Well, more accurately, the Stage is beginning. There’s not any physical construction starting, but at least we are moving to a stage where it might begin. We at least feel that we are moving forward. I am torn between the following lyrics: Forward he cried, from the rear (and the front rank died.) The General…
Category: Choices
Pre-Start Haggling
My neighbour and I were comparing progress notes the other day. He described the pre-start process as one of “contrived extortion”. What a great term. I am beginning to understand what he means. When we attended the pre-start process, we were all optimistic, enthusiastic and excited to be finally customising our own house. So we…
Electrical Plan
We’ve done our electrical plan. I wanted electric and data points every metre everywhere, but of course there was compromise. I also wanted the spotlights from the Sydney Opera House above my kitchen workbench, but again we found some middle ground. Smart Homes allocated us a consultant just for this part of the house infrastructure…
Rainwater Tank Downsized
For our block, we knew we had to make provision for a rainwater tank, as part of council’s water efficiency and conservation efforts. But the recommended rainwater tank for our block is too big and as ugly as a blind cobbler’s thumb. We decided we’d have a good chance of seeing if we could change…
Smart Choices and Progress
Now that we’ve signed up with Smart Homes, I thought that it would be a similar waiting game to the last one. However, even without digging anything or building anything, the ever-attentive Ram has kept us moving along our design journey. First up was getting that design sketch as good as it could be, before…