Why are you building/renovating/moving?
We've always rented. Saw the ad for the Land Development Agency's ballot for a particular land release. Thought why not! Mind you, my husband was doing ok but I didnt…
Indian ritual before moving into a house
I'd ask them what it was about and how long it would take.
If I was comfortable with it, I'd let them do it (obviously it is important for them)
If I…
Favourite building blog?
Hi Noddy,
I don't have a blog yet, just a folder in my computer with everything! Some day I'll get around to putting it all in…
Favourite building blog?
Which is your favourite building blog? I love them...they are so informative. Although it might be different for different people, it gives a pretty…
Why building a home in Canberra is so expensive
I'm building a 180sqm house with Gold ruby...not very expensive!
When do we receive our First Home Owners Grant?
Thanx for replying elastic. He was unable to arrange for the pump for the concrete and tradies... From our side everything was ready and good to go since Sept/Oct.
When do we receive our First Home Owners Grant?
Quick question..please do reply somebody
We are having problems with our FHOG in the ACT. We had signed our contract in July and our bank paperwork was completed by October. Our…
Is my builder very slow?
The brickwork started the very next day.. yay
Is my builder very slow?
Thank you for your replies
@Elemist...I can only pray that he does something.The frames went up around 2-3 weeks back. Now he is waiting…
Is my builder very slow?
Some of the wood has been delivered...I'm going to research on adding photos now
Is my builder very slow?
Hmmm...wow..I think the rent would be a pretty neat amount!
Is my builder very slow?
Thought I'd add an update....the slab went down last week.now it'll be another week or so for the frames because the wood hasnt been delivered.
…
Is my builder very slow?
omg...lol...i havent smiled in days abt anything to do with my house build..lol...I've laughed so much!
I'll definitely have a word with him. He's a huge builder but a really nice…
Is my builder very slow?
We're building a small house (19 sq) and we don't know a lot of ppl who have built and this is our first house. I'm really feeling very frustrated but…
Dogs and flooring?
We're building in Franklin,ACT and the only thing we just can't decide on is the flooring. We both wanted laminate as the first choice, happy with tiles as the second…
OK OK PHOTO!!!! FEST!!!! MOVED IN PHOTO's WEEK 1
Hey Chlochlo! I've gone through your entire thread....and I've got a massive headache! You must
have a lot of patience! All the very best for…
Building House in Canberra
We'll be building in Franklin. Our land is sloping diagonally across the length of the house...
We love our builder. He's been so good. We have changed our house plans around…
G'day from Canberra
Hi Shaz,
I'll be building in Franklin soon! God willing we'll start before the month ends!
Cheers
M
hullo! from Canberra
We'll be building in Franklin soon! ours is a small block,too. I wanted to go double floors but the husband put his foot down…
Took our builder to VCAT.... and we won!!!!
Good stuff A! very encouraging for others going through a similar ordeal!
Am I crazy? Re-painting internally..
I'm a very easy going person but won't be at peace in a house with mismatched colours or colours that I don't approve of!
Loan application approved! :-)
Congrats Kev!! Our construction loan has been applied for but since our land hasnt been released, they dont seem to be in a rush to process it.
When does the lawyer figure in?
Hmmm...that's what we'll be going for.. just till settlement.
Thank you for you replies.
When does the lawyer figure in?
I called up the Land Dev Agency's lawyer today to find out when our land was likely to be released and also who the letter was going to. She said…
Is this a slope??
mine is along the block...the whole 35 mtrs.
here's a brilliant question...what are retaining walls?