After much lurking and reading, I’ve decided to make my own thread. My husband and I have just bought our first block of land in Murwillumbah NSW after much humming and haaa’ing about purchasing an already built property. It’s not the friendliest market to buy in.
So we’ve taken the land/build route.
Our slice of Australiana is 450sqm – 18 wide, 25 long – a particularly fat lot in an estate of 12 or 13m frontages.
We had a little trouble finding a house design that would suit the land dimensions, as home builders seem to like long, narrow builds.
And now the waiting begins.
Timeline So Far
- Land Purchase: 3/03/2017
- Settlement: 03/04/2017
- Design Selection: 01/07/2017 - Adenbrook Homes Ballina Austin Option B
- Initial Quote: 31/07/2017
- Premilinary Agreement Signed: 01/08/2017
- Soil and Contour Tests: 18/08/2017
- Tender Received: 16/09/2017
- Tender Accepted: 20/09/2017
- Next Stage Deposit: 20/09/2017
- Colour Room and Electrical Appointment: 29/09/2017
- Contract: 15/10/2017
- Finance: 26/10/2017
- 5% Deposit Paid: 10/11/2017
- Submitted to Council: 13/11/2017
- Council Approval: 23/02/2018
- Certified Approval: 08/03/2018
- Bank Commencement Notice Served: 12/03/2018
- Start Date: 09/04/2018
- Drains In: 15/05/2018
- Spoil Removal: 16/05/2018
- Slab Down: 22/05/2018
- Frames Started: 23/05/2016
- Frames Finished: 31/05/2016
- Gutters and Fascia: 03/06/2016
- Roof On: 06/06/2016
Any support, advice, words of wisdom appreciated!