| Oct 00 |
Sold the house and moved out two weeks later |
| Aug 00 |
Put the house on the market |
| Mar 00 |
Planted palms and groundcovers next to main patio |
| Dec 99 |
Removed all remaining grass, and replaced with bark gardens |
| Sep 99 |
Formed path through native bush, and planted trees |
| Aug 99 |
Hung curtains in lounge, dining and bedrooms, at last! |
| Jul 99 |
Planted nine more privacy trees along the side boundary |
| May 99 |
Formed and planted side lawn |
| Apr 99 |
Covered most of back part with bark |
| Mar 99 |
The right-hand fence was built |
| Feb 99 |
The left-hand fence was built |
| Dec 98 |
Created the ponds and got first fish |
| Dec 98 |
Put up trellis for climbing roses |
| Nov 98 |
Formed and planted front lawn |
| Nov 98 |
Planted privacy trees |
| 15 Oct 98 |
Earthmoving |
| 12 Sep 98 |
Housewarming party! |
| Sep 98 |
Brick letterbox built |
| Sep 98 |
Imprinted concrete patio constructed |
| Aug 98 |
Imprinted concrete driveway constructed |
| 15 Jul 98 |
Fridge integrated into kitchen |
| 14 Jul 98 |
DishDrawer dishwasher installed |
| 13 Jul 98 |
TV aerials installed |
| 11 Jul 98 |
Moved in!! |
| 9 Jul 98 |
Plumbing finished
Carpet laying |
| 8 Jul 98 |
Kitchen finshed
Electrical finished
Tiling finished |
| 7 Jul 98 |
Phone connected
Finishing touches |
| 1 Jul 98 |
Under-tile heating in ensuite installed |
| 29 Jun 98 |
Drainlaying
21 days notice to our landlord! |
| 26 Jun 98 |
Tiling started
Gas appliances installed |
| 24 Jun 98 |
Tiles delivered |
| 22 Jun 98 |
Gas meter fitting and appliances delivered
Gas pipe in trench |
| 19 Jun 98 |
Electrical fitting out started
Gas pipe in trench |
| 18 Jun 98 |
Plumbing fitting out |
| 17 Jun 98 |
Wallpaper hanging
Oven & DishDrawer delivered |
| 14 Jun 98 |
Painting work completed |
| 11 Jun 98 |
Met with two tilers
Cut shower bases |
| 6 Jun 98 |
Painting work started |
| 5 Jun 98 |
Kitchen installed |
| 4 Jun 98 |
Bath and vanities installed |
| 1 Jun 98 |
Gibbing work completed |
| 27 May 98 |
Got more dirt from Neville's site
Correct spa bath arrived |
| 22 May 98 |
Gibbing work started |
| 21 May 98 |
Gib board (dry wall) arrived
Vanities arrived (along with wrong bath) |
| 20 May 98 |
Plumber pre-piping work done |
| 18 May 98 |
Wall insulation installed
Garage door installed |
| 16 May 98 |
Most of the internal doors installed
Electrical pre-wiring completed |
| 13 May 98 |
Garden window installed |
| 11 May 98 |
Gas pre-piping done |
| 8 May 98 |
Electrical pre-wiring started
Garden window arrived, again |
| 5 May 98 |
Bricklaying started
Got heaps of dirt from Neville's site |
| 1 May 98 |
Bricks arrived |
| 30 Apr 98 |
Guttering added |
| 28 Apr 98 |
Windows and other joinery installed |
| 22 Apr 98 |
Roof tiles installed! |
| 21 Apr 98 |
Roof tiles piled on roof |
| 18 Apr 98 |
Soffits added |
| 7 Apr 98 |
Fascia added |
| 6 Apr 98 |
Roof tiles arrived on site |
| 3 Apr 98 |
Finalised the kitchen design details |
| 30 Mar 98 |
Signed up for gas connection and installation |
| 24 Mar 98 |
Framing for the walls went up |
| 19 Mar 98 |
Concrete floor poured |
| 18 Mar 98 |
Hardfill for under concrete floor added |
17 Mar 98 |
Footings blockwork completed
Framing arrived on site |
| 9 Mar 98 |
Footings concrete poured |
| 7 Mar 98 |
Footings reinforcements constructed |
| 6 Mar 98 |
Footings trench dug |
| 4 Mar 98 |
Finally, work has started; the site was profiled |
| 21 Feb 98 |
Bought carpet; it was on special today |
| 16 Feb 98 |
Told builder external house colours
Met with kitchen company |
| 12 Feb 98 |
Met with gas and electrical companies |
| 11 Feb 98 |
Topsoil scraped off site (piled at back) |
| 5 Feb 98 |
Possession of the section |
| 3 Feb 98 |
Signed Golden Homes contract |
| 29 Jan 98 |
Council permits issued |
| 29 Jan 98 |
Signed mortgage documents |
| 21 Jan 98 |
Visited bank and opened account with them |
| 20 Jan 98 |
Mortgage approved! |
| 16 Jan 98 |
Got full house valuation report |
| 14 Jan 98 |
Mortgage approved provisionally |
| 9 Jan 98 |
Got brief house valuation report |
| 7 Jan 98 |
Saw mortgage broker |
| 19 Dec 97 |
Plans to Council for permits |
| 11 Dec 97 |
Got house plans via fax |
| 20 Nov 97 |
House plan drawing started |
| 18 Sep 97 |
Home Show -- ideas for plans |
| 13 Aug 97 |
Signed section contract |
| 31 Jul 97 |
Found section |