We've been watching these forums for a while now and thought it might be time to go ahead and introduce ourselves. We're building in Western Sydney, and have finally been given Council Approval. The plan is to build the 'Cornerstone' by A*castle - our plans are pretty much per the display home we fell in love with, and we're just itching to start the build process.
Here's a rough idea of our timeline so far:
Initial deposit paid on December 23. (Merry Christmas!)
File lost & almost forgotten about by builder: January 2011.
Colour appointment & plan consultation: March 1.
Plans tweaked & finally sent to Blacktown City Council on April 8.
Plans were 'approved, not released' as of May 10.
Plans were 'approved' & sent to builder as of May 11.
We're not in the waiting game (again) - we've paid our bond to council. Being newbies to this whole building process, we're trying to keep on top of everything. Next up, I believe comes the Construction Certificate - as well as us receiving our final contract in the mail, paying the remaining amount & sorting out our home loan... we're just keeping fingers crossed to have a START in the next six weeks.
We've started blogging about the process & hope to stop by and update as things happen. It'd be nice to meet some more local builders around the Kellyville/Glenwood/Parklea area and hear some of your build stories.
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