Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our Build- Lexington Belle Q1 25Aug 11, 2016 5:02 am spice girl 1HB It was not long back when we decided to have a house of our own, which we could call Home. So, we shopped around for a block of land which would tick all the boxes for us. It took around two months till we found the place we liked best. It was the new estate Harpley by lend Lease.We settled buying a regular 560 sqm of land (17.5m x 32m). We still had enough time for the land to be titled. It was now time to think about the house. We always wanted a single storey house and something that would utilize the width. And we loved the Lexington belle q1 in our first visit to the Henley display home in Williams landing. We also liked other houses from other builders but our first love won the battle in all aspects. We managed to get the loan, colours, tender, contract etc. done well within our time frame. The land settlement took place in mid-November 2015 and the site start followed in December 15. The festive break helped us relax till the show started again in early January 2016. As I begin to write this thread, we have reached the stage when the frame is being put up. We have not done many structural changes in the house but have gone with a few upgrades. 1. Extended the garage by 1.6 m to have a roller door at the back and a window to the front facade so that it looks as if it is a part of the house 2. Upgraded to 5 star heating with 4 zones 3. Free upgrade to double glazed windows 4. Lehmann facade with part render and vertical window option 5. Luxury electrical pack and a few extra points here and there 6. Timber laminate flooring to full house 7. Extended laundry bench top 8. 40 mm stone bench top to island bench 9. Upgraded all kitchen appliances to Bosch 10. water point for refrigerator 11. Provision for putting a ceiling fan in the alfresco 12. Opticomm fiber optic pack for data needs 13. Brick upgrade to Cat 4 with off white mortar 14. Colorbond Roof 15. Added décor tiles to bath and ensuite 16. Insulation upgraded to R2.0 External and Common walls and R5.0 Ceiling 17. Front Entry Door size increased to 1020 x 2040 18. Mirrored sliding double doors to robes 19. Aluminium Flyscreens with Fibreglass Mesh to all windows 20. Duct range hood through the roof 21. Upgraded to cat 2 wall tiles to all tiled areas 22. Upgraded all taps Hi 1HB, do you know how much it cost to have double glazed windows? And what was the cost to converted to mirrored sliding doors to robes please? Hi spice girl, Double glazed is around $1700 for single storey house. Re: Our Build- Lexington Belle Q1 26Feb 10, 2017 11:29 am Hi belle, how are you doing? Any progress yet? 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 19054 of course there are legal avenues. You've already mentioned it. Sue them. I find it odd that lawyers wouldnt be willing to take on the case, given CCT evidence and… 1 24184 "Losers" "humanity" "off time" "your" "top notch" "love symbol" Sounds like ponzo is done using other people's toilets 36 24359 |