Final papers

Well I've faxed all the paperwork I need to fax to the bank and organised some home & contents insurance so the bank will pay the final invoice...

The only thing left to do now is do the final handover walkthrough... and then it's the banks. Then the truly expensive bit starts. First thing to get sorted is the driveways and fencing - Damn telstra contractors seem to have removed the peg when they were installing something on the house next door, that we've been so careful to keep in place during the build so hopefully we can find the other pegs again so I don't have to pay to resurvey.

Anyone got a good antennae person?

Some garden ideas...

Just a few snapshots of simple things that seem to grow well in the area...

The fluffy green shrub my friends call scuttlebush on account of it looking like something alien that could scuttle away at any moment and some yellow kangaroo paw.

Fluffy purple grasses

Purple & spikey... behind silver and pretty...

Magnolias... these seem to be quite common around display homes and I absolutely adore them. Really hoping I can find some budget for one.

The very attractive batton fittings...

Very awesome gumboots for wandering around the swamp...

Bricks and toffee fingers...

The loo shot...

And on the 14th week (or thereabouts) there was light...

Slightly dodgy carpet join...

The front facade with toffee fingers.. and one dad scraping the swamp off his shoes.

My little (or not so little) house...

Impending PCI

After 14 weeks of activity of the house building variety - I've been asked to come in to the house for a couple of hours tomorrow to do my practical completions inspection. I like to call it "giving the house chicken pox". I get to go through absolutely every detail and try and reduce my urge to think everything is amazing just because it's my house. I've enlisted my Dad into the process again purely so I have someone with some clue that doesn't have house love to catch the million things I know I'm going to overlook.

It's amazing to watch this process is coming close to the end, it's been a rollercoaster of a year.