It's been 18 months...

Well, I was slightly remiss in not putting a final post after we moved in! We finally achieved handover in late Jan 2011, so we've been in Eynesbury over 18 months. We LOVE living here. It's blissfully quiet and peaceful, all of the neighbours (and that includes anyone and everyone who lives here - it's becoming a wonderfully friendly tight knit community) are lovely, and truly there is no other place like it in Melbourne. If you're thinking of moving out here, I can assure you it's a special place.

We often see kangaroos in the paddock behind our house (if we're up early enough), and will always run into a mob on a walk through the forest. The birdlife is amazing - myriad brightly coloured parrots, galahs, cockatoos and a whole bunch I don't know the names of. And, we have had one official koala spotting! (And of course the bunnies are very cute, although occasionally destructive of gardens and golf courses.)

As for the house - well, 18 months on, and we still haven't had the (admittedly minor) repairs completed from our 3 month inspection checklist. Greybox have ignored our phone calls, emails, visits in person. Amazing. Although every builder will have their share of clients with horror stories and 'things gone wrong' (the process is always fraught with difficulties and potential for misunderstandings and delays)... Greybox Homes has got to be one of the worst of the lot. I think we've met/heard of 2 families who were happy they built with them (and both had built within the first 12 months of Greybox building at Eynesbury, so when they were only building 12-15 houses a year). The rest (15? at least) have a million nightmare stories. If you're considering building with them - don't!

Other than that, we are so happy to live in a place where I am content for the kids to go for a walk or ride their bike around the neighbourhood without the usual worries, or less so anyway. It feels like being a bit on vacation when we're walking around, and it's lovely to have a coffee or dinner out so close to home (at the homestead).

We love Eynesbury!