Browse Forums Building A New House Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 641Feb 05, 2017 11:16 am My patience is running out too I was meant to be almost in my house by now and my land still hasn't titled!! I feel you, you have had a massive wait, but it won't be long now Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 642Feb 05, 2017 11:27 am aloenyx True.. patience is running out though. I would just like to see some sort of progress on site.. hopefully next week. Built my own DIY rabbit hay feeder today *feeling accomplished* I feel that. We have been at a standstill since before Christmas and are finally seeing things happening again. That break is the worst. Hoping they are back on site for you soon xx Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 643Feb 05, 2017 11:45 am The post handover list keeps growing. XD I want to tint the front windows to reduce sun coming in. Security doors, security system... Finishing the boundary and front fence, and side gate. Put up the cat enclosure, (going to lay some fake grass over the concrete) Do all the planting.. have a lot of trees and plants growing in the backyard.. including two frangapani which need some big beautiful pots to go along the back of the house.. Blinds, curtains and shutters need to go in.. one place will do the shutters and blinds, and then I'll be doing the curtains myself. Paving out the front, including the portico... and I will eventually pave the concrete out the back too.. Turf I want to do vegetable garden and such eventually too And I need to set up new enclosures for my bunnies.. And then all the inside stuff... applying for SD refund.. refinancing the loan, insurances.. and all that. *sigh* Going to be a busy few months XDD Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 646Feb 07, 2017 4:51 pm Heartbroken. One of the baby rabbits was found to have myxo.. and all 4 that were dropped at the refuge have been put down to stop spread.. I've had to contact the two people who adopted other baby bunnies from me to alert them, they may also have to be put down.. plus any rabbits they've come into contact with as well.. (so 4 more bunnies)... And of course.. my own rabbits could be infected.. if they are, they will die or have to be put down in the next month.. won't know for sure if they are infected/cleared for 21 days.. I'm just.. devastated, I tried to do good and may have killed my own rabbits and maybe other people's... I will never do a good thing ever again.. especially if my two die. Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 647Feb 07, 2017 5:30 pm Oh dawn! So sorry to hear that. Hopefully your bunnies will be ok. Stay positive. View thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776&start=80 Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 648Feb 07, 2017 5:37 pm So hard to.. I just keep thinking of all the ways I could have transmitted it between them the vet told me 36 hours quarantine is apparently not true.. its 21 days!! So angry at the vet.. and myself. I thought once I took them to the refuge I could stop stressing.. I'm so sad. I built this house for my Baloo... and now he may not live to see it.. I just can't believe it. Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 649Feb 08, 2017 7:06 pm So convinced myself the lady was wrong and my bunnies are fine, but only time will tell.. Debating whether to go see the house this weekend. Builder was suppose to come back to me early this week to let me know their plans... don't want to drive down there if nothing is happening.. *sigh* Bit disappointed at how long its taking to get the build back on track after Chrissy, especially since progress from permits to fixing was really quick.. So ready to move in now... Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 651Feb 08, 2017 7:45 pm So sorry to heat about the poor bunnies. Hoping yours are all clear xx Can you call your builder and ask for another update? Our build is just getting back into full swing this week so hopefully you're is too. I definitely feel your pain with that damn Christmas break haha Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 652Feb 08, 2017 8:20 pm I hope your bunnies are ok Dawn! Surely you should be in then, your build feels like it's been going forever GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 653Feb 09, 2017 4:40 pm Unfortunately .. one of my bunnies is looking puffy ... I was feeling so much more confident today too... just have to keep waiting. My build does feel like it has been going forever.. Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 654Feb 09, 2017 4:56 pm My building journey has definitely been interesting..and long.. Started my new job at my current company in May 2013, moved home in June.. and started saving for a house. A year later in July 2014, I bought land, with expected settlement of April 2015. Eventually land settled in February 2016... Build contract started October 2014 and was signed March 2016. At this stage, expecting to move in March/April 2017... Total time so far, 2.9 years from buying land... In this same time, I've had 3 promotions at work, lost one dog, one cat, gained one dog, one cat and one rabbit... I just would never have thought it would take this long... I feel like half my life has gone. I've gone from being 26 to 30... probably some of the best years of my life have been lost, waiting for this house... all my money has been tied up in it, so I haven't traveled... I haven't really lived life, as I've been with my parents.. Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 655Feb 09, 2017 5:40 pm I've been thinking about the house a bit lately, and I just... I hate it. I'm not excited by it anymore.. and if I could I'd go back and never have done it. I have sacrificed so much and I don't think it's going to be worth the pay off... I built the house for my bun, if I don't have him.. then I don't think I want the house. I've been thinking that if I lose the bunnies.. then I have no more ties, I might just rent the house out instead.. quit my job and maybe go overseas or something. Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 656Feb 09, 2017 5:48 pm I hope everything works out with your bunnies FWIW, I moved home when I was 27, I'm almost 32 now and whilst I occasionally feel the same about feeling like I've put my life on hold and wasted the last few years of my life staying home and saving for a house, the fact is life goes on whether we do stuff or not (and honestly, I don't have a social life so not like I would have gone and done stuff anyway!), and we are going to have beautiful homes in the not too distant future that we can call our own not everyone can say that, and some people may never be in the position to own their own homes at all. We are the lucky ones I hope things get moving on your build real soon, you are almost at the finish line, keep your chin up I reckon it will be worth it in the end! Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 657Feb 09, 2017 5:59 pm You have some points... I think the problem .. is living with my parents. All the drama and bad feelings.. all the limitations.. I just want out of this house so badly.. and its killing me that I'm so close, but so bloody far.. Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 658Feb 09, 2017 6:02 pm I know the feeling but you aren't too far away now hey! Not much longer and you are free! I reckon I've still got at least another year before I can move out of my parents' and into my own place (and get a dog, cos my mum won't let me have one at home! 4 years without a dog is very sad!) Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 659Feb 09, 2017 6:31 pm I have the opposite problem, have a dog now, but don't think I can in my new house. Living with parents as an adult is hard... everyone talks about how 'lazy' we must be, but its not easy living with your parents. I can't wait to move out and have a house all to myself, do what I want when I want.. Re: {dawn} Custom 3bdr /16sq home - Week 17 660Feb 09, 2017 7:50 pm Dawn, it's really really hard, we've been living with the in laws for the past 4 years and in that time we got married so it's been really hard as newlyweds too. I really do hope your bun is ok, nothing worse than losing your best bud. I added features in home for our future dogs, as I have been living for dogs that I can't yet have and it kills me Hopefully your builder surprises you with PCI soon GJ Gardner Modified Coolum 277 viewtopic.php?t=83643 I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15265 I am in the same situation, would you be able to give some insights in to this? I am in SA 8 17047 Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11631 |