The beginnings of our new family home

Well, I had full intentions of starting this blog at the very beginning of the process to document our build but like most things I plan out with good intention [gym, I'm talking about YOU!], it never happened.  Better late than never, right?!

We bought a modest little block in a quiet, semi rural little town and just quietly we were bloody crapping ourselves!  We swore after our last building experience 8 years ago that we'd never, ever go down the building road again but well, here we are!  We've decided to start this blog as a means of documenting this experience for ourselves but we're happy for anyone interested to read along with us as well :)

Our build has started, we are now up to gyprock.  Like I said, I'm behind! LOL

So without boring anyone that might be reading along I'll just get on with some photos and details of selections.


Our block...

The home we have chosen to build is McDonald Jones Monte Carlo Executive with Side children's activities area.

Colour & Upgrade Selections...

External Selections

Bricks - Austral Whitsunday in Brampton

Bag & Paint - Camel Cord to front of house

Mortar - Off white - Ironed

Roof - Colorbond Monument

Guttering - Monument

Fascia - Surfmist

Downpipes - Camel Cord

Rainwater Tank - Dune

Eaves - Surfmist

Windows, Flyscreens & Crimsafe doors and stackers - Monument

Laundry Door - Camel Cord

Garage Door - B&D Contemporary - Caoba Premium

Front Door - Hume Savoy XS24 clear glazing 1200mm - Stained finish with Trilock omni allure lever BSC handle

Internal Selections

Kitchen -

Benchtops - Essastone Crystal Chalk 40mm with Waterfall Edges

Cupboards - Laminex White silk 

Baumatic - 900mm Stainless Steel freestanding electric oven & gas cooktop

Baumatic - 900mm Stainless Steel Canopy Rangehood

Pantry door - Stained LIN1 with translucent glazing

Splashback - Glass Java Dusk

Bathroom & Ensuite -

Benchtops - Essastone Crystal Salt 20mm

Vanity - Laminex Avignon - Walnut (2 banks of draws to main bath & 1 bank to ensuite)

Basins - Manooga Bowl 70mm white with pop up chrome plugs

Toilets - Caroma Metro wallfaced with Soft close & 1200 tiling

Bath - Caroma Newbury 1700mm Island bath - white

Showers - Aqua deluxe semi frameless pivot door with Dorf overhead square rain shower head

Tiling - Oxford Mocha R10 - to wall & floor

Floor wastes - Mizu - Stainless Square 100x100 to bathroom & 900mm Stainless channel to ensuite

Paint -

Walls - Taubmans Martini

Ceiling - Taubmans Illusive white

Skirting & architraves - Taubmans Martini in gloss

Floor coverings -

Carpet - Godfrey Hirst Lisbon in Cinder to Bedrooms and Home Theatre

Gerfloor - Creation clic in Wild Oak to main areas, kitchen, hallway and children's activities area

Additional Upgrades-

Internal door handles - Gainsborough Amelia lever satin chrome

Increased ceiling height to 2550mm

Coffered ceilings to Entry & Home Theatre

Dorf ENIX double towel rails and bathroom/ensuite fittings

Driveway - Gunmetal

Stained LIN1 Doors with translucent glazing to Home Theatre

Shelving to Wardrobes - white

2 Banks of drawers either side of oven in lieu of cupboards

I shall try and upload photos tomorrow evening of our progress so far

xxx