Purchased our block October 2012 and it has been along journey to get us to where we are today.
We have so far survived
-buying our block
-preparing and selling our house
-packing and moving to our Rental property
-designing our house
-colour selections/lights/doors selections etc etc
-prestart
We are technology junkies so have smart wired the house to accommodate the children of 2013 and beyond...
We signed up with Greater Concept to assist us to design our own floor plan which was a modified version of one of their designs added in as many variations we could think of and got our first preliminary plan including costings completed. Jeff was awesome during this time and put up with our many changes and insistence of things being exactly how we wanted them. Once we reached the final plans staged we were passed onto our builder Premiere Homes with Jeff available to assist us if we require help or support during construction.
http://www.greaterconcept.net.au
If you contact Jeff make sure you tell him that you saw a great write up on homeone and Karina highly recommended him and he will look after you.. I'm sure he will anyway but at least then he knows where his business is coming from
Our builder Premiere Homes and designer Jeff from Greater Concept have been fantastic and so far our experience has been a very positive one. Excellent Customer service and value for money would be the key points so far. As well as flexibility and the ability to design our house exactly how we want it. Variations costs were reasonable and justifiable.
We have signed up for a house that not only is not a display home but the plan has been completely redesigned and modified by us...lots of cutting little rooms up and gluing them where we want them
But at the end we have a plan that is exactly what we want.
So may the countdown begin...let the small builder take on the big builders in a race to the finish
Timeline:
Block purchased - October 2012
Put house on the market November 2012
House sold December 2012
House settlement -Late January 2013
PPA -Late January 2013
Plans and Contracts - 4th April 2013
Prestart - 10th April 2013
Final plans first draft - 30th May 2013
Final plans - 7th June 2013
Plans sent to shire - 7th June 2013
Shire ordered retaining wall inspection and alfresco needs to be reduce by 140mm to get approved.
Plans needed to be redrawn and resubmitted to shire with an engineer report on retaining walls to perimeter of block.
Building Permit - 28th June 2013
Earthworks - 5th August 2013
Footings - 20th August 2013
Slab - 21st August 2013
Soakwells installed - 29th August 2013
Bricks delivered & Portaloo delivered - 30th August 2013
Brickwork Commenced - 11th October 2013
Brickwork Completed - 27th October 2013
Roof Complete - 12th November 2013
Grey Set Complete - 22nd November 2013
Slight delay while builder fixed a few items picked up by building inspector.
Windows and glass doors in -3/12/13
Outdoor render started but stopped due to window problem 5/12/13
Slight delay builder can't get a cavity slider it has been in back order since August
Cavity slider finally on site and installed 12/12/13
Ceilings completed - 13/12/13
Slight delay problem found with one of the Bedroom ceilings needs roof guys to come back
Cornices completed except wet areas-20/12/13
White set started 17/12/13
White set completed 26/12/13
Locked out 18/12/13 well almost 1 sliders not locked yet
Internal and external doors fitted 30/12/13
Completely locked out 30/12/13
Robes and linen cupboard shelving installed 31/12/13
Kitchen and wet area cabinets installed -
Tiling started-
Tiling completed-
Ceilings and cornices completed-
Painting to exterior started-
Painting to exterior finished-
Stone benches-
Final plumbing-
Final electrical-
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that's something we went for as well and have just started to think about landscaping and what to actually put under it....have you guys got a plan/idea in mind? 
