AllyH posted:Building with Sarah Homes - Lindsay 160 modified
Exactly. We looked at his build, nothing like our block. His was on the side of a hil and one complete slope. Nothing like out block 
AllyH posted:Building on rural acreage - budget question?
We did have the power company do a quote, it was $35,000 for main power under the road, transformer, and 150m of cabling. That would put us 30m from the…
AllyH posted:Building with Sarah Homes - Lindsay 160 modified
Hi Nayz, we are sort of in a bind with the builder now. We have paid the first installment of the deposit. So we are tweaking our quote and asking…
AllyH posted:Building with Sarah Homes - Lindsay 160 modified
Well we are waiting on the soild report and contour report to come back. Weve been told they have to dig out 300 tonne of soil!! Seems like a hell…
AllyH posted:Building with Sarah Homes - Lindsay 160 modified
Well we signed with Sarah last Thursday and paid our initial deposit. And low and behold, the quote has jumped $20k already!!! I had heard they jack the price up…
AllyH posted:Building with Sarah Homes - Lindsay 160 modified
Well we have our first quote for the build - $233k. It seems excessive, but we are 2400 off the ground at the back and 600 at the front.
Hebel…
AllyH posted:Building with Sarah Homes - Lindsay 160 modified
Nayzv we have three kids. A little boy whos just turned 7, and two girls 4 and 1.
The block is here:
http://agents.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin ... ot=5&t=rla
We should get…
AllyH posted:Building with Sarah Homes - Lindsay 160 modified
I FINALLY get to do a building post!!! So excited!
After three months of messing around with banks, our block settles next week. So very excited! Its 749sqm and on a…
AllyH posted:Louvres, has anyone got them?
Oh, I thought you could have flyscreens.
That solves that then! Ill stick to normal sliding windows.
Thanks 
AllyH posted:Louvres, has anyone got them?
On the plan we are looking at, there ar elouvre windows to the bathrooms and bedrooms. I really like them, theyre different, and I love the fact they will suit…
AllyH posted:PVC vs wood venetians
We had the foamwood ones in our last house. Had no problems with them warping or losing colour. If our next house ever gets off the planning stage, then I…
AllyH posted:Building with hebel on poles
I was wondering how expensive hebel is to build with? We have our first quote back from Sarah Homes, $20k for hebel. Does that sound about right? Thats not to…
AllyH posted:Has anyone used Sarah Homes in Adelaide
Thanks Jas.
This is more of a way of getting back into the market as well. Its our five year plan. After this, we build our dream home one acreage. So…
AllyH posted:Has anyone used Sarah Homes in Adelaide
Part view, part cost.
I think a split level home on a slab will be way out of our budget.
We have been messed around by the bank. We sold our place…
AllyH posted:Has anyone used Sarah Homes in Adelaide
Im back!
After trying to get my partners name on the deed of the farm and failing we have decided to build in town. Its upset us both, we wanted our…
AllyH posted:I think the build may be no more :(
Oh really?
I spoke to the builder and he seems to think its doable. So I guess we wait.
Do you mind me asking how much you paid for footings? Have…
AllyH posted:I think the build may be no more :(
Weve been talking about where we want to build and it looks like its too wet, so we either pick somewhere else on the farm to build or ditch our…
AllyH posted:Building on rural acreage - budget question?
Thanks Mike.
It is really lovely out there. Peaceful and just bliss. I cant wait for the go ahead so I can start my own build thread!!!!
AllyH posted:Building on rural acreage - budget question?
Oh really? Ours is probably more, but Im not good with distances. Ill ask my partner when he gets home.
Were sort of stuck with where we can build. Where we…
AllyH posted:Ducted evaporative system with up to or more than 10 vents??
I was wondering what systems you woiuld recommend if we require up to ten vents?
Ive had Bonaire before and was quite happy with them.
What are your thoughts??
AllyH posted:Building on rural acreage - budget question?
Paulw, thats good to know. Im sure if I ge tthe box number and call, they should be able to tell me?
Dexterredcat, ours in on 200+ acres with a natural…
AllyH posted:Building on rural acreage - budget question?
Paul, we have our Telstra pit across the road. So Im not sure how much it will cost. Thats something we have to look into.
Termite protection is fixed into…
AllyH posted:Building on rural acreage - budget question?
Ooh I forgot about some of them!!
We are in a bushfire area, so we have to have a pump fitted to our tanks and a levy is also added into…
AllyH posted:Building on rural acreage - budget question?
Hi
We are looking at building on acreage and are in the process of going over quotes and budgeting.
Are there any provisions you didnt factor in when doing your budget? What…
AllyH posted:Connecting mains power via a stobie pole
OMG!! Did you dispute it? Thats horrible to be so far out!!!
We have a few other bits and pieces to sort out and then I guess we get ETSA out…
AllyH posted:Connecting mains power via a stobie pole
Thankyou for your replies.
Ive allowed between $50 - $70k in our budget. But we have room to move if need be.
The closest pole has a transformer, but I guess if…
AllyH posted:Connecting mains power via a stobie pole
Hi
Im new to this site, and I can already see myself spending hours reading through old posts!
My partner and I are looking at building on farm land south of Adelaide,…
