kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We had an allowance of $100 a day if the build went over our contract time. This was a standard addition to KDR contracts at the time I believe. We…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
Oh yeah we removed the window in the pantry. Our is purely a pantry with no plumbing or butler pantry type thing so I just wanted maximum storage.
For the…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We built the original floor plan for the Lincoln but the changes we made would be relevant to the mk2 as well. We changed the following:
Removed alcove in media and…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
I should add that what we recently paid would be more than the annual top up as we had the inspection this time also - that's only needed after landscaping…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We didn't pay any extra - unless it was part of the stairs upgrade cost but it was never split out. We were surprised to see it installed and our…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
Yes we got it installed and were told the only reason we had it was due to the wooden staircase.
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We didn't have a long list but a maintenance supervisor came for our appointment. I thought the maintenance inspection was always done by the maintenance supervisor??
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
Lincoln35- our stairs are good. I did get some bubbling carpet fixed on the stairs that I raised during our maintenance appointment.
I think part of my frustration with the…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
Our dishwasher on/off button busted (about 12 months after handover). It took a few weeks for someone to be able to come out and fix it. Since then also the…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
I am having trouble sending a pm
We used these guys:
http://www.precisionblindsandshutters.com.au
Not sure what area they service. We are in the hills district, Sydney.
We had…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
Cremorne35. We didn't have abbey do our roller blinds. The company that did cut the piece off the top of our doors to make room for the rollers.
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
I visited PGh, HOG and Di Lorenzo before signing the contract and talked to staff there. They were able to give me pricing for upgrades I was interested in. PGH…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
I would still go for one down the other end if you plan for appliances. It will be tricky to reach over that part of bench so you would have…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
This pic shows where we put ours. The sink is behind the two pots (reversed layout to yours). I mainly use this PowerPoint for vacuuming but the plan was for…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
You are right the bench overhang on that side is tiny. Could you put it at the back of the drawers instead (so where the bench overhangs further…
kim_kdr posted:Thinking of a pool....
In nsw the water of the pool needs to be at least 1m from the boundary fence. I am not sure if this is different for other states.
For the…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
Hi Amanda. Our construction supervisor had jobs scheduled in for us all through the supposed break last Christmas. Even between Xmas and New Years we had people at the house…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We are settling in really well. We have taken our time landscaping (mainly because we waited to do most of it after the pool was in).
We are almost finished with…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We had several problems and frustrations with our cso (who I have heard has left since). We escalated to management a few times who sorted things out quickly. The good…
kim_kdr posted:Fibreglass Pool - Colour HELP!
We went with blue agate also and very happy with the colour.
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We had the charge at tender and asked for it to be removed. Our tender presenter was happy to remove it and we just said we would arrange it ourselves.…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We went for hobs to be done in the floor tile. We got the option during the tile appointment I think so it was noted down in the colour selection…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
Looks like you had a similar experience with getting door prices as we did. Our first choice was the inf 6g and we got the same response - not permitted…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
Yep ours was 5k for the upgrade to that stairwell. Ours wraps around and only half the treads are wooden the top half is carpeted.
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We have the square Pete Evans undermount sink. Have no complaints about it. I am not sure I should read the reviews in case it gives me reasons to…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We got a termite barrier installed around the perimeter of our house. It isn't something we requested or even realised we were getting. Our building supervisor said we had it…
kim_kdr posted:Understanding the KDR finance process
I can let you know the process we went through with our builder and bank.
* got pre approval with bank so we knew rough budget
* had tender with builder
*…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
I haven't paid too much notice to the garage floor so no idea how messy it is. My husband is keen to get it sealed though so we will be…
kim_kdr posted:Who else is building with Eden Brae?
We paid extra for the basins. It wasn't much - maybe $30 each or similar??
