Ok, so looking for a five bedroom house, with 3 or four bathrooms of approx 40 squares that complies with the requirements of Bayside council (which excludes the cheaper volume home builders boxes), and meets your requirements of being a dream home, but to be built at a budget price? Sounds like a dream home to me, but probably not in the way that you are thinking. Consider adjusting your expectations to match your budget, otherwise you will be wasting your time and money in a never-ending cycle of disappointment. The quality of a home is not measured by its size, or the number of bedrooms, but how well it is designed, and how it works on its site. You may be better off selling your new home and buying a near-new McMansion that meets your expansive (and expensive) needs, and capitalize on somebody else's lost dream. https://mcmansionhell.com/post/157157014086/mcmansion-hell-australia-edition Best of luck with your considerations. Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls and Dr Retro Virtual Visits.

I have two dogs and they both live and play inside. At one stage we had three. Our floors look no more worn than the day I oiled then 6 years ago. We will be selling in around a year and at that time I may rotary with a white pad (never need to sand again)but really there is no need. After 30 years of fixing timber issues, it breaks my heart to see such a beautiful substance treated with a toxic plastic bag. This is our puppy the other day with a sore foot.

This must be close to the 100th time you've asked a similar question. And you've spoken to Dulux already.Tell us what you don't like about the colours suggested so far, that will give us an idea of what you're after.

Hi Yatta, looks like a reno will add function, value, practicality to your home especially needed right now with little people. You need to be able to see the whole are for safety. So I have a string of questions: Which way is north and do you have shade to the windows on the second floor? How many people living there? Do you or your husband like to cook? How often do you shop? What size fridge? Do you bake: would a pantry/ appliance cupboard be ideal for your style of cooking? What rooms are next to the kitchen and are their sizes convenient for your needs? Were you thinking to knock out wall between kitchen and tv space? Do you have visitors for BBQs, parties, house guests, family gatherings: ie how many do you cater for maximum? And dimensions for the rooms. Once we have answers to those and probably more(!) then we can begin to piece together an overall idea of what will suits you and go from there into how to arrange the fittings, fixtures, how the spaces will be used, where things will be stored, how the space will function day to day, week ends or for crowd gatherings! Lots might seem irrelevant but it is not. It is essential to gather heaps of information required to glean the overall running of your home. Happy to help from here. Look at my www for ideas too. Cheers Margot