This add was emailed around the office today in response to a problem with the kitchen sink.
It reminded me of a house I recently saw for sale with a stainless steel kitchen – it looked like a fish and chip shop! The add says “Modern today, modern to stay”, so maybe they were right. Although I haven’t seen too many Jet Tower dishwashers!
We only got out for about 90 minutes today, but we have made a small bit of progress – the sink and we agreed on a style of tap for the sink (round, mixer style, with a hose that pulls out the end – called a vegy spray). We also visited a kitchen place that make kitchens that we liked. There was display kitchen in a traditional style which we really liked. They also had some really great ideas for drawers under sinks and in pantries, which I love!
And we spoke to one of our neighbours who built a period style weatherboard home. They have used their builder several times (a good recommendation) and gave us his details. So now we can widen our net a little to find out what is possible.
Progress has been a little slow the last couple of weeks as Oscar and I have been taking it turns being sick. So we haven’t visited the other builder we found (Harkaway Homes), or the other kitchen places on our list. But I have been doing research on the internet into what being an owner builder would involve; getting approval to do it, impacts on getting finance, builder’s warranty insurance. So far, all that I have really discovered is that there is a lot more to discover!