Construction photos – September 2022
October 9, 2022 Disappointingly, construction activities slowed down significantly from the bumper months of July and August. Two of my recent blog post detailed the reasons for the lack of meaningful activity. They can be found here, and here To assist you picturing what the house will look like I have provided a link to […]
Delay Letter from Henley
October 5, 2022 If you’ve read my project up date for September, you’ll recall that I received a Delay Letter from Henley which caught me by surprise. In today’s blog post I’d like to expand on that. Below is a copy of the letter Henley emailed to me: The outcome of the Delay Letter is […]
Project update – September 2022
October 1, 2022 Following on from my bullish project update for August, September has seen a disappointing slowdown in onsite activity. Early in the September the frame stage was completed, including the roof trusses. Like last month, Henley did not waste a minute getting the invoice for the frame stage progress payment into my email […]
Contract variation #1
September 21, 2022 The digital ink on my contract had only been dry around a week before I got my first inkling that I was about to get an unpleasant surprise – a contract variation. Naturally, this was to be an upward variation Clauses for variations are built in all HIA contracts, in mine it […]
Construction photos – August 2022
September 8, 2022 August has seen activities on site ramp up significantly, as you will see by August construction photos. To be brief, earthworks were completed early in the month and the form work/pre-slab work was completed a few days later. The slab got poured in the second week of August. Henley did a wonderful […]
Why I chose Henley. An honest answer.
September 4, 2022 A few months after I started this website, I got an email asking me why I chose Henley over other builders. At the time I emailed a response but now I will share my thoughts in an honest answer. Henley was never my first choice when I was searching for a builder […]
Project update – August 2022
August 31, 2022 Construction has been under way for a little over 6 weeks now and I’m pleased to report that Henley are doing a great job of progressing my home. Melbourne has seen many more rain days in August than we’d usually receive, so on that basis, Henley have done particularly well. Base/slab Early […]
Financing your new home
August 15, 2022 There’s so much to consider when deciding whether to build a home on your land, or simply purchase a ready made home. Things get more complicated again when you decide, like I did, on a KnockDown/Rebuild (KDR). Early on in the journey you will need to consider how you are financing your […]
Construction photos – July 2022
August 3, 2022 It’s been a long journey. From signing on with Henley at the end of August 2021, to reaching the construction phase of my build. On July 12th the site cut began on the most exciting part of my journey. During the construction phase of my build I plan to release monthly photos […]
I finally got my building contract
August 31, 2021 was the day I put pen to paper to commence the early stages of building with Henley. It’s been a long road to get there, but towards the end of April 2022, I finally got my building contract. Looking back, there’s heaps of stuff I wish I knew back then, but hey, […]