Pinkfairys GJG dreamhome...Handover booked tomorrow @ 1pm!!!
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Thank goodness for this forum, I'm glad I've found it.
Well here we are at the VERY start of looking into building our very first home and my goodness it's very daughting.
We have had an emotional rollarcoaster ride already just getting our finance organised and the construction hasn't even started yet...eeekkkk
How am I going to cope???
So we finally, after 2 weeks, have got out PRE-approval and are expecting full approval by Thursday the 29th 2009.
We "think" we have decided on NBG to build our home and have selected the Sandhurst 300E with major changes.
Look forward to being able to share this journey with you all and get to know some of you on a personal basis, if possible.
Anyone else building with NBG???
Cheers PFM
yes we found it very daunting too, although we've been looking for a while, it's still scary at the end because so much money is at stake, not to mention the disruption to your life etc... so glad you finally did it tho. We looked at NBG but didn't go with them because we didn't find them value for $$$ for what we wanted... good luck!
haha
Lisanne even with a partner im in the same boat!
Good luck with your build.
But friends, yes, you have to catch up with someone building just like you, it makes a world of difference!
Annie
None of my friends are building BUT my Dad is and his wife came around to all the display homes last weekend with me - that is going to be a great resource and she is a lot of fun to be with and of course I now have my great new friends in all of you to ask questions of and to prattle too about the newest changes
Annietom: Value for money is the main reason we are
going with NBG, although, we are also in a very small
country town, so compared to other builders here they
are great value for money and have a great inclusions list
and bonus pack going ATM.
Lisanne: Don't be mistaken for thinking that just because
we have partners that this makes this any easier, hahahaah
because in my case it makes it harder I think,
everything we decide we second guess, we both
over anailyze things and always change our minds,
it's so confusing...LOL There are just too many decisions
to make. I'm also with you on the sleepless nights ALREADY,
I'm off to the chemist for some Insomnex I think.
Good luck with the sleeping!
Lisanne, you'll be fine, there are plenty of people here to bounce off any ideas you may have, answer all your questions, and guess what? it's all 'no strings attached'! Good luck with it all.
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themax
building with the big C. Plans done. Exterior colours a mess, no idea.
Started packing.
It's the same question I have been asking myself quite a lot lately.
I say the answer is; one decision at a time.
themax
I believe it is too easy to get overwhelmed -- in my example, I have no idea about building -- I can express in simplistic words what I want but fail on giving precise technical details to the vendor... Unfortunately, builders do not take a consultative approach -- too little of explanation and consulting and this results in lots of misunderstanding and frustration... The science of "getting the customers' requirements right from the first time" does not seem to be mastered in this industry.
I found that being directive, demanding and micro-managing the builder worked well.
Good luck with your process, take it easy and enjoy the fun!
BUT...
It pretty much comes down to we either build with NBG or not at all, as the other local private builders are way to $$$, tough decision...
What would do in this situation??/
Budget is queit tight with only one FT income and 4 children.
Personally I would not go with NBG - just too many hassles that could occur.
Can you buy an existing house or just no suitable ones about?
Dale.
I forgot to add - the one thing that might make NBG work is their current offer/promotion of no progress payments being required.
If the builder gets no money until finished and you are happy with the work then he may have the incentive required to finish the job properly.
Dale.
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