Week 8 - whoa there !!!!!

After weeks so not much action we were totally suprised when we visited today. The brickwork is almost finished, the plastering has been done with the cornices delivered and just waiting to be put up. The cabinets have also been installed !!!!!!!! I am really happy with out colour choiced for all our cabinets. It is really beginning to feel like 'our house' !!!!!!!!

Also got to meet our new neighbour Tony (Uncle Ant) and his mum and kids. Tony's coffee making skills are Starbucks worthy. :)

I dedicate this lot of photos to Vanderlay :)

Week 7 - So who's a nuffy ?

Hmmmm visited the house today, the brickwork is 1/3 complete, ceilings have been plastered and the plaster sheets for the walls are waiting. Insulation has been put in.

Got the camera out to take some snaps and the batttery died before I could get even one.....What a dufus !!!!

We are still without a super, the building manager is looking after us at the moment. Our house is now classified as a 'reverse build' - It is at lock up before the brickwork has been done. Now the brikcies and plasterers are working at the same time. We are running about a week behind which isn't too bad considering.

Might pop out and get some pics tomorrow depending on how much time I have.

We are very happy with the colours so far although I am still undecided about the frame colour on the windows and sliding doors, it looks good, just not 'perfect'......hmmmmm, I am just never happy, lol !

til next time, this is nuff nuff signing off !

Week 6 - Knock Knock, who's there ?

Not many photos this week as not much 'visually exciting' stuff happened, lol !

Our front door has been installed, as have our beloved bi-folds.

The frame for the bath has also been installed.

Electrical wiring has been done. Our bricks and sand have also been delivered, ready for the brickies to start on Monday.

First inspection has been completed with not many things to rectify.

Life is good :)

Week 5 - It's a wrap !

Happy happy joy joy......Roof tiles are on, windows are in and the house is wrapped up nice and warm in a green PD blankie :)

The electrician is booked in for early next week and the brickies are booked in to begin next Friday.

The front !

One of the boys bedrooms (house across the road ain't half bad either, lol )

The Laundry !

The family/dining just wating for the bi-folds !

My flash kitchen, lol !

Drive by........

Okay, so I am a tad happier today :) Lachie and I did a drive-by this morning and 1/3 of the roof tiles were on already and the windows were being taken off the the truck, YIPPEEEE !!!!

Will grab some pics on the weekend.

Wayne our new supervisor also starts today so will be good to have a chat with him.

Week 4 - ho hum......

Well here we are at week 4. Not much has happened since last week. The guttering has been installed and the roof tiles and door frames have been delivered. Hurry up already, lol !!!!

Found out on Thursday that our supervisor has left PD and our new one starts on Wednesday.

Hopefully this week will bring some noticable changes so I can take some more pics !

Week 3 - Framed & Trussed !!!!!!

The front !!!!!

The back ! The master bedroom is on the left &
alfresco area on the right.


The sides............

The frame is up and so are the roof trusses. It was great to go out there today and be able to walk around and imagine what it is all going to look like.

Windows and roof tiles are yet to be delivered....Maybe tomorrow.....

That's a good looking slab.....

Even if I do say so myself, lol !!!!

Stood in the boys bedrooms, the kitchen and lounge and our bedroom, not sure how they are going to fit the rest of it on there, lol.......

Foundation Friday.....

We have a slab !!!!!!!

Although, am a bit concerned. Slab was poured this morning and it has been steadily raining for the last 90 mins.......Hope our slab hasn't ended up in the wetlands at the bottom of our street........

Will take some pics if it is still there on the weekend, lol.

Week 2 - Slabless :(

Slab was meant to be laid today. We were also meant to meet our supervisor at 10am on site. At 9.50am we recieved a call to say he had a client meeting that had 'forgottten' about and would give us a call about 1pm......Headed out to the block ourselves at 2.30pm to have a look and no action or slab :(......Still haven't heard from our supervisor >:(

*sigh*

Edited to add: heard from David late today, was too wet to lay slab this morning so are aiming for tomorrow morning. If all goes to plan frame will be delivered on Monday and will be put up early next week.

Mud, mud, glorious mud.............

Day 3 - Digging to China ???

We have trenches and pipes !!!!!

Will grab some photos on the weekend.

YAY !!!

Day 2 - Fenced in.....

We have temporary fencing........ YIPPEEEEEE !!!!!!

Week 1 - Day 1

8.58am -

Rain rain go away, come again another day.

Enough Said ! Grrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!!!

1.30pm-

We have action !!!!!!!! Never before have I been so excited to see a 'big dig', lol !

Excavation has begun and we have a tap....WOO HOO !!!!!!!!!!

Ready......set..........

1. Rebate cheque from developer - yup
2. Confirmation from financier - yup
3. Building permits approved - yup
4. Signed, sealed and about to be delivered - YUP !!!!!!

Offical site start, "touch soil' date is July 4th !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally we will see something physical.

WOO HOO.......

happy happy joy joy :)

You heard it here first, finally we have formal approval !!!!!!

Oh happy day !!!! We finally have formal approval so as soon as PD received their deposit from the land developer we can start building !! WOO HOO !!!!

It's terrible, the longer they take to start building the more I am stressing over all of our colour choices *sigh* I am sure it wil all come together nicely....

Hmmmmm, I wasn't so sick at the moment I would be popping the top off some bubbly tonight :)

and on and on it goes.......when will it stop? nobody knows....

After the stuff up with the first valuer, a second one was sent out on Thurs. Jase received a call from her saying she was at the block but where was the house ? Apparently she was not told by R**s that she needed to value a house that was to be contstructed and land. Therefore, she wanted to know if he had house plans etc...... He advisd her to contact R**s as they had everything and surely should have passed the info on the her that she required ??????

We have not heard anything further today and as Monday is a Public Holiday (bloody Queen) we will have to wait until at least Tues. We are nearly halfway through the month already !!!!

SOOOOOO FRUSTRATING *****grrrrrrrrr*****

Far out brussel sprout !!!!!!

And so the R**s saga continues........They sent the valuer out to value the land today, only problem is the address they gave the valuer to value is the address of the property we are currently residing in, which is a rental !!!!!!!!! Why do the words moronic, hopeless, useless and crap come to mind whenever I think of them...Even the valuer was p*ssed......

And so the band plays on.......................

So close, but yet so far..........

Jase got a call from PD today. They are ready to start !!!!!!!! However, we are still waiting on R**s to pull a finger out *ho hum* going on past experience they won't break any records........We were also advised by our Mortgage Broker that because we are now combining the land and construction mortgage R**s want to charge us ANOTHER valuation fee on the land, even though they valued it for the land mortgage 3 weeks ago !!!!!!!! I KID YOU NOT ! They want money basically for breathing.......Who's idea was it to de-regulate the banking industry.......

Anyhoo, at least PD are ready to go :) So as soon as the ok comes from R**s, off we go !!!

Ch ch ch changes.........

Have finally settled on laminate choices for the kitchen......Ta da !

The Overhead cupboards will be in white

Lower cupboards will be in Nocturne Oak

The benches will be in 'Cosmos'.We are having drop sides to the island bench.

Bring it on !!!!!!!!!