Take all the time you want on this. It took us four hours. Yes I’m serious. Ridiculous I know, but we both have OCD tendencies and you’re just about to sign your life away on a very expensive mortgage. Trust me, don’t feel rushed what-ever you do.. in which case,…
The remainder of this month has been floor tiling completion. Today, we’ve also been served with the final invoice – wowsers, it’s certainly near and this home will soon be ours. This part of the process is to finalise settlement and final inspection. What a year it has been,…
In a brief drive-by of the house, we noticed the tilers were working on the floors today as the front door was open! So of course we stopped – as you do – and with a quick sneak peek, I captured a shot of the entry hall tiles still being…
The last few weeks have been remaining outstanding jobs required to be finalised by the trades; final coats of paint, plumber fit off, electrical fit off, shower screen and mirror install. From our last inspection, we raised the following concerns which are currently being reviewed: One of our…
The weeks are now moving faster than we think, so my official countdown has begun. Whilst we still have a few months to go, we’ve been living in our current home for the last five years – a lot to consider packing up before the big move. Time…
This is making me so excited. It’s all happening and our house is nearing completion. At the beginning of the year, we were originally told our house would be complete by August 2018 – and as you can see, it hasn’t. There’s still another two or so months…
Dane has been great during this transition period as our new site supervisor. He’s been responsive to emails and quite easy going in terms of approach. His fortnightly email this week included the completion of internal wood works and tiling to commence in the wet areas. Our front door…
Do you have spare bricks from the build? We did, so you know what. We asked if we could have them. What for you ask? We’re planning to build a low brick fence at the front of the house after the build, so we’ve asked to keep the…