Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 162May 30, 2014 1:32 pm Built with WBN in WA Slab down 16 Aug 2013, Handover 16 April 2014, Moved in 2 June 2014 Our house build thread Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 163May 30, 2014 10:52 pm Built with WBN in WA Slab down 16 Aug 2013, Handover 16 April 2014, Moved in 2 June 2014 Our house build thread Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 164May 30, 2014 11:15 pm http://www.housebythewater.wordpress.com From blank block to new home in Mandurah, Western Australia. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65564 Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 166Jun 05, 2014 7:25 pm Building with Dale Alcock Homes in Aveley Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63880 And yes, my pants are indeed fancy. Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 167Jun 12, 2014 11:26 pm Built with WBN in WA Slab down 16 Aug 2013, Handover 16 April 2014, Moved in 2 June 2014 Our house build thread Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 169Jun 13, 2014 12:19 am So exciting! I love your robes, who did you end up using? After reading about the issues with skirting and door frame colours, i'm a bit worried about this too now. In the picture of the tins, they really do look like a different colour. Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 170Jun 13, 2014 12:30 am Your WIR is exactly the set out I am aiming for with that colour wood and all....absolutely love it!! Your house is beautiful. Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 171Jun 13, 2014 11:04 am I'm interested to see what your builder will do about the paint. We've been told it's the nature of oil-based paints and unavoidable (which was also covered in our addenda) so all we can really do is hope that the skirting paint hurries up and discolours so it will at least match the bloody doors! I wish someone had told me just how quickly the paint would discolour as I was expecting it to happen over years. We were considering black doors at one point and if I'd known how ugly yellowed doors would have looked (especially against white skirting) we may have gone with that, or perhaps tried to have them blended in with the wall paint. Your walk-in robe looks fantastic! Which company did you go with in the end? We're contemplating fitting ours out in the future. The carpet will be a great addition. Just look out for tradies in dirty boots. Our carpets are already stained in two rooms. Building with Dale Alcock Homes in Aveley Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63880 And yes, my pants are indeed fancy. Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 172Jun 13, 2014 5:11 pm Thanks everyone. Fancy pants, it's interesting that the paint issue was in your addenda. I've just gone back and checked ours (and our paint selection sheet) and it didn't have anything about that. It didn't even specify that the paint was oil-based, and that's certainly not something we chose. And like you, we definitely wouldn't have done this if we'd known what was going to happen. Blending in with the wall paint would have been a very good alternative. I don't think I'd recommend our walk-in robe company (who also did our pantry, home theatre cabinetry and dressing table and bedside tables). I'm very happy with the end result (or hope I will be once a few issues are sorted out) but it was such hard work getting here. He really wasn't good at explaining what options we could select from, or translating things into drawings, finalising options, scheduling, communication generally... It was all just very hard work, which isn't what people need on top of everything else you deal with during building. On the other hand, Flexi did our study cabinetry and they were a breeze to deal with and did a good job (although they did put some dents in our brand new wooden floor, which upset me a bit). They would be worth speaking to. Built with WBN in WA Slab down 16 Aug 2013, Handover 16 April 2014, Moved in 2 June 2014 Our house build thread Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 173Jun 13, 2014 10:33 pm Fair enough. I know exactly what you mean about not wanting to make a recommendation. You can love the finished product but know that it wasn't worth the drama it took to get there. I kind of feel that way about our house. I'm sorry to hear your floors were damaged. Our floors look fantastic but the installation guys absolutely wrecked our walls. I don't meant a few chips here and there, I mean chunks out of almost every wall where the wood was installed. I cried when I realised how bad the damage was. Basically we need to patch and repaint the whole house, which we're obviously not going to be able to do. Thank goodness our floors look so good or I would've been outside keying a few vans! Will look in to Flexi as an option. Building with Dale Alcock Homes in Aveley Our thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63880 And yes, my pants are indeed fancy. Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 174Jun 13, 2014 11:12 pm Omg i know how you feel .i moved in 2 weeks ago .i have 6 kids and lived in the house while living area was getting tiled had to be out by 7 every morning for like 5 days . the tilers where great and left as pathways .we lived in one room at night lol. They really respected my home . but i know what you mean when you move in you seem to see more things that are wrong .redink has been really good to me so hopefully they will still be when i have my 6mon check .it kinda doesnt feel like my home more like a project .that started back in oct2012 and is still going .but now you are your own ss and you dont have q finish line . When things go wrong you have to fix it . Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - finishing off 176Jun 16, 2014 6:35 pm How exciting to be getting new furniture for a new house. The paint saga must be completely irritating. I wonder what the paint companies would suggest to avoid/solve this problem. Your wall colour and floor close-ups look so good. http://www.housebythewater.wordpress.com From blank block to new home in Mandurah, Western Australia. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65564 Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - moved in photos 177Aug 29, 2014 12:16 am Now that the inside of the house is almost all set up, I thought I'd put up a few pictures. This is our main living, dining and kitchen area: The pantry is impossible to photograph but here's the entrance (and then it goes around the corner): Meanwhile, this is the current state of the back garden landscaping: We're really enjoying the house (though I wish the list of outstanding issues to resolve would get smaller!). And it will be even better once the landscaping is done. I'll also enjoy our living area a lot more once we've replaced the fence so we don't have people in the laneway looking through the gap in the fence into our kitchen and living room!) I'll be back again soon with some more photos and to ask for some help with a couple of landscaping decisions. Built with WBN in WA Slab down 16 Aug 2013, Handover 16 April 2014, Moved in 2 June 2014 Our house build thread Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - moved in photos 178Aug 29, 2014 12:45 am It looks really relaxing and inviting, very nice vibe. Backyard needs a bit of work though Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - moved in photos 179Aug 29, 2014 12:48 am Absolutely stunning. Love, love, love, love, love, etc. etc. Is that the sofa from Bay? It looks so good. Your taste is great. The other standout for me is the stone bench/stools/white kitchen/copper pendants combo. Perfect. Your house is in a league of its own. http://www.housebythewater.wordpress.com From blank block to new home in Mandurah, Western Australia. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65564 Re: Build with Webb & Brown-Neaves (WA) - moved in photos 180Aug 29, 2014 1:25 am Wow it looks like such a warm relaxing space I love it!! <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 19701 Wow I hadn't realised things had gotten that pricey in just a couple of years since I built, that is crazy with how much land is now costing if you aren't lucky enough to… 3 7624 A person needs to be licensed to offer financial advice. Surely the accountant you use would have been chosen for his/her expertise in this field. Have you asked your… 1 7129 |