Classic Stairs Option

The stairs were installed a couple of weeks ago on 8th October. Here's the pics for the default Classic Stairs Option 2 you pretty much see in all the Waldorf displays.

Construction in progress

A look from underneath. Not as much support as I would have thought...

Could the fridge cavity have been extended deeper? I was told no at Tender. Here's conclusive evidence that if you raise to 9ft ceilings you have at least another 30cm to play with.

Balustrades all round! The default was a wall dividing the Rumpus. This is a much better option (~$1000)

View to the rumpus

Looking down to the lounge

Looking down to the study

The niche to the study is actually quite a good design as it lets lots of light through to the stairway

There's a line whether the plaster for the two levels meet. Hopefully won't be so noticeable once complete.

The stairs will be stained and not carpeted so they put some boards over the top of each step for temporary protection.

I know it's the same stairs as every other Porter Davis house but it looks much more impressive in your own home :)

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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.

Austral Hawthorn Bricks

Here's some photos of our Hawthorn bricks. These were category 4 upgrade and costs ~$5k. The off white mortar was another $1k on top. We chose to have the rolled joints instead of a flush finish. I think the off white mortar together with the rolled joints make the bricks stand out better and have been well worth the money.

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 he...

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