going in for colors next week, anyone know the upgrade price range for kitchen cabinets without handles. Looking at the haflee range of push open cabinets but not sure what…

Dakota what type of tiles you using in your house? Floor tiles and size?

What type of tiles are those??

A slab of beer goes a very very long way in the construction industry.

what have people gone with for carpet? Im hoping to get to major carpets to check out the range in more detail rather than that small square sample at spectra.
I…

All the free facades are light weight cladding all around the top 1/4 of the house.
Free facades from memory are: Jameson, Bryson & Thornton.
The other paid for facades have light…

Need some tips on provisions for landscaping after my house is built with Carlisle.
Looking at getting a permanent bbq near the alfresco area, plan to have it connected to the…

Yes prices have gone up considerably. They may be looking to improve the value of the current package soon (include evap cooling)

You will still have some area that needs to be covered with the sorrento window as a splash back.
It won't be as large an area but still it will need…

I've been told it's only standard if your land is classified in a bush fire zone.
Not really standard though as you still pay for it as any house in a…

quote say's approx $1400
"Provide category 3 range Cesar stone benchtop to Kitchen in lieu of category 1 range. $1,400 Approx Refer January 2014 promotion"

We are going London grey, in the pic are the two options we where choosing between.
Both are category 3 stone:

It's about 1 k per category but that depends on how many area's.
Just 1 kitchen bench or butlers pantry, waterfall to island bench??
Thickness on the end also impacts.
We are going…

Welcome and congrats.
Which facade are you going with, what upgrades are you planing for or making allowances for?

Do you have to make a decision on the day at tender or can you take some time to assess it

Question on tender and color appointment. Are they the same thing/day?
Do I go in for my color appointment the whole day event and choose everything I want.
Then do I come…

I am building in mernda, land won't be titled until July/august.
I also am getting a garage extension by 1.6 meters.
I am worried about my electrical allowance as 5k may not…

Congrats, I am also building the same house. What's you favorite aspect of the house? I like that all rooms had WIR and the 2 WIL up stairs and downstairs…

This may be a silly question. Is sarking applied as standard to all roofs or only those that are classified as bush fire zones?

$450 per area
eg: kitchen bench from 20mm to 40mm $450
butlers panty bench from 20mm to 40mm $450
then ontop of that you pay more again if you upgrade the stone…

There are 12 facades to choose from and 3 are free.
The free ones have smaller front doors and rendered foam cladding around the top 1/4 of the house. No brick…

That's what I have been told but until I have my appointment at spectra I can give a 100% confirmation on that.
The guy at Carlisle gave me the quote to…

I did see a standard staircase in a yellow timber with carpet after the first 2 steps. It wasn't anything special but it's free.
As long as I get the color…

We are also building the sorrento 43.
We are going full KD staircase but fully enclosed so we can put a storage room underneath it. 5k
If you go the floating stair…

while I havn't built my house yet this is something that I definitely agree with.
it makes sense to have a glass sliding door in the laundry. It saves on space…

Great tips!!!
The sliding doors to the alfresco will also be higher. Boutique is the thicker aluminum door, the standard is more thin.
Electrical over 10k wow wasn't expecting that.
Also stair case…

Hi,
I have just signed up with Carlise to build a new home (Sorrento 43).
Block is nice and flat but not expected to be titled until July/August, I wouldn't be surprised…