Hubby and I are building our first home together in Coomera. We choose Hallmark Homes as our builder because we liked the transparency of their 'naked' homes (unfurnished) built to standard inclusions without all the bells and whistles to entice us into spending more than we can afford. They've also been around for yonks so figured we couldn't go too far wrong for our first home
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We chose the Edge 208 house plan and made some modifications, including:
1. added a 1m extension through the open plan kitchen/family/lounge area
2. reduced the length of our media room by 0.5m in order to achieve a more open plan layout (and we felt the media was huge!).
3. increased ceiling height to 2550 instead of 2400
4. changed the master WIR configuration to allow more space
5. recessed the back sliding door to alfresco so that it sits flush with the indoor tiles (avoids major tripping hazard).
TIMELINE:
- paid deposit on block of land in March 2016
- land registered in August 2016
- settlement mid September 2016
- received final stamped & approved council plans early October
- received confirmation of onsite start date on 27th October 2016
- earthworks due to start 27th October 2016 with slab to follow
HOUSE PLAN:
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COLOUR & TILE SELECTIONS:
- grey interior walls (taubmans salinger 1/2 strength) with white skirting/architraves (lexicon 1/4 strength)
- light grey main floor tiles (National Tiles - Como Grey Matte 450x450)
- carpet: andersens 'saragota' shadow carpet with upgraded underlay (charcoal colour).
- added 6 x white ceiling fans (4 x bedrooms, 1 x living, 1 x media)
Kitchen:
- charcoal laminex - natural finish
- white shimmer caesarstone bench tops 20mm with waterfall ends
- 2 sets of extra pot draws either side of 900mm electric oven
- built-in westinghouse microwave
- 900mm westinghouse electric stove top & oven
Bathrooms:
- charcoal laminex - floating vanity
- white shimmer caesarstone bench tops
Laundry:
- upgraded to cabinetry in lieu of metal standalone tub/sink
- charcoal laminex cabinetry
- broom cupboard added to side of cabinetry
- laminate bench tops (couldn't justify caesarstone in laundry)
Exterior:
- woodland grey colour bond roof
- woodland grey garage door
- shale grey render to front
- double height brick to remainder of house (perisher PGH)
- dark grey tiles for back alfresco + ceiling fan + weatherproof powerpoint
Digital visualisation of wall colour and flooring:
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I look forward to follow other people's builds on the Gold Coast!