nukiwi

At last our builders have confirmed today that our building consent has been granted.....wooohoooo

Now all we want is this rain to stop so the build can finally get underway

Time to celebrate

nukiwi

At last the build is underway

BevK

Can't wait to see it finished. Excited for you

nukiwi

It's finally starting to progress really quickly now Roof tiles will be going on next week....

nukiwi

The house is progressing much quicker now. Doors and windows are in, roof tiles are on and bricklaying has started. We had our first walkround with the electrician to make sure we have enough sockets, switches etc and also the kitchen guy has marked out where the kitchen is going and they are now going to start making it

The bricklaying should be finished by the end of the week and then the roof linings go in. All the plumbing has been connected and the electrician will then do his stuff before the inner walls go in.

It feels much more like a home now and can't wait to see it finished....we have an estimate of mid-November but its slightly ahead of schedule so its before then. Soooo exciting.

nukiwi

A couple more...

Luckybird

Looks amazing, how fantastic to see your dream being built right before your very eyes, enjoy this really exciting time, wishing you the very best of everything

BEVS

It is amazing to see it go from just a piece of ground to a house... and then to a new home.

nukiwi

Thank you so much Luckybird....it sure is a dream come true and definitely very exciting Each time we visit, we don't want to leave The electrics will be completed today and the walls start to go up tomorrow

nukiwi

Thanks BEVS. We were asked for a wishlist at the beginning and the portico entrance with double doors was my husband's choice but I must admit, they look amazing

It's been an experience watching the different stages of the build as it's so different to the UK and of course goes up much quicker. It will just be so good to be owners of a house again and not tenants

celeliza

Your dream home looks amazing so far! I'm hoping I will get to do this in the future with my fiancee now I have just got my residency and saving lots of money.

Haven't done much research on this but it is cheaper to do this way instead of buying an ordinary house?

Cheers and good luck!!

nukiwi

Thanks, we are so pleased with everything so far It is something we could only have dreamt about in the UK.

Is a new build cheaper...well it all depends on where you build and the price of the sections (plots), also the design of the house and what you put in it. We had a wishlist of what we wanted in the house and we have been lucky enough to incorporate these into our house. We have blown our budget by quite a bit due to all the upgrades we have chosen so you have to be careful as it can run away with you. My advice would be, (once you are over here), is to rent first and find out what areas you like. We have been renting for 3 yrs now. We started off on the North Shore, then moved to Eastern Beach and now we are in Pukekohe . Go and view lots of showhomes and look at the prices of sections and then a builder will advise you of the best design to fit that section and then you can make it your own by adding and moving rooms etc around.

If you need any more information, I'll be only too happy to help

Here's a few more now the inner walls are up

nukiwi

Well we are on the last stage of the build now and its finally reached the part ive been waiting for....the fit-out

We are hoping to be in in about 3 weeks and can't wait now. J

BEVS

OOO. Nearly there. Just in time for Christmas.

nukiwi

We are sooooooo excited