Update

It's been a while since my last update.  I was a bit down about how long the process was taking that I couldn't be bothered blogging, but now things are looking up again.  Progress is happening. Yay!!

At the beginning of March we went for our Electrical Appointment.  We had Marissa as our Consultant and she was great.  We didn't go overboard with extras and will be doing our downlights after handover.
We added 7 extra light points, 14 extra indoor power points, upgraded meter box to 3phase for Ducted Air Con, added 20Amp Circuit for Pool, changed 6 light points for fan light points and a few other things.  Total $3868

After we had the Electrical appointment, it seemed nothing else was happening. We had a few extra costs added to our tender, such as Sewer Report $800, provide a Bal Certificate an extra $220 on top of the Bal Report which was $540, provide a garbage bin for the tradies on site $220 and $995 for council costs. We weren't very happy and were starting to regret our decision to build.

Then on the 27.3.12 our plans were approved. A few days later our block was pegged.  Who would have thought four red pieces of wood on our block could make us so happy, but that day was a highlight for us.  Now we are just waiting for the bank to approve our construction loan, which should happen this Friday and then Masterton will have 20 days to commence work on our block.  Exciting days ahead now.