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9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Melb01, we nearly build with Allworth and changed builder after dealing with them for 4 months. We are now building with a local builder who's very flexible & very…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Congratulations Tina! finally you're moving in and so as Mel & Rob.

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Gaggy, I hope yours won't have any dramas with CDC. When we were dealing with allworth, they went to CDC route, but the certifier couldn't approve it for some…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

These are the ideas I was thinking

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Show me your light colour roof!

We got Dune roof

Show me your light colour roof!
9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Apparently no as its 800mm, we will probably extend a deck from the alfresco or we will have a planter box tiered at 400mm and steps. We'll get someone to…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Our builder will tidy it up ready for us to do the retaining, we only need to do retaining at the front and about a meter on the side. We…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Maybe end of June or beginning of July, theres a lot to do inside and they're doing the flooring, the window coverings, and driveway too. We'll be in when its…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Hi Tina, yes it's been non stop so far! But we were warned that it will slow down once it's lock up, as it's all the finer details. Happy so…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Well its flying along nicely, the bricks started March 25 and they have nearly done today.

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Brickwork nearly complete
We love how it turns out the PGH greenway, it's classic sandstock it's gorgeous
Dune roof goes well with the brick
The alfresco

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Brickwork nearly done

Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE
9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Thanks KLB, we are happy so far. Today the roof has been installed and all the external doors fixed too

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Hi Yarborough,
We started talking to the builder mid October 2014, then once we finalised were going ahead with them, the plans are drawn within a week, then it goes to…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Progress pics. Frame was up, gutter & fascia, roof delivered & ready for installation, bricks also delivered ready for brickies on Monday

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

I think this applies to our land too! Our neighbour on the right did the retaining wall before Coral touch their block, our builder just follow the contour of our…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Frames up and we had a walk through roof end of week and brickwork start next week

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Hi KLB, we are building in Fletcher

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Thanks Cameron, we're very excited!

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE

Hi to everyone. Just sharing our building experience here. We have spoken to different builders as our block is odd shaped. Builders gave us free tenders which we think is…

Building our dream home in Newcastle BRICKWORK NEARLY DONE
9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

Hi all,
Getting informations to build a Verdelho 4 twist, Please help us to find the costings for the following
Bushfire level, Bal-12.5 -they allow 6k
H2 slab cost? that will be…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Quickstep Largo

your floor looks stunning! i love bamboo too, hubby is not too keen as we are planning to have dogs once we moved in. apparently it scratches easily.

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Hi Gaggy, check out their Boral brick range too in the colour you want. We asked for Austral Governors sandstock range Foveaux was $2600, whereas the Boral Blackheath(its colour thru…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Quickstep Largo

Has anyone got this flooring installed with Pics please? We went to flooring places and all we can see is COLONIAL range laid in blackbutt and spotted gum. Largo is…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
swimming pools newcastle

Hi
We're thinking of getting a swimming pool, currently our plans are in council. We have 6m side access. Any recommendations in Newcastle area?

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Oracle Platnium homes

I don't think they would be allowed to start another business name that easy and just forget about the liquidation. If they build few houses and they are a member…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Allworth Homes

Just be careful with your tender price. Like you I paid the last day of what's in the tender presentation, but they gave me the current price, I was asking…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

I would build with someone else if I had my time over. We could have spent the same money elsewhere and got a better experience and finish. I keep saying…

9 years9 yearsdcoxdcox posted:
Who is building with Beechwood

We pull out from beechwood, the verdelho 5 is costing 347k with our additions,we didn't ask a lot i promise!we are not totally happy with the plans too as they…

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