The Range Estate - Croydon.....Anyone else Building there?
Fantastic! Thanks suzandrew
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
Oh, and talking to SS on Monday he reckons that we'll be in within 10 weeks, before August. That almost sounds too soon and too quick a build, but the…
Chris' Dakota by Simonds
All of this looks just fantastic! Of course we're still neck and neck Your kitchen cabinetry looks lovely, really modern and clean. It all starts…
Simonds Sierra in SA - We've moved in! NEW pics
Looks like we've got back onto the forum at just the right time. How exciting for you!!
And I don't think I've ever even noticed letterboxes before, but now I'm…
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
Long time no post, but we are now at Fixing Stage. We fell out of love with Simonds for a bit and didn't want to bring anyone down from the…
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
Hi Deluxes, yes lots of action! Need to update thread and check out everybody else's progress
The Range Estate - Croydon.....Anyone else Building there?
Not sure if anyone living at the Range is still accessing this forum/thread, but if so.... can someone comment on the availability of broadband in the estate? I know that…
Chris' Dakota by Simonds
Very nice! Are you having any render work at all?
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
Now for the proper build update...
Our roof is on and our windows are in and we LOVE them. Here's the front (guest) bedroom window, it is so much larger than…
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
We finally got to our site for the first time in three weeks this weekend and loved everything about the progress since we've been away.
First things first. During our…
Bryan & Petersen build in Victoria - LANDSCAPING
No idea about the drinking water from tank question, but it sounds quite bizarre. Surely any efforts to save water from the mains would be encouraged?
Absolutely love the dining…
Chris' Dakota by Simonds
You've leapt ahead when we weren't looking!
The progress on your bricks has been amazing, post some pics!! Which brick have you gone for?
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
So far so good with Simonds. When we were reviewing builders we found that there were both horror stories and glowing reviews attributable to any building firm that we came…
Simonds Sierra - We have the keys
That is excellent news mjmelb! After such a roller coaster journey wishing you all the best in your beautiful new home
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
Our family staged an intervention ( ) and we've been on a holiday in Nth Queensland since Good Friday. Back in Melbourne on Sunday, where…
Our Simonds Harcrest build in Brisbane
We've been away for ten days and only checking out now how all the builds are coming along - amazing how quickly it's happening for most builds!
Loved the walkthrough…
Chris' Dakota by Simonds
Wow, can't believe that your windows and guttering are done now! What colour are the window frames? Woodland Grey? Are the gutters/fascia the same colour as the frames?
Yes, I'd…
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
Yes, when land is so expensive it just seemed bizarre to be giving such a lot of it to cars. They have a perfectly good driveway to live in …
Chris' Dakota by Simonds
Thanks for the photos! Your frame will be up before Easter, we seemed to blink and a couple of days after slab we had something that looked more like a…
Bryan & Petersen build in Victoria - LANDSCAPING
All of the photos are most excellent, keep them coming! We found the electrical stuff lots of fun as well, which was a surprise because I thought that I didn't…
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
We've been framed Thank you weather gods! After the slab making our home look smaller than we'd imagined, it all looks rather bigger…
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
Interesting, looking at the Simonds site is says that there is no Dakota on display in Melbourne but we both commented on it when we were in Cranbourne yesterday. Maybe…
Building The Hudson by Simonds - The Range, Melbourne
We have a slab! Very impressed that on the first fine day after a week of rain, our slab was poured on a Saturday morning. After it bucketed down again…
Bryan & Petersen build in Victoria - LANDSCAPING
How exciting!! I love the roofline of your home, very elegant. Will you do the landscaping yourself or get someone in to do it? And what happens next with the…