OT: Projekt Haus II

[Super 180s]

Quote, originally posted by Tank Engine »

Isn't your favouraite country of Switzerland a land of 'renters' rather than buy? The culture to 'buy' is far greater here in Aust.

Correct. Problem is that in Australia if you don't own then you're seen as a lesser being... that stigma needs to change.

[Tank Engine]

Quote, originally posted by Super 180s »

Correct. Problem is that in Australia if you don't own then you're seen as a lesser being... that stigma needs to change.

Very True + the need for ahouse vs. an apartmetn too I guess. Can't throw too many stones since I love my house and yard.

[Lima]

Quote, originally posted by Super 180s »

Correct. Problem is that in Australia if you don't own then you're seen as a lesser being... that stigma needs to change.

By the time you've become a grown up, I dare say it will be on the way to changing.

[WAY]

Quote, originally posted by Tank Engine »

Very True + the need for ahouse vs. an apartmetn too I guess. Can't throw too many stones since I love my house and yard.

I have lived in apartments since uni, and still do. Prefer it to a house to be honest. But apartments are only for those of us who earn $106k a year. But weirdly enough, if I am to move into a house permanently, it will have to be a city townhouse like what I have bought that is still being built, or an acre suburban house. I don't know why I have an obsession with acre lots.


Modified by WAY at 4:13 PM 4-26-2010

[Jim Bookie]

gardening and mowing lawns is a waste of time?

[Tank Engine]

Quote, originally posted by Jim Bookie »

gardening and mowing lawns is a waste of time?

I outsourced the mowing as soon as I bought the new house.

Just gardening but not too big a hassle - pocket money for the little tanks as they get a little older to do stuff.

Modified by Tank Engine at 7:49 PM 4-26-2010

[irsa76]

This thread needs pics of old kitchen STAT. I'm about redo my kitchen for the second time, the current one was a trial flatpack one that barely lasted 2 years before the kids killed it bigtime.

[The Samaritan]

im sure that kennedee sofa would go well in that andrew maynard melb-haus featured in the current urbis. looks tres-cool.

[R'chitect]

I bought our one (3 seater) to give the kids something decent to bounce on...

[Jim Bookie]

you should have got 'em one of those edra ones....they could have gone to town with the flaps.

[shauno]

Quote, originally posted by Super 180s »

Even in 'lesser' suburbs, a flat is ~$500k, which means $100k cash upfront. $100k!! Where the **** are people meant to find that kind of money unless you're dealing drugs?!

Work out how much your mortgage repayments are going to be - say $3.5k/month. You obviously need to be able to afford the repayments, so you should be able to save $2500/month while paying rent on somewhere to live. So it'll take you 40 months to save up your $100k, which is just over 3 years. But f*ck saving for the whole thing, just invest wisely your 2.5k/month, and you should be able to do it in 2.5 years.

Or just go for a 10% deposit, save slightly less & have your deposit in two years - then get hit with mortgage insurance, higher repayments, etc.

Saving for an apartment - you're doing it wrong...

(I took 2.5 years to get my deposit and was saving less than I should have, but had help at the end with a great return from an IPO - otherwise it would have been 3.5 years)

[Super 180s]

Quote, originally posted by shauno »

Work out how much your mortgage repayments are going to be - say $3.5k/month. You obviously need to be able to afford the repayments, so you should be able to save $2500/month while paying rent on somewhere to live. So it'll take you 40 months to save up your $100k, which is just over 3 years. But f*ck saving for the whole thing, just invest wisely your 2.5k/month, and you should be able to do it in 2.5 years. Or just go for a 10% deposit, save slightly less & have your deposit in two years - then get hit with mortgage insurance, higher repayments, etc. Saving for an apartment - you're doing it wrong... (I took 2.5 years to get my deposit and was saving less than I should have, but had help at the end with a great return from an IPO - otherwise it would have been 3.5 years)

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Modified by Super 180s at 11:09 PM 4-27-2010

[Jim Bookie]

how am i supposed to get a gt3?

[WAY]

Quote, originally posted by Jim Bookie »

how am i supposed to get a gt3?

Convince your mama to remortgage her house so you can use the cash. The secret is not to tell her what the document says, just tell her it's a business thing and she just needs to sign for you. Head to your Porsche dealer the moment you get the cash. Done.

[mikinoz]

Quote, originally posted by Jim Bookie »

how am i supposed to get a gt3?

You work in Marrickville, you only need to learn how to hotwire one.

[Jim Bookie]

hahaha 2 distinctly different trains of thought. got to love the vortex!

[Jim Bookie]

Quote, originally posted by WAY »

Convince your mama to remortgage her house so you can use the cash. The secret is not to tell her what the document says, just tell her it's a business thing and she just needs to sign for you. Head to your Porsche dealer the moment you get the cash. Done.

easy. she calls it a "gst" hahhahahaha

[WAY]

Quote, originally posted by Jim Bookie »

hahaha 2 distinctly different trains of thought. got to love the vortex!

Both perfectly legit.

[HugoGTI]

Our 12 month+ planning for extending/renovating our house is getting closer to starting. We have a modest 3br butterfly roof house that was built in 1958 and we want to honour the style of the time, but with a modern twist.

One of the things we would like to do is reuse our old kitchen vents and door handles. We should be right with the circular vents, although if anyone knows of any spares we would love to know about them, but what we do need help with is sourcing some cabinet handles as shown in the pic below.

We need at least four in the kicthen (we only have two), but if we could get more then we might be able to use them elsewhere (laundry, robes etc). So, if you have an old house with handles like this that you are about to rip apart (or know someone who does) then please raid the doors first!

Once they're cleaned up they should look a treat.

so is the new kitchen finished? before and after pix??

[Lima]

Not yet. The kitchen guys are booked in for August-September. Before and after will be a bit tricky. The current kitchen will turn into our dining room and our dining room will become the kitchen.

[mikinoz]

Not sure if this is the right vintage for your handles Liam, www.architecturalheritage.net

[HugoGTI]

Not yet. The kitchen guys are booked in for August-September. Before and after will be a bit tricky. The current kitchen will turn into our dining room and our dining room will become the kitchen.

Sounds interesting - as an ex-Canberra resident (8 years worth!) and a lover of butterfly roof and anything 50's (I have a house build in 1958 myself...happy to share pix if you're interested) I'd love to see the whole project!

[Aussie_Golfa]

Found some similar in local bunnies but they have a chamfer or bevel on the edge of about 3mm, not sharp like your oldies and they're shiny silver, can take pics if you need.
They were about 5 bucks or so.

[Tank Engine]

Sounds interesting - as an ex-Canberra resident (8 years worth!) and a lover of butterfly roof and anything 50's (I have a house build in 1958 myself...happy to share pix if you're interested) I'd love to see the whole project!

Have you still got that cool place in St. Ives Hugo? There are some cool ones around Wahroonga/St.Ives but you have to look hard.

Liam - your reno reminds me of that famous renovation book, "How to turn your lounge into a Garage"

[HugoGTI]

Have you still got that cool place in St. Ives Hugo? There are some cool ones around Wahroonga/St.Ives but you have to look hard.

Liam - your reno reminds me of that famous renovation book, "How to turn your lounge into a Garage"

yeah mate...mines the one in st ives....happy to post pics if anyone is interested...just dont wanna hijack the post

[Tank Engine]

Pretty sure the thread with your pics is hiding in archive somehwere.

[Lima]

There's been enough hijacking already Hugo, so feel free to post away. I'd love to see the pics too.

[HugoGTI]

Ok...well here's a few...the place still needs a little work and there have been some changes since these pictures were taken also.








this pic is from the real estate when we bought the place - but for some reason I dont have a pic of this angle of the living room with our stuff!












Master Bedroom now has wallpaper on the back wall above the bed...


and lastly...just to add a VW element to the post...gardens in this pic have been replaced mostly with lawn

[Lima]

Found a box of handles thru the bulletin board at Mrs Lima's work. Just waiting to make contact with the seller now.



In other news, still getting facked around by paperwork and the builder still can't start.

[VDUB2C]

place looks awesome!
Swim gtg next summer at Mr & Mrs Liam's place.
i'll bring the souvlaki.

[Lima]

place looks awesome!
Swim gtg next summer at Mr & Mrs Liam's place.
i'll bring the souvlaki.

Haha, better take your stuff to Hugo's joint. It is his place that has the pool.

Ours is still just a random gathering of thoughts and ideas. Plus a few useless drafties/engineers/certifiers who couldn't meet a deadline if their life depended on it.

[MickyD]

Hugo, your house is amazing, and beautifully fitted out too. Restecp.

Friends of ours are selling this place at the moment:
http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...edon-106504782
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxWP-VADKgA

Pictures do NOT do it justice.

[VDUB2C]

Haha, better take your stuff to Hugo's joint. It is his place that has the pool.

Ours is still just a random gathering of thoughts and ideas. Plus a few useless drafties/engineers/certifiers who couldn't meet a deadline if their life depended on it.

oh my bad, thought it was your joint... I'll still bring over some souvlaki liam...

Hugo, pool party gtg at your joint.

[mikinoz]

Found a box of handles thru the bulletin board at Mrs Lima's work. Just waiting to make contact with the seller now.



In other news, still getting facked around by paperwork and the builder still can't start.

Loads of WIN!

[Lima]

Loads of WIN!

Probably not, as it turns out.

Seems the handles have already been sold (this morning). We'll see if we can snaffle a few spares from the buyer though.