The beginning of the build that is!!!
The final building permit has been granted, so we're all set to get going now. The only casualty as a result of the permit being issued was that we've been forced to reduce our al fresco area by 20cm on the west side of the house to bring it in to line with the council requirements, but at least this resulted in a nice credit in the variation.
Finance was approved, documents have been signed and returned and were today handed over to the settlements department. Hopefully they don't have any issues with them, because I don't like the chances of them being amended before we head off on holiday!
We spent Sunday afternoon (following a lovely breakfast with the old man for father's day) on the lot clearing it of the debris that our neighbour's builders had kindly left for us. Mowing the grass was a whole lot of fun too. I did make a promise to Sare that it would be the first and last time I mowed the lawn there, so we're probably going to have to go shopping for either some fake grass or some concrete and green paint at some stage...
Today I spoke to Metricon and was advised that the site start would likely be sometime between September 12 and 14. It will probably mean that by the time we get back we'll have a nice shiny new slab to look at, and potentially even the very early genesis of a frame. Unless of course the weather degenerates over the next week in which case we'll come back to a patch of grass that will probably need to be mown again.
It's going to be fantastic to see our new home taking shape in the very near future!!
