Looking good!

This is the latest image of the house. The garage walls are complete and the roof trusses are on ready for the tilers to return and put on the roof. The render was put on during the week, but is yet to be painted.

Laying the gas mains

Balcony render

More progress pics

I had a site meeting today with my Site Supervisor where I pointed out a few minor issues that will be rectified (dented fascia, hole in the floor in one of the bedrooms, ‘creaky’ stair balustrades, incorrect basins in the ensuite and powder rooms etc.). While I was there, the contractor arrived to fit our stone benchtops.

 

I also noted that the garage and alfresco piers have been bricked. The roof trusses should be fitted next week and the tiles done shortly after. The painter is also booked to commence next week.

Scaffolding down, Cabinets fixed

All the scaffolding has been removed from the exterior of the house and the bricks at the top storey have been acid washed to remove all of the mortar and mess on them. You can get a good feel for the end product now that you can clearly see the brick colour. The bottom has not been cleaned yet, for some parts it will be rendered. The other pictures are the cabinets that have now been fitted. R was a little shocked at first at the colour of her kitchen cabinets, but once the bench tops are fixed,the splashback is in and there is tiling around, I'm sure they will blend nicely. Upstairs they have attached all of the architraves and skirting and all of the doors have been hung. Ready for paint and carpet!

Oops... just a little Boo Boo!

We visited the house on Saturday and the first thing I noticed was that the basins were not quite right. At first I thought that they were the wrong ones. (Always take your plans and drawings on visits with you!). Works out that the Ensuite has the wrong basins - can't work out if that is a good or bad thing yet, but we were supposed to have the counter-top upgrade. They actually sit on top of the bench completely and they have a tall flick mixer to the side.The upstairs kids bathroom has been incorrectly fitted. The steps you see on the basin are not supposed to be visible, it is meant to be sunk into the bench and only the rim be visible. Fingers crossed it can all be easily fixed and not create any delays.

 

Pic update

More pics from our weekend visit.

Progress Progress Progress!!

A view from the top of the staircase, looking down at Aaron and our double entry doors

A visit to the house on Saturday brought much delight. It was amazing to see what they had achieved in such little time.
The Staircase is in and they have delivered all of the cabinetry to be fixed in this week (possibly today). More photos to come...

New site supervisor- update

I just had a call from our recently appointed site supervisor (the amount of staff turnover in the building industry is staggering). I had a good chat to our new SS and things are sounding positive. The build was held up slightly by the lack of availability of the brickies, but that seems to have resolved itself now. He gave me a rough timetable of what is planned.

 

Now- currently bricking the window sills on the top floor

Later this week- the void protection will be taken down and the stairs installed, eaves should be installed.

Next week- Bricks cleaned on top floor and then scaffolding taken down. Kitchen cabinets should be fitted, and the brickies should return to brick the window sills on the bottom floor and brick the garage.

He has us penciled in for our PCI (practical completion inspection) in mid-October with handover expected to be a couple of weeks after that.

 

We are not holding our breath as the contracted completion date is mid-January, but it is very exciting to think that we may be in our new house in less than three months!