It's been a long time since I've been on the site...
We have been slow to get the backyard done but are now making the most of this gorgeous spring weather.
We…

So this is the beginning of my new thread!
My husband and I are building our new home in the Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, Victoria.
I love following other people's builds and…

Thanks! I haven't really been on here either apart from posting the pics around christmas. Still haven't finished the pergola... been a bit slack (but I now have an…

Looks great! Time to enjoy it!

Welcome newbies!
Not sure about negotiating but you could always try. It would be nice to shave a few dollars off but I'm thinking it's unlikely... ?
Finally at least some stones…

Location - Grand Lakes Estate, Lara
Builder - Porter Davis
Home - Livingstone
Facade - Ormond
Lot size - 551sqm
Home size - 224sqm

Ok time for some photos!
Still a few things to do but overall the hard work is done and we got to enjoy it with everyone over Christmas. We even had…

Hey!
Yeah we have put the turf in... so the backyard is almost complete (minus some plants/trees and the battens for the pergola). I'll have to take some pics this weekend…

Oh NO! That's terrible! What a nice way to end the year for you... not.
Hope the insurance covers a good job. Nice job flooding the…

...the whole dirt removal part is a pain! Wish the builders would scrape the block for you after settlement, haha. And not to mention expensive. 2014 will be all about…

Looking great Nick! Bout time they sealed that section of road, hey?
We have laid soil out the back and getting turf delivered on Thursday. We're also building a plantar box…

Looking good. Your dining area looks so spacious, love it. Nice rug too!

Nah it's not just us. 2 other neighbours in the street had the same problem with iinet.
...Finally reconnected this arvo after 6 days!

It says something on their website about national delays due to apple software updates? Umm...?
Estimated return 28th Oct :/ Perfect timing, not.

Anyone else with iinet lost your connection the last 2 days? Very frustrating.

Looks really good, good job!

Ha yeah our path is all different tones of white and brown!
Sounds good... the guy we are using for the deck is Jake's cousin, he has his own business.
The weather…

Well, 6 months on and we can finally say this place feels like home.
We have recently started painting the entire house (walls only), and even after buying countless sample pots…

Haha for a hefty fee perhaps? Doing a few dark feature walls and a lighter neutral tone to the rest. So it will take a while! I just got sick…

Good job for putting that up Nick, didn't cross my mind.
I was wondering about the call out fee if it's not connected properly... ours was wrong and we never got…

Furniture looks awesome, just sayin'.

Yeah the phone reception is crap! I have to go out in the backyard to call someone half of the time. When we had a portable/USB wifi it was really…

Congrats! The long wait is finally over... See you around!

We had a random visit yesterday from a couple of concreters who are fixing the cracks in our pavement and road curb that were there since before we started building.…

Great to hear you have a date!
Loving this weather, finally got some weeding done. Good time of the year for you all moving in, perfect for landscaping.
That bbq can't be…

Netgear R6300, not my choice! If it's to do with computers... It's Jake's job

Just a warning with the Opticomm connection. We didn't realise they were installing a router that's not wireless. So we had to go out and spend another $300 on one…