And the official countdown begins.....

After receiving council approval for our plans there was a mad flurry of paperwork from our builder last week in order to move things to the next step. We got our final drawings to check and return, we received quotes on the last two items to be included in our plans and quickly organised a small modification  to our butlers pantry shelving. We received a post contract variation to sign for the minor changes and quickly signed and returned it.

On Friday we were advised that the last thing needed was an authority from our bank to commence construction. I wasn't holding my breath given how long they took for the approval process. Whilst waiting for the authority the actual loan documents arrived in the mail yesterday. A quick email to Plantation Homes and they said that a copy of the loan docs would suffice and they have now moved our file in to the "production" stage. So I've now got an image in my head of them building our house on a production line. He he. 



What it actually means is that they will start allocating materials, appoint a site supervisor and get ready to start building our home. This initial phase is expected to take two weeks, after which we will hopefully start to see some action on our block.

I can't wait to start posting photo's of the actual build! In the meantime, we have found a couple more light fittings for the house, and the perfect coffee table for our family room. 

Our long list of criteria for our coffee table - not timber because of the timber floors, not black  because of the dust factor, not glass or perspex because of the finger print factor, and big enough to put some magazines, drinks and snacks on. This one from Freedom is perfect AND it was on sale. Bargain!

This pendant for above the dining table, and a similar one for the master bedroom.