The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
That is massive ! We wanted to buy a bigger block in a good but older suburb but it's the same time that price of lands started to suddenly increase…
Building Liberty 45 Vogue in Dee Why
I thought it was an article about hebel being done as a material
I am also considering hebel, masterwall and other more recent technologies.
I would love…
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
That is a very good size indeed! I wish I could make them that big but the floorplan doesn't allow even with 3 bedroom it would be tight due to…
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
Thank you, seems like it's not too bad..
I would have loved to make them bigger but with 6.6m witdth cross on the upper floor for the first 12m and a…
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
Little update
I called the government agency that takes care of dwellings size and limitation and we are actually a mid sized on rz1 and since the property is going to…
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
Definitely going through with elevation if possible!
At the moment I am looking through the single dwelling development code.
Our block is supposed to be a medium density residential area (RZ4)
According the…
Acerage 1st Build Southern Highlands *moved in*
The deck looks terrific
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
(NOT OUR BLOCK)
Tracing of the neighbor's future slab, very surprised how big his house and land ratio is going to be.
I digitally enhanced the line so you can see it…
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
That is our block so far.
On the back, you can see that one of our closer neighbor has already dug about 300mm off his block
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
The views are not bad, we will look into that depending on cost and if council permits to do that.
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
Sorry for the late photographs. Took a while to get the result from the contour survey.
Very surprised. The block looked dead flat and now we realize from top to bottom…
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
Thanks snowing I believe that finding bargains is what I was born to do
I am dreaming of adding a rooftop garden on top of…
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
Thank you Bruce !
Will post a photo of the land as soon as we can.
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
I am not sure if I am lucky or paid too much but driving there for lunch to have a look at the house there was a surveyor doing the…
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
Thanks !
I opened up a thread about trade recomendation a couple of weeks ago so just a bump up for someone that has any suggestion
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
No it is going to be an owner build but with a kit home. We are deciding between two companies at the moment.
The Adventure Starts ! OB in Canberra on a small block
Very exciting we finally got our block.
Due to the property and land prices we had to settle for a 315sqm block in one of the premium new suburb in Gungahlin.…
solar hot water system or rainwater tank?
Why not both
We had a rainwater tank but to be honest we never really used it except in the first house where the water was…
Trades recommendation in ACT
The other topic wasn't very popular and I do have a lot of questions so I hope you don't mind the new topic.
I am starting the process of owner builder.…
Kit Home vs Lockup
I contacted a couple that used a builder to build their kit homes today. They invited me to their home and I was impressed by the quality of the house.…
Kit Home vs Lockup
I wouldn't ask the question if I knew...
I helped project managing my first house as the builder was very slow but he still did 50% of the work especially build…
Kit Home vs Lockup
I think it's the sanding I could paint all day long but the sanding is what kills me.
Going with a kit home company would…
Kit Home vs Lockup
I have no problem doing tasks that don't require bending or lifting repetitively.
As per my original post, I will organize trade to do the work, being an online business owner,…
Kit Home vs Lockup
I have built two houses with builders in the last 6 years.
With the first builder I took care of all the materials as he was very slow and let me…