Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 28, 2007 9:53 pm Yep, we finally did it....
Deposits were laid today for our piece of land and house Just to recap...initially we were going to go with PD and the Cremorne 41.... As it turned out, we have parted with $550 courtesy of Henley and the Ascot 384...their inclusion list did it in the end for us (e.g better kitchen packs, taps, full china toilet, timber stacker sliding doors etc etc).... We are going to 'stall' proceedings (i.e soil test) for a couple of months as we are going to sell our home first (scheduled for the week before AFL grand final)...that way we will know what we can play with in terms of $$... Land settlement has been negotiated for late Nov. as well.... We are as equally excited as nervous but all in all confident about our land and home decision..... Re: Our 'hard-earned' was laid down today!! 2Jul 28, 2007 11:04 pm Fojean,
Well done The Ascot is a nice home....good choice. What turned you away from Carlisle Homes? You were looking at the Bordeaux 40 from memory... Re: Our 'hard-earned' was laid down today!! 5Jul 30, 2007 8:15 am We also had I minds set on the Ascot 384, loved the floor plan.... until we seen the Bordeaux 40 from Carlisle. Luckily we are building on their side of town too.
Cheers, Mike. My Blog... http://ahouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ Re: Our 'hard-earned' was laid down today!! 8Jul 31, 2007 2:52 pm fojean Thanks to all for your support... ..now it's a mad rush to get our existing house for sale.... Listing on 22 August and the bathroom is yet to be renovated!! Thats nuts! How much will you spend on the reno and how much extra will you get back? AT this late stage I would be wanting a 1:4 return on investment personally. I had new concrete laid, extended the alfresco and had the sidewalks concreted too. I noticed the concreter didn't put the expansion foam anywhere, there are expansion… 0 8117 5 10474 How long is a "long period"? For a few weeks, it should be ok. It also depends on the area you live in...I would let your neighbours know that you will be away too and… 1 28565 |