TESTIMONIALS
Clive and his wife Lorraine enjoyed the feeling of accomplishment they got from constructing their Paal home – and intend building another one.
“It was like a hobby. We had the project all scheduled out and tackled it systematically,” Clive said.
“Now that the house is finished, there’s a sense of achievement. I think it looks pretty good and Lorraine is over the moon with how it has turned out.”
The couple built their new home at Oberon in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, working on the project mainly at weekends.
They modified the three-bedroom Hunter 3 from Paal’s Pioneer Series of houses to have a verandah all around, cedar windows and a different roof line from the standard model.
Apart from the plumbing and electrical wiring that were required to be done by licensed contractors, Clive and Lorraine did all the building themselves – with some early help from a neighbour. They tackled the roof, the exterior cladding, interior gyprocking, and painting and finishing touches.
“Paal’s plans and manual were easy to follow and the back-up service was excellent.”
Their home completed, they’re now planning to enjoy “reverse weekends”, with most of the week spent on their six-and-a-half acres at Oberon and the weekends in Sydney.
Meanwhile Clive is in the process of buying an adjacent block of land on which he plans to build another Paal home in the future as an investment.