How to build a house without losing the plot

By Sandy Smith
Updated May 20 2013 - 11:18am, first published February 15 2013 - 9:13am
Breaking ground ... The plot becomes a building site, day 1.
Breaking ground ... The plot becomes a building site, day 1.
From plot to building site.
From plot to building site.

Never are three people more mesmerised by the digging of a large hole than the day our house build finally starts. It is a sunny morning in October and we are standing with our six-year-old daughter watching our house dreams come to life. Cameras click, imaginary corks pop and our daughter jumps for joy as the digger begins excavating the site. It is the culmination of nearly three years of planning. In just 26 weeks, our first home in Australia will be finished. Or so we think.

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