Browse Forums Building A New House Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1248Mar 24, 2015 3:03 pm Its good that they are at least trying to rectify the stuff up Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1250Mar 24, 2015 5:06 pm yeah the SS was a bit incredulous that the estimator asked him to call us to offer the options up (go Mr SS) But at least they asked. What if we didn't mind Option 1. But in the end we went with the very square Prism ones (which are worth more in any case). The reason we went with it was it was bigger Is it an Asian thing? We took both sets of parents to visit the display homes... and the thing they commented on EVERY SINGLE home was the size and use of the sink. Not the gas/wok thing, not the size of the house or Feng Shui but the sink. Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1252Mar 24, 2015 5:10 pm Hahaha. ..too funny.. l think I mentioned before... both sets of parents have not seen the display house nor the house plans... They will get the chance when it is all built ... At least they didn't say much about the feng shui... which means they don't believe it as much as you think they do... Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1253Mar 24, 2015 5:11 pm cat_dunc It will cost them more than 250 to fix I'd definitely pick option 2 haha! yes that too! I think the whole bench (caesarstone) and sink then become pretty worthless to them and add in the labour! Silly really. And could have caused delays down the track if we hadn't spotted it beforehand. As it was it took a few days after when I looked at the photos I took that there was an issue. SS also said the building inspector got in touch which is good. No more playing possum Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1254Mar 24, 2015 5:12 pm deluded Hahaha. ..too funny.. l think I mentioned before... both sets of parents have not seen the display house nor the house plans... They will get the chance when it is all built ... At least they didn't say much about the feng shui... which means they don't believe it as much as you think they do... Didn't you know that Feng Shui is optional? It only counts when you comment on someone else's place! (My MIL lives in number 24 AND is opposite a park!) Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1255Mar 24, 2015 5:14 pm How much extra is it for the prism sink? They do look nice, Building a sekisui house in Holmesville NSW viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75060 Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1256Mar 24, 2015 5:45 pm It was an option between Prism or Monaco as part of our upgrade package. The cost difference retail is around $250 or $300. Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1257Mar 24, 2015 5:58 pm Hey Yvonne. Just checked all the pics on your blog and the place is looking great. Did I see somewhere that you were thinking of gabbion walls? My neighbour & I have just built some and they're not too shabby if I say so myself. Let me know if you're still interested and I'll see if I can post a few pics. Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1258Mar 24, 2015 6:05 pm Yes pics of the gabions please! And did you get the cages from gabion1? And what did you fill the middle with? Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1259Mar 24, 2015 6:08 pm cat_dunc Maybe ️ my Asian girl friends are genius's in the kitchen and use all types of bits and pieces to cook with that I didn't know even existed! My friends are shocked I cook bacon and eggs with chopsticks. Actually chopsticks are useful to replace a lot of utensils. Tongs, whisks, spoons for stirring, pasta strainer thing... Re: KDR with Sekisui House: 5 weeks to go!!?! 1260Mar 25, 2015 8:28 am Haha I can just barely manage to eat with chopsticks.. It's definitely an art form. We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37142 The biggest challenge will be if you take out a loan and then run out of money - you'll have an incomplete security and lenders do not like this so you can get stuck.… 2 19096 Hi, I am looking into doing a KDR in Melbourne and am contemplating using Kialla Homes. I am looking for feedback on them from others who have built with them. 0 13443 |