Finally I think its safe to start my own building thread We have had this land for very nearly a year and after 7 months in council and then tree issues we have started to see some action !!!
Its a pretty ordinary family home especially after some of the amazing plans I have seen on here but our 4 little girls ( 11yrs , 10yrs , 6yrs and 2yrs ) can't wait to have their own bedrooms and I am excited to have BIR's

Its a custom build with Format Homes in Adelaide.

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Here is how it will sit on our corner block : [ img ]

Bricks and roof colour [ img ]

The big Jacaranda tree coming out last week . We were very sad to lose it
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The land after the trees had been removed , looking up from where the garage will be (fingers crossed)
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My husband was shocked when he drove past the land and saw this 2 days after we signed off on final selections !!
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[ img ] same view from the future garage .

Then today we went for a closer look [ img ] We have a sign LOL
[ img ] DH in his study .
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Sorry about all the photos , thank you for looking

Never apologize for photos. What a great start! Where is your land? I really like your plan......love customs. Good luck for a smooth build from here on in.

Thank you rebeccaT for your good wishes DH doesn't want me to say exactly where but its close to the showgrounds

Awesome plans..

Thanks Pugs

Congrats on your upcoming build, your plans look good & your bathroom layout is perfect for 4 girls!

It looks like your land had a house on it before? did you knock one down or was it done prior to purchase?

Looking forward to watching your new home go up

Yay! Another SA build thread to follow!! Your plan looks great. Lots of room for 4 kids.

Looks like your builder is on the ball and keen to start. I hope your build goes smoothly for you.

Thank you Broom and Theresa

Yes there was a house on the land before . The previous owners had a bad fire and decided to demolish and sell the land .

Apparently the builder is really quiet at the moment so they were desperate to get going

Your plan isnt boring at all It looks great and it looks like a really good size block

Hi BuilldingSA, your plan looks great, plenty of rooms and space for everyone. Your land must have a fairly wide frontage as it looks almost ranch-like. We are doing a custom build too but long and narrow to fit our block.

Absolutely love your design. The walk through bathroom is fantastic. Have never seen one before. I love your little hallway to your main bedroom.

I'm looking forward to watching your build.

Oops! Double post.

Thank you Moon River Love the bathroom could just see my 4 girls in there as teenagers all get ready to go out for the night

Well we went down there today and found ....

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[ img ] Kitchen

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The girls have decided they don't want a house and are quite happy with trenches to play in

It will be all go for a while

Hey a trench house would be cheaper, you could move in now and even save on air conditioning!

LOL dreamcometrue


SLAB TOMORROW !!!!!! Hubbie wants us all to get up and be down there at 6.30/7am when they are due to start

Brrrrrr, stuff getting up that early in this weather! although I can understand your excitement!

Looking forward to our slab going down, I will get to watch from my kitchen window

Oh watching from a kitchen window would be MUCH nicer , I will be in the car with the heating on and 4 children in their pj's

I can't believe they are allowed to start that early ??? I feel bad for our neighbours

What happens when all the girls grow up and each wants their own room? Will hubby give up the study? Also no activity/play room for the kids?

funny how times and expectations have changed - when I was growing up there was no such thing as an activity room or family room for that matter, just a lounge with a separate dine/kitchen. A friend of mine brought up 5 kids (eldest male then four girls) on her own in a three bedroom house. She took the smaller bedroom, her son had one of the other bedrooms and the four girls made do in the largest bedroom. She recently built a small extension (dine/family/study) and the remaining two girls finally have a room each.

They do each have their own room It says ''study '' because apparently council wouldn't have accepted a plan with 5 bedrooms ??? Hubbies study is the Computer nook .
I plan to do family daycare so the room off the kitchen will be a toy/activity/ kids tv room This house is huge compared to our old house and they have never had their own bedrooms before so hopefully they will think its luxury for a little while

We have a SLAB

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