Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First Home Build - Mount Barker 14Dec 09, 2019 10:25 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 11:00 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. Best of luck. ๐ If what you describe is correct then the brick wall has been dry lined with villa board. That basically means that the villa board is glued to the brick wall with… 3 6098 Thanks NativeZen! I can't wait to start landscaping, though it's going to be a while away yet. No movement on site yet as of the weekend. Hoping to see some earthworks… 3 2150 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 947 |