tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24535327899775990332025-08-05T17:59:51.936+10:00BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-28751683547120913022012-04-02T14:30:00.002+10:002012-04-02T14:37:58.912+10:00

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-52389867438015678642011-01-25T20:17:00.005+11:002011-01-25T20:26:08.354+11:00

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-70887999576543352692010-10-11T14:11:00.003+11:002011-01-25T20:17:31.746+11:00

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-36740503182221034932010-06-19T21:29:00.002+10:002010-07-05T23:48:37.113+10:00

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-68394375054405649612010-05-23T19:11:00.001+10:002010-05-23T19:13:21.080+10:00

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-80379090719742277982010-04-26T15:03:00.000+10:002010-04-26T15:03:35.960+10:00

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-65366923641086517762010-04-17T00:18:00.004+10:002010-05-06T19:28:39.767+10:00

After receiving a call from Vince, the concrete guy inviting us to watch the piering, my boys and I went to the site, camera in hand.  Very exciting.

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-39672927481649392642010-04-11T15:05:00.013+10:002010-05-27T00:39:14.593+10:00

7th May 2010 Good news!  WISDOM removed their fill! 23rd April 2010 WISDOM are supposedly going to remove the fill, which has diminished in size after relocation.  It has been cordoned off at the top corner near Stream St. We'll see. 9th April 2010 Peter, our Site Supervisor sends Jandson Homes pictures showing 2 x dirt pile fills that need to be

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-75998548172949088422010-03-04T20:58:00.009+11:002010-05-27T21:12:55.593+10:00

9th February - Meeting with colour consultant. After 3 hours, I'm pleased with the colours selected. After making the following changes: 1. Increasing the existing eaves to the mandatory minimum required 2. Reviewing and changing the exterior brick from colourbrick to an upgraded brick - Whitsunday "Keswick" 3. Removing the gate to the driveway 4. Confirming the light coloured driveway 5.

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-48263153319932498642010-01-04T18:13:00.003+11:002010-01-04T19:12:15.786+11:00

Another letter arrived today, from RAMS.They made a mistake, they were a bit too eager to increase the repayments.The update is, instead of the $175.03 mentioned in my earlier post, the increase is $150.79 per month!I STILL don't want your bananas!

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-9397867929051134622010-01-02T19:32:00.018+11:002010-01-02T21:42:27.893+11:00

As a new First Home buyer and customer of RAMS Home Loans, backed by the banana smoothie bank of 2009, Westpac, our family would like to thank RAMS, Westpac and the Reserve Bank of Australia for continuing to look out for the little guys, who are not shareholders, but mere customers of your establishment since our relationship began on 28th September 2009.We are happy to contribute what we can,

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-59879338499792267532009-12-28T12:29:00.005+11:002009-12-28T12:40:26.152+11:00

17th December 2009 - Landscaping Plan completed as part of documentation for DA approval via Design Panel

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-21191913800057761082009-10-26T12:49:00.003+11:002009-10-26T13:33:29.433+11:00

STILL TO ADDRESS:27th October 2009 - Meeting with Senior Estimator at Jandson, to finalise external variations to working drawings prior to Basix and Design Panel approval.After DA is approved, we can provide the required documentation to our lender so they can authorise the commencement to construct by confirming the progress payment detailsOct/Nov 2009 - Consult and finalise internal colours

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-72028768275435241362009-09-29T14:30:00.007+10:002009-10-10T15:32:47.812+11:00

On Wednesday 16th September, we met our solicitor to go over the building contracts and extension of loan documents. Notable points from this meeting were:Regarding the builderi) A 10% of contract penalty imposed by the builder if a progressive payment is not made within the agreed 5 working days from invoice receipt.ii) A standard caveat exists as part of this HIA where if you reach two-thirds

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-84617353251605500022009-09-17T09:40:00.007+10:002009-10-10T15:33:57.950+11:00

Our solicitor has been given the mortgage documents for the construction loan extension.We are now just waiting on the contract from the builder after providing the variations to them earlier this week. They called today to say we should expect it either tomorrow or this Monday.Once we receive the building contract, we will hand this also to our solicitor. He will advise us on the terms of both

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-6900412139285696402009-09-12T19:43:00.017+10:002009-10-10T15:41:03.742+11:00

The following exterior colours will be confirmed.Examples available when clicking on the slideshow below:Bricks - Austral colourbrickBrick colour - Colorbond SurfmistRoof tiles - Bristle 'Classic' flat tiles - Luna Eclipse blackGutters - Colorbond Monument blackFascia - Colorbond Monument blackEaves - Colorbond Surfmist.Ceiling of Balcony and Portico a TAS Oak timber stain.Downpipes - Colorbond

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-42664254776813074732009-08-25T21:20:00.014+10:002009-10-10T15:35:37.445+11:00

Consider this a fun posting of what we would like to install either during the build because it is easier and less costly or soon after because the budget has been blown...again :)They range from the small upgrades, for example a larger shower head to the layout of a second patio to be located on the long side of the house facing Stream Place.Many of the ideas and images are taken from the Home

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-20017211998343664292009-08-24T15:42:00.003+10:002009-08-24T15:47:56.808+10:00

and what a relief. Still, we have a very long way to go, the least of which is addressing what we consider some minor alterations on the appearance and then making sure we stay involved throughout each phase as we head towards signing a contract prior to 30th September.Until this is finalised, we will leave our decision, for now.....to ourselves :)

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-60589531633601115752009-08-21T14:08:00.002+10:002009-08-21T14:12:40.710+10:00

Bellmarch mentioned to us yesterday that they will complete the draft of the design in approximately 7 days.They will also try and provide the price given that this is a new design. At the end of 7 days we will discuss where things stand. They are aware of our urgency to meet the deadline for the First Home Owners Boost and have not promised anything.Metricon have 2 more weeks before they

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-10049112014014805212009-08-21T14:06:00.002+10:002009-08-21T14:15:34.152+10:00

There are four possible scenarios.(A) If Metricon is unable to fit the Liberty home on our land after conducting the site plan and Bellmarch cannot complete their documentation for us to sign before 30th September, we will build the Jandson Odyssey. This is because the Design Panel said it looked 'doable' in terms of receiving DA approval and really then is the only house we can build.(B) If

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-3378509269702486642009-08-21T12:20:00.003+10:002009-08-21T14:06:21.481+10:00

The kind of home we are going to build will be determined by the following1. Can Bellmarch (remember them? they were the first builder we looked at) pull one out of the hat and we buy the corner designed house we saw yesterday, off-the-plan?2. Can Metricon fit the Liberty house on our land?3. While the Jandson home is still an impressive house and likely to pass the DA process because the Design

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-63003081238146136312009-08-16T22:48:00.014+10:002009-08-17T09:48:06.904+10:00

A lot has happened since settling our land. While we await a second valuation based on an initial 'ridiculous' valuation, we are looking at building the Liberty 38 from Metricon.Click on picture to open slideshow.The difference to how our house will look to the picture above is that instead of the garage door entry seen here, the garage entrance is to the side. That is, from Stream Place.A window

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-38880924238275726552009-07-27T15:11:00.003+10:002009-07-29T00:24:34.547+10:00

The scheduled settlement time is 3pm.I'm writing this after 3pm, I guess we are officially land-owners now. My mobile rings, its our solicitor -Ok, you're all settled now, he says. You are now in the game!Terrific! We are now the proud owners of an area of dirt we will be spending the rest of our lives paying off :) Isn't ownership a wonderful thing?He will be sending us a report letter later

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-26593956230870421022009-07-23T16:00:00.003+10:002009-07-23T17:23:06.681+10:00

If it's not written on your settlement documents, it's not going to happen any differently. Our solicitor acts according to the documents. The agency responsible for writing the documents (a business unit administering this on behalf of WestPac), act on the instructions of what is agreed between RAMS and the mortgagee. So, if a point such as paying the administration fees separately, is not

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453532789977599033.post-80960428850741601982009-07-20T13:50:00.006+10:002009-07-21T13:36:44.829+10:00

My phone rang. The amended repayment schedule documents were ready. Our lender drove directly to my husbands work and then mine for the required signatures.Because our solicitor had the remaining parts of these documents, he was waiting on the amended documents to be sent to him so he could hand in the complete paperwork. It took longer than expected to receive the amended documents, so this was

BPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732094858754814910noreply@blogger.com0