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Monday, 8 June 2015

So close but still so far!

I haven't really updated lately due to the limited amount of work getting done. We lost contact with our Site Supervisor for just over a week only to hear from his manager that we would have a new Site Supervisor contacting us soon. We have now met with him as he embarks on the task of finding out what still needs attention as well as tending to those parts of the house that need fixing/tinkering.

Since the last post there have been some changes - the roof is on the front verandah, the water tank and hot water system are in, the gutters have been attached and the splashbacks have been installed. You will also see in the photos that the water treatment lines have been installed (to that we needed to get rid of some little regrowth trees).

Hopefully some time in the two weeks our deck will commence. It should take three weeks to complete and hopefully this will coincide with Metricon having everything else done. All that will remain then will be to get a driveway cut and then move all of our belongings the 100 metres from one house to the other - which despite what everyone thinks, will still be just as annoying as a 'normal' move.

Below are some updated photos.

The Water Tank

DANGER!

Render is done!

Render and verandah battens.

The excavator prepping the disposal site.

More 'digger' shots

More danger!

The finished product - Now I just need to turf it!

The front façade with verandah!

A look to the left.

And a look to the right.

The master window.

Bricks look better now that they have been cleaned!

The 'double' downpipes!

The 'thing' on the roof!

Side view of the 'almost' finished product!

The hot water system - Yay!

SIDE NOTE - our current system does not even last long enough for a two minute shower - this is by far the most exciting part of the move!

The Kitchen - now with splashbacks!

More Kitchen.

More Kitchen!

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Time for an update!

It has been a while since my last post! My apologies for that! I have been in and out of Doctor's surgeries and hospitals for the last fortnight and therefore not quite up to sitting in front of a computer.

Up until the weekend, very little had happened at the house. Internally, the painting has been finished, as has the plastering - all this will need to be touched up due to other trades who simply could care less about the damage and mess they cause (enough about that for now - I intend to do a whole post on my gripes at the end of the build). Externally, the bricks finally started late last week, however they were moving at a snail's pace. On Saturday, a whole gang of brickies arrived and that changed! They managed to get all the straight lines of the house completed up to head height. Over the last couple of days, there has been slow but steady progress.

In the last 24 hours, we have seen a massive amount of internal work get done. The baths, showers and toilets are in. The internal plumbing has been done. A lot of the external plumbing has been done. The extra cabinetry has been put in to place. It is almost finished and will look amazing!

I will leave the rest of the progress to be shown via the photos below.

The bricks have started! Yay!

But there's so many!

Thankfully, we asked (and of course paid for) bricks above back windows instead of concrete sheets. It looks so much better!

The opposite end of the house - the only place where there are no soffits.

The fully painted Media Room with the high gloss paint on the doors.

Family Room and view down the hallway.

Our Bedroom fully painted.

Ensuite with the plastic removed.

Where the bath goes.

The Ensuite shower.

Ensuite - the bath on the left and the toilet on the right

Looking back into the bedroom from the Ensuite.

Main bathroom shower.

The kitchen uncovered.

More Kitchen.

The bricks finished on the far side.

The gas bottles at the back of the house.

The back wall.

The main bathroom shower done!

I love these shower heads!

Main bathroom bath being tested.

Bethany's bedroom.

Ensuite shower & bath.

More Ensuite.

Ensuite looking through to the WIR.

The Walk-In Robe.

Our toilets! We will have three!

Saturday, 28 March 2015

What a Week!

A lot has happened this week. Most days the workers haven't left until after dark which has meant checking the house out after dark. Here is a quick recall of what happened this week:
1/ Plastering finished
2/ Skirting and cornicing was done --> There is no skirting on the floors where the timber floors are being laid yet - we paid extra to not have the beading laid and rather have the skirting boards put on after the floor was laid. I think this is a cost worth having - I hate the beading on timber floors!
3/ Doors were put on
4/ Shelves in Walk in Robes were put in.
5/ Cabinetry in Kitchen, Butler's Pantry, Bathroom, Ensuite, Powder Room, Laundry and Walk in Linen Cupboard was installed.
6/ Door to the Powder Room was re-installed as it was hung the right way according to the plans but to both Donna & I as well as our Site Supervisor, it made sense the other way.
7/ Scaffolding was taken down which allows us to see how big the area is and also allows us to get some more deck quotes going.
8/ The front verandah was put up - it is attached to the frame and is then bricked over. Apparently this is the only state where this happens - all other states attach to the bricks, however due to cyclones Qld is different! Doesn't worry me, it's just more work for the brickies - maybe that is another reason why the Colonial Façade is soooo much expensive to build!

Master Bedroom (Donna's Window)