Week 20 - Fit offs galore!

A meeting on site today with my SS enabled me a good look around and a photo opportunity.  Lots has happened over the last 2 weeks inside, I just couldn't get in to have a good look.

Wardrobe and Cupboard Fit outs

Slight problem in the first picture as the laundry chute is to come down through the LHS of this cupboard.  The shelving is in the way.  Working on a solution with SS.

Laundry - Linen Cupboard

Master - WIR (LOVE IT!)

For our friends - the GUEST wardrobe

Walk in Pantry

Walk in Pantry

Bathroom Fit Offs

Nearly there with the bathrooms.  Plumbers there today installing the bath, still need to do basins and basin tapware.  All shower tapware done.  We will look at some changes to tapware post handover!

Mirrors came through the door as I was there....

Master Ensuite

 Toilet - Lifestyle Upgraded model

 Powder Room Vanity

Guest Ensuite and Shower

I wasn't happy with the splashback on the vanity here.  The vanity is 800 wide and the 2 tiles on the splashback are not even, ie 1 is smaller than the other, so therefore the grout line in the middle, looks off centre to the cupboards and vanity hole.  After chatting with the SS, I now understand why.  He said they could fix it up to be lined up, but because of the size of the tile, there would be a raw cut edge along the RHS of the splashback tile which would look rough and unfinished.  So I then asked, what if I was to get the feature tile as per our powder room.  This is an option, however I would have to arrange them and get them to site.  So decision time:
A.  Leave it as is - see 3rd photo below
B. Get the tiles replaced with the grout lined up, however will end up with rough looking tile on outer RHS edge.
C. Source some more tiles from National Tiles as shown here in photo 2 (this is what is left over) of our feature tiles and have this to replace the others.  In process of doing this and pricing it now.

Grout line is totally not centre to everything else on splashback!

Shows the lines not centred (excuse photo taken through window!)

Main Bathroom

Plumbers were putting the bath in as we were there.  Can't wait to use it!!!!

Laundry

Just excuse all the dust!

 

Garage - Internals

Astonishing that all the work goes on around the continual mess on the floor!

There photos show nicely the different colours.  On the LHS is the Stepney Render (Dulux), on the RHS is the Alabaster Wall Paint (Wattyl)

Cooling/Heating Vents

These have all been installed throughout.

Return air vent in - still no change to
Laundry Chute Cupboard upstairs -
needs finishing off.

Electricals 

Yesterday there were wires hanging everywhere, at 9am this morning there were downlights everywhere.  Trusty electricians busy putting all the fixtures on - downlights, exhaust fans, chinaman hats (ugly as they are!), powerpoints etc. 

Oh, we also have a doorbell!

So we are tracking for Handover by the end of the month.  All other trades booked in to complete everything.....lets see!  Should be flooring next week.

Colours, colours, colours.....

Monday 4 Feb - Off to Hopetoun in Port Melbourne.....

9.00am and straight into it with our colours consultant.  

Started with the exterior selections, working our way through doors/handles/locks.  I had spent weeks researching the neighbourhood and taking photos of houses.  I got paint pots of our final 3 render colour choices and painted big pieces of paper and stuck them on the outside window for us to look at for a few weeks to see what we liked.

This is our result for the Exterior:

Main Render - Dulux Stephney 
Feature Render - C/B Monument - front projection and pillar 
Colourbond Roof - C/B Windspray 
Gutters/Fascia/Downpipes - C/BWindspray
Windows - White 
Eaves - White
Garage Door - Panelmasta Contemporary - C/B Monument 
External Timber Beams and Posts on Alfresco - Monument

Front Door:

PMAD 106 with Obscure Glass and Nexion Vision Element L3 Lever Handle.

Door will be painted Chocolate Cherry - we were hoping for Dulux Red Box, but unfortunately had limited colour choice here - tried to get brightest red available.  

Being brave for a touch of a feature.....

Internal Doors:

Corinthian Deco3, painted white used on some of the downstairs internal doors, all other internals just plain.

Velocity Element L3 Lever handle used on all internal doors (standard), a few with privacy locks.

Internal Colours:

All internal paint will be - Wattyl Alabaster (shown here)

Trims all white - First Snow 6301

Kitchen:

We are inspired by this picture....

So selected the following:

Glass Splashback - Dulux Mangrove Leaf - full length behind stove and up behind the rangehood.

Stone Benches - Essa Stone Crystal Chalk with 20mm square edge (Cat 1) -  (new range for PD)

Island Bench - 40mm edging

Laminate doors - White, natural finish, standard lamiwood doors

Kickboards - Formica brushed aluminium

Handles - went with standard handles, we carefully selected the size with some handles I found that I like at Masters (took the handles with me to measure them up)

Flooring - Bolero Rustic Coffee Timber Laminate

Blanco 1 1/2 Bowl BJ8SL sink (standard)

Blanco FD9085WX 900mm

Blanco BRC90BX 900mm

Laundry:
We will have an extended benchtop the whole width of the laundry which is tiled above it.
In the photo below here, you can see:
Colorado Grey stone tile - floor tile
Cafe Cino Matt - wall tile (300mm x 100mm)
Laminated bench top - Formica Velour Silver Strata
Cupboards and Doors - White
Laundry Trough - Everhard 45L insert Trough S/S 
Laundry Door - No. 7 clear glass
Taps - Armada Wall Top Assembly (standard)

Bathrooms/Ensuite/Powder Room:
Benchtops - Essa Stone Crystal Chalk  (cat 1)
Basins - Valentino 420 stepped vessel (not in guest ensuite - will have standard there)
Basin taps - standard (will change later)
Shower taps - upgraded to Raymor Mixer instead of 2 taps in showers.  Raymor is cheaper than the Caroma one (can change later)
Toilets - Raymor Andorra CC suite - Back to Wall (upgrade - $34 each)
Cabinets - Licorice Linea in vertical grain (horizontal is an upgrade and expensive one!)

Upgrade - Ensuite & Bathroom

Standard basin - Guest Ensuite

Raymor Mixer - upgrade is from 2 taps to Mixer

Flooring:

Bolero 'Rustic Coffee' Timber laminate floor - this will be throughout the whole of downstairs - except for Guest Bedroom/Rumpus/Wet Areas.

Carpet - we are in a dilemma - not that impressed with choices, so need to finalise what we will do - our options here are:

• Go with Cat 1 carpet - replace in a few years after young children have trashed it.
• Go with Cat 3 carpet (80% wool) - $3000 extra - shown below
• Don't get carpet through PD and then get it done ourselves after handover.  Would then need to see costings of the Bolero is both are part of promo pack.

Some other photos of options around Hopetoun....

This is one of the ranges of Laminex!

Examples of types of Cupboard Doors you can select.

Lifestyle range basin choices - standard on left, upgrades graduate towards the right.

Types of Glass Glazing i.e. Front Door

Standard Range of Handles

Upgrade Range - Cat 2 - ~$5 each extra