Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon Liberty 42 vs Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat 45 6Apr 12, 2019 12:19 pm Norfie, mate, have you simply got a single-track mind? We've all got your message. There's some building company or other that you're not 100% on. OK, OK, OK, enough! Re: Metricon Liberty 42 vs Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat 45 7Jul 26, 2021 1:22 pm judder Hi, So we have a family of 4 (wife, me 2 kids) as well as my folks and an aunty who stays over occasionally (say once every 2 weeks overnight for work). Having 2 bedrooms on the lower floor is a must but can't work out which is the better layout. We initially looked at the CH Granada 41 SQ plan, however, looking at the Granada Retreat, this looks to be a better deal? We're also interested in the Metricon Liberty 42 but unsure of pricing. So far, these are our thoughts: Metricon Liberty: Pluses: - Bigger bedrooms overall. - Looks somewhat more spacious from the entrance than the CH design. - Not sure if possible but I could segregate the Bedroom 5 from the bottom powder / bathroom and also the toilet and bathroom so people can access both at the same time. Minuses: - It's one room less on the ground floor, we'd need to put doors on the sitting room and make it a "bedroom" for my folks by buying additional storage say from Ikea. - All toilets upstairs and downstairs will be windowless. I recall on the older Liberty 40 design they were able to design it so all upstairs toilets were with windows. Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat: Pluses: - Love the bedroom at the rear gives us a lot more privacy and the balcony! - I prefer the activity room at the front of the house so everyone can enjoy the balcony. - Huge Family Room. Negatives: - I would need to convert the lounge to a 2nd master bedroom and the Rumpus also to a Guest Bedroom. Im concerned this gives it somewhat a claustrophobic feel as this would make the entrance somewhat more narrow. The Liberty has the opposite effect. - The Powder Room with shower will be windowless. Im not sure if CH will allow me to extend it right to the wall into the WIP wall and give it a window. - With the ensuite on the lower floor for the 2nd master room even with a window on the shower, this provides very little light and pretty much would be "windowless". - Overall smaller bedrooms than Metricon even given the size difference (+3 squares on the CH one). I've noticed CH tends to have smaller bedrooms than Mcon overall? - Upper level has a windowless toilet. I lived in one and find any windowless room really annoying with the fan sounding like a helicopter. I prefer all rooms to have windows. Overall my heart does seem to favour the Granada Retreat design. Any thoughts? Thanks. Hi, Have you progressed in your construction? I am also struggling to choose between Granada Retreat 45 vs Metricon Hamshire 45. Any feedback and experience on Granada Retreat 45?. Thanks Re: Metricon Liberty 42 vs Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat 45 10Sep 05, 2021 8:14 pm Tim65 After the nightmare build we had with Metricon I would not recommend them .Better builders out there Tim, Sorry to hear that you had such a rough time with them. If we can help, let me know. And I agree. There are better builders out there. However there are also a lot of ordinary ones in the mix. PM me if I can assit. Darren Darbecca Pty Ltd Servicing the greater Melbourne Area. 0400 199 544 Darbecca.com.au Re: Metricon Liberty 42 vs Carlisle Homes Granada Retreat 45 11Sep 05, 2021 9:14 pm Darbecca Tim65 After the nightmare build we had with Metricon I would not recommend them .Better builders out there Tim, Sorry to hear that you had such a rough time with them. If we can help, let me know. And I agree. There are better builders out there. However there are also a lot of ordinary ones in the mix. PM me if I can assit. Darren I negotiated out of court settlement I think I know the answer but just checking to see if anyone has had experience with it. I want to build a small 20 square metre retreat in my backyard, it will have a… 0 14987 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 9718 Carlisle use to sneak a water resistant "Performance Solution" into their contracts. Have you checked your contract for same? 4 11597 |