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9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Thanks Kato.
It's definitely time consuming if you're getting it from Ikea. But it's fun and fairly easy. Amazing quality too. We just wished we got a powerpoint in the…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Thanks!
So apparently our stairs were stained clearly... some parts of the stairs are lighter than others it's just the way the timber is apparently.
We've been in our house two…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge QLD - Post-Handover

Looks amazing!! It really makes a difference with a painted fence - tying all your house colours in together.
Congrats!

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9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

So handover is tomorrow!!
I'm excited but anxious - there's still a fair bit of work I would have wanted done before handover... we went into the house yesterday afternoon…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Building the Plantation Retreat Nouveau Q1 at Logan Village

Woo hoo!! Congrats!! :D Fingers crossed for a handover date soon

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9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Advice needed!!

I'm not financed with keystart but we did our loan through commbank.
We are doing all of our internal flooring, driveway, fencing, rendering and grass ourselves and the bank was…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Building the Plantation Retreat Nouveau Q1 at Logan Village

That's ridiculous, I hope it gets sorted for you soon!

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Kiara Q2 - Plantation Homes - Handover 25/08

Amazing! All the pics look great - congrats!
We'll bought a dining table from Freedom a couple of weeks ago but wanted to wait until the chairs were on sale to…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Thank you!!
It's 'Grand Piano Half.' We love it!

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Building the Plantation Retreat Nouveau Q1 at Logan Village

Hi agf18,
How'd you go with calling plantation, any luck?
We received our handover last Wednesday for October 8 - I know for quiet a while I was behind you…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Sienna Vogue -Plantation homes - The Vale

Hi Trent,
Very exciting indeed!!
We're a couple of weeks away from finishing our plantation home in North Brisbane.
Niches are definitely amazing! We're got a full shower length one in…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Hi all,
I haven't posted in a while so time for an update - we received our handover last Wednesday for October 8, so almost two weeks to go!
They still need…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Painting is complete!
Electrical fit off begins Wednesday. Only plumbing and electrical fit off left to complete and a site tidy then done. Still no handover indication though. We're forecasting the…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Update time!
Tiles are complete inside and we are so happy with the choices!
Bench tops, basins, sinks and down pipes have also been installed/finished.
Painters were there this afternoon sanding ready to…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge QLD - Post-Handover

Wow looking fantastic!!
I do love all the furniture you've chosen too. Where did you get the dining table and hall table if you don't mind me asking?
Also, I remember…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Yes we love it too! Can't wait to see the finished product!

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Hi Tj,
I'm not too sure what type of timber our staircase is... it says on the colour selection 'durian timber,' which will just be stained with a clear glaze.
And…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Building the Plantation Retreat Nouveau Q1 at Logan Village

How exciting! Yep hopefully less than 4. Fingers crossed.
Haha that's okay I was wondering what that was about.

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Building the Plantation Retreat Nouveau Q1 at Logan Village

Looks great!!
Love all the choices.
Any indication of when handover will be yet?

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Yeh that's fair enough. We still have to put our deposit down for our carpet upstairs but we're just going to wait until we get an approximate handover date (which…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Yeh we've found carpet the easiest. Our bathroom tiles were a nightmare... it was so hard to decide haha but the stylist at cosham was so helpful and put together…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge QLD - Post-Handover

Driveway looks great!
A shame about your garage light...at least it won't be very noticeable to anyone other than you and your partner.

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Kiara Q2 - Plantation Homes - Handover 25/08

Looks amazing!
Wonderful flooring choice.... not long for you now!

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Thanks Illaeria! We ended up picking up 7 samples on Friday and finally chose something that is much lighter and fits with our colour scheme. Flooring is such a hard…

9 years9 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Homes QLD - Soho 4 - PostHandover - 8/10/15

Hi All,
It's been a while since the last update but lots has happened:
*Outside completely finished
*Our full timber staircase installed
*Plaster all finished
*Waterproofing complete
*All cabinets installed
*And today they are putting in all…

10 years10 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Kiara Q2 - Plantation Homes - Handover 25/08

Hi TJ,
I'd firstly ask them to patch it and see what it looks like then... if it's noticeable (which it probably won't be), then I'd ask them to replace it…

10 years10 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge QLD - Post-Handover

Yeh right fair enough... thanks TJ and Illaeria, we'll see how we go, we may just have to use one of hubbys electricians at work....a cashie post handover is a…

10 years10 yearsEmKaralynEmKaralyn posted:
Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge QLD - Post-Handover

Ah okay.
Na we haven't as yet... we wanted to ask the actual electricians on site if they wanted to do a cashie rather than go through their company...anyway hubby…

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