Hi Roomeat. Great idea. We've just finished a build in Middle Park, Brisbane with Steve Parcell Builders. Happy for you to add us to your list as a reference for…

I reckon Woodland Grey & Dune work great together - but then I have to say that as we've just used them in our build! We have a Woodland Grey…

Congratulations Yvonne. I agree with gandn that now the hard work starts with the garden etc, but it's so much more bearable once the house is finished and you have…

We had handover a week and a half ago - everything went to plan with just a few minor paint touchups etc to finish things off - and we are…

Good to see things are back on track for you Yvonne. I reckon the portaloo going is a sure sign you're almost there! Ours went yesterday and we've been told…

Yes - that's the idea cat_dunc. We thought it would do away with the need for a dressing table in the bedroom. We actually found a nice small white seat…

Your dilemma sounds identical to the one we faced. We ended up going with the custom builder that we felt really good about right from the start. We did spend…

Very observant Mr Bee. The green dots are where we want our towel hooks placed. For a number of reasons we went with these rather than towel rails.
The bamboo colour…

Our flooring layer also cut into the plasterboard to give extra room for expansion. Definitely sounds like a good idea for that huge room of yours. We would have loved…

Time seems to have gone so quickly and we only have a week or so to go before handover - and yet there's still so much we need to do/buy…

The last couple of weeks have been taken up mainly with internal stuff - the tiling is almost finished and the electrics are now all in. The builder has given…

It's an acrylic render that was painted - not sure of the brand. I think the actual colour is a little lighter/whiter than it appears in the picture. I'll see…

Thanks all. In response to the questions asked:
* I think the fact there are few weeds growing is a reflection of the soil quality - lots of clay. Unfortunately if…

Steady progress over the past week, with the external painting having been completed...

same with the internals (and yes, we struggled choosing a colour, so ended up all white)...

and the tiling…

Hey Yvonne. Just checked all the pics on your blog and the place is looking great. Did I see somewhere that you were thinking of gabbion walls? My neighbour &…

Thanks for all the comments folks - as said previously, we're very happy with the way things are going. I'm not quite sure what the decking timber is TraceyWayne. We…

Looking forward to the pictures Yvonne as I've always felt there are a number of similarities between our builds and what we're trying to achieve. Our painter will actually finish…

Just caught up with your latest Yvonne and your place is looking so good. I reckon you must be a few weeks ahead of us. Looking forward to your visit…

Well alot has happened in the three weeks we were away, so a few extra photos this time. Brickwork & rendering is finished, and solar panels installed...

Garage door fitted, so…

A quick update on progress at our place:
ceilings & walls have all been sheeted internally...

and bricking & cladding has commenced...

The garage door is to be fitted within the next week…

Hey Plucka - no need for me to check out your thread as I reckon I know it inside out. Must have read through it at least half a dozen…

What a difference having the plasterboard up makes - and what an awesome size room. You're getting way ahead of us now Yvonne.

Hey Meerkat. If you haven't already done so, perhaps you need to complete the trifecta of show homes and go see the one out at Deebing Heights. A totally different…

Hi Meerkat. Yes we too did the rounds of the show villages at Rochedale when we started thinking about building. There certainly are some pretty flash places there, but very…

So good to see the progress. You must be very happy with how it's all turning out.

Hi Yvonne. We ended up with five zones for the air con - living area; family room; & the bedrooms. So if required we can run each of these individually.

It's all been happening inside Yvonne, and other than windows & doors, there's only a whole load of wires & pipes to show for it - wouldn't make the best…

Just been catching up on your progress and things are looking really good Yvonne.
I'm often surprised at the parallels between our builds, as we too have just reviewed our…

That is awesome - you must be so happy with the way it's turned out. I can only hope ours does likewise.

Definitely interested in following this. Are you going to upload plans at some stage as I'm curious about what the end result will be - and that mix of the…