Hi H1 champions.
I’m Cal and my husband is Matt and we’re building the Kensington 24 with PD.
I’ve been looking at this forum for 12-18months and have gained incredible information over that period so I thought it only right that I commence a building thread of our own to track our build.
We also have a blog, which is listed at the bottom of my post.
So we signed tender in December 2009.
Signed contracts and did all selections in Feb 2010.
We are scheduled to commence building in July 2010, however we have just had our build loan approved and mentioned to our CSA that now the loan is in place we’re good to go and she has just come back and let us know that at the end of April our file will go to ‘Construction’, so who knows, maybe we’ll be laying a slab in May!!!
Our builder is notorious (as most volumes builders) for their high turnover of CSA’s. Well, we are no different, after having a pretty good experience up to this point, we’ve been told she is leaving the company at the end of the month.
Here is our floor plan:
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So, I know how much people love pictures, so here are our colour selections
External Colours
Bricks: Boral Jarrah with Off White mortar (posh I know)
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Roof: Monier Elabana tiles in Mocha Choc
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Gutters: Colorbond (CB) in Jasper
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Fascia: CB Evening Haze
Downpipes: CB Evening Haze
Portico & Alfresco Pillars: CB Evening Haze
Meter Box: CB Evening Haze (I know, who knew you had to pick this aswell?)
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Garage Door: Panelmaster in Contemporary Profile, CB Jasper
Front Door: PMAD 104 with clear glass in CB Jasper (sidelights will be translucent glass)
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Windows: CB Jasper
Internal Colours
Walls: Wattyl Kid Leather (can be seen in carpet pic)
Ceilings: Builders White
Skirting & Architraves: Wattyl Astor White
Carpet: Reflections 'Game Keeper' (Charcoal Grey for all of you playing at home). The pic doesn’t really show the true colour of the carpet, but hey, I’m not the photographer in the family, Matt is.
Floor Tiles: Neutral Grey Tile - Actual name is Portifino Matt Grigio Satin (400mm x 400mm)
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Kitchen colours
Under bench cupboards: Laminex 'Smokey Sapelle in Natural finish
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Overhead cupboards: Laminex 'Moleskin' in Natural finish
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Benchtop: Ceaserstone in Osprey
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Glass Splashback: Dulux Sea Creature (deep turquoise) with clear glass (no need to starfire)
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Laundry colours
Under bench cupoboards: Laminex 'Mushroom Linea' in Natural finish
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Benchtop: Laminex Brook Pebble in Dimensions finish
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Ensuite colours
Floor & shower base: Portifino Matt Grigio Satin (400mm x 400mm), which is the same as floor tiles throughout the house.
Shower wall: Portifino Gloss Grigio Satin (400mm x 400mm), which is the same as floor tiles just in gloss.
Shower niche: Square glass mosaic.
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Vanity splashback: 2 rows of White Gloss Rectangular Tiles (100mm x 300mm) with 3 rows of glass mosiac tiles before mirror.
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Vanity: Laminex 'Mushroom Linea' in Natural finish (see laundry colours).
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Main bathroom colours
Floor & shower base: Portifino Matt Grigio Satin (400mm x 400mm), which is the same as Ensuite.
Shower wall: Portifino Gloss Grigio Satin (400mm x 400mm), which is the same as floor tiles just in gloss.
Bath hob: Same tile as the shower walls
Vanity splashback: 2 rows of White Gloss Rectangular Tiles (100mm x 300mm) with 3 rows of glass mosiac tiles before mirror.
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Vanity: Laminex 'Mushroom Linea' in Natural finish
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I'm exhausted doing all that. So I'll finish up this post now.
Will regularly update the thread throughout the build.
I will also try to upload an image of our house superimposed on our block courtesy of hubby later this week.