Yup, it's been a while. A long long while. And a rocky road too! But we are still moving in the direction of Building a House! I've kind of been afraid to post, until we had some concrete progress under our belt, because for a while there? It felt like we would never actually get to building stage. And we're still not!! But godammit we're on our way!
We have:
- a brand new, architectually designed, house plan (thank you brother-in-law....)
- All the docs done for consents, including engineering reports and specs. AND these are IN COUNCIL HANDS!! The infamous SWDC Building Consents clock is officially ticking!
- Two costing quotes back from two building companies, and another on the way
- A massive pile of quotes for everything you've ever imagined (and some things you haven't). Kitchens. Flooring. Light fittings. Door handles. Toilet-paper holders, not even kidding. We've discussed and researched soffits, bulkheads, skirting, ceiling heights, trusses, thermal-breaking, sound-proofing (for the kids rooms! Get your mind out of the gutter! Oh, and speaking of gutters...), Guttering. Water-heating. Extraction fan ducting. The list is only beginning.....
- A mortgage. Already! Argh! Everyone cross fingers that the rates stay low for another year til we can lock in our rate! Damn you Auckland and your overheated housing market!!
- A ridiculously organised, washi-tape-enhanced filing system, courtesy of yours truly. Somehow the pretty tape makes looking at the eye-watering costs of all the quotes more bearable. Regardez-vous!
We have:
- a brand new, architectually designed, house plan (thank you brother-in-law....)
- All the docs done for consents, including engineering reports and specs. AND these are IN COUNCIL HANDS!! The infamous SWDC Building Consents clock is officially ticking!
- Two costing quotes back from two building companies, and another on the way
- A massive pile of quotes for everything you've ever imagined (and some things you haven't). Kitchens. Flooring. Light fittings. Door handles. Toilet-paper holders, not even kidding. We've discussed and researched soffits, bulkheads, skirting, ceiling heights, trusses, thermal-breaking, sound-proofing (for the kids rooms! Get your mind out of the gutter! Oh, and speaking of gutters...), Guttering. Water-heating. Extraction fan ducting. The list is only beginning.....
- A mortgage. Already! Argh! Everyone cross fingers that the rates stay low for another year til we can lock in our rate! Damn you Auckland and your overheated housing market!!
- A ridiculously organised, washi-tape-enhanced filing system, courtesy of yours truly. Somehow the pretty tape makes looking at the eye-watering costs of all the quotes more bearable. Regardez-vous!
Feeling updated now? Promise I'll post more often, now that things are definitely in motion. This time next year..... you'll be invited to come visit, and you can all tell me how all the time spent getting everything sorted was TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!!