Week 13 - We have a date !!!!!

Annette called today to advise our PCI date is 25/10 with handover scheduled for 1 week later....YIPPEEEEEE !

Have to choose a new colour for our water tank as the one we chose has been discontinued. Also have to organise formal quotes for fences to be sent to our new neighbours. Need to get the driveway organised too.........

Bring it on !!!!!!

Still high from the fumes........

Popped out to the house today and the painter was there. Great guy and is doing a fantastic job !!! He said he should be finished by about Wed or Thu next week, which means the tiler will be delayed until the following week *sigh*

We are really happy with the colours. The skirtings and doors are Wattyl "chalkdust" and the walls are Wattyl "scallopine". I am looking forward to seeing the outside colours come together. I don't know how the painters do it. The fumes were so strong !!!

The electricians made a nice mess of the rendering. Glad we don't have to fix it.

Got some fence quotes last week. Best was for $55 p/m, that includes capping. We also want Merbau horizontal slat gates on either side of the house, they will be $495 each including GST.....Everything just keeps on adding up, lol

Week 12 - Painting has begun !!!!!!

Seems our new Super, Brett, has things happening without even knowing it, lol. I did a drive by of the house today and the front rendering has been done and the painters were inside working their little patooties off !!!! Brett didn't even know the rendering had been started let alone finished !

Finally some action !

Tiler is due to start Monday. Will get some pics over the weekend :)

Week 11 - Super number 5 !!!!!!!!

Yes, you read correctly ! We are into our 11th week of building and have just been assigned our 5th superviser. I am so pissed right now it is not funny. PD are about to get some rather nasty correspondence from me.


ARRGHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!

Floored !

Finalised our flooring today. Decided on these Quick-step boards. The colour is Natural Oak.

Somebody keep me away from the shops for a while, lol !!!!!

Week 10 - Sigh....

I am really disappointed with our bricks :( The austral homestead tan range seem to be lighter then they were previously. It bugs me everytime I see them. We did the right thing before we chose our bricks, checked out houses in progress etc......They are definately a shade lighter then they were when we began looking.

Checked out the house today and the window in the family room has been smashed, although nothing else in the house was damaged/touched which is very strange.......

Skirtings/architraves have been fully installed and the brickwork has been completed. Shelves have all be installed.

No photos as pics of shelves aren't too exciting, lol !!!

Mid-week ramble...........

Jase finally got to speak to our new Super this morning. We have a few issues, one being annoyance with his lack of communication. Anyhoo, we have a site visit scheduled for 6.45am (I kid you not :0) next week.

Painters are scheduled to start next Thurs and will take approx 3 days. Tiler will start as soon as the painters have finished. Super told Jase that we sould have our expected completion date by the end of next week. At the moment he estimates it should be by the end of Oct !!!!!!!

Some of the brickwork is rather sloppy so they are currently fixing it. There is also the issue of the missing bricks under the rumpus window.......

The bricks were cleaned yesterday, however they left the bricks where the render is going....hmmmmmmm

Week 9 - Our elusive super

No pics this week as not much has happened since last week. Cornices have been finished and the skirtings and doors have been delivered. Handles have been fixed to the cabinets in the bathroom, ensuite and laundry.

Brickwork is still to be cleaned and finished under the rumpus room window

According to our CSR we are 1.5 weeks ahead of schedule.

We are still to hear from our new super..........

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 !!!