Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 3Dec 30, 2013 10:51 pm For the size restrictions that's an amazing plan!
I'd suggest possibly checking out so,e of the first home buyers companies for plans. They tend to specialise in plans for small blocks, might give you some ideas. I know we built on a 10x30 block and seen a great plan buy homebuyers on a similar block to ours. Many of the low end builders also have more high end versions of themselves, Aussie has smart homes and the Ventura, though you have companies like redink with do the spectrum. I've heard good things about blueprint being able to make custom plans for a good price. We have friends who built with them in hilbert and got a great plan! If we'd known sooner we would have looked into them! I know a few people building with BT and have been very happy with the price and inclusions. Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 4Dec 30, 2013 10:51 pm I like your plan. We gave 101 a very serious look when we thought we'd be building on a smaller block. Seems good value for $ and pretty good reputation. Displays are lovely. We bought in piara waters but going back and forth on jandakot rd noticed calleya. Would love to get my hands on a block there, great location! Good luck. Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 5Dec 30, 2013 11:18 pm asj25 Wow I really like that plan. Fits everything in well / love the kitchen/laundry set up too Thanks asj25. That was something that attracted me to this plan. The modified plan will have the garage entry door through the back of the scullery area instead of into the entry hall. fmac For the size restrictions that's an amazing plan! I'd suggest possibly checking out some of the first home buyers companies for plans. They tend to specialise in plans for small blocks, might give you some ideas. I know we built on a 10x30 block and seen a great plan buy homebuyers on a similar block to ours. Many of the low end builders also have more high end versions of themselves, Aussie has smart homes and the Ventura, though you have companies like redink with do the spectrum. I've heard good things about blueprint being able to make custom plans for a good price. We have friends who built with them in hilbert and got a great plan! If we'd known sooner we would have looked into them! I know a few people building with BT and have been very happy with the price and inclusions. Thanks fmac - i started looking through some of the entry level plans, but i have a hard time imagining changes, and most of them are quite small. I'm also chatting with Red Ink as well modifying one of there designs, but it just doesn't have the "wow" factor that i'm looking for. I think Blueprint do a good entry level house - but not so sure about there capabilities for anything more quality. The finishes on some of there display homes leave a little to be desired. ardie514 I like your plan. We gave 101 a very serious look when we thought we'd be building on a smaller block. Seems good value for $ and pretty good reputation. Displays are lovely. We bought in piara waters but going back and forth on jandakot rd noticed calleya. Would love to get my hands on a block there, great location! Good luck. Yeah i really the like the location, thats the main reason i ended up going for a smaller block than i was originally looking at. Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 6Dec 31, 2013 12:44 am Hi elemist, Congratulations securing the block, it sounds like you've done well. Some developers seem to take the p**s with the pricing of blocks and you hear stories of people camping out for day to secure a block. We've replied to your question about Ben Trager on your other thread. http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?p=1118450#p1118450. Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 7Dec 31, 2013 8:22 am Hi great plan. You could add a passage way/room (with external door ) to the back of the garage to join up the garage to to laundry. Would be like a "mud room" This would mean having coverage between the two and having extra storage/dumping spot however this might be your only access to your back yard if your frontage is narrow so maybe not. Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 8Feb 03, 2014 12:28 pm Hi, Congratulations on securing the block. I did secure one of the blocks in Stage 3 and have got the same size as you (12.5x30). I went with Celebration Homes (Elwood) with some mods/upgrades. http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j ... DG5oLnChmw They come with good std specs and the sales guy was good enough (we went to 3 display homes with him during xmas time and was given some discount). Please pm me if you need his info. One thing you might want to check is BAL cost cause they vary a lot depending on builders. BluePrint asked 9k but Celebration came with 5k (fixed) for BAL 12.5/19 Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 10Feb 06, 2014 12:48 am Hey there, We've got a similar size block in Ashby (13x30m), it seems to be the size many blocks are going at these days. Take a look at our plan, its the Austin from DAH. We've got the bedroom in the middle and a large open living area - but because of the long/skinny nature we were a bit limited about rooms and areas. Good luck! Done it once.. Lived in it a year.. Sold it.. Doing it again! Addicted to Building.. Building with Dale Alcock in Ashby, WA https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66684 Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 11Feb 08, 2014 5:01 am Howdy all, Thanks for the comments and plan suggestions. Has been great fun checking out all the different designs that are around, and i've incorporated a few into my floor plan. At this stage i'm still sticking with the viceroy floor plan - albeit with a few changes. Just in the process of try to sort out the finishing specs IE undermount sinks, over head cupboards etc to try and lock in pricing. Site works at the estate are moving quite quickly. It's amazing the difference a few weeks make, and the removal of a couple of massive sand dunes that were bordering Armadale road. They've actually done quite a bit of work clearing, leveling and laying the foundations - pipeworks and the likes. I went for a wander up the service road last weekend and took a few pics. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ These are both taken with Armadale road to the rear facing Jandakot road. Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 12Feb 08, 2014 5:05 am cky0703 Hi, Congratulations on securing the block. I did secure one of the blocks in Stage 3 and have got the same size as you (12.5x30). I went with Celebration Homes (Elwood) with some mods/upgrades. http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j ... DG5oLnChmw They come with good std specs and the sales guy was good enough (we went to 3 display homes with him during xmas time and was given some discount). Please pm me if you need his info. One thing you might want to check is BAL cost cause they vary a lot depending on builders. BluePrint asked 9k but Celebration came with 5k (fixed) for BAL 12.5/19 Hi cky0703, Congrats to you too! Didn't end up getting my choice of block - but hey i think the area outweighs that! I had a look at Celebrations, but didn't really see any floor plans i liked. Interesting your comments about the BAL costs, these definately vary depending on the builder you speak with. With National Homes they're currently budgeting $15k, so quite a variance there. Although it is only a provisional sum, and likely to be less than that. The sales rep mentioned there's some changes coming with the BAL requirements which mean costs, hence the higher provisional amount. So if you can lock in that price fixed then definately go for it! Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 13Feb 24, 2014 11:50 pm Congrats on securing your block! We just secured a block in the 2nd public release this weekend just gone. This is our first build so it's quite scary. We have been looking at displays for about 18 months and fell in love with a Dale Alcock design which required a fairly big block. We managed to secure a 601m2 block which fits the design but it seems now the design may be out of our price range with all the finishing's etc. We are now looking for some more idea so if anyone has any floor plans that might work for us we would welcome any suggestions. Our requirements are very simple: * 4 x 2 * activity room * large living space * office (desirable but not a deal breaker) Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 14Feb 27, 2014 12:39 pm Congratulations to both of you on securing a block in Calleya, my hubby and I are desperately trying to get in there. Any tips on getting in quick? We couldn't have possibly registered any faster than what we did, I guess we should just keep trying and keep our fingers crossed We fell in love with a Summit Homes design, The Aloha, its displayed in Aspiri in Piara Waters. I love the floor plan but as displayed it is quite expensive, the sales woman suggested starting with the base model and add the extras we want rather than have all of the fruit and blow our budget. We also looked at another home in the estate by New Generation Homes which is also part of the Summit Group it was called the Pebble Beach. It was a smaller home on a smaller block, 4x2 with activity room and home theatre. Living area was probably a little smaller than what I'd prefer but still a lovely design, as displayed it was more than $100K cheaper than the Aloha. Given you have a larger block you could always increase the size of the living area? Good luck finding a design! Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 15Feb 27, 2014 7:55 pm I have no idea how we managed to secure a block. Our internet speed is really slow but somehow we managed to click first. If they do the same for the next release I would say just be prepared. Be at the computer when the email comes in and click the link asap. We were told the first public release was all over in 10 seconds!! There is supposed to be a release every month so just keep trying. We also loved the Summit Aloha but it was our of our price range too. The Pebble Beach has been our back up and the $$$ saved means we could probably push out the living a bit. The only downside is the Master being straight off the living area. We have found a Ross North design which we think might work. http://www.rossnorthhomes.com.au/our-ho ... -ashburton Good luck with the land hunt! Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 16Mar 01, 2014 5:09 pm 2tks Congratulations to both of you on securing a block in Calleya, my hubby and I are desperately trying to get in there. Any tips on getting in quick? We couldn't have possibly registered any faster than what we did, I guess we should just keep trying and keep our fingers crossed We fell in love with a Summit Homes design, The Aloha, its displayed in Aspiri in Piara Waters. I love the floor plan but as displayed it is quite expensive, the sales woman suggested starting with the base model and add the extras we want rather than have all of the fruit and blow our budget. We also looked at another home in the estate by New Generation Homes which is also part of the Summit Group it was called the Pebble Beach. It was a smaller home on a smaller block, 4x2 with activity room and home theatre. Living area was probably a little smaller than what I'd prefer but still a lovely design, as displayed it was more than $100K cheaper than the Aloha. Given you have a larger block you could always increase the size of the living area? Good luck finding a design! No tips here either unfortunately. I suspect it will have a lot to do with when you registered on the list originally - assuming that when they do the email out it will send from first registered to last - and with potentially thousands of names on that list there could be a 20 second delay between the first and last person. Best suggestion is to make sure your on a fast computer on fast internet connection and just be ready. I think i had clicked on the link and registered within about 12 seconds or so of receiving the email, yet i was still the 41st person on the list! Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 17Mar 01, 2014 5:11 pm chadtyn Congrats on securing your block! We just secured a block in the 2nd public release this weekend just gone. This is our first build so it's quite scary. We have been looking at displays for about 18 months and fell in love with a Dale Alcock design which required a fairly big block. We managed to secure a 601m2 block which fits the design but it seems now the design may be out of our price range with all the finishing's etc. We are now looking for some more idea so if anyone has any floor plans that might work for us we would welcome any suggestions. Our requirements are very simple: * 4 x 2 * activity room * large living space * office (desirable but not a deal breaker) Congrats on getting a block! Where about's exactly were the stage 2 blocks located in the estate? None of the info i have had any of those streets listed/shown! Do the stage 2 blocks title in June as well? Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 18Mar 02, 2014 1:29 pm elemist Congrats on getting a block! Where about's exactly were the stage 2 blocks located in the estate? None of the info i have had any of those streets listed/shown! Do the stage 2 blocks title in June as well? They are aiming for June titles at this stage. Our lot is 184 on Chicory Street. Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 19Mar 09, 2014 11:59 am Hi, I have just joined this forum having recently purchased a block at Calleya in the first release. Our block is 375m (15 x 25m). We have been looking at house designs that will fit on these smaller blocks and have decided to go double-storey so now looking at 101 Residential and Ben Trager Homes. Interested to hear if anyone else is considering double-storey. Re: Take Two - Calleya WA - Waiting for titles 20Mar 09, 2014 4:00 pm emmsnet Hi, I have just joined this forum having recently purchased a block at Calleya in the first release. Our block is 375m (15 x 25m). We have been looking at house designs that will fit on these smaller blocks and have decided to go double-storey so now looking at 101 Residential and Ben Trager Homes. Interested to hear if anyone else is considering double-storey. Congrats on getting a block! I considered both 101 and Ben Trager (as well as the cheap APG two story homes) with the intention of going two story, but in the end decided against it. When i crunched the figures i found i was getting much the same floor space over the two stories as with a single story, but with a lower quality finish. Most of the designs in my price range were basically a smaller single story house with a single room upstairs. Plus.. stairs can be a bit of a pain in the butt in general. Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10974 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. 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