Our Excavator is awesome. My husband has been hassling him about getting our section as flat as possible, and he has listened carefully to our requests and is doing his best to give us what we want.
He has also figured out a way that he can save us money AND optimise our views - by getting rid of the proposed retaining wall that we are meant to have at the back of our section. Ben has decided to pack the dirt in such a way that would mean we will not require a retaining wall to hold it together - which is fantastic! (esp since retaining walls are expensive and it would have been a shame to block our view of the countryside in this area.)
But before we get to the retaining wall stage we have another slight delay. The Council will not issue our resource consent until I give them my chosen colour scheme of the interior AND exterior of our proposed house. This is part of the covenants, as they dont want us to clash with the neighbours, haha.
Anyway, if I get the colour scheme to them today, the resource consent should be issued within 7 days.
I have a non-offensive eye for design so decided to just google "exterior colour scheme", and came across this idea: http://www.resene.co.nz/homeown/decorating_inspirations/house_paint.htm
The main colour (Resene Don Juan) is a bit darker than what I'm used to, but I think it'll work.
I have also decided to go with the suggested complementary colour Resene Gallery for the interior of our house, which is a light, neutral colour.
And just because I have submitted my colour scheme to the council, I am now having doubts.
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