Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 7Sep 10, 2014 1:19 pm Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 9Sep 10, 2014 1:31 pm Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 11Sep 10, 2014 2:54 pm I actually dont mind the colour selections side of things. We had a little tour in the Gallery the other day and then Haydn left us alone for a while to have a bit of a wander and grab samples. I look forward to it more this time around then the first house we built. The first time we had signed off on the contract and agreed to pay the selection extras out of pocket so we went very tightarse and went basic so we could upgrade things ourselves later. This time around it'll be part of the house contract and we want to make sure we get everything right the first time so we can just turn the key and walk into our dream house TomCat, i reckon Haydn showed us your plans because that's where i got the fridge alteration from Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 12Sep 10, 2014 2:56 pm @Deluxes My wife and I were considering the move out to Bluestone Mt Barker. It has a very similar feel to Springwood but it worked out too far for the both of us to travel to work and see family Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 13Sep 10, 2014 3:13 pm Ahhh I see! We are both northern dwellers originally, but we now both work on the southern side of the city and our family is now pretty evenly spread north and south, so luckily it wasn't an issue... But Springwood is perfect, and you can stay close to work and family. Glad to see Haydn is still doing the "build it all into the quote first up" thing. That was such a bonus, being able to shop and select every thing initially before doing full selections (again another similarity, we went very light on upgrades last time at selections as they were all after contracts) but we found this way soOOo much easier and we got exactly what we wanted I love the facade you've chosen too... That will look really grand and really suit the area youre building in as well. Love hearing about new Simonds builds... Especially in SA! Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 14Sep 30, 2014 8:45 am So the wife and i ventured back into the Gallery yesterday to do a bit more contemplating. The second time around was less overwhelming and i feel we made some significant progress with colours and textures. We have a few things to alter and discuss with Haydn just to further fine tune the price but i feel it was a very constructive experience this time around....plus the wife and I appear to be on the same page with our ideas so that makes the experience a lot easier and more enjoyable hahaha. I will put up a rough idea of our selections shortly, once i get around to taking all the pictures of my phone. Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 15Sep 30, 2014 10:25 am Good news Ahhh yes it is a much more pleasant experience when you are on the same page! Hubby and I had the opportunity to "veto" things we just couldn't live with, but I think we only used that option once. Made for a much more fun time when doing selections! Looking forward to seeing what you've selected! They have some really lovely options to choose from Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 16Sep 30, 2014 11:12 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is an external idea we are playing with at the moment. We did originally have a Cat 2 brick in mind but it would have clashed too much the other colour ideas we had, eg cladding and render. This picture depicts the tiling colour *Barramundi* with the gutters, window frames and facias colour being *Woodland Grey* The brick chosen here is *Hindmarsh*. We have gone with the darker wooden look garage door and will match that colour with the front door. The three samples on the left are ideas of cladding colours and rendering colours but we actually forgot to take the samples home so i dont have the names of them Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 17Sep 30, 2014 11:19 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ These are the internal colour selections We originally wanted tiles but the more we see the laminate flooring in the Gallery the more we like it, plus because that is the flooring used it is quite easy to match up colours with that flooring on display. Firstly we have chosen a darker carpet. Having two dogs and plenty of visitors has made us regret the beige carpet we currently have in our house. It may be a little too dark and is probably the only thing we may consider changing at a later date. We went the *Dark Oak* laminate flooring, coupled with the *Exotic Wood* kitchen cupboards and *Dreamy Marfill* Caeserstone bench top. The glass splashback is *Morgans Beach* and is one of my favourite things in the kitchen to choose . With the walls we went *Silver Screen*, which is not as bright as the off white so it should work well with the dark flooring, and then *Retreat* as the feature wall colour. The middle one in the picture is just there to show the transition Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 18Sep 30, 2014 12:39 pm Very nice, they all blend beautifully together. We have the Exotic Wood in our laundry, it's really lovely. I had to pick it for something! I love wooden floors as well, I think it'll add a really nice feel to your home Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 19Sep 30, 2014 9:26 pm Love it Nathan! Great schemes Similar colours to my choices (we picked Retreat with Whitewash ... same as the 'Isis' at Seaford). We have a mutt too, so chocolate carpet was a must. We currently have pink Seemed like a great idea 20 years ago! Re: Building the Simonds Avalon in the Springwood Estate, SA 20Oct 01, 2014 12:09 am Hi nathanc01, I've been reading on this forum for the past few weeks, as I've also just bought land at Springwood. I did the same thing as you. I have wanted to build for as long as I can remember, and am now in a position to do so, so went out to have a look at display homes for ideas, and to see how feasible the dream was. Fell in love with the area, it had the same feel that Golden Grove did 20-odd years ago. 2 weeks later I signed the contract, and settlement is happening on 14th October. I'll be doing the same as you - just sitting on the land for at least 12 months to save a bit more. When my lease expires in March we'll be moving in with my mum for 12-18 months. I'm really keen on the Simonds Palisade, which is very similar to the Sierra on display at BC. I had my heart set on a MainVue design, but they don't build in SA anymore When I spoke to Haydn he asked what lot I had purchased and he mentioned that the people next door are building a double storey...what street are you in? We could be neighbours! 2016 is going to be AWESOME! Building the Simonds Palisade Land settlement: 15/10/14 Contract signed: 8/10/15 Build start: 6/5/16 Slab: 9/6/16 A lot of those Covenants are put in place at the time the Developers are still involved and marketing a certain look and they get ignored or expire after a time. If the… 1 3280 Hey guys building a new place through a volume builder and just wondering if i should complain to the site supervisor as we just had plasterboard installed. Looks like… 0 12079 |