Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 23, 2008 6:38 pm Ok, so we are building our dream home. Progress has been slow, (weather!) but we are delighted with how it is evolving.
Frame is finished & roof is on. Had about 40 friends over for Chrissie drinks on the weekend. Of course, they all have opinions on what we SHOULD have done & HOW we should have done it. But.....we love it as we have planned it to be. All our expert friends think they know better than our qualified builder. Tired of being polite to them now, just won't have ANYONE over til we're done! Re: Sooooo Over It!!! 2Dec 23, 2008 10:42 pm I feel your pain! It is difficult when everyone knows better...goodluck and hope you are able to keep people at bay for the rest of your build. Kylie handover happened 15/6/09...love living on an acre but still so much to do! Re: Sooooo Over It!!! 3Dec 23, 2008 11:09 pm Hammerhead .....we love it as we have planned it to be. All our expert friends think they know better than our qualified builder. HAHAHAHAHA Welcome to the homeone forum Re: Sooooo Over It!!! 5Dec 24, 2008 6:36 am kek Don't you love unsolicited advice? Especially from people who've never done it before.... Wellllllllll.........I have to shamefully confess that DH & I were critical ( not to them directly) when my DB & SIL were building . We just couldn't figure out some of their decisions Now that we're doing it, we realise building just isn't that simple . You have to go through the process to realise how difficult it is, especially when a budget is involved ! Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11764 Much a do about nothing. You can see the fall heading to the actual drains. Stormwater ingress will be minimal and it's far better to have the top sitting flush rather… 12 6255 Levelling compound Ardit is the best but buy a bag of sand and make sand dam to protect your wood floor 2 15259 |