Bam, I wish my prices were coming back like yours!! I think the pre-fab roof trusses is about the same but the bearers, joist and prefab walls are coming…

If you plan well and set a realistic budget you can usually save around 30% by owner building (and that is just if you project manage - save even more…

Thanks Raleighfarm - it is a very practical house for us (note the shoe cupboard at the entrance!!!)

Me neither!!

Finally things are gaining some momentum - council came back to me within 24 hours of receiving the arborist report and have approved for the trees to be knocked…

Ok - so it's been another 6 weeks since my last update and nothing has really changed - sooo frustrating!!!
I am currently battling with council over removing of 1 tree…

Thanks Bam - that makes me feel a little better! (Congrats on birth of your beautiful daughter - the pics are gorgeous!!).
I spoke to council this morning - they want…

So it is early June and plans are still at council/certifier!! I was hoping to have started the ground work but it looks as though it is going to…

Per square metre!!! very expensive but he did the whole design and all structurals etc - he is award winning and very practical - he has probably saved us…

this is one area that has a huge range in quotes - it depends on whether you go with an architect or draftsman, size of house, number of changes that…

My brother is doing something similar by himself in his ensuite (but only costing about $100). He is using Teak as his shower base and has a sucken concrete…

Yes - I'm in Brisbane - I got the colour through our colour consultant - I don't think that the Focus glass website has their colour range on there. …

Dollar, I have just posted this on another thread ...sorry for the doubleup...but we are having glass burgundy splash back:
- osprey CS benches
- Dark cupboards (probably Formica 'graphite') - I…

Hi Acrebuild - we are having a very similar kitchen by the sounds of things - ours is also the centre of the house with an open plan with the…

Dollar - love the kitchen - similar colours to what we have chosen but ours is a more burgundy splash, what colour are the cupboards - laminate??

My parents just got De Dietrich throughout their kitchen (induction cook top, wall oven, steamer) and they absolutely love it - the sales service from De Dietrich has also been…

EmmaKate- love your kitchen - the colour of you splashback is the same as what we have chosen - it is great to actually see a sneak peek of what…

Thanks bingoshelley - I was just reading your post - hopefully things are back on track for you!! I'm looking forward to following you progress to the finish line.
Mel

Hi Jarrad
We are using the KoolWall insulated cladding for our place - sounds like a similar product. Price wise I think it is about $90sqm fully installed - I…

Thanks Lyndal - we haven't started the build yet but I am pretty sure they are the colours we will go with - it is so hard to picture what…

We have a 3.9m opening (3 moving panels that slide into a cavity) and 4.5m (3 panels and one fixed) and a 5.4m opening (2 sliding and 1 fixed either…

It's been a few weeks since I last updated but, as predicted, everything is taking at least 2 times longer than what I had planned

I had white laminate cupboards in previous kitchen with a dark bench and have decided to go the opposite in the new build ie. darker cupboards and white bench top.…

Thanks Ed - that's what I thought - thanks for confirming

We are looking at using Osprey Caesar stone for our new kitchen bench but have noticed that a lot of people are talking about Essa stone. Is there a…

Good luck - looking forward to following your progress

It'll be great to compare notes along the way - do you have your plans on a thread anywhere (nothing like a good stickybeak ).
I…

My sister has ice snow and it is a really clean white finish, we are getting Osprey which is slightly greyer/creamier with a very fine speckle through it.
If you…

Plans are supposed to be back from the engineers sometime this week - fingers crossed!! I am putting in my application for the owner builders license tomorrow and then hopefully…

Thanks Bam. Only have 2 kids so they will both have a room upstairs and down stairs will be for the inevitable guests/family that will come and stay - I…