It's In...

Plans are in council for approval as of 2 weeks ago. YAY!! We didn't need to worry about half the forms and things that I thought we needed. No planning permission needed or soil tests due to a house already existing. My husband went into the council building and got them to help him fill them out to make sure we did it correctly- really wouldn't want to have to resubmit. We got an email a few days after we put them letting us know they'd been forwarded to the building surveyor.

So now we wait again....

Also I've changed my mind on almost every single colour choice (of course!) so I'll post up the newest selections soon. Don't know why I bother given how often I change them Haha.

Things Are Starting

It's been awhile... again! A lot has been happening though :D

First of all we welcomed our new baby girl into the world on the 6th of July. She's absolutely perfect and has slotted into the family very easily. We are all smitten with her! Breastfeeding has been easy for the first time and the larger gap means I'm really enjoying the newborn phase this time around. As she's definitely our last baby I'm savouring every moment :)

On house news we got our quote and it's even better than I hoped! $13, 591+GST for everything except painting, appliances, light fittings and window furnishings. That also includes doing up our existing bathroom. We've all signed the contract as of yesterday so now we can finally go to council and hope it gets through!

Final Plans Take 2

Finally got all the plans and documents last night!!! So happy with them. He may have been a bit slow but he was inexpensive and thorough. We got 4 sets of A3 size plans, the Energy Assessment certificate and it seems he's also filled out most of the Building/Planning/Plumbing application forms for us!! He's told me to contact him if we have any issues with council. apparently our local council can be a bit of a pain to deal with!

Here is a picture of the new and improved electrical plan (front door is at the top of the plan):

He's actually left in an extra down light which I didn't specify (the internal entry light) but I'm glad he did. I think it actually needs a bit more light there :)

So now next step is getting a quote from BIL (he's our builder) and then tackle council. Hoping we have time to get everything submitted before baby comes but may not happen!

Saving For Deposit

Pretty boring on our front right now. We have been saving our deposit. Appointment is made to go in and pay it on the 4th of Oct so lots of hard saving. In a moment of panic I looked at houses to buy and found a really great one. We went to look at it today to see if maybe we should just do that instead. It was pretty lovely but I just don't think I can let go of the dream. I have become pretty attached to the house we want to build.

I'm so paranoid about not getting planning/building permission. I really hope this goes ahead. I want to live in my lovely dream house so much.