After submitting my plans and less than a month later they have been approved. Excellent! Now a trip to the office of Fair trading to get my Owner Builders permit and we are good to go...
Finally – Plans submitted to Council
After many months of fretting I have mustered up the courage to submit my plans to council.... Hopefully in 4 to 6 weeks I will get approval and be able to proceed. 4/09/2009
Owner Builder Exam Passed!
Just passed my Owner-builder exam online at http://www.ozob.com.au. Now I have to go to the office of fair trading and get an Owner-builders certificate. I am so not good at digesting regulations and understanding what needs doing. Funny how some things you do, other...
Organic Feast Cafe
Went to Organic Feast for a Coffee on the weekend. As you do at Cafe's you grab a magazine. My wife found me a magazine named "The Owner Builder". I loved it. So many real life experiences of people building low cost but very interesting structures. By the end of the...
Maitland Waterproofing
I have just finished coding a website for a friend. He's running a Waterproofing business. I got him to do the waterproofing in my bathroom renovation, which he did a great job of. I was amazed at how neat the end result was (he used these cute little plastic dishes...
The Rear Deck Renovation – We have a plan
When you start to think of what you want for a certain portion of the house. There is a period of time where ideas surface and command attention for while but ultimately don't reach the final design. I suppose planning is important so you don't just go for the first...
The week in sport – If you could call house renovation sport that is.
Dishwasher - Finally Despite my motivation being negatively geared. I did manage to install a Dishwasher which is such a watershed moment. We never had a dishwasher while I was growing up and all through my flatting years we never had one either. So here I am trying...
Roof Quote – Talkin’ about my Renovation
Got a roof quote today. So the eventual plan will be a new Colorbond roof with Colorbond Facia covers. A Fiberglass Wool blanket is also planned to add a little more insulation.
The Bathroom – Moët Chandon Required for the Grand Opening
We are almost finished the bathroom. We have been showering for several weeks. The only unfinished portion is the sliding door which I am currently putting a coat of High Gloss Enamel in China White on it. Once that is done our atrophied social life is almost ready to...
Milestone – 1st Shower in New Bathroom
OK. Well finally the plumbers arrived and have connected the shower, toilet, vanity, bath and floor wastes. So tonight we had our first shower. It was so nice to get clean in our own house for a change (it's been 7 months). I don't recommend taking so long to renovate...