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9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Hi dran,
Your interior and frontyard looks superb...Is that an electric standalone fireplace? Where did you buy that from and how much did it cost?

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Simonds Harcrest - Adelaide Build

We did a light filter roller blind for our staircase window and that looks really cool from both upstairs and downstairs...

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

The living area tiles are in perfect alignment with the wet area tiles... The tiler did a fantastic job and his rates were quite competitive as well... We bought our…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Indigo blinds made our blinds and I am really happy with my selection and their installation. They were also quite affordable compared to the others...

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Yeah they will make you sign a few documents. For our handover, only my husband went and that was fine . He signed all the documents . Both of you…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

After all the issues were fixed and the occupancy permit was issued, the CRC called us and fixed an appointment to handover the keys at their office ... On the…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Yes, we did all the wet area tiling including the laundry through Simonds. I am not sure if they would allow you to do it outside ... We only did…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Very happy...just that we are not able to do the landscaping or interiors for another couple of months, as we are travelling overseas this week end... Your house is progressing…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Yes, we have a light point underneath the staircase...

Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne
9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Congrats dran... Looking forward to see how you decorate your interiors

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Our flooring, window furnishings and driveway is done now... A few pics below :

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Your interior looks superb Dran... Did they replace your flooring ? I sincerely hope that all your issues get fixed soon ... Good luck with that...

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Good to hear that finally you got your PCI date...please post the pictures, can't wait to see those ... We were given an option to select the architraves and skirting…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

We have category3 carpet for the first floor, staircase and ground floor living room... I guess they allow you to select from national tiles only if you are tiling the…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

The backyard is indeed huge... We would probably divide it into 2 - one as a kids playing area and the second one for gardening and some other entertainments... Don't…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Thanks dran... Simonds quoted us around 7.5k for ceramic tiles and now we could do it for 6k for porcelain outside... It definitely saved us a lot of money...Moreover, the…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Our fence is done now... The tiler has starting the flooring...The driveway and the perimeter concreting will start tomorrow...
Back fence:
Side fence:
Living area tiles:
Alfresco tile:

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

We had small issues with the build, but ultimately everything was fixed ... The ride was quite smooth till the fourth stage, but the build slowed down drastically after that…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Oh, it's so sad to know that you had to take the issues up to the VCAT to get it resolved... Have they replaced the tiles now?
After getting the…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Thanks msangs23... No, we didn't take the private inspector for inspections... We did it ourselves ... The items such as roof battens which we couldn't verify, we asked the SS…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

We got our keys today... Can't express how excited I am... We didn't think this morning that we would be having the handover today as the paint touch ups were…

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9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Simonds Avalon Adelaide

That looks awesome tomcat ... You have done an excellent choice with the bricks ...

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Simonds Sanctuary in Brisbane- Moved in, Pics!!

How are things at your end RU 2014? Hope you are enjoying every bits and pieces in your home and trying to add more to it...

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

How is your build going dran? Did you have your PCI? We had to have multiple inspections after the PCI to get the defects rectified ... They don't fix everything…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Congrats to you as well... Did you take any pictures of your finished home . I would love to see those...Did you move to your new home ?

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Great news ... We are having our handover tomorrow... We have been going back and forth on certain items such as painting and kitchen tiles, but ultimately everything is…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Here is a picture of the balcony timber decking that I was referring to. Has anyone had a similar issue with the decking and was it replaced with good ones…

Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne
9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

The issues are yet to be fixed...We would be signing off the documents once it's all done... The bank is yet to do its final inspection and then the final…

9 years9 yearsharmelbharmelb posted:
Our Simonds Harcrest in Melbourne

Not sure what you mean by PCS... The SS gave us a copy of the signed completion of works inspection report

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