Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 12, 2009 8:19 pm Our journey has officially begun. I will try to update this thread as much as possible, although I admit, my focus will be on my blog. So if I fall behind, that is where updated info and photos will be found. My husband and I are building our first house, although we have lived together for over 13 years now. It is an exciting time and we are looking forward to the journey - the ups and downs as everyone here seems to be going through. First thing first: The Purple Palace Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This house was tenanted until the 5th of July. We were happy to demolish it and start the process of creating something like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ On my next post, I will provide photos of the demolition and a little surprise that was found inside one of the wall cavities. Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 2Jul 12, 2009 9:02 pm WOW TamDaz, that's beautiful (the Purple Palace is pretty cute too!). Good luck with your journey and Congratulations on the start... www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 3Jul 12, 2009 10:33 pm Can't wait to hear what was in the wall.... Congrats on your first build Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 4Jul 12, 2009 10:38 pm WOW That will be an amazing transformation, looking forward to following your journey, and finding out the surprise in the wall... Building Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13002 Site start: 8th July 2009 Handover: 11/12/2009! 5 months total build time. 40 sqs of luxuary...Bliss! Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 5Jul 13, 2009 3:15 pm As the demolition team were stripping our house ready for demolition, they came across a letter from an 11 year old girl. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It was so well written. Knowing I'm a teacher, the demolition guys knew I would find it a lovely sentiment. We also know why the place was painted purple too. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I would love to be able to write back to her, but I think I will have trouble tracking her down with no last name mentioned. I guess I can only try. Also found, was this photo of 'Christopher 2 and 1/2'. It wasn't linked to the letter. I date this one to be late 70's, early 80's. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A suggestion made on my blog by a fellow homeone member was to write our own letter and put it in the walls during the build - creating our own little time capsule for the future. Sounds like a great idea to me. The feeling behind getting it just sends shivers down your spine. Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 6Jul 13, 2009 3:48 pm Wow, thats really cool! I wonder how long its been in there? And how did she get it inside the wall? Building 'The Kingston' (with 'Boston' elevation) through Blueprint Homes in Hocking, Perth **PCI complete 06.02.10** My Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17607 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 7Jul 13, 2009 3:52 pm How freaky finding that in the walls, I hope you can find her! Good luck with your build Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 8Jul 13, 2009 9:07 pm NatB Wow, thats really cool! I wonder how long its been in there? And how did she get it inside the wall? We have dated the letter late 2001 as it mentions how the world didn't end in the year 2000 and the 'tragic event' of September 11, 2001. I guess that makes Kate about 19 years old now. Would have been freakier if we found it further in the future, but freaky just the same. I'm assuming they put it in the wall when they were putting in a heater or air conditioner or something as it was found in the lounge room wall. Quote: How freaky finding that in the walls, I hope you can find her! Good luck with your build Thanks Hels, its getting exciting now. Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 9Jul 14, 2009 2:58 pm The demolition of the Purple Palace occured on Thursday, 9th of July. It went very well. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I highly recommend GP and Sons Demolition if you are needing any demo work in the Adelaide area. Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic 10Jul 19, 2009 7:28 pm Have been really busy over the past week, but can happily report that the significant tree on our block has now been removed and our block is clear, ready to build on. Henley organised a site re-survey for Wednesday 15th, and now we are just waiting for that report back to hear of a site start date. Soon we will be joining everyone else in the building process. I can't wait!!! Well...I can wait, but I'm getting very excited. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - we've been pegged! 11Aug 13, 2009 8:56 pm We've been pegged! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I know it doesn't look like much, but very exciting for us as it means the slab is just around the corner (if that water dries up that is- has been there since a big downpour over 2 weeks ago). Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - we have an empty block 12Aug 13, 2009 9:00 pm WOW TamDaz, just caught up with your progress, looking fantastic. It is very exciting. We have had our slab for about a week. It's a great feeling when that concrete goes down, you feel like something is finally (especially for you, with all that rain) happening. So Good Luck for a slab real soon!!! Looking good so far. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - we have an empty block 13Aug 13, 2009 10:20 pm Hi Tamdaz, Just a suggestion with regards to the letter found in the wall, you might try contacting your local newspaper. They may run a story on it. We just recently had a story in our local paper about a man finding a message in a bottle washed up on the beach (good song there) ... it was run in the local paper to find the author of the messages written. Turned out it was a local family who wrote messages for their recently deceased mother's birthday and sent it from her favourite beach, it was a lovely story. (sorry about my grammar, nearly bedtime) Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - we have an empty block 14Aug 14, 2009 12:08 am themax - yes we are looking forward to having a slab like you. My guess is from now forward, we will always be a few steps behind you, so I will have to follow your thread with anticipation to see what happens next for us. Jaelee, that is a good idea. I haven't had a chance yet to follow it up. But given there seems to be a fair bit of demolition going on in the area I should get onto it soon or all the locals that may have an answer for us would have moved out. Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - we have an empty block 15Aug 14, 2009 9:18 am TamDaz Jaelee, that is a good idea. I haven't had a chance yet to follow it up. But given there seems to be a fair bit of demolition going on in the area I should get onto it soon or all the locals that may have an answer for us would have moved out. That local paper idea IS a great idea, youshould do that! www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - Site scraped 16Sep 10, 2009 10:47 pm Work has finally commenced! Our site has been scraped, we have had the steel for the slab reinforcement delivered and most importantly...we have a toilet!!! I took some friends past the block today and they seemed somewhat surprised by my excitement of this milestone. Little do they know why it is exciting. But I know you guys understand. In an email, we were told we would have a slab by the end of the week, but given the trenches haven't even been dug yet, we know that won't be possible. Doesn't bother me though, gives us a bit more opportunity to get a couple $$ together to put on the block where our future entrance will be (to welcome wealth and prosperity into the house - apparently) and prepare our dogs for paw printing into the slab hehe... Photos to come...(even if they aren't all that exciting) Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - we have an empty block 17Sep 11, 2009 1:27 am Hi TamDaz, Oh, I agree with you 100% about leaping with joy at the mere sight of a port-a-loo! I'd read other accounts of the port-a-loo joy and only realised it myself this Tuesday when we got one for our site! I'm also happy about any little thing that happens on the site (even the front security fence going up was a joy!). Yes, it seems you, Charlie and I will probably have our slab-day around the same time or so. We only figured out that we would get a slab sooner rather than later when our site supervisor mentioned that the carpenter would start at the end of next week. Whether we will get a slab next week remains to be seen since like you, I haven't seen any trenches or conduits on our site....and our site supervisor doesn't work on the weekends (although the tradies may well do?). For now, I'm pleased with the progress made since Tuesday. I reckon, you'll get heaps of action the next day or two....hot weather, so no excuses really... ta, tc2000 Building thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22917 27.07.09 Contract signed. 08.09.09 Site scraped. 18.09.09 Slab completed! 23.11.09 Bricking done 09.03.10 - Tiling 15.04.10 PCI 01.05.10 Handover Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - we have an empty block 18Sep 11, 2009 9:27 am Hey TamDaz! Congrats on the site start and the oh-so-exciting portaloo! As charming as the purple palace was, your new home will be just gorgeous! Can't wait to watch it go up. Look forward to hearing if you're able to track down 'Kate' as well - she'd get such a thrill knowing the letter had been found. The time capsule idea is fun - I'd like to do something similar. Good luck with everything! We're home!!! Site start: 13 Aug 09 Handover: 29 Jan 10 Hubby & I are building the Santorini 26 with M3tr!con My thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20570 Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - we have an empty block 19Sep 11, 2009 12:52 pm Hey tamdaz, I realised that you have as many digger action photos as I do!!!!! My hubby was just content to stand and watch the digger in action whereas I was happily snapping away with my camera. Must be a female thing? It's sunny and crazily windy out there...so it's time again...but the winds sure are bringing on the pollen. Building thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22917 27.07.09 Contract signed. 08.09.09 Site scraped. 18.09.09 Slab completed! 23.11.09 Bricking done 09.03.10 - Tiling 15.04.10 PCI 01.05.10 Handover Re: The Purple Palace to...The Majestic - Site Scraped 20Sep 12, 2009 9:05 pm Thanks Charlie and Tc2000. I've been reading through your threads and it sounds like many exciting times are just around the corner for you both. Although I haven't commented yet, as I'm just trying to find time to keep my blog updated. Will comment further on your threads as soon as I can. Blog:http://tamdaz-themajestic.blogspot.com The Majestic - Henley - Adelaide Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20635 Day 200 23-4-10 Do you really want to accommodate the window? What is on the outside of the window? Do you want to be able to see your towels from outside? I would blank the window from… 2 8410 Electrical just got back to me and said the most they can provide is a single power point on the Bedroom 1 side of that wall. After handover, your towel rail installer… 2 3854 yep sounds good make the footing bigger to to allow for the pipe in the middle 3 7330 |