Hey Beetaloo - What did you decide with your termite protection?
Not sure if you saw this termite protection idea we installed at our place...
We left a 50mm gap between…

Hey Beetaloo - What did you decide with your termite protection?
Not sure if you saw this termite protection idea we installed at our place...
We left a 50mm gap between…

Love the flooring! Such a huge job!!!

Well folks, it's been a while between updates I know. Lots happening and we're almost on the home straight.
I believe I left off almost a year ago. It took…

Thanks so much deejay08!
I honestly didn't realise how much I loved the industrial touches until I saw my pulley pendant lights and HAD to have them!
We're even painting our…

Hi all
I've posted these in my owner builder thread viewtopic.php?f=38&t=74417 but I thought I'd put them up here as well to get your thoughts... please be…

Please excuse my shocking InDesign skills and feast your eyes on our mood boards!
KITCHEN
MASTER BATH
DINING
FAMILY ROOM
LIBRARY / CIGAR LOUNGE (seriously, that's what Wonky calls it!)
As you can probably…

Hi ya'll
Thanks for the little reminder Leni!
The house was painted before Christmas. It was such a great Christmas present to have it all locked up.
Using a professional-grade Graco…

Apologies for the lack of progress updates recently - there's been a bit of turmoil at the Wonky Walker's recently.
The downturn in the mining industry rendered me redundant in…

So far I am impressed all round with RSH and their customer service. There seems to be a real focus on this being "your house and you need to…

What is this "cash saving" you speak of?
A typical discussion over dinner for us is as follows:
Me: "Hey hunny, I bargained with…

Thanks Beetaloo - we've been jumping around with different jobs but this was one that really couldn't wait since I definitely don't want to be carting water all summer! It's…

We have a roof!
Its amazing the changes in perspective with each new stage. Having a roof over our heads has compressed the house in on itself so it doesn't…

While we were waiting for the tin to go on, we decided to install the windows which all went without a hitch. Then we thought we'd have a go at…

Thanks Mellianne5 - I needed a reminder to get some more pics up!
We finished the wall framing by the end of July and then decide to employ some roof…

So we finished the slab layout on the 5th July. After checking and re-checking the dimensions of the slab, we didn't actually have to mark much out as it was…

I'll post some mark out pics depending how much we get finished this afternoon - starting moving wall frames into position last night but it's a slow job with a…

Ask and ye shall receive
Slab prep and pre-lay
Boys working hard - they did an amazing job on the finish!
The finished product with my wee seat to sit and enjoy…

Chalky, I've PM'd you the details for our earth worker - highly recommended. Regarding the pole home extras, it all came down to getting the energy rating to 6*. It…

Hi Chalky
Out total fall including verandahs etc is a little over 3m. We originally wanted a full pole home but it would've cost an extra $100k to get the 6…

It's been a hectic few weeks on our piece of Parky Paradise.
Earthworks started on the 15th May with the first job to relocate the existing leach drains.
We had used…

Good news - our planning has been APPROVED! Owner builder application was lodged last week and once that's done, we'll lodge our certified plans for building application...all going well we…

Well, we're settled, moved and fully ensconced in our new Parky Palace. Absolutely loving the area, great community atmosphere and fabulous neighbours, not to mention Parkerville Tavern - our great…

Bit of an update.
After the first sale fell through, we accepted a second offer. These buyers decided to wait the full 21 days before telling us their finance was declined...…

Spong - I agree. If anything, we're planning to go above and beyond the requirements set out by our BAL rating with roof sprinklers and dedicated tank, pump and genny.…

Hi Marmalade - are you in Perth?
Would love your certifier's details! We're looking at booking ours in soon and we've spoken to a decent bloke but I don't know…

Bit of an update - the sale of our house in Embleton has fallen through as the buyer couldn't get finance so we've had to…

Great idea Beetaloo - I'll definitely look into that. We were looking to start compacting road base for our future asphalt driveway so I'll just order some extra!

Hi Chalky…

Ok - question regarding slab for verandahs
Option 1 – Lay the slab to include all verandahs
Pros: Gives greater strength to the overall slab, provides a barrier for termites and reduces…

Thanks AKB - I will definitely be sending call outs for tradies in the coming months!
I've read through your build cover to cover and it looks amazing! I've already…