Rockstar, Giddo and I are all building at the same time so I may as well start a thread.
Our build has been a long time in actually starting...This is the 3rd property we have built with the same builder.
Built IP in 2007 with the builder it was going to be a duplex but realised I should have brought block of land with daughter so I changed that build to 4x2x2.
Currrent duplex build...
Looked at block of land in July 2007, (with builder)
Finalised purchase in October 2007
Building was suppose to start February / March 2008 (don't ask)
We are building a 3x1x2 duplex so that our daughter can have a PPOR without maintenance issues as opposed to buying an older house for 250K.
Land 145K
Section 94 & 62 (or whatever the council contribution numbers are) 18220K
Contract to build 336,290K
We have a block of land that slopes towards the road - so basically not suitable for a project home builder.
Footings were poured last Friday.
In between purchasing of land and applying for finance to build our Credit Union merged with another Credit Union (and lost their identity and had to take on the larger Union's processes and paperwork) + our Senior Loans Officer went on extended sick leave (fell off horse and broke hip).
Today
I signed 'Authority for Variation to Contract' for bricks daughter picked, and additonal remote control unit, upgrade for security screens to most windows, upgraded toilet system, and half mirror sliding doors in main bedrooms $3268K.
Will also need to sign variation for kitchen upgrade for daughter for her unit.
When building, I do not expect the build to run smoothly!!!
I hired an interior design consultant to help me with the colours (out of the phone book) for $240 we picked tiles and shape of tiles, kitchen colours, carpet, paint colours & she threw in the names of shrubs for the garden.
It was the first time Interior Designer had picked paint colours out of the boot of her car.
Bottom line..we have started and we have everything selected, but nothing runs smoothly.
Style of front door daughter and I had selected is not available so I picked something else. (May go over to Bunnings and see if they have something nicer for the price allowance).
Only reservation is waiting for my husband to see what interior designer picked for bathroom as definitely different.
Regards
Sheryn
Our build has been a long time in actually starting...This is the 3rd property we have built with the same builder.
Built IP in 2007 with the builder it was going to be a duplex but realised I should have brought block of land with daughter so I changed that build to 4x2x2.
Currrent duplex build...
Looked at block of land in July 2007, (with builder)
Finalised purchase in October 2007
Building was suppose to start February / March 2008 (don't ask)
We are building a 3x1x2 duplex so that our daughter can have a PPOR without maintenance issues as opposed to buying an older house for 250K.
Land 145K
Section 94 & 62 (or whatever the council contribution numbers are) 18220K
Contract to build 336,290K
We have a block of land that slopes towards the road - so basically not suitable for a project home builder.
Footings were poured last Friday.
In between purchasing of land and applying for finance to build our Credit Union merged with another Credit Union (and lost their identity and had to take on the larger Union's processes and paperwork) + our Senior Loans Officer went on extended sick leave (fell off horse and broke hip).
Today
I signed 'Authority for Variation to Contract' for bricks daughter picked, and additonal remote control unit, upgrade for security screens to most windows, upgraded toilet system, and half mirror sliding doors in main bedrooms $3268K.
Will also need to sign variation for kitchen upgrade for daughter for her unit.
When building, I do not expect the build to run smoothly!!!
I hired an interior design consultant to help me with the colours (out of the phone book) for $240 we picked tiles and shape of tiles, kitchen colours, carpet, paint colours & she threw in the names of shrubs for the garden.
It was the first time Interior Designer had picked paint colours out of the boot of her car.
Bottom line..we have started and we have everything selected, but nothing runs smoothly.
Style of front door daughter and I had selected is not available so I picked something else. (May go over to Bunnings and see if they have something nicer for the price allowance).
Only reservation is waiting for my husband to see what interior designer picked for bathroom as definitely different.
Regards
Sheryn
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