External Elevation Drawings

These are the elevation drawings on how our house will look like. Wish they did a 3D model but this will suffice.

This is our version of the Chatsworth facade. Notice the archway has been straightened to be more contemporary looking. One of our windows needs to be obscured. We've selected SatinLite finish instead of Spotswood glazing. The top of the balcony should be brick too so I've asked them to update it as a Post Contract Variation (even though I've picked it up before contract signing).

There's our extra laundry window and extended alfresco at the back

Alfresco spanning the width of the house. Extra roller door to the back of the garage so we can drive straight through.

There's the big 3.6m feature window. The maximum height they could do was 1.5m which is why it looks so short. Slight fall to the block so our house is cut in a bit more than we like it but that's how it's going to be done. At least we've increased the height to 9ft up and downstairs so the house should look quite tall.

Notice also for the upstairs windows, they are not touching the eaves. With Porter Davis, this can only be done if you have 9ft upstairs. I like having brick above the windows.

Interior Paint - Wattyl Winter Mushroom

Painting is complete. We've gone for the grey finish to the walls. Here's how the Winter Mushroom looks. Originally we thought of doing white for the architraves and doors but got convinced by the colour consultant to use the same paint all round. Was a bit worried at first but it has come off nicely.

Cedar Plank Palandri Carpets Laid

Carpets were laid just before Christmas except for the master bedroom which was getting its squeaks fixed . We picked the Palandri Category 2 carpets in Cedar Plank colour. Nothing too fancy as Category 2 was the included freebie and we didn't want to pay the Porter Davis premium for upgrades. Figured when it's better to let the kids wear out this one and replace it in a few years time at a much cheaper cost per square metre. Here's a roll of carpet. The most excited I've ever been to see a roll of carpet :)

PCI Checklist

My Practical Completion Inspection is on in about 12 hours time! Here's a comprehensive checklist I've copied from the Homeone forums.

DannyYu27 March 2014 at 17:08
For your modified Chatsworth facade, did it cost any extra for narrowing the centre portion (to only frame the main entry door) then getting another rendered pillar to the side with bigger window? We were previously looking at a Chatsworth for our Marriott, however we've changed our minds and are going to go with Sterling, but with similar modifications.

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