Building Our Dream Home
In Margaret River Region, Documenting the Progress and DIY Insights Along the Way
About Us - Why We Blog
Dan and Kate- Inspire and Inform Others
We have started this blog to document for ourselves our biggest project – building our own home. Before deciding to take the plunge, we did a lot of research online and could not find as much transparent information on someone building there own kit home. We thought maybe we could help and inspire others with our journey.
Along the way of researching kit homes and the owner builder process, we discovered it would make more sense for us and our block to order all the kit components ourselves and fully self build. Follow along as we make this dream a reality
Latest Articles
Organising Power Supply
We've recently installed power for our build (yay!). Here is all of the information I've learnt through this process from dealing with Wester Power through to the electrical scope of work.
Building Envelope Variation
We had to do this as our land had an allocated "building envelope" that we wanted to extend. This taught us a lot about dealing with the council and BAL ratings.
Site Work, Footings & Slab
Step-by-step guide to the Site Works and Slab stage for owner-builders, with tips, costs, and insights to help you navigate the process with confidence.