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9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Pleased to hear that kach. The inconsistency is a bit concerning... Wish we had your designer!
Alkira agreed to put a lead jacket around the compressor and fit louvres…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Yes they were living there. Yes it was missed on their review... But ultimately we still feel like we should be sold something that complies with council regulations and…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

The unit itself is around 2m from the fence and then another 3m or so to their bedroom. It's around 6-7m to their children's bedroom. The fence is of reasonable…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi. We have the temperzone 23.5kW unit, model no OSA235RH
check out pg 17-25 of this for the calcs... bit long winded but worth working through.

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi, yep we are in now. We are still waiting on some stuff to be finished which is proving painful. Once they get the money the urgency obviously goes down...…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi. What the sales people told us from the outset (after we selected the elyse) was that the build time would be 36 weeks. However when we got the contract…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi,
Inspection completed yesterday, and here's a quick update. Pics will follow once everything is finished which shouldn't be long now.
http://sydneyalkira.blogspot.com/2015/0 ... ction.html

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Forg, Finnerz, we've found progress to be basically in line with the final timings issued by Alkira (i.e. in line with the contracted dates), but we suffered materially from…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Latest update below.... we have a move in date! and a few pics are included...
http://sydneyalkira.blogspot.com/2015/0 ... -pics.html

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi. Link below to the latest update. More underwhelming performance by Alkira unfortunately. Pretty much nothing has happened since the last update two weeks ago...

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi, thanks DG. The splashback was chosen through Kitchen Culture. The colour per the plans is gunmetal glitz. It's actually just gone in over the last few…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi,
Here's the latest on our build. Some good progress which exceeded expectations. Also a few pictures. Coming along nicely now, and almost on the final build stage.

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi everyone. Here's an update on the last few weeks. Bit of steady progress, and some positive news ahead, along with another letter from the owner.... enjoy and…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi all. Interesting few weeks. Alkira have learned about our blog and sent us a letter. Read all about it in our latest post:

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Not sure who they are using now. All I'd say is make sure you take a lot of notes for any variations you make from the standard selections and then…

9 years9 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi all,
It's been a while! Lots of progress in the last month or so. Check out our latest post for more information...
http://sydneyalkira.blogspot.com/2014/1 ... gress.html
Cheers

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi Kach. Are you building with Alkira also? Out of curiosity, if you are building with them, how long did they advise you that each stage of the…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Things you forget - summary page 32

We had our ground floor ceiling raised, but didn't get the height of our alfresco stacker doors increased also. Apparently the standard height of stacker doors to outdoor areas…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi all, we're now 29 weeks in to the build and the gyprocking and cornicing has largely been completed. We've had a few issues with our fireplace, but continue…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi Deluded & DG85. Thanks for the comments! yes, we're really pleased with the way the colours came together. We were a bit uncertain during the selection…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi all. An update covering the last few weeks. Not too much on there... a few pics of the completed front though.
http://sydneyalkira.blogspot.com/2014/1 ... er-14.html

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi, thanks for the question. Had a few people ask various questions, so I've updated the blog with all the info...
http://sydneyalkira.blogspot.com/2014/1 ... ation.html
The bricks are…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

hi Raina. our build is 12.4m wide and the plot of land is around 17m wide. I think it's around 44sq in total. hope that helps!

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi,
The blog has been updated. This week we've posted a couple of new pics as the exterior of the house is almost complete. Our general tips page has…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes KDR (Ryde NSW) - DIY Landscaping

congrats Forg. Have you looked on houzz.com.au before? If you search for things like 'heater' and 'alfresco' on there, you'll get tons of photos to prompt thought on…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes KDR (Ryde NSW) - DIY Landscaping

great, thanks ever so much for the response!

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Home Building Blogs

Hi. None for Alkira yet! Here you go....
http://sydneyalkira.blogspot.com.au/

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes KDR (Ryde NSW) - DIY Landscaping

Hi Forg. Just had a good read of the old posts... looks great and nearly there now. Hope you don't mind a few questions, as we're heading in to…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi all. Here's our latest post. Worrying development this week following some storm damage. Alkira is trying to throw some costs our way without much of an…

10 years10 yearssydneyalkirabuildsydneyalkirabuild posted:
Alkira Homes Elyse 15 Sydney Northern Beaches

Hi,
We're building with Alkira and have chosen the Elyse 15. We thought you might want to track our progress, read our thoughts and tips and share any views on…

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