Well after a big scare that the council weren't going to approve the house on the block and Burbank doing some last minute scrambling with plans and engineering we now finally have our building permit
It's been all systems go since and we have also signed our final drawings and we have now been handed over to construction!! WOOOOOO HOOOO!!! :D
So after putting down our $1000 deposit in January and a few hiccups along the way with land and finance our house is days away from getting started!!!! We are so excited!!! :D
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Time For An Update
It has been a while, and we have finally had some progress!! :)
Over the last couple of weeks we have had developer and council approval!! Finally!!
And today we were booked in to do our contract signing on Tuesday!! Woooo hoooo!!
We are finally on the move and hopefully not too far away our dream home being started!!!
Over the last couple of weeks we have had developer and council approval!! Finally!!
And today we were booked in to do our contract signing on Tuesday!! Woooo hoooo!!
We are finally on the move and hopefully not too far away our dream home being started!!!
Monday, October 3, 2011
The waiting is killing us!!!
After everything finally coming together with the land settlement and finance approval for construction...we are now in limbo waiting, waiting, waiting....
We are currently waiting for the council to give approval for us to put fill to the back of the block (over the easement) to level the block up for the house slab. Once we have this approval (hopefully sometime this week) our file will be sent to the developer for approval, once we have that we can finally sign our building contract and get this show on the road!!!
We are currently waiting for the council to give approval for us to put fill to the back of the block (over the easement) to level the block up for the house slab. Once we have this approval (hopefully sometime this week) our file will be sent to the developer for approval, once we have that we can finally sign our building contract and get this show on the road!!!
Shopping :)
We might not have a house yet, but it will be fully furnished by the time it's built if we keep this up LOL!
Over the last week we have put a few items on lay-by... chocolate coloured bathroom accessories (liquid soap holder and tooth brush holder) and stainless steel toilet sets (toilet roll holder, toilet brush and small bin)
And the big purchases we made on the weekend at an awesome price
Absolutely loving shopping for this house and bringing the whole look together!! I can't wait to be able to see it all come together!! :)
Over the last week we have put a few items on lay-by... chocolate coloured bathroom accessories (liquid soap holder and tooth brush holder) and stainless steel toilet sets (toilet roll holder, toilet brush and small bin)
And the big purchases we made on the weekend at an awesome price
Our New TV Cabinet
Our New Coffee Table
Our New Lamp Table
And we also got a hall table which I don't have a picture of....
Absolutely loving shopping for this house and bringing the whole look together!! I can't wait to be able to see it all come together!! :)
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The week that was...
The last week has been full steam ahead in many respects...
Settlement of our land final went through after 3 weeks of delays!! Wooo hooo!!
This week we also received our conditional approval for construction!!
I also spoke with our contract administrator at burbank during the week and she advised that we were approximately 6 weeks away from our file being handed to the construction department. From what I've read with other people who have built with burbank, it usually takes approximately 2-4 weeks from when the file goes to construction that the build commences. So hopefully by the end of November our house will be started!!
Settlement of our land final went through after 3 weeks of delays!! Wooo hooo!!
This week we also received our conditional approval for construction!!
I also spoke with our contract administrator at burbank during the week and she advised that we were approximately 6 weeks away from our file being handed to the construction department. From what I've read with other people who have built with burbank, it usually takes approximately 2-4 weeks from when the file goes to construction that the build commences. So hopefully by the end of November our house will be started!!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Colour Selections!!! :)
Today was a massive step in the process of getting our house on the way.... colour selections!!!!
We had a fantatstic day in The EdgeColour Studio. We had been on a walk through of the selection centre prior to today which was a massive help. We went in quite prepared and what can some times take 8 hours for some people for colour and electrical selection, took us approx 4 hours (including a 45min break for lunch)
We had a fantatstic day in The EdgeColour Studio. We had been on a walk through of the selection centre prior to today which was a massive help. We went in quite prepared and what can some times take 8 hours for some people for colour and electrical selection, took us approx 4 hours (including a 45min break for lunch)
Our brick - Boral Mangrove - Flush Off White Mortar
Roof Tile - Magnum
Gutter, Fascia and Downpipes - Colourbond Monument
Exterior Colour Selections
Roof tile, Bricks, Gutter,Fascia and Downpipes as above
Garage Door - Manor Red
Eco Classic Black Double Glazed Windows
Render - Colourbond Paperbark
Front Door - Black Wood Stain (piece of wood at bottom of pic)
Driveway - Charcoal (Circle at bottom of pic)
Interior Colour Selections -Kitchen & Laundry
Stone Bench Top - New Diamond White
Glass Splashback - Stone
Overhead Cabinets - Frosty White
Base Cabinets - Concept Oak (Also Cabinet in Laundry)
Spalshback & Laundry tiles - Ash Gloss 300 x 100 (Mudberry Grout)
Wall Paint - Moon River
Floor Tiles - AT Stone Grey 300 x 600 (Mudberry Grout)
Interior selections with carpet
Carpet - Braewood - Coffee
Interior Selections -Bathroom & Ensuite
Floor & Wall Tiles - AT Stone Grey 300 x 600 (Mudberry Grout)
Bath Hob Tiles - Ash Gloss 300 x 100 (Mudberry Grout)
Cabinets - Shadow
Laminate Bench Top - Frosty White Mirage (also bench top in Laundry)
Westinghouse Dishwasher
Westinghouse 900mm Oven
Westinghouse 900mm Rangehood
We have everything, even the kitchen sink!!
Bathroom and Ensuite Sink
Bath
Square Shower Head
Holland Roller Blinds - Latte
The process so far...
To date we have chosen our block and floor plan.
Soil tests have been performed.
Our initial write up has been received.
Our first set of working drawings have been received.
To date we have found Burbank to be great to deal with! Our sales person is fantastic!! (If your ever looking to build with Burbank let us know and we will pass on her details) The admin teams have been great!
Soil tests have been performed.
Our initial write up has been received.
Our first set of working drawings have been received.
To date we have found Burbank to be great to deal with! Our sales person is fantastic!! (If your ever looking to build with Burbank let us know and we will pass on her details) The admin teams have been great!
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