Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1143Jan 21, 2020 8:09 pm Advance Decorative Laminates has set a quality benchmark in the interior designing industry. Advance Lam offers some of the finest grade compact and durable laminates in India. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1147Feb 27, 2020 8:43 am I will write a more thorough list soon as we near the end of our build and move in - but one thing i'm not sure i saw here is something small but important: - ensure you had a good solid door handle for your backyard or alfresco sliding doors. I never checked this and we don't even have a door handle - just a vertical double lock thing but has no pull handle. it's slick but not practical. wish it was a simple D handle or something. it's a heavy double glazed tri door system so you need something good to grab onto. will likely install additional offset modern D handle within the door for a few hundred dollars.... something small but thought i'd raise Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1148Mar 11, 2020 8:23 am another one i haven't seen yet is the garage door into the house. consider to have it open into the house instead. that way you can install a security door on the other side if you are security conscious like me. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1149Mar 19, 2020 9:43 am ynv56p41 another one i haven't seen yet is the garage door into the house. consider to have it open into the house instead. that way you can install a security door on the other side if you are security conscious like me. Very good point. A lot of break ins are through internal garage doors, so this is a smart option. $395 Fixed Priced Landscape Plans for DA M: 0435 127 244 | W: bluegumdesign.com.au | E: info@bluegumdesign.com.au Residential | Commercial | Industrial Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1151Apr 14, 2020 12:33 pm Go through the builders display homes and note what their up specked items are then add them to your inclusions before they price the build that way you are not paying 3 times the price at prestart. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1152Apr 14, 2020 12:38 pm Brahma Bull ynv56p41 another one i haven't seen yet is the garage door into the house. consider to have it open into the house instead. that way you can install a security door on the other side if you are security conscious like me. Very good point. A lot of break ins are through internal garage doors, so this is a smart option. In order to break out through the internal garage door someone needs to break in through the external garage door first, which won't be easy considering the weight of the door. But having a good lock and adequate thickness and weight on the internal garage door makes total sense for me. You can use steel reinforced door over there too. Additionally, why it makes sense to open garage door into the house is that you get more space for your vehicle in the garage. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1153May 12, 2020 4:03 pm Window heights - Make sure you check all Window heights to ensure they don't look wonky Measure your floor space. Get a measuring tape and mock your rooms in a space (living room etc) You might come across the surprising sizes Extra Tip: When the slab goes down, it looks small. Don't stress! Check to see how your doors open on your plan If you are building on a zero boundary (garage on boundary), make sure the neighbour doesn't build his fence first First time builder Double Storey NSW Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1154Jun 30, 2020 4:28 pm We included a lot of things that others had added to their build, some which appear in the above list. After signing off the colours, and rechecking the electrical layouts (signed off two weeks ago also), I realised that when we were working on the electrical layout, we were only looking at the overhead view. We added a power point to the Leisure Room bar cabinet (with small sink and tap), but forgot that there is a provision for bar fridge under the bench, and NO POWER POINT there! It pays to think in 3D, and also what you will be adding later on, as it is almost impossible to put power in there later on! We negotiated a deal with the builder as we had a "Butler's Pantry upgrade" pack for free, but we upgraded the "upgrade" with better items, so "technically" had a spare mixer tap and small sink (replaced with double sink and pull-out tap ware), so they allowed us to use these in the upstairs leisure room (which we also relocated to the back of the house). Handy to rinse your glasses rather than carry them all downstairs! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1155Jun 30, 2020 4:38 pm alexp79 Brahma Bull ynv56p41 another one i haven't seen yet is the garage door into the house. consider to have it open into the house instead. that way you can install a security door on the other side if you are security conscious like me. Very good point. A lot of break ins are through internal garage doors, so this is a smart option. In order to break out through the internal garage door someone needs to break in through the external garage door first, which won't be easy considering the weight of the door. But having a good lock and adequate thickness and weight on the internal garage door makes total sense for me. You can use steel reinforced door over there too. Additionally, why it makes sense to open garage door into the house is that you get more space for your vehicle in the garage. I also added a reed switch to the external garage door, so the alarm goes off if it is opened when unoccupied. We could have used a movement sensor, but then you would need a delay, and have to rush inside when you drive in, to turn off the alarm. The movement sensor inside the house will pick up anyone entering the front area via the garage or front door. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1156Jul 24, 2020 8:33 am Hi. Can I please ask for your thoughts/comments on the standard inclusions that the builder gave to me before I sign the PWA (pls see below)? I choose one of their standard model (2-storey). I would like to send an email to the consultant for the upgrades, just a minimum upgrades and must have's. Those that will cost less if we change after the build, I will leave it as is. Can you please help? Thank you . Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1158Jul 25, 2020 8:43 am Consider the placement of the door frames in the walls. We have a feature wall in our entry and would have liked to cover it with a nice timber feature but because the door to the garage is hard into the corner it wont allow for any thickness to be added to the wall. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1159Jul 27, 2020 12:17 pm Some people (and I would say most display homes except for the ones really targeting budget first home owners) prefer stone benchtops over laminated ones in the Bathrooms, but comes down to budget and personal preference really. Also you'll definitely need to install more light points but they probably won't give you an electrical plan until after pre-start - just something to factor into the budget. Re: Things you forget - summary page 32 1160Jul 27, 2020 2:14 pm Thank you for the reply. I responded to the consultant based on the tips (very very helpful) I read in here. My main focus is to increase the quality on the structure of the house from the standard model and those easier/lesser to change now before the built. So, I send an email requesting for: 31c ceiling, 1000mm fridge recess, colorbond roof, includes overhead cupboard, floor to ceiling bathroom tiling, 100mm slab thickness, R4 insulation to ceiling throughout and Double glazing throughout. Please let me know if I missed other important and a must to upgrade. @HereForHelp I will definitely upgrade to stone benchtops on bathroom. I thought it stone top already until you mention it and I read the inclusion again and saw i'm wrong. Thank you. Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 12447 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 7236 A question. Im in Queensland and building a new home. We managed to reach practical completion 6 weeks ago but we haven't heard any date for handover yet. Who should we… 0 6277 |