Following much agonising, we have decided to go with PGH’s Greenway brick from their sandstocks range. We loved the rustic texture and different shades of colour running through the brick, and feel it will be a good match for the classic look of our facade. 
Eden Brae ask that you choose your brick and roof tiles at PGH Schofields prior to your appointment to choose internal colours, fixtures and fittings.
Although the Waldorf is a Prestige range Eden Brae house and entitles you to choose from the builder’s prestige range of bricks, prestige in this context simply means one level above basic. You will upgrade so budget for it.
Tip: when you visit PGH, choose more than one brick that you like. Do not assume that because you have seen the brick on a 2sqm section of wall that you will like the brick as much when an entire house is made of this material.
In keeping with the false starts we’ve had in building our dream home, we initially thought we would go with Chisholm, another sanstock brick but redder in tone. PGH gave us a few addresses where people used Chisholm for us to see the brick being used. To put it mildly, Chisholm in the flesh was disappointing. Although I think it did have a lot to do with the homes themselves not having facades that were our cup of tea.
We called PGH and asked for addresses of houses that used Apollo (a black glazed brick) and Greenway. Helpfully, they emailed some addresses for us to check out in the area and we were able to salvage what would have otherwise been a fool’s errand, albeit with two whining children in the back seat (the third was snoring away by this point).
Although Apollo is a stunning brick, it is exceedingly expensive and choosing black is a Bold with a capital B choice. We’re only bold with a lowercase b at the best of times.
Once we decided on Greenway, we had a one hour appointment with PGH to choose our external colours:
- Roof tiles – barramundi
- Gutters & downpipes – monument
- Fascia, windows and garage door – surfmist
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