News just in.

Saw the builders reps this afternoon and our plans have arrived. they are checking that it all matches with what we've agreed to and will be posting them to us tomorrow. Yippee

Plans should be here on Friday. :)

Site engineers will work out final site works costings now the plans are complete :) This takes around 3 weeks. sigh. Once this is done we can finally have prestart and sign the final priced contracts. Well final except that of course we have a couple of changes to window sizes ( 2) and some upgrades to kitchen gear and bathroom vanities to go.

From something I've read i saw a mention of 21 days .. But it might have been from council approval not from from sign of contracts. Fingers crossed.
At this stage our choices are as follows:

Main colours throughout

Ceiling /Cornice - flat white

Walls - wattyl " Augathella" We'll probably be doing this ourselves.
We painted one of the rooms in our last house a wattyl colour called "Tumbleweed" and I would like to use the colour again. Perhaps as a feature somewhere. ( hmm i "think" it was a wattyl colour. I'll have to hunt down my info sheets.

Timber capping - jarrah ( orange-red-brown not orange)

Doors and door frames -wattyl "chalkdust"
This may end up something a little darker yet. I'm a tad worried that it is a bit light.
Door furniture:
main front door will be from the Gainsborough trilock range
other internal door furniture will be Gainborough

All Satin Chrome-
Gainsborough Contractor 700 series Sofia ( internals)
Gainsborough Decorator 900 Series 8901 Precise trilock ( front door)
Gainsborough Governor entrance set or Contractor Terrace in Stainless Steel for Laundry and Garage


Flooring - cork flooring Premium Flooring- "copenhagen"
carpets for lounge/ main bedroom,/ office/ activity/ minor bedrooms still to be decided.


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Bathrooms

En-suite Bathroom 200 x 200 mm tiles grey black marble look floor tiles with wisps of grey/white. Wall tiles are the reverse.
Floor: Verdi Alpi Black with Gunmetal grout
Skirtings: as per flooring including the grout
Wall: Cara grey with White grout Note: Double row of tiles above vanity unit as a splash back.
Future cabinet to be built in laminex polar white with mirrored front doors.
Vanity top ( cupboard top) : laminex Ebony Marble- dimensions finish
Cupboard -: laminex Polar white- flint finish
Soap dish: white standard
vanity sink- upgraded to Caroma Centro Vanity basin in white vitreous china.

Main Bathroom: 200mm x 200mm tiles mid brown/terracotta colourings
grout: lightish fawn colour
Floor: Eko 20B
Skirtings: EKO 20B
Hob: EKO20B
Wall: EKO 20J Note: Single row of tiles above vanity unit as a splash back with large bevelled edge mirror above it.
Bath front: EKO 20J
Vanity top ( cupboard top) : laminex- Luna Stone- flint finish
Cupboard: laminex-Stone Beige- flint finish
Bath: Caroma Verona Bath- white standard bath
vanity sink- upgraded to Caroma Centro Vanity basin in white vitreous china.


For both bathrooms-
Hardware / Taps - Bathroom tapware- Stylus- Venecia in chrome or white ( if available)
Shower heads - from same range


At this stage we are planning on white colour rather than the chrome.
Soap dishes : white standard
Handles - brushed aluminium plain handles or maybe chrome if we go chrome taps for bathrooms.
Bathroom Accessories- Silhouette series double towel rail and toilet roll holder in white and chrome or caroma "cosmo" range in chrome or white depending on taps

WC's- Stylus Minuet- white ( standard )
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Kitchen
Splashback areas 300mm x 200mm tiles vertically placed. Grout: dark grey
Tiles: DSB-PAV23DG-A Grey Black ( 37.59 sqm ) 23DG
Laminates for Cupboards below all workbench areas: Laminex- Zinc works- natural finish
benchtop
Absolute stone- q-stone graphite
Hardware / Taps - caroma "acqua" mixer
Kitchen cabinet knobs tapered bows in Black nickel
Sink- Clark Advance 3507 "1530mm Double centre Bowl"

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laundry

Clark 45L stainless steeel sink with "chrome" taps in the same range as chosen for the bathrooms.
Linen cupboard- wrapped vinyl doors not sure of colour options. May add a colour if there is the possibility of it.
Taps for laundry tub and washing machine will be "chrome" finish in which ever style we select for the bathrooms.
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Externals
Brick - Austral " Collie"
Roof - colorbond "blue ridge"

Gutters - Wattyl colorbond "blue ridge"

Fascia - Wattyl colorbond "blue ridge"

Downpipes/meter box - wattyl "colorbond classic cream"

Eaves - flat white

Wooden Alfresco Post - wattyl "deep ocean"

Windows - dowell "mountain blue"

Doors - front door timber veneer- corinthian Solidcarve Psc1 -
laundry door corinthian 7A with obscure glass & back garage door an external flat panel type door. wattyl "kosciusko pebble"

Pavers - Atlas designer pave " limestone" with a "charcoal" border
This could still change as we are half considering either a gravel driveway or a coloured ashpalt type drive.

Garage Doors - b 'n' d panelift Grange "classic cream"