Has there ever been a more welcome word to hear when going through a house building process? No, I don’t think so either. It was with overwhelming relief that I received word from the certification company that my development application had been approved. I have permission to move the house onto my land, and to […]

I’ve crossed off a few more line items on my endless list of ‘things to do.’ Recently, the focus has been on plumbing and wastewater treatment systems. The block has no water connection so I’ve had to get that process started with Council. I also need to decide on a wastewater system to be installed, […]

There are so many steps to this process, I’m likening it to a marathon and only looking at the next few steps. When I run a marathon I break it down into 10km-long sections and don’t think about the big picture. I’ve made some small progress in the past few weeks:

I’m feeling optimistic again, if still daunted by the whole process. But I can see a way forward again. The Certifier sent a prelim notification of all the things they need in order to submit plans to Council – what’s known as the DA (development application). To bring you up to speed – I’m $40k […]

Have I taken on too much? Was this really a good idea to relocate an old house onto a block? Today it feels like a bad idea. I feel as worn down as the tired old stairs on the thumbnail of this post. The Certifier has come back with the ‘assessment’ which is the precursor […]