Our Land

As mentioned before, our land is just under half an acre in the Dandenong Ranges. To us, this is one of the most beautiful areas of Australia and it is an absoloute pleasure to visit. The whole area is covered with a mature gum tree forest and lots of tree ferns.

We have great facilities too. There is a corner shop a comfortable walk away and a good primary school a few minutes further. A very short drive away is an indoor swimming pool and park with a stream and sports fields. These is also a shopping strip in Monbulk, just a little further on from the pool with a Safeway (Woolworths) supermarket, several banks. post office etc etc. The 8 minute drive to Belgrave shops also allows for a 55 minute train journey to the city.

Our road is a cul-de-sac thanks to a firegate at one end. It is a dirt road and doesn't see too many tourists (mostly those wo have got lost or were trying to find a shortcut). We are in a low frost, low fog area but still get enough cool weather to justify a cosy fire in winter. We have some great views across the valley to the other part of the mountain.

Welcome

This is our first blog and is a work in progress.

This blog is about our experiences building our new house.


We are going to be building our house in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne. The house we have chosen is by Formula Homes (http://www.formulahomes.com.au) and is called the Vista. Due to Council requirements, we have changed the front fascade to the Victorian Heritage style and have made a few other minor changes (Such as not having the garage).

Our land is a gently sloping ~1650sqm block that was split off from an established home. It is a basic regular rectangular shape with one corner cut off to allow for the neighbours existing driveway. It is heavily treed and quite a magical place to be. We aim to preserve as much of it's charm as possible.