Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 15, 2012 6:28 pm Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 2Aug 15, 2012 6:41 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 3Aug 15, 2012 6:53 pm Building the Nautilus with Dale Alcock follow my thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=58854&p=909574#p909574 14/8/12 Pre-start! Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 10Aug 15, 2012 10:38 pm I felt overwhelmed by choice, so DH and I selected items together. Luckily we have the same taste so it was easy. If your OH makes the decision with you, it also means down the track your OH can't point the finger at any decisions you made on your own. Building a house is definitely stressful and a test on any relationship. Good luck! SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 11Aug 16, 2012 12:00 am AC27 we both had to sign the ammendments, not sure with your builder if you can get away with just 1 signature but we required both of us Summit group send everything out in the post, so we both decided on some of the more costly items, signed and then sent it back for the variations to be finalized. Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 12Aug 16, 2012 12:42 am donna61 bother....said Pooh Love this response, keep up the good work. Research is the key here. Be organized and it's a breeze. Can be fun, with a few drinks beforehand or during if you prestart people will abide. Some builders do inside and the outside choices at separate meetings, ours didn't . Did the lot in three hours. Did it again a year later for next place and I was a half hour late, Ms Echo had already picked it all. The key is research..And some confidence. It's your house, pick what you want, not what others will think. Luck Timeline Aug 08-Land Mar 09-Demo/Titles Sept 10-Handover No1 Sept 11-Handover No2 April 12-Sold No2 Aug 14-Land/Demo Jan 15-Slabs viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25736 Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 13Aug 16, 2012 12:46 am Thanks for all the input guy's - have worded him in to prepare for a long day. Will be a few weeks away. Need to just try to put it all aside and relax for a few weeks while they draw up the plans. Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 14Aug 16, 2012 9:00 am I am in a rather fortunate position (I think) of having a husband who is not at all interested in the selections for the house. We have a budget & as long as it is adhered to (hmmmmm!), he is OK with it. He works long hours in a stressful job & does not want to be bother with taps, paint colours, lighting etc when he gets home. Suits me fine. I take along a friend/interior designer with me - she has been invaluable. Kerith - Building an Eden Brae Newport 40 in Sydney's North http://kerithsedenbraehouse.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 15Aug 16, 2012 10:26 am Kerith I am in a rather fortunate position (I think) of having a husband who is not at all interested in the selections for the house. We have a budget & as long as it is adhered to (hmmmmm!), he is OK with it. He works long hours in a stressful job & does not want to be bother with taps, paint colours, lighting etc when he gets home. Suits me fine. I take along a friend/interior designer with me - she has been invaluable. Very similar situation to me. I know he will get frustrated. Will have to send him off to a sports bar I think halfway through. This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 21990 Elvis has left the building... The site supervisor quit after 2 month on the project. I guess he was just instructed to bark at people, but didn't like when he was… 26 18621 Hi, I contracted a Builder to do a Garage to Bedroom + ensuite conversion (Class 1a), the Builder engaged the Certifier and Engineer and received BDA from the Certifier… 0 1980 |