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Bright LED Down lighting - I have used some LED Down lights to replace the dull CFL GU10 globes that we received when the build was complete and handed over by Wisdom .. these lights...12 years ago
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Flooring done - Floorboards are finally laid and we are should now be ready to move in. We went with bamboo flooring inspired by our neighbor, Thigee, who lives only acros...
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Completed Landscaping - Only things to go now, are the side return fences and the driveway resurfacing. http://brookwaterorbust.blogspot.com
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Done and dusted - The shed is now complete and we spent the weekend moving stuff in, our ride-on mower with trailer proved very handy moving the heavy items like left over t...
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Anyone still awake? - OK, so once you actually get into the house, updating the blog becomes a lower priority, and actually getting stuff done seems to take over all of your ti...
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The morning after..... - Well its been over a year since I started this blog. The house is now a home and we have settled in. Still need to finish the fence down the side of the h...
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Day 20 - Concrete cut & Acid etch done....but! - (Thu 17/11) Concrete cuts done and acid etch but the concrete cutting guy managed to scratch up the large double garage door! Not impressed and will be ask...12 years ago
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Terrible internet - Hubby and I are soooo in love with our house!!! We wake up to wallabies every morning eating grass, bandicoots, large lace monitor lizards (eating our chic...
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Connected again!! - Hi Guys, we finally have our Internet up and running so I'm connected again :) Alot has been happening since we took possession on of the house on 14.10.1...
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A Splash of Colour - its funny how just a little bit of colour can make a big difference to the feel of a room we added a couple of these orange pillows to the back lounge ro...
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Settlement and Moving Day! - 26th August 2011 Well as promised settlement day arrived and what a traumatic time. If ever you are building this will be the worst week of the entire proc...
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Slowly inching towards handover! - The fence and the mess out the front has been cleaned up... we can finally see our house! Looks pretty good! The pool is nearly finished, just the cappi...
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye! - Melbourne was hit by wild storms on Wednesday! Took me three hours to get home from work due to the Cranbourne train being cancelled. Frustrated and w...
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Now, don't get too excited... but... - We're having yet another crack at inspection and handover tomorrow... We'll let you know how we go!13 years ago
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DYI Temporary Blinds - We are moving in very soon. As for many many people building a house window covering is one of these things left "for later". We need some privacy though. ...
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More Movement - Well we still don't have a phone line, which still means no Internet. How can our exchange be filled up while we had out number on hold :( Anyway since we ...
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Lawns and plants - Backyard before. Levelled the upper backyard area a little, trench dug for some decent soil along the fence line and added some edging Front before Edg...
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And we have turf! - Our new turf finally got laid yesterday, so excited not to have dust and dirt everywhere now! We went with Palmetto Buffalo Grass: http://www.palmetto.com...
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Come visit! - We have been in the hosue for nearly 9 months now-and are loving it! I've started a new blog about our garden and aim to provide as much of our food as is ...13 years ago
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Cushions galore - Friends as you may recall a couple of posts ago, I was in desperate need of cushions to give my lounges some life. As luck would have it, a few of my favou...
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Tiling and painting finalised - Hey all, We now have complete kitchen, all robes fitted out, floors tiles, walls painted and all we have left is electrical wrap up, bathroom and kitchen ...
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A Long Awaited Update - The painfully slow progress has continued with the builder causing major delays during each stage of the build and in between. He tends to blame everyone e...
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13 Week Maintenance Inspection completed - Wisdom has to get an A+++ for customer service. I had the 13 week after handover maintenance inspection completed. So in 4 weeks time they will come and fi...13 years ago
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It never ends... - Well as you can see we are at it again...This is the retaining wall being built with the blocks that we purchased one week before our handover for the ...
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One month since we moved in!! - As the title indicates, we moved into our brand new home 4 weeks ago!! It has all been quite a blur!! So many things going on...furniture deliveries, nume...13 years ago
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the pool room floor... - Our long awaited pool room flooring went in on Friday! It's unique, and has turned out exactly the way we imagined it. Here's some progress pics... so happ...
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Turf Time - The hardest and most time consuming task was moving all the soil and turf. We only had weekends and an hour when we got home from work, but then once it ...
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HANDOVER...WHOO HOO!!! - On Friday 1st July we received the keys to the house!!! We are extremely excited and very happy to have access to the house whenever we like....to own it!...
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I have a new blog - In order to try to get myself blogging again, I decided that I wanted to create a blog for the things I am doing in my backyard - http://mybackyardadventur...13 years ago
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Lights, Camera, Action! - Finally we have splashblack! Frothing Mocha mmmmm! Chandeliers are up and on! bags not cleaning them Michael! Double-sided fire place - bags not lighting i...
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Day 182: Half a Year - It's been half a year since completion. How time flies. Nothing major is happening with the house lately. I'm waiting for the weather to get better to star...13 years ago
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Finally moved in - It has been a long journey, we finally got our keys in the middle of March. A few weeks of driveway concrete pouring, timber floor installation and carpet ...
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Update 21st May 2011 - Had a site inspection with Builder this morning and got to go inside the house today to have a look. It's been a busy 2 weeks with heaps done in that time....
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Brrr - it's getting cold! - We've had beautiful cold mornings recently - I took these today: Our new puppy Ziva is loving the cold - her breed originates from snowy Japan ...
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Driveway great success! - Our driveway has been completed now and we should be able to drive on it tomorrow. I think it turned out quite well and the design is different from what...13 years ago
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ALL MOVED IN - UPDATED PICS - Finally we moved in on the 5 April 2011. Just loving it here, such a pretty setting. Very happy with the house we built. Now we are focusing on the rest of...
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Ensuite Tiling - Ensuite: "Olive" porcelin tiles (which are grey!) With a black, silver, and grey linea feature tile. Vanity Cupboard is Formica White Silver with a Formica...
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Some Good News...Mostly Bad - When our SS got back from leave we called him on his very first morning back of course. He was of course a bit busy at the stage and needed to catch up wit...
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The day we've been waiting for! - After almost 8 months of waiting. 20 April 2011. We are the proud owners of a new M. Home! A lot of the things in my mind.. perhaps Bunnings Warehouse will...
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Week 29 - Clean bricks and locked out - Coming up to the 'home' stretch now :) Everything is all locked up and for the first time ever we can't get in....Even though we couldn't get in, it was g...
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FINALLY, WE ARE IN!! - Well, 7 months (and 5 days!) since our slab was poured we are finally in! We picked up the keys last Thursday and officially moved in on Friday 11 March so...
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Lazy boy - Sorry all! I have been so busy that I have forgotten all about updating the blog!!! Landscaping, pool & driveway are completed now. I will update with pict...13 years ago
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Farewell Summer (An ode to ice-cream) - Today, in our part of the world, we officially kiss summer goodbye. Today, in our part of the world, it is still 35degrees celsius! Yes, it is quite clear ...
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PRE construction stage (August 2009 - February 2010) - From an initial deposit to prelim contract signing - some two months passed, during which time we made frequent visits to the Denver display home in Mernda...
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"TAPS TAPS TAPS," WHAT DO YOU THINK? - THIS IS MY SELECTED TAPS.... WELL I LOVE EM DONT KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!
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Another Big Adventure - I probably shouldn't have gone into town after work last night but there were a few things I wanted to do. When I decided to leave to come home I had a lit...
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Tiles - The tiling has started. The tiles got delivered on Thursday and the screeting was completed on Friday. The tiles wil be done on Wednesday and carpet w...
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Donation from MMAL - Today I received a $765 donation from Mitsubishi Motors Australia. Thank you very much to Dave Budden.13 years ago
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Yes, we are in!! - Thanks for your comments and messages folks!! I can confirm that we are...and have been in our new Metricon home since late November. Unfortunately, its ...13 years ago
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New Pool .... finally - Well the pool has finally been finished and here are the first few photos.
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Slab Poured - Garage Entrance House Alfresco At last Slab Poured last week weather was kind enough for the builder to do his excavation, piering and the concretor...
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Pictures of our dream home. - Hello my little friends I thought that I would show you a few pictures of our home.............. This is our formal lounge room I totally love how it has...
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We are all moved in.... - Hi everyone, well we are finally finished. There is still a lot to be done... our back and side fences, which should be complete today or tomorrow. I need ...
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New Blogspot Alert - Hi, Please head over to my new blog at: http://carolynlmcgrath.blogspot.com/ Hope to see you there! Carolyn13 years ago
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Hi - my new blog! - Hi everyone Im creating a blog in order to remember the heartache and sweat that is and has gone into building our house. Particularly from my dad and brot...13 years ago
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PCI done - We were hoping for a nice dry day for the pci today. Alas the dry weather didn't hold, and we found ourselves wading through the mud as we did the pci...
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29. A lot happening - This week we have had timber floor installation, painting, cabinetry installation, tiling, painting, electrical fitoff and door installation all happening....
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We have a plan... - Our plans of a modified version of a Barbados design have finally been drawn up and apart from a few minor changes, we're very happy with the design. Cheng...14 years ago
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Almost done! - Hi All, Had PCI a few weeks back. House is looking really good, so happy as larry. Have handover on Monday so please enjoy these pictures. Going to be a...
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Tiling is almost complete.... - Was at the house yesterday and the tiling is almost complete, just the grouting to be done. In the past week or so they have also done the electrical fit ...
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THAT'S IT FROM US!!! - Here are our final photo's with a few of our things in here....still waiting for delivery for some things and the lawn needs to be done....very pleased wi...
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Let the Bricking Begin!!! - Well now the builders are going full steam ahead!! Our Bricking started on the 14-10-10 and the pictures i have taken below where taken on the 15-10-10. We...
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We gardened! - Here is the evidence of our first foray into the world of gardening :) (Im pretty sure I already managed to poison some of these plants though!)
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Update - Hi All, I've decided that I don't have time to update here, facebook and my homeone thread. I've moved all of my posts/updates and photos to my homeone th...14 years ago
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All moved in! - Here are our "current" pics - was going to call them the finished product but we are by no means finished! (we're not even half started!) Upstairs view fr...
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Bye bye {for a little while} - Hi everyone! Julie-Ann and I have decided to take a holiday from this bloggy. I am so busy here and here and Julie-Ann is flat out with the Decorating Foru...14 years ago
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Render and staining complete - The render and wood staining are now complete! We're estimating handover in about 4 to 6 weeks. The builder is completing the final touchups before quality...
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The Big Move - Sorry for the delay once again - things just keep getting busier. We have our keys! Floorboard and carpet installation is organised for next Tues and Wed 7...14 years ago
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Handover on TUESDAY!!! - All going to plan with the Bank we are due to have handover on Tuesday!! :) Woo hooo!!! It's so exciting! Tom got a call today from our site supervisor who...14 years ago
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Who is excited for an update?!?! - Well this is going to be smidge longer than my last entry because we have had some adventures since my first post! I hope you make it to the bottom because...14 years ago
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Tiles, Basins and Benchtops :) - The Powder Room-I am planning to either paint or wall paper a feature wall behind the pedestal sink The laundry The Bathroom Feature Tile-Wall Candy Humbu...
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Worst nightmare - House gets a "Defect" put on it - I almost don't want to write this blog. It's sickens me to have to put down on paper what this week has brought. But everyone who has written to me about...
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Day 155: We Got The Keys!!! - yehey.. we got the keys today for our house and Carlisle even gave us some gifts -- kettle and toaster. now to start the move.. we got 28 days before the l...14 years ago
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PCI NEXT WEEK!!! - Render Entrance Carpet in Master Bedroom Carpet in Second Bedroom Marble Bench Top Ensuite Toilet and Shower Ensuite Taps Bathroom Shower and Taps...
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Final papers - Well I've faxed all the paperwork I need to fax to the bank and organised some home & contents insurance so the bank will pay the final invoice... The only...14 years ago
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The light at the end of the tunnel... - ...and there it is, our hallway! Not such a fab photo but a lovely view to the front is there somewhere (until the house smack bang in the middle of sh...
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Colour selections done! - Well it has been a while since I've blogged about our house. Until now, nothing has happened since the soil test, and that happened at Easter. It has taken...
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1 step forward, 1 step back - We went down to see the house on the weekend. Got a quote for concreting... Going to organise another one or two for later this week. Also went searching ...14 years ago
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WE GOT THE KEYS!!!!!!!!!! - PCI was 11am, everything good so we signed on the dotted line, picked up the bank cheque at 2pm and drove over the SImonds HQ to pick up the keys!!! Phil h...14 years ago
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PCI Completed - Inspection report response - Hello Dear Readers, First about the surprise which I talk about in last post. I became dad of a health baby boy. Now the house news... Independent inspect...
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Bloody Big Paving Project - I ended up having to excavate about 100mm of rock hard clay over most of the area, Who needs gyms?!?!
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What to do.... - Today we both got an email from our real estate showing us that the reason titles are taking so long, and the reason that they haven't released the next st...14 years ago
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the Plan - the above is the elevation. it will have a brick band. the peaks are cedar finish which will match in with my garage door and front door. also added finn...
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It's Sitting By The Overcoat, The 2nd Shelf... - As the name implies, it has been a Long Day today. We were all up at 0630 to move the beds and remaining bits of furniture into the kitchen for an arrival ...
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Here's something you don't see everyday..... - .....a house in it's lived-in, untidy, true state! lol I'm either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid for posting pics like these, but we live here, no u...
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Day 159 - Settlement - THAT'S RIGHT!!!! Today we got the keys. Let's not get too excited though because not everything is finished yet. Due to the wedding and also my site superv...
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Driveway - Here are the pics of the driveway being laid: It was kind of still dark when the boys from Mark Wood Paving Showed up! The concrete truck from Cranbour...
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My Bunch of Florals - As per usual I can't stop at just one of something. My latest flame? I love vintage framed pictures of roses and flowers. ( Don't forget about my floral T...
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