brittanyawww - we don't have a port-a-loo yet 
I want a port-a-loo!!!
I want a port-a-loo!!!
It’s amazing what makes people happy!
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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 21Mar 23, 2008 7:38 pm brittanyIt’s amazing what makes people happy! LMAO Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com  02 Jan 2008 178 Sydney Bronze Member Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 22Mar 23, 2008 9:14 pm I love progress! Wish I was at portaloo stage... Cant wait.
It seems to me with all the beautiful trees around your home will have a nature outlook from every window. Tranquil! Wishing you a speedy and smooth build Raz If you think you can, you can. 16 Jan 2008 377 Willunga South Australia Gold Member Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 23Mar 25, 2008 12:49 pm Beautiful porta-loo......I wish we had one 
What a lovely lush setting you have....you must be so excited that it,s all going to happen soon 
Good luck with it all
Mel Building on 9 acres Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 24Mar 26, 2008 4:06 pm Yay!
I knew only you guys would understand my port-a-loo excitement! It's a lot less green than it was before demolition but I'm surrounded by blue gums and as soon as I move in I'll get to work on my native gardens. I'm aiming for no lawn, no way I'm going to mow, I'd rather tend to the vegies and native gardens. My Site Supervisor called today to say my site prep is done, a week ahead of schedule! 
My retaining wall man is going to swing by tomorrow and have a look, and can start pretty much straight away. He still hasn't given me a quote yet (said I'd get it this afternoon). I'm nervous. If its under $5k I'll grumble, under $2k I'll dance the polka and somewhere in between I'll be happy enough. PS I did peek inside, the curiosity was too much, it was nice + clean because no workers had been onsite yet! 
PPS Raz Brittany and Melanie, I expect to see your port-a-loo pics too!! Building a Jandson Espirit in Pennant Hills "What is the use of a home, if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"Henry Daniel Thereau Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 25Mar 27, 2008 9:55 am Hooray!
Site prep complete, one week early. http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/siteprepcomplete2.jpg Its exciting because I can see where the rooms will be! Still no joy with the retaining wall man though. It will go right up the left hand side, then across the back about 1/2 way. The concrete man is ready to go so as soon as the wall is in, he can go to work too! Building a Jandson Espirit in Pennant Hills "What is the use of a home, if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"Henry Daniel Thereau Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 26Mar 27, 2008 9:34 pm wow you do look like your house is in some lush tropical island with the banana tree in the background! how long would it be before completion? Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 27May 27, 2008 7:21 pm Long time no post, but there has been progress.
2 weeks ago they did my waffle pad http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/Wafflepodfromfrontofproperty240508.jpg And today, oh my god I can't believe it after everything... A SLAB!! http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/Slableft280508.jpg You probably cant see in those pics but the deep edge beam is deeper than I am. Also you can see my $20k retaining wall in the background. Its still not engineer certified (hassles with the landscaper, he did a bit of a ******* job but is going to fix it) Hooray Will try and write my name into the slab tomorrow morning CANT BELIEVE IT Building a Jandson Espirit in Pennant Hills "What is the use of a home, if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"Henry Daniel Thereau 02 Jan 2008 178 Sydney Bronze Member Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 28May 27, 2008 8:08 pm Congratulations on your slab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How very very exciting. its gonna be fast track all the way from here.
Slabs are wonderful things.! Hope your landscaper will do all the right things by you. Raz If you think you can, you can. Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 29May 27, 2008 8:54 pm Ditto with the congratulations re the slab - love the greenery around your block. Looks like a beautiful peaceful setting Dana -------------------------- Building with DFH - carpet installed! Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 30May 27, 2008 9:22 pm Quote: My retaining wall man is going to swing by tomorrow and have a look, and can start pretty much straight away. He still hasn't given me a quote yet (said I'd get it this afternoon). I'm nervous. If its under $5k I'll grumble, under $2k I'll dance the polka and somewhere in between I'll be happy enough. Quote: Also you can see my $20k retaining wall in the background.  What happened there??
Lovely slab by the way Paula Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 31May 27, 2008 9:22 pm congratulations too!
very nice feeling to finally see the slab eh? Quote: Will try and write my name into the slab tomorrow morning that's a nice idea! hmm.. didn't think of that.. too late for us now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Built the Nevada 42 Next project - landscaping! Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 32May 28, 2008 2:23 pm  lrhodes1Yippee I have a port a loo! Hooray lrhodes1! As of 2 days ago we have one of those too!!! I never thought I'd get so excited over seeing one!! Yours is nicer than ours though
Lovely slab too. Can't wait till we get one of those... Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 34Jun 17, 2008 11:01 am More good news - tile selection complete and shown below
My ensuite http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/MyEnsuiteTiles.jpg Main bathroom, the feature tile will be on the side of the bath http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/Mymainbathroomtilesshowingthefeatur.jpg Main hall, kitchen, meals, family and rumpus tile, with the little porch step (the dark one) http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/Mainlivingareasandhalltilewithlittl.jpg ANDD..... MY FRAME IS UP!! As at 3.45pm yesterday http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/Mylittlehouseasofyesterday345pm.jpg http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/Myhousegarageliftlittleporchlounger.jpg Can scarcely believe all those numbers in netbank mean i'm actually getting a real life home, right before my eyes, amazing Building a Jandson Espirit in Pennant Hills "What is the use of a home, if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"Henry Daniel Thereau Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 39Jun 22, 2008 8:13 pm 22 June 08, frames are complete ans windows are in!
The upgraded trio of vertical windows look awesome. There are bags of concrete onsite so I think bricks will be delivered tomorrow. Yippee looking like an actual house Front windows http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/22jun08loushouse-1.jpg Front hall http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/22jun08loushouse2-1.jpg Kitchen, family room, rumpus http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/22jun08loushouse4-1.jpg View from main bedroom http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q9/louiserhodes/Building%20Process%20Pennant%20Hills/22jun08loushouse3-1.jpg Glad you all approve of my tiles! They were all included in the standard range except for the large one I'm using for the main area floor tiles which I have to pay for myself. And I pay a little bit of wastage charge for the wallpaper effect tile. Building a Jandson Espirit in Pennant Hills "What is the use of a home, if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"Henry Daniel Thereau Re: Good things come to those who wait (and wait!) 40Jun 22, 2008 9:01 pm Love the feature tiles for both bathrooms. great win with them being in the standard tile allowances. 1 2050 i'd ask them to put a decent sleeper down the bottom, so that the palings don't touch the ground and rot quickly 1 2618 i wouldn't be worried, you'll definitely miss something, no matter how many times you review. we've spent close to 5 months ensuring everything got reflected in the… 5 3879 |
