Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 4Aug 02, 2017 10:10 pm stanus Hi Doulton777, for plans I am waiting for them to email me the pdf. I have the hard copy but there are still some changes which I asked for @ contract signing. When I get I will post here. Starting hopefully end of this year but realistically next. The house has yet to be demolished. Upgrading became a passion for me after I got the display's upgrade list. It was around that time that my wallet started feeling lighter. Coincidence? Haha yep we went way over our budget by $265,000. Was easy too do. Can't wait to see your plans. Where about in the west are you building? We are building in the west too. But we weren't allowed to have the doulton facade. Which I was abit annoyed about. As I'm pretty sure the developers don't pay for my mortgage. Your fortunate you got the price list. When we went for the doulton. We bought off the plan. They didn't have a price list at the time. So we just had to think of all the upgrades on our own. Which We did most of it with my consultant. viewtopic.php?t=86597 Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 5Aug 03, 2017 6:31 am All the best Stanus. Eagerly waiting to see your drawings. House looks interesting with all that changes. Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 6Aug 03, 2017 8:25 pm Doulton777 stanus Hi Doulton777, for plans I am waiting for them to email me the pdf. I have the hard copy but there are still some changes which I asked for @ contract signing. When I get I will post here. Starting hopefully end of this year but realistically next. The house has yet to be demolished. Upgrading became a passion for me after I got the display's upgrade list. It was around that time that my wallet started feeling lighter. Coincidence? Haha yep we went way over our budget by $265,000. Was easy too do. Can't wait to see your plans. Where about in the west are you building? We are building in the west too. But we weren't allowed to have the doulton facade. Which I was abit annoyed about. As I'm pretty sure the developers don't pay for my mortgage. Your fortunate you got the price list. When we went for the doulton. We bought off the plan. They didn't have a price list at the time. So we just had to think of all the upgrades on our own. Which We did most of it with my consultant. viewtopic.php?t=86597 D777, Its a KDR so do not have a developer controlling what I build, just a council which generally speaking is happy with development. Hopefully will get some drawings soon. I could try to scan the hardcopy but initial success is not so good. Sanuaka The house is not much different than the display. Just the upgrades which I tried to match or sometime add on like the drop ceilings or the extra niche. Years ago I saw the Bordeaux and loved the opulence. When I saw the Doulton I got the same felling but thought I could add to. It is the reason that some of the upgrades that I have asked for are from the Bordeaux. The 3 meter ceilings idea and the front doors are from there. Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 7Aug 04, 2017 3:10 pm stanus Doulton777 stanus Hi Doulton777, for plans I am waiting for them to email me the pdf. I have the hard copy but there are still some changes which I asked for @ contract signing. When I get I will post here. Starting hopefully end of this year but realistically next. The house has yet to be demolished. Upgrading became a passion for me after I got the display's upgrade list. It was around that time that my wallet started feeling lighter. Coincidence? Haha yep we went way over our budget by $265,000. Was easy too do. Can't wait to see your plans. Where about in the west are you building? We are building in the west too. But we weren't allowed to have the doulton facade. Which I was abit annoyed about. As I'm pretty sure the developers don't pay for my mortgage. Your fortunate you got the price list. When we went for the doulton. We bought off the plan. They didn't have a price list at the time. So we just had to think of all the upgrades on our own. Which We did most of it with my consultant. viewtopic.php?t=86597 D777, I am building is Sunshine. Its a KDR so do not have a developer controlling what I build, just a council which generally speaking is happy with development. Hopefully will get some drawings soon. I could try to scan the hardcopy but initial success is not so good. Sanuaka The house is not much different than the display. Just the upgrades which I tried to match or sometime add on like the drop ceilings or the extra niche. Years ago I saw the Bordeaux and loved the opulence. When I saw the Doulton I got the same felling but thought I could add to. It is the reason that some of the upgrades that I have asked for are from the Bordeaux. The 3 meter ceilings idea and the front doors are from there. Yeah I think with KDR it's different. As they are older areas. All the best with your build. Don't stress post them when you can. It would be good to see them. viewtopic.php?t=86597 Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 8Aug 09, 2017 12:23 pm Looking forward to seeing this mammoth home being built, and don't forget to add a link to this thread in your signature =) Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 9Aug 09, 2017 8:37 pm dulie Looking forward to seeing this mammoth home being built, and don't forget to add a link to this thread in your signature =) Dulie, me too! Sig. link added. Started to get the first variations signed from the contract signing. The first ones were the doors specifically the upstairs balcony. Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 10Aug 29, 2017 9:54 pm I thought I might post the colours from selections I am following the display home colours throughout. The theme is called Eastern Influence according to the Display Home Colour Schedule The gutters/downpipes and fascia's will be Dune. Roof tile French Terracotta Ebony (below image is showing a concrete roof tile as they did not have a ebony terracotta on display) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Render/House colour Dune Front Feature bricks Hawthorn 50mm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Entry and balcony doors will be Cabot's rich walnut Kitchen/Pantry/Bathroom bench tops Frosty Carina Laundry Bench Top Ginger Kitchen Island Cabinetry Dulux Namadji 2pac gloss 80% Kitchen/Pantry Cabinetry Dulux Apparition 2pac gloss80% Laundry Cabinetry Dulux Apparition 2pac gloss80% En suite 1 Cabinetry Dulux Namadji 2pac gloss 80% En suite 2,3 and 4 Dulux Apparition 2pac gloss80% all en suites bench tops Frosty Carina Kitchen colours Like ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Paint Interior Walls Dulux White Duck Ceiling Dulux Lexicon Quarter I will be painting feature walls myself after handover(I paint my properties myself every couple of years so feature walls will be a cinch) Staircase like the display Feast Watson Black Japan Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Below is the colour board from selections Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Tiles- I am going to Beaumont Tiles in Oakleigh next week The selection will be similar to the display but the feature tiles that are on some of the walls of the display's bathrooms will be on all four walls (a design cue I saw in the Bordeaux that I loved i.e. why make one tiled wall fancy when you can make them all) plus tile reveals! But that's for another post. Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 11Aug 30, 2017 11:50 am Awesome! Would love to have had the budget to replicate a display home. Can't wait to see more progress, give Vuster a run on who did it better =D Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 12Aug 30, 2017 2:14 pm stanus I thought I might post the colours from selections I am following the display home colours throughout. The theme is called Eastern Influence according to the Display Home Colour Schedule The gutters/downpipes and fascia's will be Dune. Roof tile French Terracotta Ebony (below image is showing a concrete roof tile as they did not have a ebony terracotta on display) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Render/House colour Dune Front Feature bricks Hawthorn 50mm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Entry and balcony doors will be Cabot's rich walnut Kitchen/Pantry/Bathroom bench tops Frosty Carina Laundry Bench Top Ginger Kitchen Island Cabinetry Dulux Namadji 2pac gloss 80% Kitchen/Pantry Cabinetry Dulux Apparition 2pac gloss80% Laundry Cabinetry Dulux Apparition 2pac gloss80% En suite 1 Cabinetry Dulux Namadji 2pac gloss 80% En suite 2,3 and 4 Dulux Apparition 2pac gloss80% all en suites bench tops Frosty Carina Kitchen colours Like ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Paint Interior Walls Dulux White Duck Ceiling Dulux Lexicon Quarter I will be painting feature walls myself after handover(I paint my properties myself every couple of years so feature walls will be a cinch) Staircase like the display Feast Watson Black Japan Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Below is the colour board from selections Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Tiles- I am going to Beaumont Tiles in Oakleigh next week The selection will be similar to the display but the feature tiles that are on some of the walls of the display's bathrooms will be on all four walls (a design cue I saw in the Bordeaux that I loved i.e. why make one tiled wall fancy when you can make them all) plus tile reveals! But that's for another post. I believe those tiles are $130 could be a bit more now. Just giving you some idea. The tile side was fun I found. Let us know what you pic. viewtopic.php?t=86597 Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 13Sep 07, 2017 8:17 pm I did the tile appointment at Beaumont tile this week. I chose the tiles in the display home as a guide and went from there. I was in and out in 45 minutes from Beaumont tiles. I took a spread sheet of where I wanted the tiles and the type of tile I wanted. The tiles I choose for the ground floor are the Euromarmo Breccia Grigio 600X600 Glazed Polished Surface Porcelain Tile That tile will be also in the study and the front lounge room on the ground floor. Also the same tile will be on all four walls in the laundry(to the ceiling) Picture below Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The same tile will be in all 4 en suites/toilets (to the ceiling). The only variation will be the upstairs/downstairs powder rooms which will have a different tile to break up the monotony. The tile for the powder rooms will be the Everstone -Durastone Olive polished 600 x 600mm with the front facing wall having the same tile but in 150 x 600mm size and in staggered laying. Below a pic. of the tile and the staggering effect Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also I have requested tile reveals to all windows in the wet areas an example below of the Bordeaux displays tile reveals and the effect I am trying to achieve Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The Everstone -Durastone Olive polished 150 x 600mm will be used in the family room around the fireplace with the staggered effect again Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Finally my balcony tiles will be Sidewalk Charcoal FB-Porc Textured 300x600 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ with tiling almost finished I am waiting for some variations to come through (i.e. forgot to choose towel rails so looking into that)I am one step closer to starting the build. Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 14Sep 07, 2017 8:21 pm stanus I did the tile appointment at Beaumont tile this week. I chose the tiles in the display home as a guide and went from there. I was in and out in 45 minutes from Beaumont tiles. I took a spread sheet of where I wanted the tiles and the type of tile I wanted. The tiles I choose for the ground floor are the Euromarmo Breccia Grigio 600X600 Glazed Polished Surface Porcelain Tile That tile will be also in the study and the front lounge room on the ground floor. Also the same tile will be on all four walls in the laundry(to the ceiling) Picture below Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The same tile will be in all 4 en suites/toilets (to the ceiling). The only variation will be the upstairs/downstairs powder rooms which will have a different tile to break up the monotony. The tile for the powder rooms will be the Everstone -Durastone Olive polished 600 x 600mm with the front facing wall having the same tile but in 150 x 600mm size and in staggered laying. Below a pic. of the tile and the staggering effect Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also I have requested tile reveals to all windows in the wet areas an example below of the Bordeaux displays tile reveals and the effect I am trying to achieve Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The Everstone -Durastone Olive polished 150 x 600mm will be used in the family room around the fireplace with the staggered effect again Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Finally my balcony tiles will be Sidewalk Charcoal FB-Porc Textured 300x600 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ with tiling almost finished I am waiting for some variations to come through (i.e. forgot to choose towel rails so looking into that)I am one step closer to starting the build. viewtopic.php?t=88952 Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 16Sep 08, 2017 11:18 am Love the tiles selections. It's going to look amazing. Did it set you back much? I wanted those black tiles for the powderoom. You know the ones out of the Somerset? But they didn't have them. But those brown ones look just as nice. Good choice that's from the display yeah? Our tiling selection took 5 hours. viewtopic.php?t=86597 Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 17Sep 08, 2017 6:36 pm Doulton777, the upgrade cost on the tiles was 54k. That was before I asked them to tile the study/front lounge room floor, the en suite toilet 2 and 3 walls to the ceiling, the laundry(they had provisioned 1.6m) to the ceiling and finally the family rooms feature wall tiles as per display (it was forgotten). I will be informed of the revised price later on (hopefully next week) Do not remember the Somerset powder room tiles. I only visited the display once and it was a long day as I visited the Doulton, Sovereign, Somerset and the Bordeaux. They all became a blur after that and the only things I could remember was the curved staircase of the Doulton and the high ceilings of Bordeaux. Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 18Sep 08, 2017 6:38 pm dulie Love the selection! It's gonna look great!! Dulie I hope so, following the tiles in the display I have less of a chance of getting it wrong. Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 19Sep 08, 2017 11:25 pm stanus Doulton777, the upgrade cost on the tiles was 54k. That was before I asked them to tile the study/front lounge room floor, the en suite toilet 2 and 3 walls to the ceiling, the laundry(they had provisioned 1.6m) to the ceiling and finally the family rooms feature wall tiles as per display (it was forgotten). I will be informed of the revised price later on (hopefully next week) Do not remember the Somerset powder room tiles. I only visited the display once and it was a long day as I visited the Doulton, Sovereign, Somerset and the Bordeaux. They all became a blur after that and the only things I could remember was the curved staircase of the Doulton and the high ceilings of Bordeaux. Gee all adds up pretty fast. I guess if your not putting carpet in there. It over takes carpet price. Really love those main tiles. It's going too look awesome. Can't wait to start seeing your build. There are now 3 of us that I know who's building the doulton. viewtopic.php?t=86597 Re: Building the Metricon Doulton 20Sep 16, 2017 7:56 pm I have recently got back the plans of the build.
However there are some errors with the placement of items and some missing requests which I have requested at the post contract variations. There are no big changes to the Doulton Plan just the removal of the guest bedroom downstairs and its replacement with a front living room and a powder room. So here are the plans: First Floor Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ the main changes on the ground floor: -ceiling drop to entry hallway -ceiling drop dining room, kitchen and family room(this is expensive as it is a non standard request) -kitchen gas stove to window, double under mount sink to kitchen island -butlers pantry gas stove and oven plus dbl sink the main errors here are the glass wool batts which are supposed to R2.5 Accousti- therm batts Second Floor Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ -ceiling drop to perimeter of bedroom 1 and WIR 1A/WIR 1B -bath on 100mm raised platform -Hebel power floor Front of house and side Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ -front facade replicates the display home with 50mm brickwork exposed to the front with areas like the upstairs balcony and downstairs left and right. -Ground floor height 3m -First Floor height 2.7m -Hume Matisse doors for front entry and also balcony. Rear and side elevation D Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ -Side elevation mouldings to all windows to replicate the effect from the front windows. That is the design of the my build of the Doulton. I am trying to replicate the display to a large extent with additions that I have seem in other Metricon displays to give the house the look I want. Example of this is the 3m ceilings/the drop perimeter of ceilings which I saw in the Bordeaux and the raised bath platform which is in the La Pyrenee. Waiting for my final variations to be finalised correctly and also the tile variations(that I expect to be a big one). Hi, First of all, thank you to this community for sharing your thoughts and opinions. We are in early days of our pre-contract stage for Metricon Doulton and we are… 0 12800 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 9707 We don’t live in VIC so want to know the exterior colours of Lumiere display so we can see it at the paint shop. Not building with Metricon so my request went… 0 19765 |