Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 29, 2009 12:15 pm I have spent many a night, more so recently laying awake at night thinking about the house (sometimes stressing), and even find myself having house related dreams.
How many of you are totally comsumed by your build? Re: Who else losing sleep over building their house??? 2Jul 29, 2009 12:21 pm mundie mansion I have spent many a night, more so recently laying awake at night thinking about the house (sometimes stressing), and even find myself having house related dreams. How many of you are totally comsumed by your build? Yep, I know how you feel... I have lost sleep when I've had thoughts and ideas buzzing around in my head, and I have had dreams about the house. All this and we haven't even done pre-start! New beginnings. Re: Who else losing sleep over building their house??? 3Jul 29, 2009 12:26 pm Yes!! I've lost count of the times I've woken up at 3 or 4am thinking about something to do with the house and unable to get back to sleep! The night before my colour selection appointment I barely slept! I'm a house building 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Who else losing sleep over building their house??? 4Jul 29, 2009 12:31 pm This is funny because I said to my DH yesterday I think I might go and get some sleeping tablets as I am laying awake at night thinking of the house. We had our building inspector do our pre handover yesterday and some of the news was not good. So now I have new things to keep me awake at night. Re: Who else losing sleep over building their house??? 5Jul 29, 2009 12:33 pm I have spent over 2 years stressing about the house! First it was are we doing the right thing, then Hubby lost his job so that was more stress. Once we signed up again I stressed about packing, moving and how the kids would cope. Then with demo I stressed over 'Are we doing the right thing' again! Thyen I stressed over the plans and the 'lack of' customer service we were getting from head office and why the hell our house had been demolished for 100 days without a site start date! Then the build started...and so did the grey hairs! I haven't slept properly in over a year worrying about the build, what the neighbours will think, how are the neighbours coping with all the mess and noise, and being confined to a small unit in a very uncomfortable bed (mine is in storage!). I can tell you now I can't wait to get in our new home and get on with our lives again!! maybe then I'll be able to sleep! I average about 4-6 hours a night...not good over the course of a year. Not long to go, though... Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Who else losing sleep over building their house??? 6Jul 29, 2009 12:35 pm I know how you feel!! This has been my whole life for just over a year and a half now, from buying land, selling old house, finding builder (again), and finding somewhere to live in the meantime. Now I just have 3 months to go until end of contract and am stressing even more...because it has taken so loooong. So much to worry about. Just can't wait until its all over. I have even turned grey....Now its costing me a fortune at the hairdressers Re: Who else losing sleep over building their house??? 7Jul 29, 2009 12:36 pm It doesn't help that I sit at working thinking about it and seeing my plans everyday as they are on my desk. We just got our building permit so I am sure it will get worse Looking at this web site doesn't help either as I want it to happen NOW!! Forum thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22300 Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 8Jul 29, 2009 12:45 pm I don't lose sleep over stressing about building the house, but I do lay in bed thinking about all sorts of stuff (kitchen design, colours, etc). Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 9Jul 29, 2009 12:57 pm I go through stages, but I know I will probably lose more sleep as it gets closer to handover, but the worst stage was waiting 3 months for settlement to occur... Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 10Jul 29, 2009 12:58 pm Yep, that's me I was up at 4.19am this morning & didn't get back to sleep. It is driving me nuts, but the good thing is I only have 2 more no sleeps to go!!!! I have been doing it off & on throughout the whole build, you know, you get something in your head & it just goes around & around & around...... We now have a blog. http://allaboutthebuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 11Jul 29, 2009 12:59 pm I have not chosen a builder yet. D hubby thinks his brother is going to build my 43sq house. He is studying presently to get his builders license and has experience only in renovating. No freaking way!!!!What if something goes wrong, I can't sue my brother in law! Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 12Jul 29, 2009 1:41 pm I was thinking of posting something very similar. I'm surprised how much more stressful it is to build over buying established. I'm sure I'll feel a lot better once finance is through and things are actually happening, but then there's organising the removal of our current house, finding somewhere to stay while they're building... the list is endless... I just keep thinking OMG what did I sign myself up for? Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 13Jul 29, 2009 2:44 pm Yep, I'm a stress head too!! I do try not to think about it and not stress. My partner is so easy going and doesn't stress at all. We haven't even had site start we are only up to the permits and I'm already stressing! But I just get really paranoid about what might happen like that they will start the site works and find something unexpected and cost me lots of money My partner keeps telling me we will be fine and if it does happen its not the end of the world we will find a way to get this house done. So I have been trying to relax myself and take things as they come Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 14Jul 29, 2009 2:57 pm Stressed I'm going nucking futs seriously this is the worst experience right from the beginning. Not one thing has gone right...except for tile selections and upgrade choices. I won't go on I take sleeping pills because apart from being a natural insomniac, my mind keeps going over and over everything It's awful and the worst part is, the slab isn't even down yet Building with Homebuyers Centre El Questro! My building thread..viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19421 Brickies started 5/10 Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 16Jul 29, 2009 3:48 pm lynnebin1968 Stressed I'm going nucking futs seriously this is the worst experience right from the beginning. Not one thing has gone right...except for tile selections and upgrade choices. I won't go on I take sleeping pills because apart from being a natural insomniac, my mind keeps going over and over everything It's awful and the worst part is, the slab isn't even down yet I hear you. We have had a pretty rough ride aswell and house isn't even started. Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 17Jul 29, 2009 6:25 pm My approach has been to buy the land, choose the plan, do the selections* then run away to london till the project is finished. That way I can lay awake thinking about other things. Like planning my next euro trip & the fact that the AUD$ is very strong right now meaning my £ is weaker * I admit i left my wife back in Aus to do the selections on her own, but she did a great job and is now in London with me Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 18Jul 29, 2009 8:17 pm Another natural insomniac who is finding it extra hard right now. But I've had added complications, so I guess it goes with the territory. I do have some sleeping tablets, but haven't used them yet, as it's usually too late by the time I realise I need them! I'll just stick with the heavy-duty painkillers for now. Judie Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 19Jul 29, 2009 8:23 pm I was awake till 3am on Sunday night thinking about plantation shutters and where to put the furniture in the house. We havent even got our site start date yet and I have the whole place decorated in my head! Building Sandhurst 36 Porter Davis Currently Fixing Re: Who else is losing sleep over building their house??? 20Jul 29, 2009 8:28 pm So I AM normal! yeah. I confess I've had dreams of house designs/plans. I have spent countless hours on this forum and am bordering on having an addiction. Now I am stressing over what our site costs will be, which we will know in 2 weeks. This will determine how much we have to spend on our wish list. It's the waiting that is killing us, or should I say just me. DP is not fazed at all....why do us women tend to make all of the decisions about this stuff......time for another wine. A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 178860 I think you are getting different numbers because they all just based them on "other jobs" even though each job is unique. Often, with builders, unless you're speaking to… 3 2130 You can put a roller blind behind the shutters. It will be much less noticeable when not in use. 3 17929 |