After reading (stalking) H1 posts for many months it's time to start my own.
We are doing a knock down/rebuild in south west Sydney. We have a lot of new developments in our area, but none of them have really appealed to us, we like our 'lived in' suburb. It's nothing special, but it's our neighbourhood; close to the pre school (not so close to the primary), soccer, library, swimming lessons etc. Our little house however, is starting to burst at the seems and things will only get worse. Add to this the 'interesting' wiring we suspect the previous owner 'improved' himself, likewise with the plumbing which has left the shower and bath in the main bathroom leaking into one of the kids' rooms and the shower in the ensuite doing the same, and the smell that this has left and we were already looking at significant costs to fix it up. Oh and then there is the wall that was eaten by termites a few years back...
So, we decided on a KDR. We have three small (read: noisy) boys so the idea of having them in their own 'wing' was introduced early on and re-confirmed once we went through the Coral display homes. We fell in love with the Stradbroke design http://www.coralhomes.com.au/house-designs/traditional-designs/Stradbroke-Series/ , but unfortunately our block was far too small. Then we latched onto the Daydream http://www.coralhomes.com.au/house-designs/traditional-designs/daydream-series/ and that's where we've stayed. Unfortunately we will have to bring the garage down to a one-and-a-bit size due to an easement on our property, but we have NO garage at the moment and most houses in our suburb have only one or a carport so we can live with that. We love the idea of the boys having their own lounge room, a separate study and home theatre room and then the general living areas. Oh, and the big alfresco will be getting a LOT of use.
Today we had the guy come out and do the soil test and the surveyor was out last week. Now we have to wait for the reports to get to Coral and we'll move onto the next step I'd love to be in our new house by next Christmas, but that might be optimistic.
Timeline so far:
Meeting with Sales Consultant at Coral and estimate given: 11/5/14
First quote for demo: 17/5/14
Finance pre approval: 25/6/14
Initial deposit paid to Coral: 25/6/14
Contour survey: 14/7/14
Soil test: 21/7/14
Tender received: 3/9/14
Meeting to discuss tender: 14/9/14
Contract ordered: 14/9/14
Contract and plans received: 20/10/14
Contract signed: 25/10/14
Tile selection: 16/11/14
5% deposit paid: 27/11/14
Colour selection: 9/1/15
Electrical appointment: 22/1/15
Demolition begins!: 6/2/15
House GONE: 9/2/15
CDC received: 3/3/15
Site Start: 30/3/15
Retaining wall complete: 7/4/15
Pegout: 10/4/15
Plumbing: 27/4/15
SLAB!!!: 8/5/15
FRAME & TRUSSES COMPLETE 20/5/15
Fascia and guttering: 21/5/15
House wrap: 26/5/15
Roof tiling: 1/6/15
Electrical rough-in begun: 1/6/15
Ducted air installed: 2/6/15
Windows installed: 2/6/15
Bricks delivered: 2/6/15
Plumbing rough-in: 10/6/15
Bricks started: 11/6/15
Plaster started:12/6/15
Plaster complete: 15/6/15
Bricks complete: 17/6/15
Cornices complete: 23/6/15
Doors and carpentry delivered: 24/6/15
Eaves and brick clean: 29/6/15
Front door!: 1/7/15
Wet area tiles delivered: 1/7/15
Carpentry fix out begins: 3/7/15
Cabinetry installed: 9/7/15
Wet area tiling begins: 10/7/15
Wet area tiling complete: 11/7/15
Garage door installed: 17/7/15
Shelving complete: 24/7/15
Kitchen and bathroom benches installed: 24/7/15
Painting begins: 29/7/15
Taps and toilets: 10/8/15
Door handles: 11/8/15
Hot water system: 13/8/15
Ducted air: 17/8/15
Mirrors and screens: 18/8/15
Tiling begins (at last!): 29/8/15
More plumbing (incl bath and dishwasher): 2/9/15
Mysterious painters return: 3/9/15
Painting finished: 4/9/15
Electrical fix out: 8/9/15
New carpet selected: 16/9/15
Carpet installed: 22/9/15
PCI: 24/9/15
Driveway formwork: 24/9/15
Driveway pour: 29/9/15
PCI (fail): 29/9/15
Handvoer: 2/10/15