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9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Rocky Forever Home - couple of pics

Hi, not sure if you ever come here any more, but we have just built at Springfield Lakes and we are looking to get some block work done. Just wondering…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

More progress yesterday. Mirrors, shower screens and robes were fitted out. Glass splashback went in in the kitchen. Site was given a clean up too. Just minor touch ups, an…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

So we had our walk through today. Really happy with most things. Not a huge fan of the paint colour we chose (Gemini Silver). I find it looks quite blue/purple…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

Sorry for going missing in action, life has gotten busy the last couple of months. Good news is, our PCI is tomorrow morning! Will remember to take some pics and…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

Has anyone else had problems with their wall insulation with Clarendon? We paid to have all external walls insulated, but when I went to the house after they started gyprocking,…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

We have progress! Bricks are 99% done and gyprock started today!
Most of what's left to cover on the outside will be cladding. Render will be completed after handover.

Upstairs family room…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

That's good to know, worktime. We almost signed on the dotted line to build the Plantation Celine, but the sales tactics turned us off in the end. I still wonder…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

Another day, some more bricks...no gyprock though. Guess SS said Monday, but he didn't say which Monday! Can only hope everything doesn't grind to a holt again after the bricks…

Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!
9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

We added a niche to the wall near our freestanding bath in the ensuite, in the theatre there was quite a large void space where pipes were supposed to run…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

What kind of changes were you looking to make? We have made changes directly with our SS/trades on site with no admin fee, but not gone through Head Office. Our…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

Thanks whzzz28! Just read your PCI tips on your thread, will definitely keep those in mind when we get to that stage :D
Gyprock…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

The brickies did come back today and made pretty good progress. I love finishing work at the end of the day at the moment and getting to go around to…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

Hi Coco :) It is Surfmist. We are really happy with how it looks. I'm sure the Shale Grey will look great too! We were…

Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!
9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

Congrats Laura, what an amazingly quick build time! Our slab went down around the same time as yours. Seven weeks ago our house looked like this...
Today it looks like this...

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

Nope, not really :( The garage roof was finally went on on Friday. The SS has been saying for two weeks that he is going…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

That's what we were told at our colour appointment too, however they agreed to let us have horizontal cavia lini to our kitchen overhead cupboards at no extra cost.

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

My Husband met with our SS on site yesterday. No brickies for us any time soon, by the sounds of it :cry:

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

Are you going to start your own blog? Not many of the Clarendonites seem to start their own blogs, would be nice to have one to read! We are happy…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Anyone building at Augustine Heights

Hi Nyssa+Lachlan :D We're building with Clarendon at Springfield Lakes. Who are you building with? My daughter loves the park with the massive…

9 years9 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

Congrats on your build starting! We have MV as our SS. He's not been much of a communicator so far, but our build has made steady progress, so we are…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

Roof is now complete, bar the garage. Does anyone know when they take the scaffolding down and finish the roof? Our windows were delivered this afternoon, so would be good…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

I had a look at our contract and we were already quoted on the Temperzone 18kw, so looks like we are sticking with upgrading to the Samsung inverter. Was hoping…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

A little bit more action on site this week. Our frame is now finished, and roof and gutters are going on. Due to our wind rating, a lot of tie…

Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!
10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

What aircon were you supposed to be getting? We still haven't decided what to get, but maybe I shouldn't upgrade if they will upgrade for free! We didn't get any…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

So our frame started this week. We were hoping it would be finished by Friday, but unfortunately we had a couple of days of wet weather this week, so that…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Our Clarendon Ashley 35 Build in SE QLD - PCI time!

Congratulations on almost being finished and getting in before Christmas! How exciting! I had a look at your pics, everything looks great. You must be really happy with how everything…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

We were quoted for 18kw reverse cycle, so it would have been large enough to do our house, we just prefer to go with the inverter as they use around…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

1st Time Builder, we are paying $2900 extra for an 18kw Samsung invertor. We are only going to add one more zone, so will end up with a total of…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

We are upgrading to a larger, invertor system as we were only quoted for reverse cycle in our contract. The thing I like about the 3 is you don't need…

10 years10 yearsYabbaDabbaBuildYabbaDabbaBuild posted:
Who's building with Clarendon??

Hi all,
Did anyone else get the MyAir2 included when they signed on? We did and are finalising our ducted at the moment. It's $700 to upgrade to the MyAir3, just…

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