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10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Sekisui House - Modified Meridian 215 - Northern Adelaide

SEKISUI HOUSE
Meridian 215
HOME PROPOSAL
So below are my selections along with all my changes quoted in my latest proposal.
Hopefully this will give people a rough idea what to expect when dealing…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Bryan & Petersen build in Victoria - LANDSCAPING

Very nice bathroom tiles.
What were the name of them?
:)

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Sekisui House - Modified Meridian 215 - Northern Adelaide

SEKISUI HOUSE
Meridian 215
SELECTIONS
Selections was a complete breeze, i completed all my selections within 2 hours, and was quite lucky as i managed to have this completed within two weeks of…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Sekisui House - Modified Meridian 215 - Northern Adelaide

SEKISUI HOUSE
Meridian 215
ELECTRICAL PLAN
So i decided to go with a minimal approach with my electrical meeting, instead of paying $130 per LED Downlight through the builder, i intend to go…

Sekisui House - Modified Meridian 215 - Northern Adelaide
10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Sekisui House - Modified Meridian 215 - Northern Adelaide

SEKISUI HOUSE
Meridian 215
FLOOR PLAN
Most have no heard of Sekisui, they have some lovely designs although most first home buyers that i'm aware of tend to go towards the bigger builders…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Sekisui House - Modified Meridian 215 - Northern Adelaide

SEKISUI HOUSE
Meridian 215
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to my first home building thread/blog.
I intend to capture all the steps, major and minor throughout my building journey and showcase them to the people on this…

Sekisui House - Modified Meridian 215 - Northern Adelaide
10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
KDR Adelaide - starting over again with Fairmont Homes

I'm building through Sekisui in Adelaide - May i ask who you are dealing with?
I got stung with the extra costs for energy efficiency, increasing my window sizes

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
High ceilings - what happens with the windows?

The upgrade from 2040 to 2348mm Door Frames with doors included was roughly $120 Per door.
Upgrading my windows was $10 per window, although i ran into issues with 6-Star Energy…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
High ceilings - what happens with the windows?

Hi, i run into the exact same dilemma when dealing with my design.
I've upgraded to 2710mm Ceiling Height, originally the builder left the door & window sizes as standard. Luckily…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Our first home - Sekisui Clareville - Photos!

Excellent plans, looking forward to following your build.
I'm building through Sekisui - Meridian 215.
Just wondering, how much were you quoted for the extra garage space?

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

So a brief update on the progress.
Everything has slowed down, I'm currently sorting out my home loan running around getting all sorts of quotes for the valuation.
I believe my plans…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

These are my latest floor plans, with all my revisions.
I made a slight change this morning, which i'll have to obtain new plans for although I'm not concerned.
I've increased the…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

So i signed my final contract on Wednesday evening, few minor changes and one little suprise came out of it.
Increasing the window size was apparently is double-edged sword, decreasing the…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Newcastle KDR (Sekisui)-Post build -Patio cover & Landscape

Fantastic 3D Models - If you don't mind me asking, what software are you using?
:)

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Been picking my plan to pieces this morning, decided id upgrade a few other details.
Increased all window heights to 2020 as apposed to 1800 (This was an extra $10 per…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Celebration Homes - Lennox - All finished - Garden & Lights

Very nice house :)
I just finished reading through the entire buildlog, you have a similar cupboard finish to mine, i went with the Prestige Walnut.
Both look…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Hi Cat :)
I ended up changing my internal doors to the following doors.
Corinthian - Cambridge Impressions - 9 Doors - $1070
Corinthian - MODA Cavity Doors -…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Just finished my contract signing about 2 hours ago, had some very minor changes to my plan.
Added the following.
Included slab to front porch - $855
Added 1850x850 Window to Principal Suite…

Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide
10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Hi Bobbin,
To be honest, i've found the speed of the process very quick.
Two weeks ago i was looking at floor plans, since then i've completed selections, gone through two Proposal…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Hi,
I've found the whole experience very rewarding and easy - my house consultant and colour consultant have been fantastic, customer service is not an issue at this stage.
My decision came…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

So i went and saw my house consultant yesterday and went over the first draft contract, changed a ton of things and completed my electrical layout - all very exciting.
I'm…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Well my draft pricing arrived today, overall I'm rather pleased - few errors in the draft although I'm clearing those up today.
I'll give everyone a full list of pricing, should…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Land. How much did you pay?

$243,000 (600sqm Traditional Block)
18.5m x 31.9m
South Australia, Adelaide, Northern Suburbs. (15 Minutes from CBD)
I managed to get the largest block in the new estate, also the most expensive.

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Thankyou :) I think it's less common to go with a darker theme throughout the house, but hey you only live once :)

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Completed my selections on Tuesday, overall I'm very pleased how the day spent. Was in and out within 3 hours with great insight of the whole colour process and build…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Changes to plans

I've made two plan changes to my build, one being an increase of 1m to the family room, this added an extra $4,000 to the cost - Which i thought…

10 years10 yearsAkulaAkula posted:
Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide

Thanks for all your information :)
I agree the timber warmth and dark tiles i can't look past - The current house I'm in is basically white…

Meridian 215 Sekisui House - Adelaide
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