Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Ding's "Sorrento.2" 225Apr 16, 2013 2:45 pm For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Ding's "Sorrento.2" 226Apr 19, 2013 3:23 pm For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Ding's "Sorrento.2" 228Apr 19, 2013 4:08 pm Site Works 9/5/13 Slab 4/6/13 Frame 4/7/13 Fascia/Gutters 10/7/13 Windows 11/7/13 Roof 24/7/13 Gyprock 13/8/13 Lock up 26/8/13 Bricks 2/9/13 Kitchen 11/9/13 Tiling 28/9/13 Re: Ding's "Sorrento.2" 235Dec 02, 2013 2:44 pm Now for some landscaping pics Before: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Paving being done Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Wall being done 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 ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Screens on & led installed - gratuitous night time shot!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Lawn looking good & rear screens up, garden planted out & mulched Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Special reward for a job well done!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Actually, I installed a powerpoint & aerial point up on the wall in the alfresco, so a TV can be mounted & watched from the outdoor table or swung around & watched from the Jacuzzi - should do that before the cricket starts! Re: Ding's "Sorrento.2" 236Dec 02, 2013 3:05 pm Thanks for the update ding. It looks even more wonderful. Personal faves are the water feature at night, kitchen, hallway, flooring and bedroom curtains. Not to mention the dogs, so cute! Re: Ding's "Sorrento.2" 238Dec 03, 2013 11:02 am Acey I just did a search and yours is the first water feature to come up and it looks fantastic! Colours look really good as well But I do have to ask, what ballpark figure would something like this cost? Thanks. We like the way colours highlight the water feature and blend well together. Took a lot of trial & error to make sure the burnt orange suited the main wall. Cost: are you sitting down! I will say that we looked at others who do the same thing & they looked a bit cheap & tacky. Lachy from Water Motion Energy does a great job, uses best quality pump, lights, materials etc. and follows it up with great service, he was back within the week because the auto-filler was not working properly & changed it over. The stainless inserts in the 3 panels add nearly another $1k onto a panel that is usually left blank for you to put your own tile/stone/mosaic onto. But for our feature, which includes 1800 x 400 x 500 fibreglass pond, pump, led lights, pebble grate, pebbles, 3 panels with s/steel inserts + delivery & install will set you back a bit over $5k. The foam wall 7.8m x 2.4m high with planter boxes + rendering + painting, installed was nearly $6k The 2 stainless steel laser cut panel either side of the water feature were nearly $1k each I did my own irrigation & electrical wiring. I fell faint just writing it all down! But quality costs. You could do it all cheaper, but I don't believe you would get the same product, and it does add value to the home - this is what I keep telling myself! Some more pics. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd506/DingoD64/004_zpsf8b70d39.jpg Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd506/DingoD64/006_zpsb1368ea0.jpg Re: Ding's "Sorrento.2" 239Dec 03, 2013 11:05 am Some more pics of the dining area showing the niches with sexy "Hurricane lamps", lit from led's above. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd506/DingoD64/009_zpsa896fa33.jpg Re: Ding's "Sorrento.2" 240Dec 05, 2013 11:49 pm Wow that water feature is stunning! Well worth the money I would say. Now I need to look back over the rest of this thread and get inspired! |