 23rd Oct: Rec'd Authority to commence and deposit - FILE TO SITE!!! Tuesday 29th Oct: Site Clear Wed 30th Oct: House marked out Thurs 31st Oct: Drainage Friday 1st Nov: Boxed up the slab Saturday 2nd Nov: Slab poured Monday 3rd Nov: Frame materials delivered Tuesday 4th Nov: Partial frame complete Friday 7th Nov: Frame mostly complete Monday 11th Nov: Gutters are up Builder aiming for Feb 2014 completion! MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 17Nov 22, 2013 10:17 pm Timeline so far: Tuesday 23rd July: Land offer accepted and signed initial pricing with Plantation Tuesday 6th August: Ordered soil tests etc. Tuesday 27th August: Land settled Monday 2nd Sept: Signed Contracts/Colour selection Thursday 5th Sept: Electrical appointment Thursday 12th Sept: Rec'd final electrical plans Friday 13th Sept: Rec'd Covenant approval Tues 24th Sept: Rec'd final drawings Wed 25th Sept: Final building approval Friday 27th Sept: Final bank Approval Monday 14th Oct: Rec'd and returned mortgage docs Wed 23rd Oct: Rec'd Authority to commence and deposit - FILE TO SITE!!! Tuesday 29th Oct: Site Clear Wed 30th Oct: House marked out Thurs 31st Oct: Drainage Friday 1st Nov: Boxed up the slab Saturday 2nd Nov: Slab poured Monday 3rd Nov: Frame materials delivered Tuesday 4th Nov: Partial frame complete Friday 7th Nov: Frame mostly complete Monday 11th Nov: Gutters up Thursday 14th Nov: Roof on! Tuesday 19th Nov: House wrapped and rough ins started Wednesday 20th Nov: All lights finalised and ordered (we are supplying) Thursday 21st Nov: Windows and external doors installed! Builder aiming for Feb 2014 completion! It's all coming along really well I have heaps of detailed pics on my blog yay!!! Plaster and bricks should be happening next week then tiling and painting the last couple of weeks before xmas! MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 18Nov 27, 2013 11:00 am Hi, we are also building with plantation homes but in south side of brisbane. just made tender appoinment, so long way to go. I really love your selection, great work!! anyway did you have trouble with bank when you have post variation and get more funds? apparently, my mate built with them and his post variation was about $17k more than the contract. (obviously he upgraded too much electrical stuff) and bank won't pay for them. I am sure I will be having an upgrade as I really need data cables and theater pre-wired. so please share your experience if you had any issue with bank. Thx in advance. Dream homes Re: Plantation Homes Breakthrough - Building the Camden 4 19Nov 27, 2013 12:50 pm Thanks we love our colours! We have had very little drama at all, the bank was slow with our docs because they made an error and had to fix them and took their time but approvals for money and getting the funds drawn has been all ok We actually have plasterboard internal walls now and the bricks should be delivered today. I updated the blog on Monday so there are heaps of photos on there if you want to have a look at that! At this stage aiming for Mid feb completion so hopefully by early March we will be in the place! MM & ZCR - Building Plantation Breakthrough Camden 4 in North Brisbane Blog: http://melly122.wordpress.com/ Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67328 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74682 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 105134 Hi there! 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