Post-Move Hibernation

We spent most of the summer languishing on the couch, under the fan, in our new house, playing games and drinking frozen cocktails. I think we were well and truly exhausted, and a little bit burned out, trying to recover from the shock of spending so much money all in …

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PCI: Practical Completion

One of the biggest milestones in building is what’s called “Practical Completion” (PCI). This means the build is basically finished, and all that’s usually left is a few minor fixes. At this stage, we undertake what’s commonly called a Practical Completion Inspection (PCI for short), although our builder calls it …

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Beautiful marri floorboards!

The title of this post might give away my feelings about our new marri floorboards. I think they’re beauuutiful! Here’s the scoop: we decided on Standard and Better grade, with the boards 130mm wide and 13mm thick. Why marri, you ask? I’ll be brutally honest with you – I don’t …

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Locked out!

Locked out

This is what every home builder dreams of – the day you are locked out of your own home! Ordinarily, I’d try and write something meaningful, but today I’ll let the pictures do the talking…   OK that didn’t last long, I can’t keep quiet any longer. This is the …

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