Building with Hall & Hart Homes

Tea Land, we’re just waiting on our tender. It’s been 3.5 weeks so hopefully next week? How long did yours take? While we wait we’re trying to make some decisions but gosh it’s hard. At this stage we’re planning on doing Blackbutt or Turpentine hardwood floors post handover which means we’ll probably do the carpets post as well. I’m worried it’ll complicate the build but it’s really the look we’re wanting so hopefully it’s not too much of a drama. I’m assuming Chris is one of the site managers or owners? When did he get involved? We’ve been dealing with Sean too and he’s been great. Really patient with our many many questions and always answers quickly.

Zen, we’re also trying to decide on bricks - we really like Espresso but I do worry about chipping so we’re also considering Whitsunday Orpheus from Austral. It’s slightly lighter but is more of a solid colour through the brick and is standard in the range. So I think we need to drive past a few more houses before we decide. We also love the Rawson Balmoral facade and has definitely been our inspiration too! We’re also doing Monument windows. We feel it’s a bit softer than black and adds a bit of drama to the room. and we’re planning on partial render on the facade with probably Surfmist and a mid grey with a timber door and possibly timber look garage door. We’re doing the same facade as Ally Brian but on a modified Elyse 38. And prob with a rendered balcony wall instead of the timber though I do love the timber. So thank you Ally Brian for sharing yours. It looks great!

tand, at this stage we’re planning on using Snow Caesarstone which I am a little nervous about re stains as I’ve read mixed reviews too but it really is the look we want so will just have to make it work. We have Caesarstone at the moment. I think it’s the Linen colour so more of a tan and I’ve thrown 2 glasses of red wine over it and both times it’s come out completely. We’ve also had rust stains and beetroot. I’ve hit it with Jiff which they say don’t use as it can dull the surface but they sell a specific cleaner they say is good for removing stains so may be worth the investment while it’s new and you’re getting use to it. good luck with your selections!

Seren!ty, how are you going now you’re all settled in? Have you needed to get H&H back for much?

Also can someone please message me the Lane cove Street the house is in that’s being built? We have one being built near us but there’s something going on with it as nothing has happened for at least a month or two. It’s made me a little nervous but hopefully it’s an issue with the owner and not H&H.

Thanks!

Can’t wait to see what you end up choosing for your externals, Jacks! We liked Orpheus too, it’s a very popular brick in our suburb so we were able to see a lot of examples. Maddie from H&H suggested it might not give us the same look as the Balmoral display home as it’s lighter, which was why she suggested the Austral Wilderness range. We have the Austral and PGH selection appointments tomorrow so we’ll check out the bricks again and hopefully come to a decision.

There are a couple of H&H builds in various stages around us, the lane cove one is on Mowbray rd next to the public school. There’s a duplex being built in North Ryde near Truscott primary school (sorry, I can’t remember the exact street but can message if we drive past again).

Thanks so much Zen! I’ll check out the Lane Cove house on the weekend. I quite like the look of white shutters with dark windows. We’ve seen a few with black windows and possibly there’s at least one out at Homeworld with shutters and monument windows? What about the Rawson Edge?

Good luck with your appointments! How long did your tender take? We;re coming up to 3.5 weeks and I’m hoping we’ll be hearing from Sean soon.

I personally prefer a hinged door in the laundry as I think it gives you more useable wall space but it depends on your layout. I think a security flyscreen would be much more robust than a sliding door screen? I think it depends on what you want to use it for. Security if wanting airflow or purely to keep flies and mozzies out?

Hi Ally, what a stunning home you have built! It looks so so beautiful... Thank you very much for sharing!