Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 5Dec 13, 2013 4:51 pm Oh your choices look divine. Good luck with your build. I look forward to seeing it all come together Building in Myalup with Redink PCQ : Nov 2012 Prestart: 17 th March 2013 Builders Permit: Sept 2013 Completed build Aug 2014 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67559 Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 6Dec 13, 2013 5:54 pm Looks good - just posting to keep track for when you put your plans up What area are you looking to build in? Demo + Build in Rivervale, Western Australia Moved in June 2014 http://rivervale.tumblr.com/ Building Thread Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 7Dec 13, 2013 6:53 pm Hi Zaxon, I am building in Coolbinia. I have had the house for a long time and knock down and rebuild was the wisest path. Just arranging demo today and have my prestart booked, although most finishes and options selected. Still need to decide electrical, render and roof tile colours etc. How did you go about doing electrical. Any pitfalls?? Tips for beginners? Cheers Mark Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 8Dec 13, 2013 7:13 pm Looking good. I've seen your posts in the past, looking forward to seeing the build!! Such a lovely area I have to say I knew nothing about steam ovens till I was at a conference in Melbourne last year. They seem like they can do some amazing things! And the good ones work as a standard oven as well so if you having two ovens I'd look into a steam as the second one Also learnt about self cleaning ovens, some are steam other pyralitic (sp) and from the sounds the steam cleaners can be much better. Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 9Dec 13, 2013 7:22 pm Hmmmm yes still thinking about the steam oven. My wife is Asian and does steam cooking however I am leaning towards an oven and micro combo as the second oven. My alfresco will more than likely have an oven of some sort as well so I should be sorted. Just gotta get it built. Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 10Dec 13, 2013 8:18 pm AussieMark Hi Zaxon, I am building in Coolbinia. I have had the house for a long time and knock down and rebuild was the wisest path. Just arranging demo today and have my prestart booked, although most finishes and options selected. Still need to decide electrical, render and roof tile colours etc. How did you go about doing electrical. Any pitfalls?? Tips for beginners? Cheers Mark Nice - who are you doing the demo with? And the build? With the electrical - I used 101 to do all the GPO's ($65 per DGPO was within my budget), and I upgraded to down lights in areas under the 2nd floor or in areas that I knew I wanted them (eg kitchen). Then used Intelligent Home for my network cabling, sound and security systems. I expect that I'll want more lighting upgrades but I'd rather live there for a bit before deciding exactly how I want to light some rooms. Theatre room fit-out is definitely down the track. My tips would be: put DGPO's on internal walls if you aren't sure about how many you want in rooms (easier to add to external walls later) and only upgrade lights thru the builder if you are 100% confident about where you want them (unnecessary expense otherwise). If your budget stretches far enough, put at least two sets of DGPO's in each room, add more at the start, don't be afraid to go nuts. Demo + Build in Rivervale, Western Australia Moved in June 2014 http://rivervale.tumblr.com/ Building Thread Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 11Dec 13, 2013 8:29 pm I love how cheese on toast cooks in a steam oven! That's one reason we are getting! Pastry and cakes have never tasted or looked so good before. Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 13Dec 13, 2013 11:03 pm Can't wait to see your build go forwards! Your choices look great ______________________________________________________________________ Signed up Jan 2013........Almost done! My thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65763 Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 14Dec 13, 2013 11:12 pm Thanks. Hopefully I am not overcapitalising. Will be posting plans soon........ Cheers Mark Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 15Dec 14, 2013 12:44 am Can't wait to see plans coolbinia is a lovely area <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 16Dec 17, 2013 5:04 pm I think I have over capitalised over my build but it's too late to back out now Will be following your post with interest as I think I might want to do a demo and build for my next one. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64434 Building our own custom design based on the Elwood by Dale Alcock Land settled - November Plans submitted to council - January Prestart - March Slab - 18 September Brickies - 23 October Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 18Oct 18, 2014 11:06 am Oh yay, about time! Off to read... Re: Forever Home in WA - Almost Ready for my build thread... 19May 07, 2016 3:03 am Well its been a very long time between posts on my house but I am so impressed with how my alfresco is turning out. Mock fit up in workshop The end part that juts out is a 1.5m by 1m movable island with bar counter on one side and drawers on the other. Gas Range with custom backsplash. Installed but without appliances yet. GPOs need to be changed too. Other side of the island. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It will look awesome when all the protective plastic is removed. Basically it has a 6 burner range and 711mm oven, xl Dishwasher and 3 door fridge. The marble floor tiles are the same as inside and the cedar on the drawers and doors matches the roof. I have to find the pics of the inside progress...... soon it will be done overcapitalizing on your forever home sound great, until something changes and its not your forever home any more. loss of an income, partner, divorce, Family emergency… 2 1496 We hired Darbecca to do every stage inspection, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that asks me. They were amazing. Thorough reports with photos at every stage,… 6 7697 i would not be signing anything on the day read your contract about when builder submits final invoice generally, have to meet builder within 7 days of receiving final… 1 5350 |