The Tender Appointment - Part 2

We now have our design plans with the changes we discussed at the tender appointment. We really stayed away from moving too many things around. After all, home design and build is their area of expertise.

We removed a door, changed a couple of window sizes, and added an additional slider door to the alfresco area - we really wanted an open, airy, bright space. That was about it.

We are now a couple of weeks away from the contract date.

Nugget of wisdom: This might be an obvious one but ask a LOT of questions. The tender appointment is your opportunity to do the real big changes - if you do this at a later stage you will incur additional costs, and delays. Or may not be able to do them at all!
Also consider the position of the home on your block of land - make sure you have thought about how you will use the home. Where will the water tank go, the air conditioning unit, the clothes line? Those 'ugly' things you may not want to have in the section that will become your main entertaining area.
Again with those provisional allowances - don't be scared to add them. You can always not use things. I am sure there are standard inclusions that you will like.
Also when you go for your tender appointment, it is at the head office, go an hour earlier and wonder around the show room. Look at ovens, and colour boards, bath types and taps galore - this might get you in the head-space and spark your imagination.

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  1. Alice ParkerMarch 29, 2019 at 5:01 AM

    I really enjoyed reading this article, and found it quite informative. And especially the part about interior designing. Thanks for sharing! I generally prefer Door Store, the door company to buy all kinds of doors and would recommend it to all.

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