Hi belzy,
PCI was ok, I didn't really think the house was at a stage for us to do PCI properly as there are lots of things not finished!
There were…

There has been a big break between posts for me, and there has been a bit of angst between us and HGWA in the last week of so.
On two occassions…

Timeline
Contracts
Prestart 12/07/2013
Final Contract 12/09/2013
Coucncil Approval 15/09/2013
Contructiuon Department 27/09/2013
Commenced Site Preparation 07/10/2013
SLAB!!! 25/10/2013
Storm Water and Soak Wells Installed 1/11/2013
Site loaded with bricks, window frames and sand etc 15/11/2013
Brickies Started 27/11/2013
Brickies…

Bit of an update:
Everything is running pretty smoothly, the door handle was changed after a few back and forward emails. HGWA stated that we did not choose the handle that…

Awesome!!
Congratulations

Another update, not so good things to report on this one!!
All the ceilings have been finished which is nice, the house is really coming together and it is becoming a…

We chose to have dry wall plaster on the walls instead of the plaster and white set. We chose this because it is easier to paint and if anything happens…

Just some photos of the progress so far:
Entry:
Living and Dining
Kitchen, Laundry door on the left and walk-in pantry on the right
Walk-in robe onthe left and entsuite on the right

More progress,
We have had the gyrockers finish the inside walls and the ceiling paster completed over the weekend... yes they worked on Saturday and Sunday!!!
The good but bad thing is…

Another day and bulk trades at the site!!
Plumbers finished in the same day so no hold ups gettign the gyprock on the walls. So today we had teh plasteres there…

Went past the house this morning to get a nice suprise with 3 trades there working at 7:30am. We had the roof plumbers there doing finishing touches, plumbers there doing…

Here are some photos of our progress. The brickies were only there one and a half days because of the rain we had on Friday!! By the looks of the…

We have something that is finally starting to look like a house!!
The roof carpenters worked so quickly compared to other trades thus far completing the roof, eaves and fascia in…

After reading so many other forums I have decided to start my own to keep track and also share the journey of building our first house.
My wife and I decided…

The bricks we chose were 'Albany Cream' from Austral Bricks. They turned out pretty well i think.

Hi Cory,
Thanks, it is good to see the house being built!! We looked at the Monte Carlo when we were choosing the plan we chose. It is good to have…

As expected, the roof timber was delayed because of the rush after christmas so therefore the carpenters will hopefully start today.
Just a couple of photos of the completed Brickwork. Im…