A Quick Update

Just a quick update as the main work done to the house over the last 2 weeks has been mostly invisible. In fact, there are days when there is someone here all day and that afternoon there looks to be nothing done at all!

Since the last entry they have had the cleaners come through, installed the water tank, laid concrete at the front of the entrance, added flyscreens, finally put the laundry bench top on, laid the insulation in the roof and done a lot of fix ups.

Until the rain today we were looking at the last of our HSTP (fancy new name for the septic tank equivalent) however, it may be too boggy for that. The deck has gone to a private certifier and the driveway plan has been discussed and 'roughly' mapped out. All of our major purchases (bed, sofa, fridge, etc) have been ordered and will hopefully be ready in about 5 weeks when handover is due.

I will get some photos up soon.

Fixing Stage - Check, Timber & Carpet - Check, Final Invoice - Check

Things are moving very, very fast now! As expected, the invoice for the Fixing Stage did come soon after the enclosed stage - the next day in fact! In the week from then to now, we have also received a letter letting us know that the end is only a few weeks away and that we need to start to look at ordering the final bank cheque.

To that end, the deck has been arranged, the driveway has been tentatively mapped out (without the driveway earthworks we wont be able to drive into the house!) and key furniture - bed, sofa, etc - has been ordered.

In the last week we have seen the render started to the front, some of the external electrical work started and most importantly, the carpet and the timber floors laid. We were quite apprehensive about the floor selection as it has been over two years since it was chosen and we couldn't quite remember what we picked and why. We were just hoping that our choices back then still reflect our tastes now. Thankfully, we are still very much loving the choices we made!

Here are the latest pics.

The fans and down lights under the back verandah.

 Side light - the soffits still need painting.

 The rendered bedroom window.

 Another view of the bedroom window.

 Finally, the home theatre is coming together.

 Another view of the home theatre.

A view from the opening of the master through the formal lounge.

 Kitchen with the floor.

Kitchen and dining room.

 Dining room and family room.

 Master Bedroom.

 

 Walk In Robe.

 From the Master down the hall - Study on the right.

 Chloe's Bedroom. 

 Bethany's Room.

 Guest Bedroom.

 Toilet (ahead), Bathroom (left) & Broom Closet (right).