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Browse Forums Building A New House  20 Dec 2015 583 QLD Gold Member Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3981Aug 28, 2017 10:27 pm I was hoping to be checking in and finding a start date 11 May 2017 173 Bronze Member Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3985Aug 30, 2017 10:36 pm Thanks WOF I do try to see the fun in things, no point being a sad sack. I just finished completing the enrollment paperwork for my eldest to start high school next year OMG that's a reality check and a half, I really need to get this new build sorted before she is too cool to want to help me with the wheel barrow  . Hello Abuild, I don't blame you for not hopping on often it's a bit painful when nothing is happening. All will be fine with the builder, when it's meant to be it will happen, I might of just found the right company too  . I think that's a fantastic idea to be able to give back to the community with your produce, the care van will appreciate them greatly. bahhahahshhs I did laugh about the yukka though. I've just planted a heap of palms, yukkas, spider lillies, tiger grass, cordylines and a many other things up the back of our paddock so they have time to grow for the new house, at the rate I'm going I'll have fully grown trees hahhahahha. Try tomatoes first AB, mine went wild and I was giving away bags and bags of them, they are very hard to kill so you will be fine Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3986Aug 31, 2017 12:05 am Awesome idea planting all of your plants now! Hehehe for your sake I hope you can replant them sooner than when they're trees otherwise you'll have a forever forest down the back  I tell you we tried to relocate our 5 year old hedges and oh balls it's impossible!High school! Oh my! I'm sure she'll grow up continuing to love outdoorsy things like her parents  11 May 2017 173 Bronze Member Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3987Aug 31, 2017 7:32 pm  Tribe7Thanks WOF I do try to see the fun in things, no point being a sad sack. I just finished completing the enrollment paperwork for my eldest to start high school next year OMG that's a reality check and a half, I really need to get this new build sorted before she is too cool to want to help me with the wheel barrow . Hello Abuild, I don't blame you for not hopping on often it's a bit painful when nothing is happening. All will be fine with the builder, when it's meant to be it will happen, I might of just found the right company too . I think that's a fantastic idea to be able to give back to the community with your produce, the care van will appreciate them greatly. bahhahahshhs I did laugh about the yukka though. I've just planted a heap of palms, yukkas, spider lillies, tiger grass, cordylines and a many other things up the back of our paddock so they have time to grow for the new house, at the rate I'm going I'll have fully grown trees hahhahahha. Try tomatoes first AB, mine went wild and I was giving away bags and bags of them, they are very hard to kill so you will be fine Right tomatoes as a great starter veggie or fruit! I still laugh about the Yukkas! How I've manage to keep children alive to high school next year too, I'll never know 😂😂 such a great idea to get your garden a head start! It will be beautiful once your in! It seems today we have been dealt the final blow in our building debacle and now have to come up with a new dream/plan! First being putting up a for sale sign on our block. Onwards and upwards though the next block or house will have more acreage so I'd better learn about this gardening thing! 😂😂 always a silver lining, you will find yours Tribe Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3988Aug 31, 2017 8:21 pm Hey Tribe, Sorry about the setback! Sticking to your guns, definitely the way to go. Such an emotional and draining enterprise building a house is. We are really getting to that stage with waiting for our house to be done.  Follow our first house build here! -> https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86484 Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3989Sep 01, 2017 6:51 pm [Thanks WOF I do try to see the fun in things, no point being a sad sack. I just finished completing the enrollment paperwork for my eldest to start high school next year OMG that's a reality check and a half, I really need to get this new build sorted before she is too cool to want to help me with the wheel barrow Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ . ] Know the feeling re high school, I though we would have been done before mine even started high school and now she is is in 3rd term of yr 7 ! She does not even want to hear about the house plans any more.... she does not believe it will ever happen. Just as long as it is built before she moves out of home  Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ .You say you may have found the right builder???....... do tell.... of course when you are ready.... don't jinx it  Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3990Sep 02, 2017 10:41 pm  cat_duncAwesome idea planting all of your plants now! Hehehe for your sake I hope you can replant them sooner than when they're trees otherwise you'll have a forever forest down the back I tell you we tried to relocate our 5 year old hedges and oh balls it's impossible!High school! Oh my! I'm sure she'll grow up continuing to love outdoorsy things like her parents I did think that cat, I'm a also wondering where I'm going to actually plant them too, as I won't have the retaining walls ready nor garden beds  oh good heavens that would be a nightmare trying to dig up a 5 year old hedge, did you manage it? I'm trying to find something to hedge our side boundaries with, 97m long and I do not want to see our neighbours (stupid open acreage fencing gives no privacy) Mr T said no tiger grass it will drop too many leaves and make the neighbours grumpy. Oh yeah Cat, high school. I'm almost as daunted by it as her. She loves dirt so I hope that doesn't change. Makes me laugh she is starting high school soon and our youngest is almost 3. Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3991Sep 02, 2017 10:47 pm  ABuild Tribe7Thanks WOF I do try to see the fun in things, no point being a sad sack. I just finished completing the enrollment paperwork for my eldest to start high school next year OMG that's a reality check and a half, I really need to get this new build sorted before she is too cool to want to help me with the wheel barrow . Hello Abuild, I don't blame you for not hopping on often it's a bit painful when nothing is happening. All will be fine with the builder, when it's meant to be it will happen, I might of just found the right company too . I think that's a fantastic idea to be able to give back to the community with your produce, the care van will appreciate them greatly. bahhahahshhs I did laugh about the yukka though. I've just planted a heap of palms, yukkas, spider lillies, tiger grass, cordylines and a many other things up the back of our paddock so they have time to grow for the new house, at the rate I'm going I'll have fully grown trees hahhahahha. Try tomatoes first AB, mine went wild and I was giving away bags and bags of them, they are very hard to kill so you will be fine Right tomatoes as a great starter veggie or fruit! I still laugh about the Yukkas! How I've manage to keep children alive to high school next year too, I'll never know such a great idea to get your garden a head start! It will be beautiful once your in! It seems today we have been dealt the final blow in our building debacle and now have to come up with a new dream/plan! First being putting up a for sale sign on our block. Onwards and upwards though the next block or house will have more acreage so I'd better learn about this gardening thing! always a silver lining, you will find yours TribeBest of luck with the sale of your block  with all those earth works done and the approvals from council in place it should sell quickly. Let us know how you go. New dreams sound great to me I can't wait to hear yours, they better involve lots of plants and veggies . Very cool you have a high school starter for next year too, I wonder some days how we managed to get this far with everyone in tact . I still have to do a head counts regularly  . Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3992Sep 02, 2017 10:49 pm  ruraldocHey Tribe, Sorry about the setback! Sticking to your guns, definitely the way to go. Such an emotional and draining enterprise building a house is. We are really getting to that stage with waiting for our house to be done. All good Rural this setback we self inflicted so we are happy to wear it. I'm even happier to keep our money and not pay the over inflated prices on some items (seriously $3770 to add a freestanding bath to the ensuite my a7se) I hope yours in done soon, your little lady will be up crawling soon and you will need all the space you can get Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3993Sep 02, 2017 10:56 pm Know the feeling re high school, I though we would have been done before mine even started high school and now she is is in 3rd term of yr 7 ! She does not even want to hear about the house plans any more.... she does not believe it will ever happen. Just as long as it is built before she moves out of home Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ .You say you may have found the right builder???....... do tell.... of course when you are ready.... don't jinx it [/quote]Hello WOF I didn't realize you have a daughter that age, I'm a little nervous about high school I have to admit, please just tell me it's not that bad ok . How are you going with your build now? Any closer to a site start? I bet you can't wait to show your daughter once you get started. I can't wait to see your plans  Yes we have found a builder that we are very happy with, we have paid our deposit, gotten the ball rolling and I went for our pre colours look through today. Mr t was happy with the choices so we will lock them in when we do colours. Once we have our plans I'll start a new thread, bugger all to post at the moment. Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3994Sep 03, 2017 7:33 am Hello Tribe! I've missed so much  can't wait to see everything once you're ready to share  Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3995Sep 03, 2017 12:20 pm Tribe7Know the feeling re high school, I though we would have been done before mine even started high school and now she is is in 3rd term of yr 7 ! She does not even want to hear about the house plans any more.... she does not believe it will ever happen. Just as long as it is built before she moves out of home Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ .You say you may have found the right builder???....... do tell.... of course when you are ready.... don't jinx it Hello WOF I didn't realize you have a daughter that age, I'm a little nervous about high school I have to admit, please just tell me it's not that bad ok . How are you going with your build now? Any closer to a site start? I bet you can't wait to show your daughter once you get started. I can't wait to see your plans Yes we have found a builder that we are very happy with, we have paid our deposit, gotten the ball rolling and I went for our pre colours look through today. Mr t was happy with the choices so we will lock them in when we do colours. Once we have our plans I'll start a new thread, bugger all to post at the moment. [/quote] Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3996Sep 03, 2017 12:21 pm Tribe7Know the feeling re high school, I though we would have been done before mine even started high school and now she is is in 3rd term of yr 7 ! She does not even want to hear about the house plans any more.... she does not believe it will ever happen. Just as long as it is built before she moves out of home Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ .You say you may have found the right builder???....... do tell.... of course when you are ready.... don't jinx it Hello WOF I didn't realize you have a daughter that age, I'm a little nervous about high school I have to admit, please just tell me it's not that bad ok . How are you going with your build now? Any closer to a site start? I bet you can't wait to show your daughter once you get started. I can't wait to see your plans Yes we have found a builder that we are very happy with, we have paid our deposit, gotten the ball rolling and I went for our pre colours look through today. Mr t was happy with the choices so we will lock them in when we do colours. Once we have our plans I'll start a new thread, bugger all to post at the moment. [/quote] Don't be nervous about high school, it is a big transition, be supportive and she will be fine. They get tired a lot though, it is like when they first started primary school! Homework levels have jumped but they cope.... I have just had to try and remember so much maths that I forgot about .Re our build, have just had to go to a new engineer for a second opinion as the first set of engineering tripled our footing costs, the builder couldn't believe it. So another 3 week wait until we get the next quote. Fingers crossed it comes back down again. We have pretty much made all our selections, we have had a lot of spare time whilst we wait for engineering etc so that has kept us motivated. Once I feel this will really happen I will start a thread and pop up some plans. Yay you have a new builder..... you have done so many colour appointments in the last 3 years you must be an absolute expert by now. You should go into interior design! In fact when I get to the stage of styling my house, I hope you will still be on the forum as I am going to need your help ![:)]](./images/smilies/smile-big.png "Big grin") Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3998Sep 03, 2017 5:07 pm Tribe7 ruraldocHey Tribe, Sorry about the setback! Sticking to your guns, definitely the way to go. Such an emotional and draining enterprise building a house is. We are really getting to that stage with waiting for our house to be done. All good Rural this setback we self inflicted so we are happy to wear it. I'm even happier to keep our money and not pay the over inflated prices on some items (seriously $3770 to add a freestanding bath to the ensuite my a7se) I hope yours in done soon, your little lady will be up crawling soon and you will need all the space you can get OMG... crawling! The house needs to be crawl proof too!? Thanks! 😜 And yeah that's always nice to dodge a money bullet. One of my hated of life experiences is to buy something then realise you could have gotten cheaper! 🤑 Follow our first house build here! -> https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86484 11 May 2017 173 Bronze Member Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 3999Sep 08, 2017 10:28 pm Tribe7 ABuild Tribe7Thanks WOF I do try to see the fun in things, no point being a sad sack. I just finished completing the enrollment paperwork for my eldest to start high school next year OMG that's a reality check and a half, I really need to get this new build sorted before she is too cool to want to help me with the wheel barrow . Hello Abuild, I don't blame you for not hopping on often it's a bit painful when nothing is happening. All will be fine with the builder, when it's meant to be it will happen, I might of just found the right company too . I think that's a fantastic idea to be able to give back to the community with your produce, the care van will appreciate them greatly. bahhahahshhs I did laugh about the yukka though. I've just planted a heap of palms, yukkas, spider lillies, tiger grass, cordylines and a many other things up the back of our paddock so they have time to grow for the new house, at the rate I'm going I'll have fully grown trees hahhahahha. Try tomatoes first AB, mine went wild and I was giving away bags and bags of them, they are very hard to kill so you will be fine Right tomatoes as a great starter veggie or fruit! I still laugh about the Yukkas! How I've manage to keep children alive to high school next year too, I'll never know such a great idea to get your garden a head start! It will be beautiful once your in! It seems today we have been dealt the final blow in our building debacle and now have to come up with a new dream/plan! First being putting up a for sale sign on our block. Onwards and upwards though the next block or house will have more acreage so I'd better learn about this gardening thing! always a silver lining, you will find yours TribeBest of luck with the sale of your block with all those earth works done and the approvals from council in place it should sell quickly. Let us know how you go. New dreams sound great to me I can't wait to hear yours, they better involve lots of plants and veggies . Very cool you have a high school starter for next year too, I wonder some days how we managed to get this far with everyone in tact . I still have to do a head counts regularly . 😂😂 head counts that's awesome!! My daughter goes to school with a family of 10 and I am in awe how their mum gets them all ready for school in time. Hopefully everything goes smoothly and it's a quick sale. Feels like a waste. But yes the new place I will still plan on veggies 😳😬 this gives me more reading time 😂😂 learning. Any news for you guys? Re: Housing the Tribe, Gold Coast 4000Sep 09, 2017 9:51 pm [/quote] Don't be nervous about high school, it is a big transition, be supportive and she will be fine. They get tired a lot though, it is like when they first started primary school! Homework levels have jumped but they cope.... I have just had to try and remember so much maths that I forgot about .Re our build, have just had to go to a new engineer for a second opinion as the first set of engineering tripled our footing costs, the builder couldn't believe it. So another 3 week wait until we get the next quote. Fingers crossed it comes back down again. We have pretty much made all our selections, we have had a lot of spare time whilst we wait for engineering etc so that has kept us motivated. Once I feel this will really happen I will start a thread and pop up some plans. Yay you have a new builder..... you have done so many colour appointments in the last 3 years you must be an absolute expert by now. You should go into interior design! In fact when I get to the stage of styling my house, I hope you will still be on the forum as I am going to need your help [/quote]Hey WOF, I'm feeling a bit better about high school now, I found out she needs a lap top too I was at school Thursday making costumes for the end of year concert and a couple of the mums told me, and I might of dropped the f bomb way to go at sewing group Mrs T 🤦🏼♀️ whoops. Oh man that's frustrating, is there a reason the engineers upgraded the requirements or they are just over engineering it? Any news on the pricing yet? Please let me know when you start a thread I'd love to follow, your slowly but surely getting there now. Bahhahahshhs yes I have been to a few colour studio walk throughs, it's so much easier now as I know what I want and can pick a whole house in 2 hours flat including tiles . How it all comes together is another matter but hopefully it turns out nicely. Your too kind if I can offer any help I will. |
