A bit more progress. Took a while to get the doors. Vinyl wrap doors and essastone new basmati top.
Ensuite and bathrooms done. Waiting on shower screens and mirrors. Very…

Thanks for the advice Steve. We found the exact same tile (brand and all, an Italian porcelain) at another tile shop heaps cheaper, they just wanted the business more. Looking…

Thanks for the info Jaysea, we put a deposit down on some tiles last week. $40 is a great price though! We got the exact same tile we wanted $20…

Our side is 544sqm house and patio and verandahs. House is 315sqm.
Got a price for timber look tiles for our main living areas - $20,000! That's not laid -…

Tin is on our half, yay!!! We are trying to choose a stain colour for the bush poles and a down pipe colour to match. Hopefully the rain will hold…

Roof timber up and almost done.
Gutters are going up.
Electrical chasing done.
Tin to start soon, weather permitting.
Plumber due for tube out next week.
Have been running around…

Thanks Memphis, think they are the same as yours. We actually won't have enough face bricks (thanks to midland bricks estimating) but luckily they still have some left in the…

Living in the hills is great. You will love it.
Agree with Memphis, get your plans sorted first, our plans took a lot longer than expected (be careful, not all…

And more bricks. Our half will get bricked first so the roofy can start while they brick the other half. Some of the internals went up today but haven't got…

We have our first walls and windows!

Thanks!

Progress...slab! Had to cut out the slab for the stacker doors so they will be level with the finished floor and make sure the showers will have enough fall since…

Yes, very excited!!! Hoping we don't come across too many mistakes in the drawings. Don't have much faith in the drafters we used.

We got the sand trucked and a friend of ours, Jason Boros, did the loader work, levelling etc. he did an excellent job and quick too.

Thanks AKB
And here's our sand pad finished, $60k in sand only just over 3000m3...

We got our building permit!!! Yay!! It really does pay to get the plans certified independently.
So it's all systems go. Bringing in sand and doing the pad at the…

Hi Jb1,
If you look back on one of my first posts I have posted a plan with north pointing outwards from house 1 kitchen corner.
Yes we have put a…

Thanks Memphis, was really hoping to start site works before Christmas but we are running out of time.

Hi Nelso,
I think the OB license was the easiest bit so far. Got that within a few days of applying. Hoping shire approval goes smoothly. We will get our drawings…

That is so true AKB!

Hi Tracy,
Finally got around to working out how to post plans again. Not much has changed. We have discovered so many mistakes in the drawings. The major one being the…

Yay, we have our plans, finally! Waiting on structural details now. Then we can submit to shire. Slowly getting somewhere!

I agree Nelso. We will be submitting the basics. They just need you to demonstrate you kinda know what you're doing.

Hi YAMFAN,
Congratulations getting it all through the shire! From experience, Toodyay shire is pretty easy to deal with, although that was a few years ago now.
As with the owner…

Hi Tracy,
We are still waiting for our drawings . Have been back and forwards with the drafters trying to get it right (completely missed major details…

Thanks for the advice cjbarker, will rethink the patio etc.
Your build sounds great too!

You are a long time local! Thats good to hear about Swan. If you need any trades let us know.
Here is a photo of our blank canvas...

And heres our…

Hi Memphis!
We have been reading about your build. Realised we drive past your place all the time, have been watching your progress, looks great so far! We will go with…

So glad we found this forum! We would love to share our journey...
We are just about to start our owner-builder project in the Perth hills, Gidgegannup. We bought 80acres with…