Clare is Mum to one gorgeous little girl, and is currently building a brand new home in Wollongong. She will be sharing all her trials and tribulation as she embarks on this exciting adventure!
How do I build a home?
What inspires me? How will I know what to choose?
This is our first time building a home and as anticipated the feelings of excitement, nervousness and apprehension all spring to mind. How will I know the design I want? Will it fit in within our budget? Single storey or double storey? Big house or little house? Tiles or floorboards? All things to be decided upon when building a new home.
To back track, we purchased a nice block of land in a lovely new estate in Thirroul off the plan back in 2010! It took a year to turn a disheveled brickworks into an amazing estate with gorgeous views of the beach at McCauley’s.
We procrastinated for nearly a year before we decided on our builder. We chose Fowler Homes who offered the best design (which I didn’t need to change), lots of great extras and best of all it came within budget – BONUS!!
The land finally registered early December 2011, with the signing of the house tender shortly after.
We choose the Monte Carlo 33, with the Plantation facade. From signing tender to now, its been 8 months and I am patiently waiting to see some progress on our land as we are within the ‘commence within 20 days’ time frame.
Whilst I patiently wait, I am busy trying to map out the interiors of the house –finding great inspiration from magazines and blogs.
Let’s hope my next post will capture the start of our dream home.
– Clare