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15 d15 dDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

I just got word that the bricks will be completed by mid next week. That's just about on time for when I was initially told they would begin!
They have…

25 d25 dDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

Well safe to say I am very surprised!
Brickwork started two weeks ahead of the expected start date and coming along nicely!
Good job Summit ::

First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA
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29 d29 dDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

We have bricks! Just waiting on a brick layer...

First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA
1 month1 monthDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

Sadly very little movement on site since soak wells went in. There are also missing/wrong storm water drains which need to be sorted, along with a broken pipe. Plumbing has…

2 months2 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

Soak wells and electrical run in happening this week!
Summit has told me they will relocate the laundry plumbing after the walls are completed. I'm actually pretty happy with this, as…

2 months2 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

We finally have a slab!
It took some time to get there, but I'm glad to finally see some progress. Walking across feels strange, I thought I would have a better…

2 months2 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

And we're finally moving forward! Trenches and plumbing in, should hopefully see a slab any day now.

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3 months3 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

So still no slab and apparently the concreter cancelled.
Here come the delays... apparently things haven't recovered quite as much as I thought. I've been told maybe next week. Will…

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3 months3 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

All compacted and pegged out. Slab any day now!

First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA
3 months3 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point.
I'll drop by over the weekend to get…

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4 months4 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

A quick update, we didn't have site start before Easter.
Summit can't seem to give me a day when they are scheduled to begin, so I'm left with a vague…

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4 months4 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

Thanks NativeZen! I can't wait to start landscaping, though it's going to be a while away yet.
No movement on site yet as of the weekend. Hoping to see some earthworks…

4 months4 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

So a quick update. I have a water meter! Still no site start letter but I have been promised before the end of the month. I was hoping for a…

5 months5 monthsDr_rockDr_rock posted:
First time build: Custom narrow riverside home in WA

Hey everyone!
After lurking here for a long time and reading some amazing build journeys, I decided to document my own build to offer a blow by blow of building in…

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