tailoring the house to suit us - Part 3

Thought I;d take the time to update this in more detail as I remember more and more of extra upgrades we had.


When we got into the researching stage and finding out what we really wanted for our house, we found it took us 6 months to get the full and finial list before signing the tender documents.

In summary here are the items we added/modified to OUR place:

A. Added an Extra Garage

B. Added the Butler’s Pantry

C. Added the Grand Alfresco

D. Added sound proofing to the laundry and theatre 

E. Added 600 mm eaves (CANT believe that arn’t standard!!!)

F. Added double doors to the study

G. Added a whole wall of cupboards/storage space to the laundry

H. Added overhead cabinets in the landry

I. Included brick infill above garage

J. Added Solar panels

K. Upgraded to premium  bricks

L. Added the fireplace pipe (inside the current wall cavity so we can do this ourselves later)

M. Upgraded floor titles (to porcelain)

N. Upgraded to spa to ensuite

O. Added overhead pantry space over the fridge

P. Upgraded to 2 front french doors

Q Wooded windows to ensuite (gotta double check that one)

R. Added extra gas pipe in alfresco (for our BBQ parties), heaps of extra double power points, got extra switches (to turn on lights from different ports)

S. Added the bi-fold doors (to grand alfresco)

T. Added extra insulation over the garage space (had to do this to get our sustainability rating)

U: Upgraded to rain shower tap in en-suite.

V: Added double rail (towel) handle in shared bathroom.

During the build, here are things that were unexpected (no cost - part of site costs):

I: Retaining Wall

II: The garage being moved in (ever so slightly) cos the neighbours gutters overhung by an inch