Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Boganswife's build- PCI finally booked! 389Apr 30, 2012 9:53 am For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Boganswife's build- PCI finally booked! 394May 02, 2012 7:56 am Our building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=51657 Re: Boganswife's build- PCI finally booked! 396May 03, 2012 7:54 pm Our building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=51657 Re: Boganswife's build- PCI finally booked! 397May 04, 2012 8:53 am For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Boganswife's build- PCI finally booked! 398May 14, 2012 10:20 pm errr.......knock, knock.....is anyone in their new home???? (just wondering how you are getting on??) Our building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=51657 Re: Boganswife's build- PCI finally booked! 399May 16, 2012 8:28 pm No, still not in We have been digging for retaining wall and organising earthworks for the driveway and drainage so we don't go mad waiting! I have left all the dealings with the builder up to DH, I just don't have the patience anymore!! Long story short, we are getting the keys on Friday. I guess I should be more excited, but I'm just over it. We are really happy with the house, just can't believe how much they have dragged it out at the end of the job! It has been 7 months since site start, and after being told at lock up that we could be looking at end of Feb handover, we are just a tad disappointed. But these things happen... Big weekend planned, DH is only home every 2nd weekend so we have decided to do what we can of the landscaping this weekend, and the big move will be next fortnight. We have booked a dingo to get the levels right so we don't have water sitting around the slab, a hole digger thingy to put in retaining wall posts, a rotary hoe to do turf prep, a backhoe to do my driveway and the spoon drains, 8 cubic metres of topsoil and 30 cubic metres of roadbase!! I am sensing some blisters in my future! Thanks for checking in on me, I will get some photos on the weekend. Geez I can't wait to light my fire! Might chop some wood while I'm out there working on my blisters. I bet its nice and fresh down your way Eiffel! How is your place holding up to the cold weather? I'm looking forward to seeing how ours performs, surely just not having draughty old windows and cracks in the floorboards you can see daylight through will make a difference! Re: Boganswife's build- PCI finally booked! 400May 17, 2012 9:11 am Yay .... there's light at the end of the tunnel ... it does take the fun out of it when it just drags doesn't it but you're nearly there ... For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17617 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39745 Hi All, I just wanted to close this topic out with an update. So we ended up agreeing to a number with the insurance company, and after an extensive amount of hand… 8 23405 |