Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 29, 2018 4:18 pm Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 5Sep 29, 2018 4:37 pm Soon after the base was set, we were informed that framing would start. And sure enough, we saw the house taking shape on our next visit. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The speed of work is really impressive. Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 6Sep 29, 2018 4:57 pm Framing had started less than two weeks back, so I was not expecting them to complete it for another few days. But then two days ago, we received the invoice for framing stage! So of course today we went to the site....and saw the structure of the house welcoming us! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ One of our new favourite pastimes is to sit down with A3 sized prints of the house plan and just pondering over it. It was great to finally see the ground floor rooms taking shape. After today's visit, we realised a few things which are not very apparent on paper maps: - that we are going to have steeper than normal driveway. - that because of the slope of the land, we may have to plan some kind of smart desgin / retaining wall arrangement for our backyard. It's going to be exciting! With the Labour day long weekend coming up, not expecting much work over the next week. Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 7Oct 07, 2018 11:03 am Our customer service rep Renee sends us weekly updates - every Friday afternoon. This week there was no afternoon update, so we were a little disappointed. With the short week and constant rains, we were kind of prepared to hear no work was done. But late in the evening, sure enough, her update was waiting in the mailbox! Plumbing rough-ins have been completed, and weather permitting they will start bricking in the coming week. Very excited to see the bricks delivered to our site. Fingers crossed the weather Gods will be kind to us in the coming few weeks . Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 8Oct 27, 2018 1:16 pm Not much progress in the last few weeks due to the heavy rains in Sydney. Brickwork finally started last week, and it was good to see the external walls starting to appear. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Brickwork should continue for another few days. While selecting this brick we were worried it may be too dark - didn't appear to be the case. Happy with the selection Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 9Nov 07, 2018 9:55 am It was such a beautiful sight to see scaffolding up last week! The brickies will continue their work this week. Very fascinating to see how our house is shaping up. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 10Nov 20, 2018 11:25 am Bricklaying finished last week!! Exciting to visit the site and look around. We are really happy with the choice of brick colour. Work on roof (fascia, gutter, top) starts this week. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We're hoping that the roof gets finished before the Christmas shutdown. Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 11Nov 20, 2018 2:36 pm Looking good! Interesting that they are doing the bricks before the roof Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 12Jan 08, 2019 12:48 pm Happy New Year 2019 everyone! We are back after a long overseas vacation. Work on roof was completed last month while we were away. Bricks have been cleaned, solar panels and whirlybirds installed too. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ After cleaning, the bricks look nice. The timber posts on the balcony stand out. Originally we were in two minds whether to go with tiles or Colorbond. Tiles would have given the house a more traditional look, however we are equally happy with how CB roof has turned out. Overall we are really pleased with the house exterior. Work on internal rough-ins and linings will start next. Looking forward to it. Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 13Jan 29, 2019 9:37 am Last few days have been spent in external work such as installation of lower roof, pending brickwork, cleanup etc. Work on the inside has also started - electrical and air-conditioning rough-ins have been complete. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Last week we met with the site supervisor and did a pre-lining walk-through. We went to the upstairs rooms for the first time. The site supervisor spoke about a lot of details that we wouldn't have otherwise picked. It was a great tour and we came back impressed by the attention to detail being paid by the site supervisor. Around the same time as as our walk-through, an independent site inspector also visited, and was seen carefully scrutinising the different parts of the house. Work on wall & ceiling insulation, and gyprock install is expected to commence from this week. Exciting few weeks ahead Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 15Jan 31, 2019 9:32 am To our great (but pleasant) surprise, yesterday we were informed that the internal linings of the house were complete! We were kind of hoping it would be done soon, but THIS SOON?? Of course we couldn't wait till the weekend to see it, and managed to reach the site before sunset to catch a glimpse ourselves. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It was very exciting to see that the scaffold has been removed, all pending brick and roof work completed. Oh, and did you notice the new banner of Better Built Homes with a new "Product Review" award? Now that the room walls are up and living spaces are visible, my creative wife has already started to visualise how she is going to decorate the different corners of the house! Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 16Feb 11, 2019 10:35 am Another exciting week has gone by - key highlights were the installation of rainwater tank, garage door, staircase, and all the access doors around the house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This week it is expected that work will continue on internal fix-outs and application of first coat of painting. We are already eagerly waiting for the next weekend, although there is no more internal access as the doors have been installed and are kept locked. PS: We have already started to look for furniture for our living rooms. Here is a sneak peek of our family room couch and ottoman Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 17Feb 18, 2019 9:54 am Yesterday when we went for a quick stroll, we found that the front fence of the site has been removed. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Floor sanding and skirting installation has been completed. Painters have started applying the first coat of paint, and will continue this week. Work on waterproofing is also expected this week. Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 18Feb 18, 2019 11:06 am Looks nice, you'll be in your brand new home soon. I love those dark bricks. May I know the colour? Re: Our new home construction journey with "Better Built Hom 19Feb 18, 2019 11:22 am Melbournevic Looks nice, you'll be in your brand new home soon. I love those dark bricks. May I know the colour? Thanks. The bricks are Blackberry by Austral Bricks (Wilderness Design). Re: Our new home construction journey with 20Feb 18, 2019 11:38 am Vivek Melbournevic Looks nice, you'll be in your brand new home soon. I love those dark bricks. May I know the colour? Thanks. The bricks are Blackberry by Austral Bricks (Wilderness Design). Thanks, great choice! Any advice on how to ensure the kit home granny flat that im thinking of buying will get council approval. 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