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Jun 19th 2008, 6:52 am

wargod

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Wargod - house build pics....

Evening/morning all,

Dunno if anyone is interested but we've been keeping a bit of a photo journal on the house build. From scraping the land to getting the sticks and roof on!

http://www.brisbaneorbust.com/house1.cfm
http://www.brisbaneorbust.com/house2.cfm
http://www.brisbaneorbust.com/house3.cfm
http://www.brisbaneorbust.com/house4.cfm
http://www.brisbaneorbust.com/house5.cfm
http://www.brisbaneorbust.com/house6.cfm

More pics to follow as apparently, well acording to the wife, the bricks have been finished too. 6 weeks to go!

Jun 19th 2008, 7:19 am

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Wow.. Great house! If you don't mind me asking.... who was the builder you used and what size was the block of land.

Hope all goes well with the remaining build!

Jun 19th 2008, 7:25 am

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Wow.. Great house! If you don't mind me asking.... who was the builder you used and what size was the block of land.

Hope all goes well with the remaining build!

No worries, and thanks!

The builder is McCarthy homes (http://www.mccarthyhomes.com.au/) and the block is a 700sqm (35m long by 20m wide)

Jun 19th 2008, 7:31 am

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No worries, and thanks!

The builder is McCarthy homes (http://www.mccarthyhomes.com.au/) and the block is a 700sqm (35m long by 20m wide)

Looks good.

Didn't you initially go with a builder than went bust?

Jun 19th 2008, 7:38 am

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Looks good.

Didn't you initially go with a builder than went bust?

Yeah - Markcon.... May they lie face down in their own excrement :-)

Took us a couple of months to get our deposit back, but all's good now, as they say.

Ps - Raggot - dont suppose thats the same Raggot that responded to Armageddon

Jun 19th 2008, 7:45 am

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Yeah - Markcon.... May they lie face down in their own excrement :-)

Took us a couple of months to get our deposit back, but all's good now, as they say.

I'm glad you got it sorted in the end. We built with Metricon and it was a hellish experience.

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Ps - Raggot - dont suppose thats the same Raggot that responded to Armageddon

The very same! May he rest in peace....albeit slightly charred and smelling of batty-boy poo....

Jun 19th 2008, 7:51 am

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I'm glad you got it sorted in the end. We built with Metricon and it was a hellish experience.

We seriously considered Metricon, but they pissed me off (to be frank) with their build times - something well in excess of 12 months as I recall.

All builders have their quirks, touch wood nothing too untoward so far with our build, had some fun and games prior to the build commencing eventually sorted out, but it is like pushing treacle up hill getting people to commit to things and explaining things in simple terms. Hey ho - such is life!

The very same! May he rest in peace....albeit slightly charred and smelling of batty-boy poo....

And a pocket of intestinal gas ignighted - funny as chuff - have you heard the radio presenters version where they crack up?

Jun 19th 2008, 11:36 am

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Fantastic house. All the best with the rest of it.
Tracie

Jun 19th 2008, 11:58 am

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Yeah - Markcon.... May they lie face down in their own excrement :-)

Took us a couple of months to get our deposit back, but all's good now, as they say.

Blimey, it doesn't seem long ago enough for you to have moved on so quick (don't think that makes sense but.......) Looking fab. Things obviously happen for a reason.

Jun 19th 2008, 9:35 pm

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And a pocket of intestinal gas ignighted - funny as chuff - have you heard the radio presenters version where they crack up?

Yeah. I think it's the radio show that I originally heard about it from. I'd forgotten about that. I think I'll go away and try to find it.

Jun 19th 2008, 9:45 pm

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What a fabulous house. Hope our dreams come true and we get the chance to do a build, just like yours! It would be our dream to buy a plot of land and build. Fingers crossed. Keep adding the pictures. Would love to see the finished thing.