Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 947Jan 20, 2014 8:50 am Hi Chelsea- Where do you live? If you go to Accent Carpets at Hoxton Park or Narellan have a look at the range. Natural and Coffee are the ones included in the Yes package.They said we could upgrade to anything we wanted. We chose Verdura but there are others as well.We also chose one that is the same colour all the way through as we have puppy dogs ![]() I did also see on a website that Bamboo is perfect for children and dogs. Villina Grande Handover 10/9 Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 948Jan 20, 2014 11:43 am ![]() Good question - there are a couple of companies on the Accent website and in hindsight because we went to Narellan the choice may not have been as much as maybe Q Central or Hoxton Park. We chose Verdura Australiana which cost an extra 600-700 dollars (not including Theatre and study) but I know there are other Australiana bamboos with other suppliers. We noticed they didn't all look the same when we googled but I guess because it is a natural product it will vary and it is a combination of the natural ones? Also lighting and surrounding colours in the pics would make the bamboo never look the same. It's like wood and granite I suppose but I am no expert. I hope it looks as good as we expect it to ![]() Not sure .... But probably one of the darker ones, not natural. Need to go & see them in the flesh before making any decisions. We paid quite a bit extra to "upgrade" from the yes tiles to bamboo, so hoping we don't get hit with another increase at the time of choosing! 2013 1st tender 24/10 Dep. 18/11 2014 5% 25/02 CDC approval 5/5 Demo 26/5 Pool 3/7 Valid'n 10/7 Slab 11/8 Frame 19/9 Bricks 23/10 2015 Roof 3/12 Lock up 11/2 PCI 31/3 Final insp. & keys 30/4 Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 950Jan 20, 2014 1:37 pm We did not pay to change from tiles to bamboo either. That was locked in before we parted money with M and we had a great sales guy. I will try to upload a pic of our rich brown. If you are after a dark colour, it is worth having a look at the Clarendon display home opposite Parklea markets. It's in their Sherwood 42. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 953Jan 20, 2014 9:21 pm ![]() I can see my photo on Tapatalk, hopefully you can to. Stains, anything other than Natural or Coffee, were $4 extra a sq/m when we has our carpet appointment last week. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks Ren1979. Looks like we will therefore have another whack taken out of the contingency fund then as we have about 140sqm of bamboo downstairs!!!! Yikes. Think the (main) reason we paid extra for bamboo is that we are having it in all downstairs - so there was a cost to upgrade from carpet in 3 rooms (theatre, study & guest bedroom) to bamboo (as I think yes tiles, at least for the villina, were only in hallway, laundry, bathroom & great room ... Plus we extended the width of the great room by over 2m & also the guest bedroom, so i'm sure that added to the bill. But will definitely do a proper scrutiny of my tender when I get home from holiday in 10 days time!! And thanks for the photo & tip re the Clarendon. Am surprised (given the number of people who go for bamboo) that masterton doesn't appear to have it in any display homes (well, none at Warwick farm as we asked!!). Maybe it will come in the newer display homes (too late for us!) 2013 1st tender 24/10 Dep. 18/11 2014 5% 25/02 CDC approval 5/5 Demo 26/5 Pool 3/7 Valid'n 10/7 Slab 11/8 Frame 19/9 Bricks 23/10 2015 Roof 3/12 Lock up 11/2 PCI 31/3 Final insp. & keys 30/4 Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 954Jan 20, 2014 9:27 pm Thanks sengu, much appreciated. Looks very similar to what we want. Did you also have to pay extra for the staining? Glad to see there is another villina eliter out there .. ! How far along the track are you now? 2013 1st tender 24/10 Dep. 18/11 2014 5% 25/02 CDC approval 5/5 Demo 26/5 Pool 3/7 Valid'n 10/7 Slab 11/8 Frame 19/9 Bricks 23/10 2015 Roof 3/12 Lock up 11/2 PCI 31/3 Final insp. & keys 30/4 Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 955Jan 20, 2014 10:33 pm Villinaeliters, No staining, it comes exactly like that piece which is on display. In saying that, I'm planning to get matching hand rails for the stair case. Genstairs have variety of timber but they come in raw finish only so I need to stain it myself. I've got it for all of upstairs and stairs. They are floating boards, so they just slide into the grove and makes it very easy if a certain board get damaged, u just replace that one only. Bamboo is the toughest out of all the flooring apparently. That what the sales guy told me anyway, lol! Umm I just have colour appointment and electrical left. Already paid my deposit and 5% currently awaiting council approval. Hopefully, I will have my first slab in February! Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 956Jan 21, 2014 8:05 am Looks like this year there will be quite a few Villina's being built (with bamboo flooring). ![]() Villina is a nice design, especially when M added extra room/walls near the stairs, instead of open lounge/dining. Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 957Jan 21, 2014 12:52 pm Hi everyone, Just wanted to really quickly say, this forum has been invaluable to us as first home builders. I'm building with chelseaguy1 - as he's mentioned before, we're building a Concerto with contemporary facade near Camden, which we're very excited about! We received our draft plans a couple of days ago and we are meeting with Masterton on Thursday to discuss the couple of issues that we have with them. I just thought it might be timely and worthwhile asking if anyone else has built the Concerto, and might have suggestions for the Concerto plan? The only structural change we have made is changing the 'study nook' into a linen press. I would love to hear what other people's experiences have been with this home, and any suggestions that we might not have thought of. Any thoughts on lighting, powerpoints? Good luck to everyone on their build! Sounds like some of you are getting close! Cheers, TC Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 958Jan 21, 2014 3:08 pm ![]() Hi everyone, Just wanted to really quickly say, this forum has been invaluable to us as first home builders. I'm building with chelseaguy1 - as he's mentioned before, we're building a Concerto with contemporary facade near Camden, which we're very excited about! We received our draft plans a couple of days ago and we are meeting with Masterton on Thursday to discuss the couple of issues that we have with them. I just thought it might be timely and worthwhile asking if anyone else has built the Concerto, and might have suggestions for the Concerto plan? The only structural change we have made is changing the 'study nook' into a linen press. I would love to hear what other people's experiences have been with this home, and any suggestions that we might not have thought of. Any thoughts on lighting, powerpoints? Good luck to everyone on their build! Sounds like some of you are getting close! Cheers, TC LED downlights are now cheap and economical and look great for living areas, hallways and toilets. Add as many power points as you think you need, then add few more. Even I have 2 to 3 powerpoints in each room, I still wish I had few more I missed ![]() Check and make sure the power points for TV, as well as aerial/data outlet is central to the location where you expect the TV to be placed. I missed one of them, and now the power point is not center by 1 meter and just to the edge of the cabinet. Even more so if you are wall mounting the TV, the height and location is critical. Ask for additional wall frame so you can mount the brackets on. Hope this helps. Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 959Jan 21, 2014 5:23 pm ![]() Thanks sengu, much appreciated. Looks very similar to what we want. Did you also have to pay extra for the staining? Glad to see there is another villina eliter out there .. ! How far along the track are you now? Stunning colour I love it ![]() Villina Grande Handover 10/9 Re: Masterton Homes - The next thread 4.0 960Jan 22, 2014 5:24 am Sengu, you've got great taste! We chose the same colour. Kj, we also chose the same shower heads as you... They are gorgeous! We are now just waiting on the Electrical appointment and for the house to get out of Council. Going to be making a couple of calls to our DA Officer over the next week or so to see when she anticipates it being approved. Building the Villina Grande 4 17336 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16974 Hi all I am looking to run a water line under my concrete footpath which is directly next to my home, was seeing if this is possible without cutting the entire section… 0 20917 |