Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 15, 2012 5:28 pm Re: Pre start without partner for sanity 2Aug 15, 2012 5:41 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 5:53 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 9:38 pm 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 12Aug 15, 2012 11:42 pm 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 14Aug 16, 2012 8:00 am 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 9:26 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 28312 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 20901 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 5015 |