Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 9Mar 08, 2017 8:16 pm Yay! You made a thread! I love all your selections, your house is going to be really fresh, classic and modern. Love it. I'm going to look into those floorboards because I really like them. Did you chose white sand grout with your bricks or a different colour? Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 10Mar 09, 2017 8:16 am Thanks alysanne that is the exact look I'm going for!! I love parts of so many different design themes, I think if I pull bits and pieces from them here and there, it will all tie together really well . The floorboards are amazing! They are through the Carpet Selection Centre in Pooraka - I believe they are 12mm boards. Love them!! We were tossing up whether to go tiles or floorboards, but after discussing with a coworker who tiles professionally, he said he wouldn't tile his house. Purely because if you drop something, it can chip the tile, carries sound, and is more efficient for cooling, but harder to heat. Floorboards are also the cost effective answer for us, and we figure they are quite cheap, so if in a few years time we don't like them, we can pull them up and lay more! . We are going natural grey raked mortar I believe. We were going to go white, but decided we weren't bothered, so avoided extra cost . Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 11Mar 20, 2017 8:13 am So on the 15th of March we received formal finance approval, and on the 19th of March we signed all of our mortgage paperwork. It's official! Woohoo. We visited the block, and also our display home and it felt SO much more real. We are starting to think of designs for our front garden and considering furniture options too. Very exciting! Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 13Apr 05, 2017 1:50 pm So since my last post, we have settled on the land - this happened on 24th of March . Now we are at the very very last stage of council approval - and should have full development approval this week. From there, Statesman review our file, and we get a date that we will be Released to Construction!! Hoping that we will have slab laid before the end of April, as this will give us a great head start over the winter months Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 15Jul 04, 2017 9:43 am Hi ckfd!! Since my last post we have had a bit of a delay. The builder missed a plasterboard requirement in our Land Management Agreement. This is to dampen sound from the train line that runs behind our block. All of the other requirements were adhered to but this one. So it was a battle, but in the end came in at a relatively low cost. Unfortunately we will have to pay for this out of our own pocket, as it was discovered after our mortgage had been approved, but never mind!! NOW! To the exciting news..... WE HAVE SLAB! As of yesterday (3 July 2017). Our site works began on Wednesday 21 June, trenches dug and finished by Saturday 24 June, plumbing down on Tuesday 27 June, plastic ready for rio to go down on 29 June, rio down on 30 June (a Friday), and slab completed yesterday, Monday 3 July. Very excited! I think they leave the slab to cure for two or so weeks. How is your build going? I've included a few slab pics too Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 16Jul 04, 2017 9:55 am Exciting!! Congrats on the slab! Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 17Jul 04, 2017 10:46 am Thanks Marshall5858 it has been a journey, that's for sure, so it feels SO great to have some progress! Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 18Jul 04, 2017 6:26 pm Congrats!! That's a good looking slab I think delays are just part and parcel of building but hopefully you'll have good progress now that the actual build has started. I'm looking forward to watching yours go up, I'm out north too and work in Gawler so know the area well Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 19Jul 04, 2017 6:30 pm Yay! That's awesome! We got a letter telling us after the slab was poured it would be approx 2 weeks until the framing would start and it was exactly 2 weeks so I hope it's the same for you!!! Re: Statesman Felixstow Alfresco build in Two Wells, SA 20Jul 04, 2017 7:30 pm Hey that's a nice looking slab. Good luck with the rest of your build Building a Fairmont Custom in Seaford Meadows Our Build Thread Hi, We're building a double-storey in Perth and I'm undecided with the kitchen sink situation. I'm set on having the main sink with dishwasher in the scullery - and… 0 21134 2 3138 The price you're seeing for a high-spec 2-storey home in Perth sounds steep, but unfortunately, it's kind of the norm these… 8 8583 |