Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our H3NL3Y Lexington Lux Q1 Build - Providence - Greenva 7May 29, 2012 3:09 pm Follow JK's Lexington build: http://thehotdogdog.blogspot.com/ Roofing: 22/11 (current) Frame: 9/11 - 21/11 (9 days) Slab: 3/11 (1 day) Trenching: 26/10 - 2/11 (5 days) Contract Signed: 4/10 Re: Our H3NL3Y Lexington Lux Q1 Build - Providence - Greenva 9May 30, 2012 7:30 pm Follow JK's Lexington build: http://thehotdogdog.blogspot.com/ Roofing: 22/11 (current) Frame: 9/11 - 21/11 (9 days) Slab: 3/11 (1 day) Trenching: 26/10 - 2/11 (5 days) Contract Signed: 4/10 Re: Our H3NL3Y Lexington Lux Q1 Build - Providence - Greenva 12Jun 13, 2012 2:28 pm Reccymech I'll try and be brief, sorta like an Executive Summary as follows: Externals: Austral - Homestead Redgum Mortar joints - Off white Alu Windows - Merino Garage Door - Colourgrain Classic Cedar Front Door - Dark Oak Roof - Sheetmetal - Monolith (sorta gunmetal) Flashing/capping - Jasmin Brown External Paint (Dulux): Front Door Frame - Hog Bristle 1/4 Door/s (timber) - Dark Oak Eaves - Natural White Render - Corral Decorative Mouldings - Self destruct AlFresco beam/s - Monolith Internal paint (Dulux): Walls - Hog Bristle Ceil/Cornice - Natural White Skirtings/Architraves - Hog Bristle 1/4 Internal Stained Doors - Dark Oak Kitchen Finishes: CaesarStone - Creme Brule Base Cabinets - Bronzeworks Overheads - Satin Heartwood Bathroom & Ensuite: Base Cabinets - Bronzeworks Caesarstone - Linen Tiles/Splashback: Splashback - Coral on Starfire Wall Tiles - Stone Ivory (Glazed Porcelain) Floor Tiles - Mocha (Glazed Porcelain) Timber Floor - Pyrenees Oak Carpet (Cat 3) - Classic ........and breathe in. Brief I know, but gives you some idea of what we went with. Very nice! you must be glad it's all over! Re: Our H3NL3Y Lexington Lux Q1 Build - Providence - Greenva 13Aug 08, 2012 1:53 pm PolkaDots Reccymech Well, this Friday - 1st June, the magic happens. Going to Cosham. Already, sorta got the colours & fittings squared away. Will give an update once it's done. Good Luck!!! Don't feel pressured by the time constraint... it's your house and your money, just make a second colour appointment if you have to! ruby22 - I've been following your build thread and blog - was very jealous about your bricks, if our tender just came in a couple of $K's less we would've got them. P.S. - I think I remember you saying you got a free driveway out of them? how did you negotiate this?? Feel free to PM me. Just a VERY delayed update for those of you who were following this thread. So we went to Henley back in June to negotiate some freebies. We would've been happy with a driveway or aircon or a discount of some sort. After an initial "NO", and threats by us of pulling out, and two weeks of speaking with our Admin girls manager, Henley came back with.... NOTHING!! They let us walk away from a $294K tender. So now, our block of land in beautiful Providence is up for sale (which makes me sad) and so is our current home. With a second baby on the way in January, we are quickly outgrowing our 2 bedroom home and my 3 door Hyundai Excel. We thought it best to buy something established for now, so we could also afford a new car. In the end our build (including land) would've costed us close to $600K NOT including all the stuff that needed to be done after handover. So for now... our dream home will have to wait... Re: Our H3NL3Y Lexington Lux Q1 Build - Providence - Greenva 16Aug 13, 2012 11:29 am ch0p how much of a deposit had you given them to get to this stage? and are you able to get it back? We had already paid about $3K and no, we couldn't get it back. tengals wow, such a shame. what promo, inclusions did you already have in the deal? how did it compare to other builders prices and promo's/inclusions etc? When we signed, the promos we had were the Sumitomo and the $40,000 of upgrades, (which when you ask me didn't really include any "Luxury Upgrades" except for the Cesear Stone bench tops and tiled shower bases), all of our upgrades weren't included in the Promo, i.e. overhead cupboards, pot draws, high ceilings etc. Looking back we probably would've been better off with one of the promos that I know Big M have had when you get to choose what upgrades you want up to a certain value. Re: Our H3NL3Y Lexington Lux Q1 Build - Goodbye Providence 17Oct 15, 2012 1:55 pm We sold our land in Providence and settlement is on the 2nd November. It makes me so sad knowing that we aren't building anymore, and any glimmer of hope I had, had disippaited when we signed the sales contract. I had started putting together a photobook of our build and the development of the Estate. I have pictures of my almost two year old running around on our block which I had planned on framing and putting in our hallway... I know it's for the best, I know I shouldn't look back, but I can still be sad about a crushed dream can't I? Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 19559 of course there are legal avenues. You've already mentioned it. Sue them. I find it odd that lawyers wouldnt be willing to take on the case, given CCT evidence and… 1 24405 "Losers" "humanity" "off time" "your" "top notch" "love symbol" Sounds like ponzo is done using other people's toilets 36 24850 |