Flooring arrived yesterday and I went and collected it today. Should start the install next week after the painting is done.
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Browse Forums Building A New House  05 Jul 2018 199 Bronze Member 08 Oct 2018 363 Gold Member Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 168Jul 28, 2019 7:11 pm [quote="thme"] Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Really happy with how it’s coming up. After doing nail down/glue to concrete and then professional sand/polish timber a few years ago I thought this might be easier. It’s still hard on the knees and back  /quote]It looks great. Good job. Will you have to install scotia as well? 05 Jul 2018 199 Bronze Member Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 169Jul 28, 2019 7:18 pm Doing skirting in all the rooms. That’s the next job after this. Thinking 140mm in the main areas and 92mm in the bedrooms. After the skirting they’ll come and install the carpets. Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 171Jul 31, 2019 1:37 am We did our skirting the other way around, they ended up looking similar in height due to the carpet pile and the 90mm worked out the right height to sit under the kitchen cabinets that finish against walls. My hubby still says that he will never install flooring and skirting to an entire house ever again. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 05 Jul 2018 199 Bronze Member Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 172Aug 12, 2019 6:02 pm Bit of an update: Timber flooring now complete and blinds installed - Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Driveway and front pathway poured today (Kajanni White - Limecrete), to be pressure washed, acid-washed and then sealed over the coming days, weather permitting. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Next project will be the decking in the portico/entrance. 01 Mar 2019 75 WA Loyal Member Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 173Aug 12, 2019 8:59 pm  thmeBit of an update: Timber flooring now complete and blinds installed - Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Driveway and front pathway poured today (Kajanni White - Limecrete), to be pressure washed, acid-washed and then sealed over the coming days, weather permitting. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Next project will be the decking in the portico/entrance. Looking good! Let me know how the aggregate concrete goes and if you recommend the company you used 😀 05 Jul 2018 199 Bronze Member Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 176Aug 13, 2019 4:06 pm Yeah I'm a bit jealous (looks great!) as we are currently getting driveway quotes organised ourselves, and trying to keep costs down so just considering normal concrete. Not sure what area you are in, but mind me asking what sort of square metre rate you paid for exposed agg? I have no idea what to expect from upgrading from normal concrete. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here 05 Jul 2018 199 Bronze Member Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 177Aug 13, 2019 5:04 pm Had quotes between $90-$100 per metre. Includes setup, mesh, 2 coats of sealer etc. Earthworks to level and the drainage was extra. All up we spent nearly $9k.  We actually went with the most expensive price in the end because he came highly recommended by a friend, used a higher grade of mesh than the others and also used our preferred concrete company as a supplier (Limecrete), as they have a much better colour range than the others. We're in Perth and this sort of price range seems to be the going rate here. You can get it a little bit cheaper, however they might do 75mm thickness on pathways or use a thinner mesh. Some of the colours are also cheaper, usually the grey tones. We picked one that was in the middle, but towards the higher end. Generally the white cement is more expensive and if they have more quartz in the mix, rather than blue metal. We're really happy with the result, even though it was pretty expensive. I would have been disappointed with paving (sick of weeds and ants, etc). 05 Jul 2018 199 Bronze Member 31 Jul 2019 7 WA Junior Member Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 179Aug 14, 2019 12:46 pm thmePre-start External Colour Choices: External brickwork (also internal feature wall) - Brikmakers Vintage red with cream mortar, rolled joints Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Roof Cover and fascia - Colorbond Surfmist Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Fencing/retaining, gutters, downpipes and garage door - Colorbond Monument Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ - Front render colour - First Snow. Internal colour choices: Kitchen, scullery and laundry cabinetry - Laminex Silk Finish White and Riven Finish Sublime Teak for overhead cupboards (350mm depth only, horizontal grain) - Silk/Riven finish both upgrades in contract. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bathroom and Ensuite Cabinetry - Laminex Natural Finish Sublime Teak (horizontal grain) - Builder's standard range. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bench top - Absolute Quartz Calacatta Gold (Kitchen island bench only) and Absolute Quartz Alabaster (very fine grain white) for the remainder (kitchen bench, scullery, laundry and both bathrooms) - Builder's standard range (these were both from the premium range when we signed up that became part of the standard range by the time we got to pre-start) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Internal door frames and doors - Wattle White Linen cupboard/s sliding doors - Black frame with Glacier white vinyl (Standard range) Mirrored robe doors with silver frame (standard range) Internal door handles - Lockwood Large Rose with Element Levers (standard range, Matt Black colour is an extra cost) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen Appliances - Fisher and Paykel - 2 x wall oven in a stack (builder's standard range) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ - Integrated rangehood (upgrade in contract) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ -Gas on glass cooktop (upgrade in contract) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Tile choices - Tile Boutique - Deleted splashback to kitchen, scullery and laundry (to be completed after handover) - Ensuite floor 300x300 Majorelle Grey (builder's standard range) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ - Laundry floor 450x450 Majorelle Grey (same as ensuite, larger format) (extra cost for labour) - Bathoom and Powder room floor 300x300 Terrain Nero (builder's standard range) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ - Bathroom, ensuite and powder room walls 300x600 Gloss White rectified (floor to ceiling in contract) - upgrade Pre-Start Changes/Upgrades: - CCS Onyx garage floor concrete - GTek Esperance cornice to Entry, kitchen, dining and living areas - Obscure glazing to front entry door - Upgrade laundry cabinetry to silk finish - Extra drawers in kitchen, ensuite and bathroom - Finger grip to bathroom and ensuite cabinetry - 16mm negative to stone throughout house - Stormtech 100PSG20 900mm shower channel grate in bathroom and ensuite - Double rebate to front door - Upgrade entrance door handle to Lockwood Nero 143 Pull handle (600mm) and deadlock - Micro frameless mirrors in bathrooms and powder room - Raked joint to internal face brick feature wall - PVC pre-lay for future rain water tank - Extra LED downlights, powerpoints, junction boxes, conduits for future ceiling fans and extra lighting to exterior - Clipsal iconic Anthracite cover and backplate in kitchen, scullery, laundry and bathrooms - Upgrade Exhaust fans to Beacon all-in-one (combined LED light and exhaust fan) - Upgrade to 450x450 floor tiles in laundry - Upgrade to 300x600 rectified wall tiles in bathroom, ensuite and powder room - Intelligent homes smart wire pack (extra provisions in theatre room and kids activity room) - Upgrade to Posh Solus BTW toilet suites - Upgrade Scullery sink to AFA Flow undermount no taphole - Change all tapware to Matt Black finish Mizu Bliss (basin mixers, shower/bath mixers and bath outlet) - Black pop up wastes in all basins and bath - Mizu drift matt black bathroom accessories (towel rails, toilet roll holders, etc). - Kitchen and scullery Mizu Soothe Matt Black sink mixers - AXA Hox Mini basin in Powder room (Aspire range) with Mizu Drift Matt Black bottle trap - Mizu Drift straight wall shower and brass overhead in Matt Black for ensuite - Posh Domaine Twin Rail Shower in Matt Black for bathroom Jobs to be done after handover: - Aggregate driveway and path - Portico decking - Window coverings (shutters and timber look blinds) - Engineered Oak flooring to living area and activity - Carpet floor to bedrooms and theatre - Alfresco floor (still undecided) - All exterior landscaping and brick front fence - Fitout dressing room and kids robes - Kitchen, Scullery and laundry splashbacks - Additional electrical (pendant lights, TV antenna, etc) - Rain water tank and filter - Dishwasher i love your design and all your extras and colours are similar to ours  can i ask how much more the matt black tapware, towel rails, light switches etc cost at pre start? thanks05 Jul 2018 199 Bronze Member Re: KDR - New Choice Homes Custom design - Perth, WA 180Aug 14, 2019 1:17 pm $990 for Black mixers in Bathrooms, powder room etc. Shower heads/rails, kitchen and scullery were extra again. I think all up the black taps throughout we're around $2,500. The charcoal switches are cheap, you can actually buy them online for only a few dollars (Clipsal Iconic skins), so I would recommend just sourcing these yourself. Builder charged about $6 each, which is pretty much inline with what you can get them for online. The towel rails were pretty much at retail from the Reece website (like $100 each etc). What are the most important factors to consider when choosing a builder for a custom-built home, especially to ensure quality and staying within budget? 0 13284 ideal house depends on the site and location as much as internal floor plan....what is the distance from the house to all four boundaries, where is north, describe your… 3 38811 |
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