Hi dreamhoz,
Sorry to hear that mate; were you able to get a satisfactory outcome for these issues finally?

Hi deamhomz,
It was part of the standard upgrade packs and we didn't pay anything extra. In fact I asked them if powder room was excluded as it wasn't specified anywhere,…

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Yes, it is an upgrade. We had the upgrade packs when we booked, which had this included as default.
I will put up the pics in the next few days;…

So, we have moved into the new house a week back and I now understand why people don't post as much after moving in. There's so much work pending to…

How did this go mate? I understand the decision depends on whom you deal with; personally for us the folks we dealt with in Henley were good or awesome; they…

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Just realised I've not taken photos of the Butler's pantry - will get them and upload ASAP. We are doing Wood Effect Vinyl for the entry way, main living…

The NHP went well; there were a few minor defects. The handover date is potentially 2 weeks away; to be confirmed once Darbecca sends their report and the SS reviews…

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Which builder and house model did you finally choose?

We have the NHP scheduled on Tuesday; hope everything goes fine. Will be posting a few pics taken during the NHP next week ...

Yes, it looks like Henley is pushing back on changes for all house types. From checking with the other members in the Henley FB group it's happening to everyone.

That's great news mate.
The house is in lockup phase which is why I've not posted anything recently. I am expecting NHP in the next few weeks; most of the internal…

What collection have you selected mate? It is true that they don't allow any changes on the Essence collection anymore.

Great to see the progress so far mate. We also initially wanted to Palace but couldn't get shower downstairs so switched to another design. Great if we were aware of…

The scaffolding is now down

Hi mate,
The build is proceeding well; I've been very busy so unable to post recently.
Please find some latest photos below - the work outside is almost done (including render)…

Quick update - plaster is completed on the house. Will be posting the latest photos this weekend ...

Framing & roof has been completed and windows & bricks are starting this week. Darbecca inspection for Frame is done; got a 38 page report and Henley has fixed most…

Framing is now continuing for the second storey; waiting for Henley to advise when framing will be complete so that I can have a private inspection by Darbecca arranged.

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Henley advised that they can go to site within 30 days after finance approval, once contract is signed. It took about 1.5 months for me to get Finance approval…

Framing - started last week and expected to continue this week

It's coming together nice and fast; what were the big things caught during Darbecca inspections?

Update - here are the slab photos. As per the SS, framing is already started this week - so should have an update again after this weekend

Update - the slab pour was postponed to this week and was finaly done on Tuesday. I had arranged private inspection before slab pour and we didn't find too many…

Yes, I am pretty sure that it is the lightning. My carpet call salesperson advised we can change to any other vinyl before installation if we wanted, so if you…

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I was also in a similar position to you. I moved to Australia early last year, and we were thinking whether to buy or build. Finally we decided to…

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I am doing flooring outside Henley (carpet call - but they supply flooring to Henley); are you also installing Vinyl? I've noticed that lighting also makes a difference when…

Ground Floor - plan: I missed the trick that has done; extending the kitchen back benchtop until pantry. However, I've learnt that we always miss something so happy with…

As a side note, just noticed that the main living area shows the full dimensions in the Henley website (upto the grand island benchtop)
Siteplan of my house:

Drawings of the front…

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I will upload the final drawings in the next couple of days; the ground work has started with piers supposed to go in this week.…

Excited to see your house come up quickly; hope it goes smoothly for you !!