Demolition: TICK!

Hooray, demolition is done!
What was a putrid garbage dump is now a big brown patch of possibilities. Luckily we didn't end up having to pay too much more, still within our budget. Unluckily, I'm pretty certain we're gonna lose all of our pavement bond. So many big trucks...

Our neighbour has said he wants to rebuild the fence we share. Fine by me! The demolition has exposed it in all it's dilapidated glory, and he's got a gorgeous black dog that needs boundaries.

As for the builder, we're 99.5% sure we're going with Huxl3y. I just paid the tender fee (it's not our first tender fee), and we're still in the initial stage of 'drawing with the architect'. Our contour survey is now outdated. The demolition has actually levelled out the property a bit, and the demolishers created a gently sloping ramp on one side for truck access.

In hindsight, I'm not sure doing the demolition as a separate development application to the building was the right move. When i submitted the application, we were thinking we'd build the house as complying development. Now with the design we're looking at, it's definately a DA, not CDC. Nevertheless, getting it out of the way is nice. It saves me the worry that it might take too long and delay the start of building, and of squatters on my land. Now all i have to worry about is people dumping rubbish on it! Maybe some temporary fencing will be the solution.