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!!

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)

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!

Our dream

Our dream started early this year when we decided we wanted to build our own home..

This started with the hunt for land and dream floor plan

After a few false starts we found our block and we are now awaiting settlement

Next came the floor plan of our dream home