Realty SA were really easy going actually, thank god cos it was a hard decision to make and that made it easier to handle

Well a quick update, we have decided to put our build on hold for a while. the cost of footings was getting a bit out of hand so instead of…

We haven't really had much to do with the council, dechellis have done it all. I rang once to see approx how long approval takes and got the answer "how…

Yes we were very annoyed with that rock getting dumped. Yes, you are our neighbor! Who are you building with? We were really shocked as we were told "oh no…

YeP budget well and truely blown, $45k for footings. I don't mind having the split, just the cost! Waiting for new plans in mail , but from what I understood…

So we just found out we have to have a split level. And wow did the footing Price go up. Can anyone from field river estate give me a rough…

Oh wow 3 weeks. We live 6 hours away so will have to do it in a few days when we come to Adelaide. At least when we're there we're…

Oh cool Thanks Annette, don't know what i would do with out you!!!

Oh great, thanks for that. So a couple of days (with someone babysitting our son) would be enough?

Oh , how long did selections take you? I hope we can organise this when Ryan has his days off! We have organised our carpet separately through Solomons, as it…

Oh wow, that is fast, I was thinking it could be a bit longer. Virginia is away till 1st or 2nd of Feb anyway so no great hurry I guess.

Hey build2012, how is everything going? Did the wonky bricks get fixed up? I hope so!!! How are you finding communication with the SS?

So our plans are with council, and currently at the "1st Additioanl Info" stage. Apparently the planning dept has a target date of 25th Jan, not sure how strict they…

I love them all, and yes especially the one with the leaves ! Great choices

Love the colour of the curtains in the family room Annette! Where did you get them from?

For those in the estate, how did you decide on garden designs, more specifically plants that suit the area???

A little bit of news, spoke to encumbrance today and should have our approval by the end of this week, then just waiting on council. Apparently encumbrnace has recieved lots…

Oh Build2012 it all sounds so exciting!!! Can't wait till we get to this stage, good luck and I hope everything goes smoothly for you

Oh cool build2012, I used to live down there years ago! I will have to follow your build too:)

Oh just wanting our downlights included in the price as they used to be but are not now ! In the display there is approx 60 of them . And…

Oh, we're Marion council but maybe they have something similar. I'll have a look! Thanks annette

Oh my goodness, any one with a brain could see the gutters need fixing! Plans are with encumbrance and council but no news on the down lights as yet lol

So our plans are with encumbrance and council so hopefully we see approval this side of Xmas!

That's great mclaren! As you say sounds like a lot in a short time but we have our fingers crossed for you!

It's scrap rock , looks to me like someone's builder has excavated and decided its cheaper to dump there! Going well, think our plans are with the encumbrance now or…

Went to our block today to organize the weeds to be cut only to find two piles of rock, not very happy with who ever is using our block to…

hi, can anyone tell me what the wind speed for trott park measured at your blocks? We have allowed in our quote to speed of N2, thanks.

Thanks, yes we saw the WIP on the Wild Orchid and decided we had to have one, we swapped the back half of the house around to suit our…

There is a bit of an incline. Our neighbours have a split, but our house will be on a different angle as our front is on Simon Crt, will just…

Oh cool, well good luck and we look forward to watching your build too!