Needy neighbours suck. I dont even know the names of the ones to the right of us and they have been there for years.
My plan is to send hubby…

Might be a good idea to visit them with a small six pack of Corona and give them a mobile number for just in case they have any questions or…

Hopefully your neighbours wont care too much about the specifics and the DA goes through without any objections!
This is my fear for our KRD, although the only ones that I…

Charlie, will you be using a private inspector during the build?
Ive been dropping these bits on hubby, to prepare him for the extra costs involved and inspections will be the…

Is your water tank underground?

Ive had some hit or miss with Aliexpress but I will say, the one time I claimed a refund, it came through with no argument.
My only concern would be to…

Ive bought of Aliexpress before, never thought to use them for the house!

My father in law has alzheimers (sp), which is sad because my in-laws are wonderful people... and they live next door. We try to see the bright side and not…

On the plus side, at least shes not saying youre building a big house so she can move in one day

I really like some of your selections!
Why a double sink for the laundry? I ask because I dont even use my one laundry sink so just curious... and Ive been…

Sweeeeettttt!!!
I was reading DA applications today and wow... 6 copies of everything plus all the other requirements. Crazy! What do they do with all that paperwork?

Thats heartbreaking!
Have you thought of using social media and posting the photos on tweeter and Facebook? It shouldnt come to a public shame but sadly it seems to be the…

Maybe investigate in some sort of bio filter so it can be released into the fields/gardens
Or is that already a standard?

Silly question but is there underlay on the flooring? Love the flooring and the splashback tiles.

Ive recently learned about a CDC v DA. Of course you would need a DA because its virgin land but because you dont have neighbours (except for cows), hopefully…

So how will you celebrate ground breaking day? I think I would be out there, running around with my arms open wide like a plane.
I hope you take lots of…

My husband has been trying to convince me that a dark bench top in the bathroom will work and Ive been saying Nope. Not going to happen.
Damn you, I really…

So the banks plonks the entire mortgage into your account to redraw? Not as the build progresses? Ive obviously never done a build before.

Hahaha, not under a mattress but not a mortgage either so how do they start a build if the bank doesnt confirm funds as the lender? Wonder if I will…

Thanks!! Its practically invisible for me
I wonder how a new house build works when you dont have a mortgage/bank involved? God, another thing Im going to investigate/ask about.

Geez. How do I edit? back = bank.

Do you have a daily limit on how much you can transfer? Some of my account limits are $2K, some $5K for trasnfers. If I was going to transfer…

My In Laws live next door to our build (when it happens) so we've already joked about how they cant stop us from watching the build as we will be…

Oh boy, sounds like your neighbour is being precious already - I would hinting to her that Im going to paint the house pink and purple with blinding white concrete…

Woohoo and good luck with the redraw thing!
I admit it, last week I had major anxiety and was thinking sell ours and buy something else as building new seems so…

I wonder what can be done with a drone? We have a friend that works for a university and is flown around the world, taking drone footage for various projects/departments…

I really like your dark grey tiles! I was trying to avoid a grey bathroom but that tile makes me reconsider.

One thing Ive been really thinking about is putting the stove top on the island bench - because i cook more than I wash dishes and the designs we like,…

Ive previously seen a photo of a powerpoint on the island bench like that and my first thought was, WTF would anyone do that and think thats acceptable! Its…

1016 works for me! Things were much cheaper then... like a new house