Category Archives: Finance

Hmmmmm

Posted on March 29, 2012 by linnibea

Today the renderers were back and they did not only the area over our bedroom window but also the back gable!!  So either the painting done yesterday on the back gable was undercoat or somebody made a boo boo!  I really … Continue reading →

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A bit more carpentry and some fanciful ideas

Posted on November 6, 2011 by linnibea

Well the windows didn’t arrive Wednesday!   Actually nothing happened both Wednesday or Thursday but on Friday the chippies were back. So we now have valleys on the roof, the dividing wall between the rooms upstairs and the gable is … Continue reading →

Posted in Building permit, carpentry, decking/alfresco, Family, Finance, Prime Projects Construction, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

We gots da power!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by linnibea

Did an early run past the block to let the trenching guys know they were not to backfill the trench next to the damaged root barrier.  They had already been advised there was a problem but they thought they had … Continue reading →

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We have our permit!!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by linnibea

Believe it or not we actually have our building permit!!!!!!! We were advised today by C at Prime that our permit has been approved, we will be sent the official paperwork in the next day or so. Then I can … Continue reading →

Posted in Building permit, Contract, Finance, Prime Projects Construction, Site Preparation | 2 Comments

Contracts signed and 5% Deposit paid

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

Today we signed contracts and paid our 5% deposit with Prime… Have been so happy dealing with them….Linda will probably update in more detail later. Linda’s update 3 hrs later…… We did get our contracts yesterday and delivered them to … Continue reading →

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If not Onley then who?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by linnibea

There seem to be more twists and turns than a ballet troupe when it comes to this build process! We are still waiting for that final planning approval to arrive in the mail.  It can’t be far off, David has … Continue reading →

Posted in Contract, Council, Finance, Onley Construction, Planning, Premier | 4 Comments

Retaining walls quote is in!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by linnibea

We received the quote this morning for the retaining walls from Simon.   After we picked ourselves up off the floor…well we did some negotiating.   We knew it would not be a cheap job, each sleeper is worth around … Continue reading →

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We have bank approval

Posted on January 12, 2011 by linnibea

Got a phone call today from Lina at the bank to say that we have approval for our house build and a little extra. Now to get the bank valuation done to see how much equity we will have. We … Continue reading →

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