Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First Home Build - Mount Barker 11Nov 15, 2019 8:11 am Nicby So we had an appointment with our amazing consultant last night to discuss what we can do cut costs while still meeting the 6 star energy minimum rating. (Highly recommend Kim from Statesman - She is the best!) We ended up changing our design, and I love it even more than the old one! Plus it should save us at least a few (more like 6) thousand in double glazing! Here's hoping no more changes & a smooth run from here on! Plan as below. It used to be a slightly modified Findon Alfresco, but now it's a heavily modified Findon Alfresco Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Wow that is a huge pantry, great storage there. I like your wide hallways, and location of the home theatre to the rear really works. Just a couple of thoughts, if you swing your laundry door the opposite way it means you can walk into the laundry room and immediately open the cupboard. (The current design means you have to close the laundry door behind you in order to access your cupboard.) Also have you considered reorientating your kitchen so it faces the dining area? I think if you did that it would give you more space in your dining and family area. You would just need to relocate the csd to the pantry to one end, and put kitchen cupboards and fridge along that wall, the sink would go on the breakfast bar. I think you might gain half a metre of floor space in the meals area by doing that. ๐ Re: First Home Build - Mount Barker 12Nov 15, 2019 8:36 am Bebbsy Nicby So we had an appointment with our amazing consultant last night to discuss what we can do cut costs while still meeting the 6 star energy minimum rating. (Highly recommend Kim from Statesman - She is the best!) We ended up changing our design, and I love it even more than the old one! Plus it should save us at least a few (more like 6) thousand in double glazing! Here's hoping no more changes & a smooth run from here on! Plan as below. It used to be a slightly modified Findon Alfresco, but now it's a heavily modified Findon Alfresco Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Wow that is a huge pantry, great storage there. I like your wide hallways, and location of the home theatre to the rear really works. Just a couple of thoughts, if you swing your laundry door the opposite way it means you can walk into the laundry room and immediately open the cupboard. (The current design means you have to close the laundry door behind you in order to access your cupboard.) Also have you considered reorientating your kitchen so it faces the dining area? I think if you did that it would give you more space in your dining and family area. You would just need to relocate the csd to the pantry to one end, and put kitchen cupboards and fridge along that wall, the sink would go on the breakfast bar. I think you might gain half a metre of floor space in the meals area by doing that. ๐ I know! I love the pantry so so much, and we are stoked about the home theatre! Feels like everything is coming together again, and I'm really getting excited again! That's a really really good point about the laundry door!! thanks so much!! We did consider turning the kitchen, but I've fallen in love with the idea of a window splashback, so in order to do that, it need to be on an external wall. It's a good point for using space, but the heart wants what the heart wants! Thanks for your ideas! Re: First Home Build - Mount Barker 14Dec 09, 2019 9:25 am Some further progress updates! 2/12 - our CADDS assessment failed a second time. This time, we achieved a 5.9 star rating, against a six star minimum. Paid a small amount to upgrade another window to Low-e glass (kitchen splashback), and increased the size of the meals window to 18-18, and changed the home theatre window to 09-27. We were just happy to get things moving again! 6/12 - we received final master plans (with CADDS assesment passed!!) and were advised that engineers would now be working on costing the slab, and that we could book our selections appointment! We were advised that the footings costing would take 3-4 weeks, but we know they've already taken soil samples, so I've got my fingers crossed it'll be quicker than that, and we will have the report before christmas. 8/12 - we went looking for quotes for flooring done outside the build, and visited Solomons at Reynella. Ended up purchasing some amazing laminate and carpet at an awesome price. They also through in upgraded underlay for the laminate (to reduce noise), and 10mm underlay for the carpet! pics below: https://www.parador.eu/products/laminate-flooring/trendtime/oak-loft-white-1730468 https://www.solomons.com.au/products.php?action=getProductDetails&cid=1&pid=708 Re: First Home Build - Mount Barker 15Dec 09, 2019 10:00 am Fingers crossed that your construction footing report comes through quickly, ours took just over 4 weeks. If you havenโt already visited the Design centre, then call in a few times to check it out before your selections appointment. It opens on Saturday mornings too, which is helpful. You can easily spend an hour or more taking it all in. Take photos of everything you like in the Design centre, and then check the cost in your Selections booklet, which you should be getting soon. It gives you an idea of how much your upgrades costs are likely to be before you go to your appointment. 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