Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Metricon Vantage 38 QLD 5Jun 09, 2017 8:11 pm dulie Can't wait to see the provincial facade. Beautiful classic design, will definitely stand out in your area. Will be a while till things start moving on site. Gotta do retaining wall ourselves before M take over. M is guestimating site work to start on Oct 17... Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 6Jun 09, 2017 8:12 pm October will roll around before you know it. Things move pretty quick up here. Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 7Jun 09, 2017 9:22 pm This is gonna be another amazing QLD build by M Although your land is on the small side as you mentioned but you definitely had more options on the design compared to us because you've got a wider frontage. The view around your block looks familiar.. is it close to Garden City? Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 8Jun 09, 2017 9:31 pm beac_faith This is gonna be another amazing QLD build by M Although your land is on the small side as you mentioned but you definitely had more options on the design compared to us because you've got a wider frontage. The view around your block looks familiar.. is it close to Garden City? Wow Great attention to detail. its at Mt. Gravatt Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 9Jun 10, 2017 9:23 am Mt.view beac_faith This is gonna be another amazing QLD build by M Although your land is on the small side as you mentioned but you definitely had more options on the design compared to us because you've got a wider frontage. The view around your block looks familiar.. is it close to Garden City? Wow Great attention to detail. its at Mt. Gravatt We drive to Garden City almost every week, maybe that's why love how you're going to have really nice views from your house. Looking forward to seeing your colour selections and all Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 10Jun 12, 2017 8:10 pm beac_faith We drive to Garden City almost every week, maybe that's why love how you're going to have really nice views from your house. Looking forward to seeing your colour selections and all haha thats nice. good to have dulie and you as neighbor on the forum. Went through your build just now, it was an amazing build with all the personal touches/DIYs and simple clean facade. at the moment my partner and I are considering if we should take the expensive provincial facade or have the extension. Money is now bit tight with the build even if we let go the swimming pool. Whats your thought? Provincial: 30k extra. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Verve: no extra cost Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 11Jun 13, 2017 9:46 am Without a doubt, go the provincial facade. We were going to build either the Hampshire 45 or Allure 48 with the Provincial facade but we are now going with Porter Davis to build their Hamptons facade home. I think our facade is adding approx. $21,000 to our build. The exterior of the house is as much a selling point for the house as the internal. Whenever I drive through new building developments, I don't even look twice at contemporary style homes, because in my opinion, they all look the same, and in 10 years time, they just look dated. The external of the house is also harder to change down the track. If you went cheaper fixings and fewer upgrades internally to stay within your budget, you could upgrade these things 5-10 years down the track if you wanted to. I know you're building in an already established area, but a house like that with the provincial facade is the type of home people will stop and look twice. The money spent on it now will pay it's dividends if you ever decide to sell because it will stand out among the rest and will be timeless for years to come. This is just my opinion, and I'm sure there will be many that will disagree with me, but each to their own. Instagram blog: https://www.instagram.com/ourforevertonhome/ Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 12Jun 13, 2017 1:53 pm lilbza Without a doubt, go the provincial facade. We were going to build either the Hampshire 45 or Allure 48 with the Provincial facade but we are now going with Porter Davis to build their Hamptons facade home. I think our facade is adding approx. $21,000 to our build. The exterior of the house is as much a selling point for the house as the internal. Whenever I drive through new building developments, I don't even look twice at contemporary style homes, because in my opinion, they all look the same, and in 10 years time, they just look dated. The external of the house is also harder to change down the track. If you went cheaper fixings and fewer upgrades internally to stay within your budget, you could upgrade these things 5-10 years down the track if you wanted to. I know you're building in an already established area, but a house like that with the provincial facade is the type of home people will stop and look twice. The money spent on it now will pay it's dividends if you ever decide to sell because it will stand out among the rest and will be timeless for years to come. This is just my opinion, and I'm sure there will be many that will disagree with me, but each to their own. Thx lilbza. Appreciate the input if money was not the issue we would go with both without a doubt. You have some really good points. btw was there any reason you went with PD instead of M? Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 13Jun 13, 2017 2:16 pm Mt.view lilbza Without a doubt, go the provincial facade. We were going to build either the Hampshire 45 or Allure 48 with the Provincial facade but we are now going with Porter Davis to build their Hamptons facade home. I think our facade is adding approx. $21,000 to our build. The exterior of the house is as much a selling point for the house as the internal. Whenever I drive through new building developments, I don't even look twice at contemporary style homes, because in my opinion, they all look the same, and in 10 years time, they just look dated. The external of the house is also harder to change down the track. If you went cheaper fixings and fewer upgrades internally to stay within your budget, you could upgrade these things 5-10 years down the track if you wanted to. I know you're building in an already established area, but a house like that with the provincial facade is the type of home people will stop and look twice. The money spent on it now will pay it's dividends if you ever decide to sell because it will stand out among the rest and will be timeless for years to come. This is just my opinion, and I'm sure there will be many that will disagree with me, but each to their own. Thx lilbza. Appreciate the input if money was not the issue we would go with both without a doubt. You have some really good points. btw was there any reason you went with PD instead of M? No worries. There were a few things, first being we just loved the hamptons style facade which incorporated timber cladding, and seeing as we are building by the water, we thought it would fit in perfectly. Secondly, we were after a 4 bedroom 4 bathroom house, and the designs we were looking at with metricon didn't offer that unless structural changes were made. Thirdly, we just loved the floor plan of the Porter Davis home. I should add, I have built a house with Metricon about 7 years ago and I couldn't fault them, they were great. Goodluck with your build, it's going to look great. Instagram blog: https://www.instagram.com/ourforevertonhome/ Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 14Jun 13, 2017 9:17 pm Great looking plans there MT. How much did it cost to get the solar and Tesla wall 2, If you dont mind me asking? Wisdom Homes Manhattan 39 Blog - https://edmondson-park.blogspot.com.au H1 Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88210 Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 15Jun 13, 2017 9:26 pm Jordann Great looking plans there MT. How much did it cost to get the solar and Tesla wall 2, If you dont mind me asking? Thanks Jordann. The Tesla powerwall 2 + solar was part of our package but we opt for a bigger solar panel. If you were to do it alone, it should be somewhere around $18-$20k. Depending on your lifestyle the powerwall 2 can actually be a great investment for near off grid living. we are currently running 5.5kw solar with bunch of energy efficient appliances during summer time we only buy around 5kw electricity from grid(for 5 bed 5 ppl home). With the powerwall 2 we are aiming to achieve net-zero for electricity. Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 16Jun 13, 2017 9:41 pm I'm definitely keen on adding the Powerwall to my house later on down the track. Just waiting for them damn battery prices to drop! Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 17Jun 13, 2017 9:41 pm We're thinking about getting the Tesla Powerwall 2 + solar down the track. They are pretty good and looks great. I can actually get a good discount on the Evergen solar + battery through the company I work for, but the battery storage is damn ugly. haha Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cant wait to see your Powerwall up and running. Wisdom Homes Manhattan 39 Blog - https://edmondson-park.blogspot.com.au H1 Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88210 Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 18Jun 13, 2017 10:46 pm dulie I'm definitely keen on adding the Powerwall to my house later on down the track. Just waiting for them damn battery prices to drop! Jordann We're thinking about getting the Tesla Powerwall 2 + solar down the track. They are pretty good and looks great. I can actually get a good discount on the Evergen solar + battery through the company I work for, but the battery storage is damn ugly. haha Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cant wait to see your Powerwall up and running. battery electricity storage can be a very good investment specially with the ever increasing power bill. And yes! wait for the price to drop more. The powerwall 2 is effectively doubled the performance of original powerwall with cheaper price. we would have waited if it was not for the electric car Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 19Jun 13, 2017 11:24 pm Jordann We're thinking about getting the Tesla Powerwall 2 + solar down the track. They are pretty good and looks great. I can actually get a good discount on the Evergen solar + battery through the company I work for, but the battery storage is damn ugly. haha Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cant wait to see your Powerwall up and running. Just did a little bit research on the system. it looks very interesting do you mind disclosing the discounted price? or pls PM. very interested to know more Re: Metricon Vantage 38 -QLD 20Jun 13, 2017 11:25 pm Mt.view Jordann We're thinking about getting the Tesla Powerwall 2 + solar down the track. They are pretty good and looks great. I can actually get a good discount on the Evergen solar + battery through the company I work for, but the battery storage is damn ugly. haha Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cant wait to see your Powerwall up and running. Just did a little bit research on the system. it looks very interesting do you mind disclosing the discounted price? or pls PM. very interested to know more Let me check at work tomorrow. Will PM you.. But you'll probably dont want this fridge sitting outside your house.. haha Wisdom Homes Manhattan 39 Blog - https://edmondson-park.blogspot.com.au H1 Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88210 😃 will do an exclusive one for Simeon.. COVID back at home.. kept it simple & we moved in.. & yesterday was the first day at our new home.. Few more bits to go -… 4 23117 Hi all. Anyone know when the $11,000 limit was set in legislation for renovations in QLD? Ive been renovating for 5 years now and this was the limit back then. 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