There are couple of key differences in the standard Radisson design and our house. Firstly we cut out the garage and added another bedroom and walk-in-linen downstairs. Secondly we have turned the kitchen bench into an island bench that runs the length rather than the width of the open-plan family/dining room. I don't want to go too far into the details of our house design on this post. I mention the differences only to demonstrate one of the key reasons we went with Carter Grange: we wanted enough flexibility in the design to have a house that suited our lifestyle BUT we didn't have the budget (or time) to go the complete custom build. This is exactly what the Carter Grange marketing tell us they are: a custom volume builder.
Cut to today.... the deposit has been paid, the contract has been signed. All we need to do now is have the old house demolished and the electrical pit put in and (fingers crossed) we will be able to start.
Everyone keeps saying how it exciting it is but honestly all I can see is the work that needs to be done before we can move into our new house. On the bright side every little bit brings us closer to that moment.
This week's learnings
- Double check your application and contract contact details- we missed a single character in our email address on the electrical pit application and now the standard 20 days for work completion doesn't start until this week even though we made the initial application more than a month ago.
