After 5 years of searching for a block of land in Adelaide that met both our size and budget requirements, we have found it! And in less than 7 days we settle on our block!! My hubby and I are SUPER excited. We have never done anything like this before, but figure we have two hands and a brain each, and so we can figure it out just like anyone else can!!
I have been trawling this forum for a few months and your Q & A's have been invaluable. So, I have decided to post our journey and have plenty of questions myself
We have four kids, and want to build a home that meets our needs, is warm in winter and cool in summer. We love rammed earth buildings, and hope to be able to incorporate some rammed earth walls in our home, double glazing, in floor heating, and a polished concrete slab. This is the wish list. Once we get quotes, I am sure this may need to be adjusted. We also want to do as much work as we can ourselves to save $$.
We are currently drawing up our plans on AutoCAD and will then have working plans drawn up. I am planning to project manager the build, as our home doesn't fit the 'norm' when it comes to standard home builders, even though we have a very simple floor plan. I plan to post our own drawings on here and would love to get some feedback...I just have to figure out how to post them