The purpose behind these series of articles is to help and inform other owner builders and renovators through the process of building their own dream home.
This series will document each stage in great detail of our major structural renovation project. You will be taken on a journey through the preliminary stages finally arriving at practical completion. As a result you guys will get front row seats into our renovation project, revealing exactly how we:
The purpose behind this series of articles is to help and inform other owner builders and renovators through the process of building your own home. This series will document each stage in great detail of our major structural renovation project. You will be taken on a journey through the preliminary stages finally arriving at practical … Read more
Designing your new home is exciting and fun, however can also be very daunting at the same time. Engaging a good drafts person can sometime be half the battle. At the same time, having a good idea of what you want to achieve is also beneficial. For us, we spent sometime drawing draft floor plans … Read more
The fun now really begins as we embark on the next stage of our renovation journey. Submitting plans to council for approval can sometimes be the easiest or hardest stage to complete. As a result, most people will have mixed experiences when dealing with their local council. For an easy council approval process, again a good … Read more
Its time to get dirty and get this home out of the ground! The excavation stage can sometimes be the most daunting stage of the construction project. When a builder prices up for excavation for a client, 9 times out of 10 it will be an allocated sum known as a provisional sum.