We ummed and ahhed about wether to build or buy for a very long time. Then the new first home owners grant was announced that gave us $15,000 if we built and nothing if we bought. We had always wanted to build but wasn't sure how feasible it was cash wise but with this grant it really made the decision for us.
We had been keeping an eye on a couple of blocks we really liked. We were a bit short of choice as hubby needs to be within 5 mins of the station for work. We also really wanted a decent sized block and an estate that was on the quiet side. Thankfully we found exactly what we were looking for at Bolwarra Heights. We settled on September 20th on our perfect little block of land. The land is 1300m2 and is a corner block. Exactly what we wanted.
On October 1st we had finally decided on the house design we wanted. We went and saw Coral homes and asked for an estimate. The estimate came back two weeks later in our price range with Eclipse Inclusions. We then paid the initial deposit for a fixed price tender. At this stage we are still waiting for the tender to come back. Hopefully it will be in on Friday.
We have been to look at tiles and bricks. So far we have agreed with no arguments. Big sigh of relief. We are having white marble floor tiles, whitish/grey stone tiles on the bathroom and laundry floors, black gloss tiles on the bathroom walls and a mirror mosaic strip of feature tiles in both of the bathrooms. We were really happy with the choices that were available from Coral. The quality and colours are great. We were expecting to pay extra for gloss tiles but they are included. The only extra charge we have to pay so far is the feature tiles. If we can get out of building with just that extra cost we will be very happy.
Block pics....
