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6 years6 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Laundry door

We chose hinged door. Happy with the one the builders put in. It’s translucent so let’s in enough light but frosted so you can’t see in/out. It faces the street…

Laundry door
6 years6 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

We are fast approaching out 12 month mark! Super exciting. But that also means it’s time to get the builders back through for the post handover inspection. For piece of…

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6 years6 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
laying soil and Turf myself

Our turf wasn’t hard to lay because they were in manageable sizes. Just need a good smooth base to work with or it will be lumpy. We also had a…

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
G.J Gardner build - Week 20 - Fitoff

Hi Brent and Alison.
We built in Narangba and moved in Sept last year. We used K-Spec for our inspections and found them pretty reasonably priced. This was their price…

G.J Gardner build - Week 20 - Fitoff
7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Just Laid Matilda Turf atthis time of year

Hi, as you are dropping to single digits over night, I’d be mindful of the time you are watering. You don’t want to leave it too late in the day/evening…

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
laying soil and Turf myself

It’s not at the moment cause Titan running their wheelbarrows over it and the weather change has dried it out a bit. This was after a week or so of…

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
laying soil and Turf myself

Hi,
We did our own landscaping and turfing. Our block was a lot of fill and then some top soil and then we just laid the Turf on top. It’s hard…

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
SETTLING IN - Valeco - Polished Concrete + Monochrome

Yeah they have covers that are removed prior to handover. The dust gets in and they play up otherwise. It’s a good idea to get the vacuum onto them to…

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Thanks Dylandbrooke. We used a company called Fence Co and they were great. We installed it ourselves.
Building our forever home!

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Today marks one year since slab day! Happy birthday foundations! It’s been almost 8 months that we have been in the house and we are starting to compile a list…

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

So, the internet is still not fixed. They still have no idea why. They think it might be related to nbn co not finishing the job because they didn’t install…

Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260
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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

We haven’t burned anything yet! Took forever to cook our chicken drumsticks the other night though so still need to work on that.
And I’m short so when I try to…

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

3 weeks for my replacement NBN appointment!!! NBN co are ******* useless!
Building our forever home!

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Things are slowly coming together to create a more homely feel. Had a very productive day off work yesterday after my dentist appointment. The electrician came back to install our…

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Bit different with the grass down

Building our forever home!

Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260
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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
{Dawn} SE Melb Build - Done and dusted!

Can see it now. I think I like the second one. The first looks like it throws yellow. But I’m biased cause I hate yellow
Building our forever home!

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

I hope it stays that way.
Had nightmares the other night that when we got back to the house (cause we are still with the in-laws) that someone had…

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Building our forever home!

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Grass looks great!!! (although again why is mine not green!! :P)[/we got this slightly cheaper cause it's frost damaged too apparently. Really happy with how it…

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Phase 3: GRASS!!

We are still a couple of pallets short of turf (even tho we got 300m2!). More is coming on Monday or Tuesday.
Tomorrow we make a start on…

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Phase 1: bobcat fixing levels and rock
Phase 2: Dirt, glorious dirt!!
Stay tuned for Phase 3: Grass - commencing tomorrow
Building our forever home!

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
First Home Buyer/Build - Bold Living

Your driveway still looks nicer than ours...
They should be able to get all that stuff done. You might actually move into your house before we do
Building our forever…

7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Super huge weekend planned! Bobcat is coming out Friday arvo to fix the levels and rock in the yard and then spread the 30m3 of under soil we are getting…

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Our place looks huge compared to some others. So much landscaping to be done

Building our forever home!

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Big day today! Can someone put all this stuff away for me?! It's so dusty after sitting in a shed for 9 months!

Building our forever home!

Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260
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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

We unpacked a couple of boxes today. Ran some kitchen stuff through our new dishwasher ️. Went to IKEA! Shunned by our neighbours (Zacherine!)
It was a great day. My pa…

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Thanks for your hundreds of thousands.
Building our forever home!

Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260
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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

It's today!! 2hrs to be exact!
Building our forever home!

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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Building our forever home!

Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260
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7 years7 years1sttimer_stoneridge1sttimer_stoneridge posted:
Building with Homes by CMA - Ascot 260

Don't get me wrong, I'm super excited for you, congratulations! But how did your keys come before mine? I feel jipped! It shouldn't have taken this long for us.
Now…

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