tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15286816925957886422024-03-14T00:24:39.982-07:00Building our first home in the HeightsNic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-13366073074900467542013-07-08T04:30:00.000-07:002013-07-08T04:30:03.595-07:00We are In!!!Okay I admit it - I've been very slack but that is just because we are in and now there is so much to do!!!<br />
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So Update from Last Blog Post ....<br />
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17.05.13 - Our gorgeous Orange splashback was installed - I love it so much it is such a feature<br />
Our mirrors and shower screens were also installed.<br />
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21.05.13 - Our Floor Tiles were done - they also look super good too... we are super happy with the floor tiles they go right through the main living area and out to the Alfresco and front porch.<br />
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11.06.13 - We attended PCI today and didn't really find too much, a few touch ups here and there. We needed to get the bottom panel of our garage door replaced (but by the time I have gotten around to writing this blog it has already been fixed by B & D)<br />
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12.06.13 - Our private inspector came and inspected the home, he found a few more things around (again nothing major and it was all fixed before handover which we were really happy about)<br />
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21.06.13 - We got our Keys - YAY YAY YAY... we ate our first meal on the kitchen island benchtop (Red Rooster haha).<br />
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28.06.13 - We had our carpet installed after handover. <br />
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29.06.13 - We moved in - It was pouring with rain so only really got to move in our bedroom stuff this weekend<br />
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6 and 7 July 2013 - we have finally moved the rest of our items in but have not yet unpacked everything.<br />
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We have ordered a lounge but it hasn't come in yet'<br />
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Our drive way is getting done next week hopefully and then we can get stuck into doing the grass and retaining walls/letterbox and clothesline.<br />
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Here are some photos.... There will be more to come over time.<br />
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We are really happy with the house and the work done by Mcdonald Jones. Our Client Liaison Officer Suzz was fantastic as was our Site Superviser Dave. They both kept us up to date and informed about what was going on and we cannot thank them enough!! It has been such a smooth build, even with the problems we had at the start with our block of land.<br />
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Now we just have to get stuck into the landscaping and unpacking and I will hopefully have some more photos to show you soon.<br />
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:-)Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-78291728354115287902013-05-07T00:01:00.000-07:002013-05-07T00:01:39.452-07:00Bathrooms and Kitchen<br />
My SS was very kind and met me on site today as I am having some time off work.<br />
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It was so exciting to see the Bathrooms and Kitchen!!!!<br />
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- All wet area tiles have been done.<br />
- Cupboards are installed.<br />
- Our Benchtops are installed.<br />
- The painters look like they have painted the ceiling, doors and doorframes and undercoated the walls.<br />
- The plasterer has patched and sanded and the walls are ready for their final coats which should be <br />
done in the next 2 days.<br />
- Our watertank is also in.<br />
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The Electrician and Plumber will be back later this week and early next week so that things like the shower frames etc will be installed.<br />
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It's all so exciting - I took lots of photos so be ready to be bombarded:-<br />
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We went to the block on Anzac Day and there was our beautiful garage door - I am really happy with our choice of garage door after seeing it in person now!!!<br />
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The only sad thing is that now we are running a little blind as we can't see what is happening on the inside but our SS gives us regular updates which helps.<br />
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Current news from the SS is that the kitchen has been fitted out and the ceramic tiler has started (which I assume is for the ensuite/bathroom/laundry).<br />
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We didn't get a call from the tiler directly (as we thought we would) but I assume that is because we didn't have a feature tile in our bathrooms.<br />
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My only hope is that the grain of the tiles looks okay with the grain we chose for our cupboard doors and (after reading a few comments from other people on the homeone forum) that the grain on our kitchen cupboards lines up like it does in the display homes.<br />
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So I guess these will be my last photos for a little while until we get an opportunity to go in and see the inside of the house but I don't know when that will be at this stage.<br />
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<u>Work still to be completed on the front facade</u><br />
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The entrance door needs to be stained dark brown.<br />
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The panels above the entrance also need to be painted dark brown.<br />
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After handover (which may be a long long time after handover) we are also going to tile the 2 entrance pillars with cream coloured stacker stones.<br />
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I think it will be a little while until all of our design ideas come together for the front facade but it is looking great at the moment.Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-74598248953556301362013-03-30T00:16:00.003-07:002013-03-30T00:16:37.254-07:00Almost at LockupSo it has been a month since I have posted anything but a lot has been happening in that time.<br />
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27 February 2013 - The majority of our brickwork had been completed (except for the window sills and the top of the 2 pillars at the front.<br />
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By the 11th of March we had our gutters and fascias done and half our roof was on.<br />
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On 15 March 2013 the entire roof was up and the Brickwork was pretty much completed.<br />
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On 20 March 2013 our electrician completed the electrical rough in and we did a walk through with our SS on 21 March 2013. We had an independent inspection done and only a few minor things were found.<br />
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On 25 March 2013 our Bricks were cleaned and the scaffolding was taken down. The minor items pointed out by our independent inspection were fixed. We have some of the panels above the pillars done but I think there is more to come.<br />
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On 27 March 2013 our wall installation had been done and gyprock had been started.<br />
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We are really happy with our new brick colour now that the bricks have been cleaned! It is really great to see the colours you pick in the colour appointment come to life.<br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-54043099628987729292013-02-26T19:03:00.001-08:002013-02-26T19:03:23.586-08:00Progress of BrickworkHere are some photos we took on the weekend showing the progress of our bricks!!<br />
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Our SS called on Monday and thinks (weather permitting) the brickwork should be finished on Friday so I might have some complete photos for you after this weekend.<br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-79427073192972045172013-02-20T13:55:00.001-08:002013-02-20T13:57:32.684-08:00Brickwork StartedWe are happy to report that our Brickwork started yesterday!!!<br />
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So far it looks like the tedious 2 rows have been done around the house - which I think take the longest as they have to be straight!! Now that those rows are done I'm thinking it shouldn't take too long for the rest to go up!!<br />
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I was hoping to get more of a look at our brick colour but at the moment they are covered in mortar so they look more white than anything so I will just have to wait until they are cleaned.<br />
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Not much to see yet but here are some photos from yesterday!<br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-79897329063897417682013-02-17T16:12:00.000-08:002013-03-30T00:24:45.914-07:00New Bricks ChosenOn 5 February 2013 our Site Supervisor called to advise that due to the Floods in QLD there would be an even longer delay on our bricks than expected and that they would probably not be delivered until the end of the month. He said we could wait for the bricks or contact our interior designer to look at a different brick.<br />
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I contacted our Interior Designer *who has been wonderful the whole way through - I should add*. The Manager spoke to Austral, who kindly offered us a replacement brick (which would normally be an upgrade) at no extra charge. The replacement Brick was Metropolis Topaz (our original choice was Urban One Pepper).<br />
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We went back to Austral that weekend to look at the difference. It is a little bit browner in colour (our original pick had more of a grey tone) but in the end Dave ended up liking the new colour more than our original and it is a brick which is the same colour the entire way through too which is good in case of chips.<br />
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I also liked that it has orange coloured speckles in the brick as I think that will tie in well with our Orange splashback in the kitchen!! <br />
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We did a few driveby's of houses who had built in that brick. This made my decision a little bit harder because a lot of people had used an orangey/browny colour mortar which I didn't like because the whole house looked brown and a lot had either cream or brown roofs. After seeing a lot of houses I didn't like... I eventually saw a house which used a white mortar and had cream colour tones and a grey roof like ours. Seeing the brick with the same colour pallet as what we had chosen reassured me that it would look nice and I decided then that I was also happy with the new brick - Dave didn't need any convincing after seeing it at Austral!!<br />
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Our SS called on Friday to say that the bricks had been delivered and that hopefully the brickie will start this Tuesday or Wednesday... I don't know how long it takes to brick a house but hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will have a photo of a bricked house to show you!<br />
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For now here are some photos of our new bricks!<br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-60377056097551519502013-02-03T18:57:00.001-08:002013-02-03T18:57:04.824-08:00The Frames are up :-)Our Frames are up and the house is really starting to take shape. <br />
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We can't believe how big the overall house looks but I can see what people mean by how small a room can look at the frame stage. <br />
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There has been a little delay with our bricks as they are not ready yet so hopefully they will start next week and in a fortnights time I might have some brick photos to put up to show everyone but for now you will just have to enjoy the Frames!!<br />
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<u><b>Week One Framework</b></u><br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-47310219301452998882013-01-23T21:21:00.002-08:002013-01-23T21:24:23.646-08:00Our Frames have been started...So my mum drove past our block of land today and they have already started putting up our frames!!! So Exciting ... I will have to go and have a look on the weekend but for now here is a photo my mum took through the fence!<br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-70347853482515729242013-01-17T13:41:00.002-08:002013-01-23T21:26:10.317-08:00We have a Slab!!!!Well I am very excited to announce that 'WE HAVE A SLAB' woohoo!<br />
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We got a nice surprise yesterday as we went for a drive out to our block of land to see what happens before the slab is poured and when we got there we already had a slab!!<br />
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So exciting now - I can't wait for the Frames to go up so then we can see the rooms and things!!<br />
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The only thing we thought was OMG this is going to be a really big house as the slab takes up a lot more space than we could even imagine... hopefully we have room to get things down one of the sides but I'm sure we will!<br />
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1. Our Neighbours sewerage pipes were connected into our junction and they did not have a junction on their block of land at all... so after a lot of telephone calls to and from Sydney Water, we were able to get Sydney Water to put in some new pipes and a connection for our block of land and for our Neighbours.<br />
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2. During excavation our other neighbours telstra cable was dug up as it was crossing right across our block of land into the pit in our front yard. This took even more calls back and forth from Telstra but finally the cable was removed. It still goes across where our driveway will eventually be though so we have to make sure we are careful when we get to that point.<br />
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3. Our Water Main pipes are on the other side of the road so we needed to organise a plumber to drill and connect our water and this was done in August 2012, however it appears after they did all this they didn't turn on the valve which is about 1.5 metres in the ground and re-filled the hole with dirt so we needed to re-dig this hole to turn on the valve and get an extra bit of work done to bring the connection above ground.<br />
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4. During excavation our site supervisor also found some asbestos, which appears to have been used around the garden beds, so we needed to get someone in to remove all the asbestos.<br />
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But after all this we are now back on track!!!<br />
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On 14 January 2013 our piers were drilled and we came under allowance - Woohoo!!! So our pods etc are being set up and our slab is due to be poured on Friday 18 January. So I hope to be able to post some more photos after this weekend but here are some photos I took of the piers being drilled... very interesting haha!!<br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-13046552997055442052012-11-26T15:06:00.001-08:002013-01-23T21:26:56.736-08:00Our Site has been Cut and we are ready to go...Alot has been happening lately...<br />
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We have sold our house and just moved in with the in-laws over the last weekend. <br />
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- 2 weeks ago we got a Portaloo <br />
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have also removed our front fence so it looks like a real vacant block of land now.<br />
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With the site cut the pool looks like it is set up on a perch and has its own parcel of land so we will be looking at doing a split level type of set up with a nice retaining wall and stairs up to that level (eventually)! <br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-11177749180950085222012-10-29T20:45:00.001-07:002012-10-29T20:45:24.527-07:00We are on the Construction List!!!We are on the Construction List.... so what does that mean??<br />
Within 20 working days Construction will commence - so around 21 November 2012!!<br />
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In the meantime we have cleared the sheds, gardens and trees from our Block and we have had a fence put up between us and our neighbour. We haven't yet removed the colorbond fence which is half way up the front of our block as we thought it best to leave it there as long as possible in case anyone decides they want to go for a swim in our very dirty pool!!! I can't wait to see how long the block looks once that fence is removed though!<br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-47029459128379964382012-10-04T20:48:00.002-07:002012-10-04T20:57:21.704-07:00We have Council Approval - YAY!!!!<br />
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We had a little hold up in Council as we had to have an external consultant make submissions on our behalf as we did not have 50% private outdoor space in accordance with Council's requirements as the Water in our pool does not count!! It cost a little bit to do but was well worth it as we heard today that Council have approved our Development Application - which took just under 7 weeks in total.<br />
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McDonald Jones will now apply for our Construction Certificate and then we should almost be ready to commence Construction!!!<br />
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We were working on our block of land last week getting it ready for construction - as there are a few old sheds, concrete slabs and gardens we need to remove and we have knocked down the retaining wall for the pool which crossed over our neighbours boundary!<br />
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When we were looking inside one of the Sheds - Dave found a baby brown snake which he had to kill with his shovel!! I am a little concerned about where his mother is but hopefully we don't find her!! I am hoping that once the builders start there will be too much activity around for any snakes to want to stay around!!<br />
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We have also completed our Electrical Appointment and surprisingly we came in under budget - woohoo!! We have chosen all the basics we will need but will be looking at doing things like our downlights after handover. I was very excited because I was able to get my up/down lights on our two from pillars which I love because we came in under out budget!!<br />
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While we were doing our electrical appointment I also took a photo of the colour selections we had chosen for our bathroom which we had forgotten to take last time so here it is:-<br />
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Hopefully the next time I write it will be to add a photo of work commencing!!!Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-10366308469385391622012-08-20T21:14:00.001-07:002012-08-20T21:14:32.637-07:00We are in Council!!!So I have just looked at Penrith Council's website and our Plans have been lodged and Council is currently undertaking a pre-assessment!! My fingers are crossed for a quick and painless turnaround.<br />
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There was no water connected to our block so we have now arranged for a plumber and because the main was on the other side of the road we needed an underground bore to arrange the connection. <br />
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Other than that we are busy fixing up our current home ready to sell!!<br />
<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-17877181275822929282012-07-30T23:40:00.003-07:002012-07-30T23:40:57.657-07:00Contracts and more photos of our landWell we received our Contracts - looks like a lot of reading but I'm excited that we will soon be in Council!!<br />
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Here are some more photos of our land as promised...<br />
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So as you can see we need to put a fence in between our block and the next door neighbours and then remove all the sheds etc. before building commences. Where the white fence is up the back is where the pool is and behind that is another shed.<br />
<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-83155082282031377572012-07-24T00:24:00.002-07:002012-07-24T00:24:28.516-07:00Our Land<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have some photos of the actual land but not on this computer so here is a teaser :-)Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-45710390829809616642012-07-24T00:17:00.001-07:002012-07-24T16:37:18.851-07:00Colours Colours Colours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Above are the Kitchen Colours we have chosen:-<br />
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1. Panna Cotta Benchtop<br />
2. Rocco Lini Finegrain for the bottom cupboards;<br />
3. Malt Sheen for the top cupboards; and<br />
4. Orange "Bright Delight" splashback.<br />
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Orange is my Favourite colour so this was a little win for me!!!<br />
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Our aim was to choose really neutral colours and add splashes of orange throughout the house!<br />
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For the Outside we chose:-<br />
1. Urban One Pepper coloured bricks with off-white ironed mortar<br />
2. Woodland Grey Colorbond steel roof with classic cream Fascia.<br />
3. Classic Cream Garage door.<br />
4. White Birch Window Frames;<br />
5. Painters Mix stained front door.<br />
6. Cladding above the door in Mission Brown<br />
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The above picture is the kitchen again but also shows the floor tiles we have chosen - on the left are the Ash coloured porcelain tiles we have chosen for the kitchen, meals/family, entry, front porch and Alfresco (which will be 600 x 600). The other samples are the paint colours we have chosen the lighter one is for the walls "vintage white" and the darker one is for the Alchitraves and Doors "Tombstone"!!!<br />
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It is difficult to see and we forgot to take a photo but the tile to the right is for the bathroom -it will be 330 x 330 and will be for the floor and for the wall full height. It is also an Ash colour but has a browner tone to it which matches the cupboard doors we have chosen better. The bench in the bathroom will also be Panna Cotta but the cupboards will be lighter in the Gesso Lini (we were bad and forgot to take a photo of this one sorry) <br />
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Here is the outside again, which shows the driveway... we didn't end up going with MCJ for the driveway as it was super expensive but we are hoping to get the same colour with whoever we go with!!<br />
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We decided to get our tiles through MCJ as they had the ones we really liked and we thought it would be easier but we are going to do the carpet after handover ourselves to save a bit of money!<br />
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The other things we upgraded were:-<br />
1. Flyscreens (they were quite reasonably priced)<br />
2. Shower frame to Stainless Steel instead of white<br />
3. Benchtop on the kitchen island to 40mm;<br />
4. We added a Pull out bin where the microwave space was and will just put our microwave in the pantry;<br />
5. We had some boxes made in the overhead kitchen cupboards so we can install downlights later. <br />
6. Dark stained doors with translucent glass to the pantry, children's activity, ensuite and WIR.<br />
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We have now also signed off on our plans so we are just waiting for our Contracts to be drawn up. We specifically chose a house which we didn't need to make any real changes to so the only change we made to the original plans was to add a wall between the toilet and bathroom to make the toilet separate.<br />
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All moving along very smoothly so far, but I expect that we will be in Council for a little while as we are building in an established area not an estate but I'll have all my fingers and toes crossed for when we get to that stage!!<br />
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<br />Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-19528522286052946162012-06-24T02:52:00.001-07:002012-07-22T02:37:27.550-07:00Decision made!So we have made a decision!! We have decided to go with McDonald Jones and 'hopefully' build the very first home we liked (back in December 2011) - the Havana One Side Home Theatre! We have paid our deposit and we are now waiting to receive our intro pack and our consolidated tender! I guess it's now time for the fun to begin!!Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528681692595788642.post-92006160997607832832012-04-21T05:13:00.000-07:002012-04-21T05:13:14.151-07:00IntroductionWelcome to our first Blog!!<br />
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We are Nic and Dave - we were married in July last year and we have just purchased a block of land in Emu Heights (near Penrith) in NSW. It is just under 700 sqm and already has a pool as it was previously used as the neighbours backyard! <br />
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I have really enjoyed reading others blogs about building so thought I would start our own!!! <br />
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So where are we up to in the building process ... The very beginning.... We have looked around a couple of display homes and are now at the point of trying to narrow down the designs. We have decided to try and narrow it down to 5 or 6 companies and designs and then go and look again at the display homes and organize to get some free quotes to compare the inclusions of different companies!! <br />
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From here we are going to try and narrow it down to 2 and get fixed price tenders from both and then decide on who to go with.<br />
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The process is quite daunting and there are so many different companies and designs and reading different reviews and blogs is also making the decision harder as there are some bad reviews about all companies out there but we have decided to just go with the design we like and do our best not to have too high expectations, expect there to be some things that will go wrong and hopefully enjoy the building process!!! <br />
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Anyway that is our introduction - I hope you enjoy reading our blog... lets see where we go from here and how long it will all take!!!!Nic and Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689297340286524303noreply@blogger.com0