Hi Bel,
Hope there is some action on site today. It's been a long while since I posted here but I've been keeping an eye on your blog and thread.
sorry…

Hang in there Greg.
At least you were told of the issues at the beginning. Our first DA was 4.5 sqm over and didn't get told till 4 months later when…

Thanks Vanilla Tree (J),
Yes, it is an amazing location and it's totally worth of wait.
The excavation couldn't finish in time for the concreters to work on Friday so we…

Thanks guys. Unable to use pictures within the forum due to network restrictions. However, I have added some pix in my blog.

Hi Trent,
Welcome.
My building envelope is 24(council length restriction)x9 with 2.5 mtr fall to the back in the Hornsby Shire. I am building with Eagle Homes. I customized one of their…

OMG OMG. Construction officially started on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. And no portaloo or signage so I didn't get any warnings.
I decided to ring the supervisor to check on things…

Bel,
The Ash one...hmmm. We haven't chosen tiles yet but I think we would go for the simliar color tiles of your Kid's bathroom for living and use rich and dark…

And hope I won't mistake it as Bel's new plan again.

Greg, you are so right. The problems we've been having are all because…

Hi Greg,
First of all - very nice color selection - I wished I was able to convince hubby and our color consultant with a red front door - I did…

Hi Tom,
The layout is fantastic and look at the WIRs, are they 1 his and 1 hers or 0.5 his and 1.5 hers?

With the sitework - are they on concrete…

Thanks Andrew.
All the best with council. Your block is not a battleaxe, is it?

Hi Greg,
It's good that your builder is so responsible! I will put them in my list next time I build no... I am…

Thanks guys...
hmmm how did I manage to forget updating my own thread
Oh... it's because the neighbour…

You could get him drunk first - Just kidding.
If I were you, I would ask for an appointment with the Planning guy and get the sales rep from the builder…

I am sorry that your plan was rejected by Council. Being rejected by council twice myself, my suggestion is to work with the council to find out what is the…

Hi Bel,
Although I have a start date of March 9, seeing the way how things are working out for me and DH, the start date might not mean anything. I…

That's right Bel - My blog and thread are in my signature. I hope Greg doesn't mind this hijack and I guess it's sort of related to his topic -…

What are you planning to put between the stairs and the kitchen?
I would probably add a bank of wall cupboards next to the stairs for the kitchen for more storage…

There is a fengshui thing saying "not to see your stove through the front door" - meaning it's not good to see straight into your kitchen if you open the…

Welcome Lisa.
If your block is not in a bush fire prone zone, you don't need to go through the council. Yes, they are strict if you have to go…

We are building in Berowra.
I am not sure if you know that Hornsby council usually only allow single storey in battleaxe, but we saw our battleaxe neighbour having double storey.…

Hi Greg,
It's good to see another H1er from the bushland shire. 5 levels! It will be magnificent! I am building in Hornsby shire area too, also in a battleaxe block…

Thanks Leonard,
My lovely neighbour - haha, he got upset when the plumper left some dirt on the road while digging for water connection and got upset because the same plumber…

Yay for your approval! This is fantastic. I remember when I saw my approval on the website after 3 years of struggle - my heart skipped many beats! I bet…

Hi Bel,
I hope everything will go well with your Section 96. With myself having been in lots of issues with builders (Win***** was one of them), council and neighbour, I…

Hi everyone,
Everything is back on track (sort of). Received a tentative start day - March 9th from the builder. Knowing our luck, it might be 2 weeks delay and it's…

Hi Leonard,
The yard is coming along nicely and it looks different every weekend when I drive by. Keep checking on your retaining wall …

Yay for the settlement date
so moving in by THIS Xmas

Hi Leonard,
Sorry about your loss.
How did the settlement go? I saw the site is all cleared up when I drove by this weekend. Hope it went well.

Hi Leonard,
How big is your retaining wall going to be? I will help you to build if you help me back.. hehehe, we need to build over 80 meters long…