OB Pool
We're about to OB our pool - have just ordered the shell.
To be honest the Pool Shell manufacturer was not very keen to be providing the shell to an…
Our O/B it is a little bigger than what we thought!!
Yes that seems to be a common thread with OBers that their houses end up bigger than they thought! Enjoy every minute (even the stressful parts) - it will be…
The Big House - first OB experience - at plaster stage!
Well we're up to painting and boy is that a big job! Very rewarding though, is lovely to see the paint going on the walls and is starting to feel…
The Big House - first OB experience - at plaster stage!
Thanks Tony, we are enjoying the experience and are immensely proud of what we have achieved so far. It's a real buzz!
Colour help for entranceway please
Hi guys
Hels - thanks for your offer to look at your piccies, your colour scheme is quite similar to ours and funnily enough your kitchen layout is very similar also…
Colour help for entranceway please
Hi Michelle
Well yes I was thinking brown, however I'll be having brown kitchen, and a tinge of brown on the walls so perhaps also a brown theatre room might end…
The Big House - first OB experience - at plaster stage!
Hi Bingoshelley
Thanks for your post, I've been watching your thread and you are doing an amazing job! I wish I knew all that you know about building. Your house looks…
Colour help for entranceway please
Hi Michelle,
No problem, I wasn't quite sure of the question and hubby and I re-read it a couple of times and thought that was what you meant - sorry!
Ceilings…
Colour help for entranceway please
Thanks for your comments.
D@n - good thought, but squaring it off isn't an option - we have a window at the front above the entry door which will provide…
Colour help for entranceway please
Hi there
We are up to the 'deciding on colours' stage and I need a bit of inspiration for the colours in our entranceway (and indeed the rest of the house).
I…
I'm riding the colour wheel...
We chose Monument for our roof (windows etc are Woodland Grey) and we LOVE it. Although our bricks have a grey colour through…
Not long now.............
I haven't built with them personally, but friends of mine did and they were extremely happy with the quality and their attentiveness (I think theirs was the Pagoda). They built…
Pinkfairys GJG dreamhome...Handover booked tomorrow @ 1pm!!!
Looks fantastic, how exciting. Love the roof colour!
The Big House - first OB experience - at plaster stage!
Well after the wild storms we went to check on the house and found a number of our windows leaking.
I'm going to call the window suppliers to come and…
Insurance - at Lock Up Stage
Our OB Insurance covers us until 'Certificate of Practical Completion is issued' (I'm assuming this means Certificate of Occupancy, or we're able live in the dwelling, or if the entire…
Our first OB What a ride
Hi dirkadirk, our roof is colourbond also and came in at around $28k including the verandah. But I don't regret any of that, it is great and I looooove the…
Our first OB What a ride
Best of luck dirkadirk, may the fun begin! You'll have a blast...
The Big House - first OB experience - at plaster stage!
Attempt to post photos.... here goes.... Sorry about the quality of some of the photos, they were taken on my ******* mobile phone. And just realised that I don't have…
Pinkfairys GJG dreamhome...Handover booked tomorrow @ 1pm!!!
Hey PFM, congrats on getting to frame stage. Man you have been through a lot! Good on you for sticking at it. Looks great.
The Big House - first OB experience - at plaster stage!
Just reading all your posts made me feel instantly better about the size of our house! I too explain the house down... especially to the tradies working on my site…
The Big House - first OB experience - at plaster stage!
Hi all
I've been hanging around this forum for ages, getting heaps of great tips and seeing all of your wonderful builds going up. Congrats to all of you, you are…
finance for owner builders
No worries Loretta, good luck with it all!
Regards
Mel
Anyone have a HRV System or Sunlizard System?
Hi Bailey
We too are considering a HRV system but are a bit dubious about whether it actually lives up to all the promises!
Is there anyone out there who might…
Insurance for the Building/House
We went through www.buildersbroker.com.au, (The Builders Insurance Broker).
Total cost insured $540k, cost $2,132.
Hope this helps
Regards
Mel
finance for owner builders
Hi Loretta
We are undertaking our first OB project at the moment and are just about to put up the frame (if it ever arrives... our first delay, of many more…
$5k limit - What's the point being owner-builder??
Thanks Charlie, I'm in Vic too. I've just emailed our OB insurance company to ask them what their requirements are for Home Warranty Insurance, will post once I have an…
$5k limit - What's the point being owner-builder??
Hi there,
This may be a silly question, but what are the implications of not having a Major Domestic Building Contract for works over $12k? I know the literature says you…