Studio M Internals and Electrical selections

23^rd May was Studio M d-day for Dawn and I. We headed out to Baulkham Hills nice and early with a good idea (so we thought) of all the choices we would need to make. From the second we started we were blown away with the minute details we were going to have to make decisions about, from the kick board colours to the angle of the trim in the skirting boards.

Fortunately we had our wonderful consultant Selma with us to guide us through every single step and keep us focused on the bigger pictures. Her patience with us throughout the morning was amazing and very much appreciated. Following the advice given to us when we did our external selections we went in with a long wish list in our heads. 

Throughout the morning we had to give some ground on some things to keep the cost in check but overall we are very happy with the outcome. Dawn even got the spa bath she wanted and I got the second rain style showerhead in the ensuite so overall a good outcome. 

Unbelievable however was the price of putting in the under mount sink that we had in mind for the kitchen. However we looked at it, we just couldn’t justify the extra cost and therefore the sink became a victim of the give and take system but we think it will look great nonetheless.

Electrical selections were the order of the afternoon and once we got the hang of it this seemed to be a relatively painless, if not cheap, procedure. We decided to avoid the extra cost of having Metricon install our down lights throughout the house and instead opted for the much cheaper bayonet fittings which we will arrange to be changed out before we move in. This will save us many thousands of dollars based on the Metricon down light price.

We also upgraded our air-conditioning after examining the square footage allowance of the base model and discovering that it would be tested to its limits especially during the hot summer days. We also decided that it was much easier to deal with this extra cost now then to discover that we needed to upgrade the system after handover.

We left feeling satisfied with our efforts and a new positive outlook towards the next phase of the project. We were starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel now.