Countdown

On Day 7 of the construction list our site got pegged

On Day 8 we became the proud temporary owners of a portaloo

MJH, you are flying along so far!

House Exterior

My flimsy attempt at Photoshop - I will definitely never be a graphic designer

We're on the construction list!

Let the countdown begin

Electrical Selections & Other Upgrades/Changes

We kept our electrical selections very small as we will be doing a lot of downlight installation and data cabling ourselves after handover.

Some things we added on top of the standard inclusions were:

• LED downlights to overhead cupboards in kitchen
• Outdoor powerpoints to both alfresco and also near front of house
• A whole heap of additional double power points throughout the entire house (including to the kitchen island)
• Heat/fan/light combos to ensuite and main bathroom
• 2-way switches in entry and hallway

Some other upgrades that we have included along the way are:

• Solid bricks by Bowral to entire house (Bowral Blue to front façade, Bowral Sinmental Silver to remainder)



• Alfresco area
• Increased ceiling height throughout (2.7)
• Raised garage height
• Anticon blanket
• Doors to home theatre and ensuite
• Removed desk from kitchen area (as shown in picture below)

Colour Selections

House - The Avoca

Facade - Balinese Resort
Roof/Windows- Colorbond Monument
Fascia/Eaves - Surfmist
Bricks - Bowral Blue (front facade only), Bowral Simmental Silver to remainder
Pillars - Taubmans Smokehaze
Garage Door - B&D Timbagrain Caoba
Front Door/Timber Beams - stained to match garage

Kitchen

Glass Splashback - Heirloom
Overhead Cupboards - Polytec Createc Ultra White
Lower Cupboards - Polytec Melamine Strata Grey
Benchtop - Caesarstone Ice Snow (picture shows Essastone French Nougat which was pretty much identical. we changed to the Caesarstone after we found a colour we preferred in this range for our bathrooms)

Bathroom/Ensuite

Tiles - Solna Nero (from Eclipse range)
Benchtop - Caesarstone Urban
Cupboards - Polytec Melamine Amaro

Flooring - Bamboo flooring to living areas, SmartStrand carpet to bedrooms/home theatre

Interior Walls - Taubmans Marble Mist
Interior Walls (Bedrooms) - Taubmans Apache Stone

Our House

The Avoca, by McDonald Jones Homes

 

 

Our Land

We camped for 7 long nights, but it was worth it to become the proud owners of this lovely 550 sq m block in Edmondson Park, Sydney