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PART 6: GIVERNY & SAMUEL’S JOURNEY
WOW! We’re handing it over today and what a journey! We always love seeing our client’s homes come to life but to be able to share Sam & Giv’s build journey as first home buyers have made it even more exciting for us.
As a building ‘relationship’ usually lasts about 6 months from start to finish, we wanted to find out from Sam his thoughts on their supervisor, and the rest of the Ausmar team.
What’s your supervisor’s name, and what’s he like?
Our site supervisor is Russell. From our first meeting with Russell we could just tell we were in good hands. He knows his stuff, and is constantly offering pointers to help us make decisions on finer details, and has ensured a high quality of workmanship across all the trades involved in the build. I don’t think we could’ve asked for a better supervisor!
How does it feel to meet the team working on your home, onsite & behind the scenes (office) ?
At times we have to step back and remember that although it feels like it, we are not the only ones building with Ausmar at the moment. The whole experience has been so personal and comforting. From Roger at the Sales office, Russell on site, to our amazing Client Liaison Officer Emma, who deals with all our paper work and updates our journey on the My Build Diary and Bec for her style advice at Atelier., The whole team at Ausmar have been so great to Giv and I, and we feel incredibly lucky and thankful for everything they have done for us along the way!
Don’t forget to head over to Honeyeater.Place and follow Giv & Sam’s build journey, they move in this week!
Read about their experience from the beginning here
PART 5: GIVERNY & SAMUEL’S JOURNEY
Now the kitchen is official in, the tiling is complete and we’re literally counting down the days until Sam & Giv do their Practical Completion Inspection we thought we’d check in with Giverny and ask about her vision vs reality!
Once the kitchen was installed & the tiles were in – how did it feel to see all your selections?
It felt so surreal! It is always nerve-racking to pick everything from samples and hope it all comes together. Once we saw it installed and the whole design we were SO happy with our choices, we wouldn’t have done a single thing differently.
We know you chose your colours at Atelier, Ausmar’s design studio – but now everything is in, is it exactly what you visualised?
Atelier made everything so much easier, to put all our choices, colours textures together and look at it as a whole rather than going place to place was amazing. It gave us such a good visual of what the house was going to look like, and now it’s all in it’s better than what we visualised! It looks like a designer home and it’s only our first house! We can’t wait to style it!
Did you find the Atelier Design Experts guided you through this stage?
Our design expert Bec was amazing, she has such a good eye for design and knew the look we were going for just from having a chat with us and looking at photos we had saved. We trusted her 100% and if Sam and I had trouble coming to a decision, Bec gave us some really great advice to help us out. She let us make it ours but at the same time helped us bring our vision to life!
Don’t forget to head over to Honeyeater.Place and follow Giv & Sam’s build journey, they move in VERY soon!
Read about the final chapter of their building journey here
PART 4: GIVERNY & SAMUEL’S JOURNEY
Painting is complete, the kitchen is in & tiling is about to start! It’s all systems go at Giv and Sam’s home now that we’re back from the Christmas break. Feedback from most clients up until now is always “wow! Everything is moving so quickly” and then our trades move inside and whilst there is still heaps happening – from the outside it looks like we’ve stopped works. This was another reason we introduced My Build Diary, to show clients the progress of the home as we understand the excitement you feel when you can see everything developing onsite.
This week we check in with Sam to ask a couple of questions about designing their first home;
Once the slab was poured and the frames were up – how did it feel to be able to walk through the house you helped design?
Walking around and through the frame for the first time was pretty surreal, and really the first time that it actually felt like a house. It was exciting to see the sizes of the rooms and piece it all together after only ever seeing it on paper.
We were both so happy with seeing the size of each space and room and knew that we had picked an awesome floor plan that will suit our lifestyle perfectly!
If you were to give any First Home Buyers a piece of advice when designing their first home, what would it be?
Not that we are experts, but if I were to offer any advice, I would say just make it practical. It doesn’t have to have all the bells and whistles, it just needs to be a comfortable and enjoyable space.
Don’t forget to head over to Honeyeater.Place and follow Giv & Sam’s build journey, they’re also happy to answer any questions about their journey so far!
Read Part 5 of their journey here
PART 3: GIVERNY & SAMUEL’S JOURNEY
All Ausmar clients are now issued with their own My Build Diary login, giving them access to all the key documents including contract, working drawings, claims, and of course progress photos! We understand how busy people are these days, so every time there is an important update you’ll receive an SMS from us notifying you to jump on and check it out. This week we asked Sam & Giv what they thought of their My Build Diary.
Now that your home is underway, what’s your feedback about your My Build Diary?
It’s one of the best things Ausmar has! Definitely, a big reason we felt SO comfortable and confident deciding to build with Ausmar. Everything is so black and white and you feel constantly looked after. We are very busy and work long days it is so good to not have to email and call or chase anything up all you have to do is log in and you know exactly what is happening with the build or the paperwork. It is constantly updated and up to date with what’s happened on the build and photos of the build. Sam has family interstate and it is so awesome to give them the login details and they can check out how it’s all going as well. My build diary is definitely one of my favorite parts about Ausmar!
Don’t forget to head over to Honeyeater.Place and follow Giv & Sam’s build journey, they’re also happy to answer any questions about their journey so far!
Read Part 4 of their journey here
PART 2: GIVERNY & SAM’S JOURNEY
Once the working drawings, specification and contract is finalised our clients meet with our Atelier Design Experts to choose the colours and finishes for their new home. Atelier has everything for our clients to choose from on display including our standard inclusions and upgrades, all under the one roof. During this appointment you’ll have exclusive use of Atelier so you can take your time, discuss your options and make sure you’re 100% happy with your selections! We even shout you lunch!
With every new home build there are certain stages some clients find the most exciting and some which are more challenging. This week we’re talking to Giverny & Sam about theirs.
What’s been the most exciting part about building so far?
We would definitely have to say Atelier! The design showroom. The day we went in and chose all our tiles, carpet, paint, fixtures etc. Bec, one of the designers who helped us out in the day was absolutely amazing! She knows her stuff! It was so exciting seeing our vision come together and we can’t wait to see it go into the house. Also, surprisingly once we saw the frame go up and could actually see the house layout and walk through I couldn’t stop jumping with excitement! It’s so surreal to think it’s OUR OWN HOME!
What’s been the hardest part about building so far?
The hardest part about building so far is hoping that everything we chose at Atelier works and comes together and looks beautiful at the end. Your always waking up at 2am in the morning second guessing your decisions on the colour of your tile or did you choose the right wall paint. But at the end of the day we had to keep reminding ourselves that this is our first home, we don’t need a million dollar house and all the bells and whistles, we had a budget to stick to and the house we are getting for what our budget was is going to be definitely not your average home. We are so lucky to have not made many upgrades at all but still walk away with a stunning house that we can call ours! It is hard not to get carried away and over stretching yourself with cost’s and upgrades but in our case sticking in budget and getting what we wanted were basically the same thing!
Don’t forget to head over to Honeyeater.Place and follow Giv & Sam’s build journey, they’re also happy to answer any questions about their journey so far!
Read Part 3 of their journey here
PART 1: FOLLOW THEIR JOURNEY – GIVERNY & SAMUEL
Building a home is such an exciting time – whether it’s your first home or your forever home, but it can also be very overwhelming. Choosing a block of land, sorting finance, finding a builder you can trust, understanding what is included in your contract – the list goes on.
We decided to try and alleviate the questions and concerns most first timers have by following our First Home Builders Giverny & Samuel’s journey as they enter the property market and start building their very first home!
Since the beginning Giverny & Sam have been extremely passionate and excited about building their first home, Giverny has even created an Instagram account to document the whole build process and what’s inspiring them. You can follow their journey here: Honeyeater.Place
Contract signing day! Home owner vests for site visits
Throughout the build we’ll be asking them questions about the process, posting photos of their journey and if we’re lucky they may even let us celebrate the handover at their house (watch this space).
After their initial meeting with Roger at our Parklakes II display home, the couple felt extremely comfortable with him (he even helped them purchase their block of land) and decided to take the property leap! Roger then guided them through our 8-Step Building Process, explaining at each stage what happens and what they need to do to move forward. Lifestyle and budget plays such a big role in building a home so our New Home Consultants may ask questions outside of the standard “do you want 3 or 4 bedrooms” but this is to ensure they’re able to offer the best design for you, your family and your future.
This week we asked Giverny & Sam why they decided to build with Ausmar?
We initially heard the radio ad for Ausmar first home owners and decided to call up and have a chat and ask some questions. We got some great info and decided to get in touch with the bank to see what we might be able to borrow. Once we came up with a rough estimate we sat down with Roger who worked in one of your display homes and started on the planning. He was so easy to talk to and up front about everything, going over inclusions and pricing we soon realised maybe we can afford a beautiful house on our budget. We had previously spoken with other builders and none compared to how easy it was with Ausmar, we felt like everything felt right and could not believe the standard inclusions in the base houses. We couldn’t find that anywhere else! We had also heard some feedback from previous clients of Ausmar and it was all so positive. As soon as we saw the New Home Proposal and plans drawn up we knew then and there Ausmar were going to make us an amazing home!
Stay tuned for more updates, and don’t forget to follow their journey at Honeyeater.Place
Want to read Part 2 of their journey? Click here