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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: November 2011
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. My Sink Has Arrived! A big shout out to Berloni Appliances. I would not hesitate to do the same again, perhaps a new dishwasher or coffee machine? Monday, November 14, 2011. A Small Squawk In What Was Otherwise A Very Quiet Blog. Today I received the retaining wall inspection report that I was waitin...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: June 2012
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Saturday, June 30, 2012. Update - Essa Stone Bench Tops. Today, we wandered past the house. As usual we were locked out. A peek through the window revealed our Essa Stone bench tops! It was great to see the kitchen island complete. Kitchen island bench complete with benchtops! Friday, June 22, 2012. Update - Base Cabinetry.
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: Milestone: External Colour Selection
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Milestone: External Colour Selection. To help with my visualisation issues, I scanned the plans for our front elevation and created a “black line master” using Microsoft Paint, which I could then colour in when we got home. Black Line Master" for our version of the Rendezvous. Prior to the meeting, the o...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: July 2012
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Friday, July 6, 2012. Much Ado About Tiles And Basins. Area affected by the lack of tiles. Our builder has agreed to delete the laundry tiling and issue a refund. We did give them the option of laying the 600 mm square tiles instead, but thankfully, they opted for our preference of tiling that area after handover. Yay! Not want...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: Not Much Happening
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Image Source: MyShowerGrateShop.com.au. Our build has gotten to the stage where there is not a lot happening. Speedy Gonzales has left the building and his cousin Slowpoke Rodriguez has moved in. If all goes to plan, our shower grate will look like the promotional image on the right of the screen. I wou...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: March 2012
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Monday, March 26, 2012. Update - Concrete Slab. Popped up to the site with mum today and found a concrete slab. Its a lot easier to see the boundaries between the rooms. I would love to have been a spider on the wall when the concrete was being poured. I am sure the enstuite layout would have raised a few eyebrows! Personally, ...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: So Close, Yet So Far – Chasing Paperwork (Part 1)
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Tuesday, October 4, 2011. So Close, Yet So Far – Chasing Paperwork (Part 1). Our block, ready and waiting. Marked by the blue and white. Ventura Homes sign.). Thankfully, these pitfalls are not insurmountable, just annoying. Today’s essay, covers the joys of applying for building permits. Apparently, a site classification repor...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: Much Ado About Tiles And Basins
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Friday, July 6, 2012. Much Ado About Tiles And Basins. Area affected by the lack of tiles. Our builder has agreed to delete the laundry tiling and issue a refund. We did give them the option of laying the 600 mm square tiles instead, but thankfully, they opted for our preference of tiling that area after handover. Yay! Not want...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: May 2012
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Today, I left work and decided to race the sunset to our house. According to the plumber, the ceilings are up and I just had to have a look at them. They are nowhere near finished but we can now see and feel the different ceiling heights. Feature bulkheads in the theatre. Another ‘wow’ featu...Whilst wa...