Wednesday 29 April 2015

Enclosed Stage Done!

It's a bittersweet moment when you finally see the bricks finished (especially when you know the house inside is so far ahead) as you know you are getting closer to moving in yet you receive an invoice for an amount that's almost as much as your first ever mortgage! Worse thing is, because the house is so far progressed on the inside, the fixing stage is just around the corner. Once that happens it's only the practical completion invoice (plus variations) remaining.

The scaffold has returned now that the bricks have finished. Yesterday saw the soffits on the verandah being completed with all the other overhangs having the boards ready to put into place - most likely Monday after the 'flood'!

Today sees the return of the rain. The predictions are that this April will be the wettest in Brisbane's history and yet this is only the second day of rain for the month. It last rained on April 1 and on that day we saw flooding as well. I am just thankful that all the bricks have been laid and that the house is fine no matter how much it stomps down. The only problem will be all of the rubbish that is uncaged washing down hill in the rain.

Here are the latest photos of the house, enjoy!

Brickies earning their wage by having enclose the front verandah.
Cyclone ratings mean it cannot be attached to outside of bricks.
I'm happy - it looks much better this way!
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Side view of bedroom windows looking from back to front of house.
 Back wall leading on to the verandah all bricked!
 Scaff is back!
 The front with the verandah frame bricked-in. 
Different colour bricks as this face will be rendered.
 Garage overhang almost complete - the bricks around the garage will be rendered as well.
 The whopping big A/C unit!
The A/C ducts.
The A/C Return.
The A/C control panel!
(Okay, I'm a little excited to have A/C again - it's been a long 4 years!)
 My wine display cabinet (almost finished). 
 The over bench pendants.
 The solar power 'box' in the garage. Unfortunately it has been placed directly in line with hallway.
So if garage door is open, it can be seen from inside house.  
 The laundry cabinetry fully extended at last.
 Wasn't too sure what this was for - then I worked it out!
 It's the template for our curve in the portico.
 The front from portico to garage.
 The front from portico to master bedroom.

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