Friday, May 22, 2009

SITE START - NOW


Our peg!



The site has been cut!

Much to our surprise Mike and I went to the block today and found that it had been excavated ready for the slab - YAY we are on the way. We expect to post pics next week of the slab :)

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Building permit - really on the way now!

Ok so it may not seem like it but yes we are still building a house. Yesterday was a good day we received a copy of the building permit and confirmation that we will be starting to build in approx 2 weeks!!!!!!! phew - I thought it would never start - fingers crossed they start on time.

Monday, April 27, 2009

We have water!

AND nearly one month later we have a tap!!! Pic to come...very excited (sad I know :P)

Thursday, April 2, 2009

HOUSE FINANCE APPROVED

Got a call from the lovely bank lady today to say that the house valuation came back and the loan has been approved - Cairnlea here we come (yay) - Debt here we come (arghhh).

Monday, March 30, 2009

External features

Garage Door


Front Door

Our Bricks

Roof Tiles

Closer look at our colours



Render 1 & Render 2


Down Pipes / Fascia / Garage Door & Inside Walls



Stone Benchtop in Kitchen & Kitchen Cupboards



Bathroom Benchtops & Bathroom Cupboards

Our Colour Selection

Outside Colours
Roof Tiles: Bristal, Classic - ChargreyBricks: Boral, Brushwood
Mortar: Natural
Colourbond Fascia / Downpipes / Spouting: Paperbark
Aluminium Windows & Flywire screens: Merino
Paths & Driveways: Gunmetal
Garage Door: Panel Lift, Caprice – Paperbark
Front Door: XN5, Clear Glass - Slate
Infills: Slate
Meter Box: Paperbark
Render 1 (Entrance): Winter Brown
Render 2 (Front wall): Slate

















Inside Colours
Interior Walls & Doors (throughout): Wattyl - New Pearly Gates
Ceiling: Wattyl - Builders White (Plain Ceiling White)
Capet: Campaspe - Taupe
Floor Tiles (throughout): 400x400 Victoria Beige
Floor Tile Grout (throughout): Ivory
Kitchen Bench Tops: Essa Stone, Chinchilla (20mm)
Kitchen Cabinets / Overheads / Kickboards: Laminex - Parchment Flint Finish
Kitchen & Laundry Wall Tiles: San 195x45 MSS064 Gloss Mocha Listello – Layed Horizontal & Stacked
Kitchen & Laundry Wall Tile Grout: Mocha
Bathroom and Ensuite Bench Tops: Laminex – Lunar Stone Flint Finish
Bathroom and Ensuite Cabinets: Laminex – Hazelnut Wood Natural Finish
Bathroom and Ensuite Wall Tiles: 100x300 Sand Matt – Layed Horizontal & Stacked
Bathroom and Ensuite Wall Tile Grout: Ivory
Power Points & Light Switches: White