Browse Forums Building A New House Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny flat 182Dec 09, 2019 2:15 pm More tiling in the entrance hall, I’m liking these. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Landscaping started today. Builder had to get access through our back neighbour for the bobcat. The survey has also shown that the original fence with one of our side neighbours is in the wrong place and fixing that reclaims us almost a metre’s worth of space at one end of the boundary! Fantastic win, but I wouldn’t want to have been there for the builder’s conversation with the neighbour! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny 183Dec 09, 2019 5:45 pm [quote="Hillsbuilds"]More tiling in the entrance hall, I’m liking these. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Landscaping started today. Builder had to get access through our back neighbour for the bobcat. The survey has also shown that the original fence with one of our side neighbours is in the wrong place and fixing that reclaims us almost a metre’s worth of space at one end of the boundary! Fantastic win, but I wouldn’t want to have been there for the builder’s conversation with the neighbour! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ [l Like the colour of your tiles. Looks beautiful Re: Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny 184Dec 13, 2019 1:38 pm We have a front door! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Tiling in the mudroom/laundry. I’m liking how the tiles have been lined up. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Mudroom joinery Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The joiner had me measuring cereal boxes today to determine the height of the WIP overhead shelves Re: Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny 185Jan 14, 2020 3:48 pm Builders are back after Xmas break. Joinery, tiling and landscaping continues. Entrance hall Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Granny flat kitchen Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Granny flat laundry cupboard. Niche on the right is for a flip down ironing board Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Granny flat entrance and living Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ WIP Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Landscapers laying the travertine Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looking from east courtyard garden to alfresco, through open breezeway doors, pool and west courtyard beyond Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Closer shot of breezeway from alfresco towards pool Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny 186Jan 14, 2020 5:42 pm Looking good Hillsbuilds. Having that fairly seamless connection b/w outdoor and internal living (incl. what I assume is the pool undercover there in the middle?) will be a treat for 'live-ability'. Geez I hope 'Granny' appreciates her 'flat'?! Unless it is future-proofing against the threat of your own children kicking you out of the main house at some point? Are your solar panels already connected up to the grid? I think from memory you do have some? We are just getting our solar install organised now after having to wait months for the Vic. Govt. solar rebate to be approved. ** Also our maintenance guy is coming for the 3 month inspection this Friday, so hoping we get some action on some outstanding issues....then we can focus on getting the landscaping etc all done. We should have done what you are doing and incorporated into the build in terms of timing at least. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here Re: Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny 187Feb 03, 2020 12:23 pm Hi darb74, sorry for the late reply, we’ve been away. Solar panels are not connected as yet. Builder prefers to wait till closer to handover. The granny (my mum) going into the granny flat was the owner of the house that was previously on this site. So we thought we’d better replace it with a pretty good alternative! Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny flat 188Feb 03, 2020 12:39 pm Having been away for 2 weeks, I was a bit disappointed when we got back and not much had been done to the internals. Some panelling went up in the bathrooms and wall tiling in one but that was about it. Considering before we left the joinery had been put in to the extent that cornicing could have started, no cornices were up. Outside, a fair bit of landscaping was done. This week cornicing started. Landscaping will depend on the weather as it’s forecasted to rain. Cornicing 4-stepped Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bathroom panelling Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ French pattern travertine. Fencing also done here and wall rendered. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ From the opposite side of the courtyard. The travertine here is laid stretcher bond rather than French pattern as this is the utility area (clothes line, aircon unit, water heater, bins, etc). Roughly where the scaffold is will be a couple of vertical panels to cut sight lines from the entertaining area into the utility area Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Backyard levelled and ready for artificial turf putting green Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny flat 189Feb 19, 2020 2:12 pm Disappointing news today. I’ve had my heart set on caesarstone wall panelling for the shower areas right from the start of the design process. No grout to clean! Builder has told me that when they went to order the panelling CS told them that the walls have to be reinforced as each panel weighs 150kg. The walls have all been built now of course, and waterproofed. No way we can redo without lots of cost. So annoying that this wasn’t picked up, wasn’t in the plans. Suppose this is the danger of using lesser used materials that builders, architects, etc are not familiar with - they just don’t know what they don’t know. So now we are looking at large format slab tiles. I know these are not as big as the CS panels though, so there’ll be additional grout lines. Photos of laundry chute: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And this is the other end. Builder will put a soft-open thingy connecting the upstairs tilt door to the wall. I’ll have to ask what happens downstairs, does the laundry all just land in a heap behind the door?? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Pool has been uncovered and coping being done Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Understairs storage. I’m thinking of using it as a command centre, mainly for charging devices overnight, mail drop, printer, electronic hub. It’s behind an invisible door, and I’ve ordered a wall mural to go over the door and surrounding wall space. It’s at the end of the breezeway corridor, so I think it’ll make a nice focal point! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny 190Feb 19, 2020 3:08 pm Hillsbuilds Disappointing news today. I’ve had my heart set on caesarstone wall panelling for the shower areas right from the start of the design process. No grout to clean! Builder has told me that when they went to order the panelling CS told them that the walls have to be reinforced as each panel weighs 150kg. The walls have all been built now of course, and waterproofed. No way we can redo without lots of cost. So annoying that this wasn’t picked up, wasn’t in the plans. Suppose this is the danger of using lesser used materials that builders, architects, etc are not familiar with - they just don’t know what they don’t know. So now we are looking at large format slab tiles. I know these are not as big as the CS panels though, so there’ll be additional grout lines. Photos of laundry chute: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And this is the other end. Builder will put a soft-open thingy connecting the upstairs tilt door to the wall. I’ll have to ask what happens downstairs, does the laundry all just land in a heap behind the door?? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Pool has been uncovered and coping being done Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Understairs storage. I’m thinking of using it as a command centre, mainly for charging devices overnight, mail drop, printer, electronic hub. It’s behind an invisible door, and I’ve ordered a wall mural to go over the door and surrounding wall space. It’s at the end of the breezeway corridor, so I think it’ll make a nice focal point! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Another option is u can use glass instead of stone? Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny flat 196Feb 19, 2020 5:48 pm gogo65 What about porcelain panels? They are lighter, quantum quartz also do a 6mm thick panel for walls, assume they wont be as heavy as normal stone? Yes, this is what I’m currently looking at. We are using quantumsix for our kitchen splashback. Might actually work out cheaper! Re: Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny 197Feb 20, 2020 1:21 pm QuantumSix+ large format tiles are great,I was very keen to use it, but endup with expensive stone splash-back option, as the builder was not very keen as 1. the tiler was hesitant as according to the tiler he was worried a minor mistake could crack the entire panel also according to him it was very hard to handle move etc. 2. kitchen and joinery company basically charged the same amount as supernatural range Caesarstone pointing that they have to double up the tile price due to the risk of cracking during cut and install. end of the day, it came down to either I have to bear the cost of any cracks during install or pay almost the same as the stone - we choose the stone. If you / your builder can find a trade comfortable and has experience working with QuantumSix+, that would be a game changer. Cheers Re: Hamptons inspired architect design with attached granny 199Mar 09, 2020 7:34 pm Not much happening inside the house these last three weeks. The Corian vanity tops have been installed, unfortunately the position of the sinks means that the top drawers of the vanities underneath cannot be used! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Will have to think of a solution that doesn’t involve redoing the Corian. Next thing for internals are the stone bench tops, which are due 18/3. So pretty much nothing will be happening till then. Meanwhile, at least a fair bit was done in landscaping Orchard and veggie garden. Dwarf fruit trees planted, watering system installed. Concrete is for the rainwater tank Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looking the other way towards what will be a putting green with AstroTurf Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Other side of the putting green, camellias planted to make a hedge so no one falls off the edge into the easement! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bit of spare area next to the orchard. We decided to concrete this and put up a basketball hoop. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Driveway poured, including steps down to front door and walkway to granny flat. It’s still to be coloured, but it won’t be too different from what it is now. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I would suggest you simply go and talk to council about your proposal, most councils are getting onboard with ancillary dwellings. There is no benefit in keeping it… 1 2811 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 8711 Any advice on how to ensure the kit home granny flat that im thinking of buying will get council approval. The kit home companys wont release plans without a deposit and… 0 4074 |