We have fixtures!

The search for the perfect (cost-effective) toilet is over as quickly as it began. I found 2 very reasonably priced toilets today at E & S Trading. Great!!! And I figured while I was there I may as well buy the bath, and the sinks for the vanities. God I love spending money! Not too bad, went a little over on the toilets and ensuite/bathroom basins but was able to rake that back by the basin in the toilet and the bath. So an end deficit of only $130, that's not too bad - surely we can eat beans for a week or two to make that one up (and then make thoroughly good use of the toilet!!!!).

Auctions and the search for a porcelain bus

Last weekend we decided to go to Grays Auction house to see if we couldn't bag ourselves a couple of great deals. It was going to be a stinking hot day (and in hindsight one of the most disastrous days in Australia's history) so we went early and took the kids with us. The kids were great (even though they were hot and BORED), and we learned a lot about how the auction system works. There were some fantastic bargains to be had, if you knew your prices and could get in and be the highest bidder. We went with the hope of buying a toilet, and also had our eyes on some frameless shower screens. There were 3 auctions being run at the same time, one for furniture, one for whitegoods, ovens and electrical, and another for everything else (tiles, kitchens, bathroom stuff, etc etc). Toilets weren't what we hoped for, weren't that many available and went for way higher than we were willing to pay. Turns out, from further investigation today that they are a little more expensive than we thought so perhaps they weren't such a high price after all! Frameless shower screen we missed out on, they went for $500 which was what we were willing to pay (and a bargain!) but we were busy watching an auction in another area and missed out. So we'll be back again in a few weeks, once we know what number of tiles and floorboards we need, to have another crack. Unfortunately it will be too late for the porcelain bus, we have to have one bought (or at least decided upon) by Monday for the plumber to do the roughing in. So the search is on!!!