Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 2Sep 18, 2014 10:17 am Whilst the land was under contract we began the journey of finding a builder, we knew roughly what sort of house we wanted to build ie. 300m2+, 4-5 bedrooms, 2-3 bath, Children's Retreat area and rear middle facing Alfresco.
We visited many display homes, went through hundreds of plans, spoke to the major builders and visited all of their displays. Nearly every builder we spoke to had a variation of a plan which suited us, however the more we spoke to them and researched the more we decided we wanted something a bit 'different' something more custom and 'one off' This led us down the track of a local boutique builder, right from the initial contact we were impressed with his organisation and experience, we met onsite (something which none of the other builders even offered) and spent over an hour discussing aspects and features we wanted to incorporate. The builder was then able to present a design brief to us which led into a plan design and specification which blew us away. We actually feel it was better to go in with no plan or mud map and let the creativity of the builder dictate the house shape and design to suit our block. What we ended up with was a 350m2 (38sq), 5 bedroom house laid out perfectly for our block and our lifestyle. Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 3Sep 18, 2014 10:21 am We were able to incorporate the features that mattered most to us, Children's Retreat for a dedicated play area, 3rd toilet (Powder room) so guests didn't have to go through the children’s area to use the bathroom, butlers pantry for a little bit of luxury and the usual bathroom and ensuite that is somewhat standard these days... one element that was a must was the porte cochere this was really an unnecessary luxury but it will compliment the over all look and style of the end product. We were lucky with having a decent frontage (45m) so we were able to spread the house to have 'wings' which is a luxury most blocks these days don't have. Once the house is built the plan is to have a pool area in a resort / Asian themed style and two sheds at the back one to be a lined shed dedicated to hobbie rooms and one for the tools and toys. Here is the house plan on the block and some front and and side elevations. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 4Sep 18, 2014 10:22 am We designed what we think is pretty much the perfect family home, with 5 bedrooms, 2 bath rooms plus a powder room for guests. We have designed it with privacy in mind and to be able to ‘hide the mess’ by closing the cavity slider leading into the children’s wing so guests don’t see that area when they use the powder room, having the separate foyer which hides the living area from view of the front door and a butlers pantry with sink and dishwasher to hide the food prep and dishes from view of the living area. We also tried to keep all the bedrooms and bathrooms on one side with garage on the opposite side and the open plan living leading to a rear facing alfresco. The lounge room was originally a media but because we only used our old media room a handful of times and couldn’t have two TVs going in Media and Living at same time any way we decided to open that room up and make it more of a TV/Lounge room. Some of the main features of our home are: • 2550mm ceilings though the house excluding the Porte Cochere, Alfreco and open plan Living with these areas having scissor truss raked ceilings to give a more open feeling • 3000mm vaulted entry ceiling to Foyer • Porte Cochere for a drive through entry • 2550mmx1640mm Wrought Iron Front Entry Doors • Carpets to bedrooms and lounge room with rectified tiles to the rest • Floor to Ceiling tiles in Ensuite and Bathroom • Stone to kitchen bench, Bathroom Vanity & Ensuite Vanity • Stylelite Polymer or 2 Pac Kitchen cabinetry this hasn’t been decided yet • Monier Horizon Flat Roof Tiles with A Line Capping • Render to entire house • Kwila (Merbau) Posts to front and rear with highlights about windows, garage door and Porte Cochere • 26 degree roof pitch • Exposed Eaves to front of house We are essentially aiming for an external resort style theme with a classic yet modern indoor theme. We signed the building contract in September 2014 and we are looking to put the slab down around the end of October… Looking forward to updating the thread with heaps of progress photos and info as we progress in the journey Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 5Sep 18, 2014 12:25 pm Re the local guy - have you seen his product and spoken to the owners ? Presumably he's a member of the various associations and has insurance etc. Looks like its going well. Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 6Sep 18, 2014 12:31 pm Saint Mike Re the local guy - have you seen his product and spoken to the owners ? Presumably he's a member of the various associations and has insurance etc. Looks like its going well. Yes, he is a member of the Master Builders Association and obviously has a QBSA licence etc.. Our parents house was built by him and we know of 4 other friends who have built with him recently, also visited 6 previous houses he has built over the span of the last few years. We have definitely done our home work Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 7Sep 19, 2014 12:36 pm MrBee Saint Mike Re the local guy - have you seen his product and spoken to the owners ? Presumably he's a member of the various associations and has insurance etc. Looks like its going well. Yes, he is a member of the Master Builders Association and obviously has a QBSA licence etc.. Our parents house was built by him and we know of 4 other friends who have built with him recently, also visited 6 previous houses he has built over the span of the last few years. We have definitely done our home work Well - sounds like you're off and running ... Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 9Sep 19, 2014 4:24 pm Yay you started a thread I love your plan - Gorgeous <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 10Sep 19, 2014 7:47 pm Looks great Bees! Fingers crossed it all gets underway soon Custom build Northern NSW viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72217 Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 11Sep 19, 2014 8:06 pm TraceyWayne Looks great Bees! Fingers crossed it all gets underway soon Thanks TraceyWayne I'm really looking forward to this build we have basically been working on the plan and spec for 12 months to make sure everything is covered and exactly how we want it to turn out Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 12Sep 19, 2014 11:09 pm Yep, know that feeling, land bought Oct 2013, still working on final plans before we go to working drawings, then council. Fingers crossed plans approved this year Custom build Northern NSW viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72217 Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 13Sep 19, 2014 11:26 pm Lovely plan and block, looking forward to following Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 15Sep 21, 2014 11:55 am Love the plan. Following your build Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 17Sep 21, 2014 4:11 pm Thanks for the kind comments everyone We are madly researching stones, colours and plumbing fixtures for our selections day in 3 weeks. I am going to try and be quiet and just go with what ever MrsBee chooses! Happy wife happy life, right? Haha Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 18Sep 21, 2014 7:03 pm Uh oh, that can be kind of irritating...We do want input from our DHs, to validate our decisions Re: Our semi acreage 'Forever House' Custom Build in Brisban 19Sep 22, 2014 12:38 pm Treeseachanger Uh oh, that can be kind of irritating...We do want input from our DHs, to validate our decisions Just as long as we agree with their decisions right? 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