New Home Buyers Blog

Wall frames are now up and the trusses are about to be erected, then the roof.
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A combination of feature pendant lights, down lights and light coloured cabinetry make this home very light and bright.
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A great way to make a timber ceiling feature is to use plywood panels with express joints clear coated for protection with amazing results.
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There are so many kitchen cabinetry colour combinations, why not try a white stone with a dark cabinets to make your stone pop.
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You see tiled bathrooms with horizontal and vertical lines everywhere, why not make a statement by using a Herringbone pattern for a wall or two.
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The lower raft slab is all formed up and ready for concrete at one of our Templestowe projects.
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A lovely example of a blue splashback with cabinet under lights to reveal a soothing blue feel.
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Perfectly selected feature lighting and furniture make for the perfect kitchen dining area in this lovely Berstan Home.
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Another load of concrete being pumped into a Templestowe Knock down rebuild.
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The floor joists are going up at one of our Diamond Creek custom builds.
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How do you achieve the perfect tile laid level? Levelling clips are a great idea and pictured here is our tiler showing the clips in use on one of our latest projects.
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When designing your kitchen cabinetry a great idea is to have adjustable shelving because let’s face it not all packages are the same.
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The guys are pouring the strip footings at one of our Templestowe custom builds. To get great results with sloping blocks of land like this they are the only way to go.
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This is one of our Diamond Creek custom builds. The ground floor walls have been nearly completed but the rain stopped the guys doing the Posi joists so they will be back tomorrow.  
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Always looking for different looks and styles for bathrooms why not fit some arched mirrors.
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I was out and about on one of our builds and came across one of our tilers work. He had a tile he had just cut and wow what a cut it was!
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Don’t be afraid to mix in some dark colours when building your custom home. Here is a perfect example of a dark ceiling with matching dark cabinets with stunning results.
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The sub floor is nearly completed and ready for wall frames at Warrandyte.
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Nearly finished at Doncaster, just getting ready for the driveway to be poured. This home is a custom built 38 s/q 4 bedroom home with a modern façade detail with a feature skillion roof.  
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Many of our clients ask for timber or tiled floors? My answer is simple, tiles are cold and very unforgiving and if anything falls onto them, say goodbye in most cases. Timber is warmer and a lot more comfortable under foot.
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As custom home builders we are always looking for new ideas. Ambassador Stone have a stone that’s very similar to concrete and is very cost effective to using concrete for bench tops. The stone is known as Ambassador Valour and we have used this product in our new display homes with stunning results.
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My family and I caught up with country music legend Tim McGraw on Sunday night before his Melbourne concert at the Rod Laver arena.
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Most custom home designers don’t utilize the underside of staircases. We do like to use the area and here is an example of a study nook built in the underside of the staircase.
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Ambassador stone have just moved into their new factory at Somerton and the range onsite is absolutely amazing. Here is just one of their stone selections called New York.
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Here is a basement with the walls constructed by using the Dincel system. Dincel is a polymer formwork used for walls and columns. The Dincel is braced in position and is filed with ready mix concrete forming a permanent water proof concrete wall.
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Ground floor framing is now complete and the second floor framing has been delivered and now ready for install.
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The slab has now been poured at one of our custom builds in Diamond Creek and we are ready to start the frame.
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Engineered timber flooring is a great way to add some warmth and richness to your new custom home. The clients in this build have chosen a wide plank with stunning results.
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Designing some feature vaults lined with timber is a great way to create a point of difference in your new custom home. In this particular build the clients have chosen to use some timber flooring for the lining.
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The steels nearly complete and getting ready for concrete on one of our Diamond Creek custom homes.
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