It took a little less than a year, from the initial clearing until settlement day. When we first signed the contract to build this house, I had no idea how much I’d love the space – it was an empty lot, a pile of drawings, innumerable approvals from the Council, and a handful of specifications […]
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Sweet as: Construction (part 3)
Jack’s Point on a sunny day … or, the road to nirvana? Well, we were right about one thing! A lot of work happens when you’re not watching. I suppose having 3 weeks to think about something *other* than construction meant that we could be pleasantly surprised by how much progress our builder made while […]
Sweet as: Construction (part 2)
Jack’s Point is a beautiful place I think we’ll like it here. If they ever finish the house. Our builder is actually a pretty decent guy. A true kiwi, born and bred in Southland – which means he isn’t much of a talker. And he isn’t fond of email either, which makes it *really* […]
Sweet as: Construction (part 1)
Yep, that’s some empty land right there. These pictures date back to late April, so it looks pretty different today. But this is what an empty plot looks like in Jack’s Point, a “suburb” of Queenstown. I wasn’t wholly convinced that I wanted to buy land out here, […]