Setting the Scene

Welcome to our little corner of the internet.

Alyce and I (James) are heading into the daunting world of building! We are about 3 months in to the process and will spend a little bit of time explaining what we have been through so far by way of catching you up on the story.

We have been looking at the 'second-hand' property market on and off for the past 18 months or so and have not been inspired by too much. Alyce has always entertained the idea of building and because of that her view of the houses available was very much tainted. I have always been of the opinion that why build a new house when there are plenty already there to choose from. Well, you know who won that one.

Living and renting in Newcastle we knew that we couldn't afford what we wanted so the logical step was to look back in Maitland, where Alyce grew up. We visited a new estate that had quietly popped up in Chisholm that named it's self Harvest. Quite cute I thought. After much procrastination Alyce finally managed to drag me along and meet with Deb, the sales manager. Of course, she was very professional and quite the salesperson. One thing led to another, more open homes that failed to meet expectations and we were very close to committing to a deposit on some dirt.

During this time we travelled to Sydney, got quite involved with a few builders and seeing what they could offer us as we are on a fairly tight budget. It was back up in the Hunter that we meet with Beechwood Homes and decided on a house style that suited our block, our living needs and most importantly - the bank manager.

The Beechwood Verdhelo 4 Twist was going to be our home :)