Hey all- thanks so much We are so happy with our new home
Turf- We went with a blue coach variety…

New home: One month in
We have now officially been in our new home for just over one month- and what a crazy, busy, fun and slightly stressful month it has…

Wow caitnkase- hope your rescheduled PCI wasn't too much of a wait!
Ben- your house is looking great

HANDOVER!
The long awaited day had finally arrived, the day our house actually becomes ours and we get keys!!!
It was a bit of a mad rush to organise final bank valuations…

How is everyone's build going? I hope no one is too badly effected by the crazy rain!
We currently have a small swamp in our backyard!
Handover is tomorrow and…

Thats great we found after tiling the jobs started getting done quicker and quicker. We certainly will say hello and same to you

Haha, yes indeed, the covenant says you have to do landscaping within a certain timeframe but I wouldn't be worrying about it! We have a little dog so we were…

Hi manderinne- thanks we are so excited.
As for landscaping plans- no not really! We intend to turf fully before moving in and then just give…

Fix out- Update 3
The internal work continues and has progressed extremely well with a few slight hiccups.
Exterior- the front facade has been completed with the render painted and the…

Hey Mec06- thanks heaps, we are so excited about this space.
The colour is called Mt Eden.
Thanks qldben- its definitely a mash up of my love of vintage and my husbands…

Fit out- Update 2
A lot has happened in a short timeframe and we were super happy to get access to our now completely locked up house to have a look…

Hi Samlee,
Nice to hear from you, congrats on your first home build!
The retaining wall on our left boundary which shows up on our site plan was required by the…

Ahh yes I know the one you mean! How exciting. The plasterboard going up is so great to actually see the size of the spaces. We just can't wait until…

Hey guys,
Thanks QLDben- I have been lazy about updating it!! How is yours progressing?
Mec06. Thanks heaps. We are so excited about the bin hehe, small things! We went all…

Fit out- Update 1
We are excited to report that the build is progressing well with only a few minor sidetracks.
We are completely locked up now and internal fit out has…

Thanks Mec06- I will do an update this weekend for sure there has been lots of progress so looking forward to getting some more photos…

Lock-up
The build has continued at a fast pace and with some small hiccups along the way.
We are now past lock-up stage and beginning to consider internal fit out.
The bricking was…

Hi Mec06,
We cannot believe how quickly it is going up also! Our site supervisor assured us it would have been picked up but at least this way we avoid…

Frame Stage
After we completed the retaining wall the block was handed back to Plantation to continue the construction.
Frames were delivered on the 30th of October and started to be…

The Retaining Saga
We had known from the outset that we required retaining- in order to have it done when the builder wanted it done we had to have the site…

Construction begins!
Site scrape- October 5th
We arrived on site to discover the site scrape had occurred today- the first step in a long building process.

Plumbing- October 12th

Slab preparation- October 13th
Slap…

Thanks Mec06- I cannot wait to unwrap it in the new house!!!

Estate Update
A walk around Capestone today shows some ongoing changes. Stage 17 is very much up and moving now with lots of houses having begun construction. The below photo is…

Bug82- just saw this post which explains why you may require piers. All I can say is that we have found the costs with Plantation have remained pretty consistent from…

bug82- we did not require any piering- why are they saying you require it?
We did have to construct a retaining wall on one side near our garage and if…

I don't know why but whenever I try and quote and write a reply, since the site has been upgraded, the reply does not appear.
Qldben- Plantation submitted our covenant…

Thanks lp77- We did have to wait a while on a tender appointment but we did our first tender prior to the land registering so that may have helped the…

Yay! Thats fantastic Deucecoupe- we cannot wait to see actual physical progress! Congrats! When is your expected completion?
Butters7338- we purhcased our lot in stage 17 unregistered. They predicted June registration…