Our PD Livingstone - 18 months on
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…
Our PD Livingstone - 18 months on
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…
Our PD Livingstone - 18 months on
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…
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
Looks great! Time to enjoy it!
Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, VIC
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…
Our PD Livingstone - 18 months on
Location - Grand Lakes Estate, Lara
Builder - Porter Davis
Home - Livingstone
Facade - Ormond
Lot size - 551sqm
Home size - 224sqm
Our PD Livingstone - 18 months on
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…
Our PD Livingstone - 18 months on
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…
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
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…
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
...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…
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
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…
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
Looking good. Your dining area looks so spacious, love it. Nice rug too!
Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, VIC
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!
Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, VIC
It says something on their website about national delays due to apple software updates? Umm...?
Estimated return 28th Oct :/ Perfect timing, not.
Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, VIC
Anyone else with iinet lost your connection the last 2 days? Very frustrating.
Our PD Livingstone - 18 months on
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…
Our PD Livingstone - 18 months on
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…
Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, VIC
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…
Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, VIC
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…
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
Furniture looks awesome, just sayin'.
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
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…
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
Congrats! The long wait is finally over... See you around!
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
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.…
Our Burbank Lukin 2800 - 10 Months On!
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…
Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, VIC
Netgear R6300, not my choice! If it's to do with computers... It's Jake's job
Grand Lakes Estate, Lara, VIC
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…
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