Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our First Home Blueprint Build in Baldivis 2Jan 13, 2017 2:57 pm Our Home Group build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83475 Re: Our First Home Blueprint Build in Baldivis 3Jan 13, 2017 3:05 pm Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 4Jan 13, 2017 3:17 pm Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86182&p=1659694 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 6Jan 13, 2017 5:01 pm Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86182&p=1659694 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 7Jan 13, 2017 5:39 pm Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86182&p=1659694 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 8Jan 13, 2017 8:22 pm Thought about extending the al fresco to the end of bed 4, and then maybe an outdoor built in bbq along that wall? Building a Madison 45 with Porter Davis Madison 45 Blog (Send me a PM with your email address to be added) Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 9Jan 13, 2017 10:29 pm Welcome to the forum, your plans look great! Follow our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura Group): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85122 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 10Jan 16, 2017 12:24 pm fademan Thought about extending the al fresco to the end of bed 4, and then maybe an outdoor built in bbq along that wall? would love to! We did think of that, would completely blow our budget thou. Could always build a patio at a later stage? Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86182&p=1659694 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 11Jan 16, 2017 8:34 pm Exciting!!! I did have one thought of an option, the end of your bedrooms hallway next to the family room doorway is a bit of wasted space... you could turn it into a built in cupboard (possibly by shifting the doorway slightly), u can never have too much storage IMO! Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 12Jan 20, 2017 11:19 am Hi Kayleighy, Your house plan is looking good. How about changing the door to the store so that you access it from the garage? Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 13Jan 20, 2017 12:46 pm Just got our plans! YAY. Booked in for Monday morning to sign our building contracts! - Still a few things we need to amend on the plans at Prestart. - Front window in Bed 1 is being raised 4c - broom cupboard and pantry needs to be swapped around (so the broom cupboard is nearer to the laundry) - dont know why they didn't do that in the first place.. makes sense? Also re sizing the broom cupboard to 400mm wide with he pantry at 1.2m - Also thinking of moving family/alfresco wall in 500mm so gives more width in the Alfresco. As this is a structural change now and we will be charged $250. - Removing the carpet from the store. - Adding cupboards to underneath the benchtop in Pantry. We are also currently going through colours and prestart upgrades.. As we have a lot already included in our contract makes it not so expensive when upgrading at prestart. Still a few extra things we want thou. (ie, Upgrade shower head, upgrade internal door handles, kitchen mixer, stone bench) But not a whole lot so works out good. Also got our meetings with Intelligent Homes & Clipsal on Monday. Any feedback, reccomendations or pricing on this would be fantastic! Helps us get prepared. Thannnksss! Happy building! http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah291/kayleighy/Capture_zpsew3xpslu.jpg Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86182&p=1659694 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 14Jan 20, 2017 1:33 pm Hi Kay, Love your plan... very spacious family and meals area... love how the WIR is in between the ensuite and MB... If you going to use the Audio/visual room as a dedicated theatre room, I would consider changing the slider into a door... I wouldn't move the family wall in, the gap between the island bench and wall will be small and that will make the whole space feel small.. however I would consider extending bed 4 in-line with family wall... Is there a side access door from laundry? Looking forward to follow your journey Wish you the best!!! Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 15Jan 20, 2017 1:47 pm Your plan looks great! Love the storage and pantry space and big robes throughout. And a 17x32 block is excellent - I'm on 15x30 and it feels a bit pokey, but oh well - 3m down the side is a great idea for landscaping, moving furniture as well as parking a trailer/boat down the track if needed. As someone else mentioned above, there's 500mm in the bottom of the hallway which is kind of dead space - but perhaps you have plans for that? Could always add a customer cupboard of some sort later on if your budget is maxed out. Congrats to you both, look forward to following your build! First home builder - Brightwood Estate, Baldivis. Celebration Homes. Follow my build here Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 16Jan 20, 2017 2:35 pm RegVic Hi Kay, Love your plan... very spacious family and meals area... love how the WIR is in between the ensuite and MB... If you going to use the Audio/visual room as a dedicated theatre room, I would consider changing the slider into a door... I wouldn't move the family wall in, the gap between the island bench and wall will be small and that will make the whole space feel small.. however I would consider extending bed 4 in-line with family wall... Is there a side access door from laundry? Looking forward to follow your journey Wish you the best!!! Thankyou! As the family is already quite big that is why we thought bringing in the family wall 500mm to make the alfresco slightly wider. As we are outdoors people and frequently like to entertain a big yard/alfresco is a must. Did not think of extended Bed 4? Might discuss with the boyfriend. Good Suggestion! Yeh there is a side laundry door? Cant wait for our journey to start really taking off now! Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86182&p=1659694 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 17Jan 20, 2017 2:41 pm Imightbedave Your plan looks great! Love the storage and pantry space and big robes throughout. And a 17x32 block is excellent - I'm on 15x30 and it feels a bit pokey, but oh well - 3m down the side is a great idea for landscaping, moving furniture as well as parking a trailer/boat down the track if needed. As someone else mentioned above, there's 500mm in the bottom of the hallway which is kind of dead space - but perhaps you have plans for that? Could always add a customer cupboard of some sort later on if your budget is maxed out. Congrats to you both, look forward to following your build! Thank you! Love our pantry! Wanted something bigger then just a WIP, but not as big as a scullery so this is what we came up with Gotta have big robes! (especially for me haha.) Our block is 544sqm, and after weeks of hunting for a big block we came across this one on realeaste.com - Tooks ages but we wanted something big and these days everything is so small. The 3m side access was the boyfriends idea so he can drives cars, boats, trailer etc.. and build a shed there. Someone did mention the 500mm in the bottom of the hallway.possibly might do something later. Thanks and ill be having a sqiuz at your build too! Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86182&p=1659694 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 18Jan 20, 2017 3:12 pm Kayleighy Thankyou! As the family is already quite big that is why we thought bringing in the family wall 500mm to make the alfresco slightly wider. As we are outdoors people and frequently like to entertain a big yard/alfresco is a must. Did not think of extended Bed 4? Might discuss with the boyfriend. Good Suggestion! Yeh there is a side laundry door? Cant wait for our journey to start really taking off now! Hi Just noticed in the elevation plan that you will have slider in the laundry for side access (and looks small)....make sure you have enough room for access (at least to carry a laundry basket)... Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 19Jan 20, 2017 6:59 pm The amended plans look great Kayleigh, I'd be getting comparative quotes to Intelligent Homes as we found their pricing excessive. We had them quote for network cabling, speaker cabling to the theatre, cabling for CCTV and an intercom system and it was over $11k. My husband is an electrician so he's now going to do most of the work himself and supply better quality equipment (particularly the intercom system) than Intelligent Homes were quoting for a substantial mark up. If you've got an unlimited budget it may be fine but for us $11k was a substantial expense when we could put those funds to better use. Follow our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura Group): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85122 Re: Building our first home in Baldivis - Blueprint Build 20Jan 20, 2017 7:00 pm Imightbedave 'm on 15x30 and it feels a bit pokey Our block is only 12.62 x 30 so I don't know how you'd feel on that Dave Follow our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura Group): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85122 Soak wells and electrical run in happening this week! Summit has told me they will relocate the laundry plumbing after the walls are completed. I'm actually pretty happy… 13 38029 Cant give recommendations in general with that builder, but during the colour selection, this is honestly personal preference. Depends on the style you want. Do you want… 1 1164 I second taking your plans elsewhere. They're yours (unless you ended up in one of those cheaper arrangements where you don't own the rights and the build will be tendered… 2 798 |