Windows at the front
Windows left hand side
Rear windows
And look what was delivered this afternoon... Roof supporting rails are up! Roof tiles look like they will go up next week... So very exciting!
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
More progress...
Gutters and fascia up
Garage to the left, front porch centre and study to right, far right master bedroom windows
Fascia side view, that's just our garage
All frames and trusses are erected so this afternoon we received our frame bill.
We need to pay this before sarking, batons ( I think they are called.,. Roof timber that tiles stick to) and roof tiles. They anticipate windows tomorrow! Praying for good weather and roof files next week. Bricks the week after that.
Oh and .....Look what was delivered this afternoon.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Another progress report
Our SS rang today informing us he was back from holiday and just to inform us on what's happening. He indicated that he anticipates the frame to finish up today, fascia and gutter on tomorrow and windows will arrive on Thursday and will hopefully go up then. The roof will be laid before the bricks next week.
Later in the day he rang, to let me know the plumber came today to do a rough in and there were problems with the placement of the cavity door and the bath mixer tap. It has to go at the bedroom wall end. The cavity door presents a bit of a problem with the plumbing. He was wondering if he could move the wall where the toilet was to allow for the cavity slider to go in. I consented but was really quite please with this as the more I thought about the house I was concerned about the half wall near the toilet. It would be gyprock only, not tiled, and I could envisage wet towels getting placed over the wall, it getting marked and damaged, as well as later in life struggling to bend down and clean the dust bunnies in the corner. Lol The cavity slider really replaces the necessity for privacy with this wall. A win- win really.
I went out to the block this afternoon to look at the progress, and the head carpenter happily showed me what the changes were to the ensuite and asked if I had any more questions. I didn't. LOL The changes have been made already so they could continue and we will have to sign a Pcv to reflect this change.
Whilst I walked along the outside of the fence, I noticed our gutters and fascia have been delivered. Monument gutters and paperbark fascia... Can't wait to see them up.
Later in the day he rang, to let me know the plumber came today to do a rough in and there were problems with the placement of the cavity door and the bath mixer tap. It has to go at the bedroom wall end. The cavity door presents a bit of a problem with the plumbing. He was wondering if he could move the wall where the toilet was to allow for the cavity slider to go in. I consented but was really quite please with this as the more I thought about the house I was concerned about the half wall near the toilet. It would be gyprock only, not tiled, and I could envisage wet towels getting placed over the wall, it getting marked and damaged, as well as later in life struggling to bend down and clean the dust bunnies in the corner. Lol The cavity slider really replaces the necessity for privacy with this wall. A win- win really.
Whilst I walked along the outside of the fence, I noticed our gutters and fascia have been delivered. Monument gutters and paperbark fascia... Can't wait to see them up.
Monday, 21 January 2013
Another week, some more progress
They have started on the roof frame.
This is the start of our garage.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Furniture shopping....
We have decided to take advantage of some of the furniture sales happening at the moment. Last week we saw a bed head, dresser and side tables that I loved! J found some lounges that he loved. Today we went to nick scali and Brescia to see what they had that was comparable because they both have 50% off selected styles... Lol not the ones we liked though...
Anyway we bought a new bedroom suite... King size mattress and base and bed head, two bed side tables, and a dresser with a mirror...Just like this! The bed has a under the bed storage drawer- a place for all those decorative pillows to go when we go to sleep. Lol Can't wait to sleep on it in my new house! Also got 2 sheet sets, mattress protector... Just need a new quilt and quilt cover...
As for lounges, since the ones we liked for the rumpus aren't on sale we will wait six weeks or so to order them as they take 12 weeks to order. Very excited!
As for lounges, since the ones we liked for the rumpus aren't on sale we will wait six weeks or so to order them as they take 12 weeks to order. Very excited!
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Tradies back on site
I drove out to the block last Monday night hopeful work may have started back after Christmas, but no such luck. Went out later in the week again, to find the site still the same way.
This Monday I was feeling a little bit hopeful that work would recommence... A drive out on Monday night again saw the site at a standstill. Since the weather was a bit nicer yesterday (Tuesday) I thought they may have again started back and went for another fruitless drive to our block.
Well today I had no intentions of driving out to the land it is 37 degrees it here, and definitely thought since they weren't here yesterday, they wouldn't be again, but L and I went out for lunch and he was determined to look at the block. We were having lunch three streets away so we may as well I thought.... Wasn't I surprised to see this when I pulled up....
This Monday I was feeling a little bit hopeful that work would recommence... A drive out on Monday night again saw the site at a standstill. Since the weather was a bit nicer yesterday (Tuesday) I thought they may have again started back and went for another fruitless drive to our block.
Well today I had no intentions of driving out to the land it is 37 degrees it here, and definitely thought since they weren't here yesterday, they wouldn't be again, but L and I went out for lunch and he was determined to look at the block. We were having lunch three streets away so we may as well I thought.... Wasn't I surprised to see this when I pulled up....
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