We have pipes & a fence

Weren't expecting anything further to happen to the block until after piering (21st January) but thought we would just go around and have a look. We were very surprised to find that the plumbing had been completed today! Great surprise to see some progress especially when you don't expect it.

Now we wait for piering (weather permitting) on Monday :)

Our Site Scraped!!!!

Before the xmas break, got a call from our Slab Supervisor who advised that our site scrape was scheduled for this week. Went past tonight and it has been done! Very exciting to finally see some significant progress on the land after so long due to land registration delays. Scheduled to have our piering, plumbing and formwork completed around Monday 21st January.

Electrical Appointment Complete

Had our electrical appointment at the MJH MyChoice Studio Norwest today. Decided to get most (if not all) electrical work done through the builder as this would both save us time after handover if we were to do it ourselves and the fact that everything you do through the builder is included in warranty.

Extremely happy with our choices & like our colour selections, can't wait to see them in our new home :)

Next stop..... site scrape!

Settlement Complete

Just got word through today from our Conveyancer that settlement has taken place on our block of land and our purchase is now complete!!!!

That completes half of the puzzle, now for the building to start. We are both looking forward to seeing it all take shape.

Land (FINALLY) Registered!!!

Well after more than a year purchasing our block of land, and delay after delay, we were happy to find out it has finally registered!!! Informed our CLO at McDonald Jones about the great news and she was getting the 'paperwork' ball rolling. Settlement should be within 2 weeks :)

Colour Selections Completed

Had our Colour Selections appointment today at the McDonald Jones Colour Selections Studio at Baulkham Hills. Had plenty of decisions to make but after 6 hours they were finally all done & we are stoked with our decisions!

Outdoor Colour Selections

Actual brick selected is different to one shown above as they didn't have a sample there but we had already been out to Austral to select this. We chose the Topaz colour from Australs Metropolis range. 

Brick: Austral Metropolis Topaz
Roof Tile: Monier Horizon 'Barramundi'
Gutters: Woodland Grey
Fascia: Surfmist
Downpipes: Surfmist
Front brick pillar bag & paint: Taubmans 'Coffee Cake'
Porch & Alfresco tile: Murano 305 x 305
Garage Door: B&D Contemporary Design 'Caoba' colour
Driveway: Not doing through builder but like the colour shown beneath garage door in picture above.

Bathroom Selections

Floor Tiles: RB City Botticino 330x330 glazed ceramic 

Wall Tile: RB City Botticino 500x330 glazed ceramic 

Feature Tile: Choc Glass/emp dark (sheeted mosaic)

Vanity Benchtop: Essastone 'Macchiato'

Vanity Cupboards: Laminex 'Bronzeworks'

Kickboard: Formica 'Silver Shadow' Velour finish

Laundry Selections

Floor Tiles: Polished porcelain 'Amalfi Beige' 300x300

Wall Tiles: Polished porcelain 'Amalfi Beige' 300x600 horizontal

Benchtop: Laminex 'Stipple Hemp'

Laundry Bench Cupboards: Laminex 'Bronzeworks'

Kickboard: Formica 'Silver Shadow' velour finish

Kitchen Selection

Kitchen Benchtop: Essastone 'Crystal Chalk' 40mm

Kitchen Cupboards: Laminex Crystal Gloss Clear 'Ebony Maccasar'

Glass Splashback: In Trend Metallic Series 'Cush Silver'

Kickboard: Formica 'New Stainless Steel' velour finish

Example of kitchen colours put together (we chose our colour scheme from this one that was on display at the studio)

Internal Colours

Floor Tiles: Polished Porcelain 'Amalfi Beige' 600x600 (all throughout except Bedrooms & Media)
Carpet: Redbook 'Total Charm' 8 string 100% nylon
Wall Colour: Taubmans Endure 3-coat 'Beige Shroud'

House Design Chosen!!!!

After walking through many, many display homes, we found ourselves at the Gregory Hills display centre. It was here that we fell in love with one particular house design and knew that this was the one we would buy and want to live in. It was the Milano Two design by McDonald Jones Homes.

After a month or so, we placed the initial $3000 deposit on after deciding this was the house we would want. This would then give us an initial tender which we could then chop and change to suit our needs and budget to finally come up with our Consolidated Tender.