13.03.13 - Cupboards & Rainwater Tank are in!!

All the cupboards went in today . . . and they look great!!
Also the rainwater tank was set in place and plumbed in.
No pics of the rain water tank... doh!!

Kitchen

Kitchen

Pantry

Ensuite

Bathroom

Laundry

Powder Room 

Painting starts tomorrow!!!

10.03.13 - Tiling . . . done!!

Went out to the house yesterday (yep its a house now in my mind, not a building site) . . . and the tiler was there finishing off.
Met the Site Supervisor at the house today to go over a few things -

- kitchen, laundry, ensuite, bathroom, powder room cupboards all get fitted in tomorrow
- plasterer back in to finish off tomorrow
- painting of interior starts Wednesday.
- stone bench tops will be measued up this week
- kitchen splashback will also be measured this week

It's going to be a very busy week for the tradies, then for 2 weeks lots of little things happen.

First week of April flooring will be laid . . . then - it will be about 3 weeks before we get the keys!!

Ensuite tiling completed - the entire room is dark brown tiles, but in this pic it looks like 2 different colours (it isn't) when the light hits it. 

Ensuite tiles - they are actually a dark brown (the true colour is nothing like this)

This is better - shows the dark brown tiles 

Bathroom - vanity (true colour)

Bathroom - shower recess (true colour)

Powder room

Laundry...

All cupboards for the tiled areas are being fitted tomorrow . . .  excited - very much! 

20.02.13 - Doors are on . . .

It has been a busy week. Lots of phone calls and discussions about paint and tiles and carpentry and doors . . . the carpenter has put up the majority of the architraves, skirting boards, window trims etc and doorways are in and the doors have been hung, they still need to be painted.  But we think they are fantastic!

Front door . . .

BIR in Bedroom 2

Bathroom door and Laundry broom cupboard behind . . .

Bedroom 3 & 4 . . .

So the carpenter will finish soon then the tiler will start next week, followed by interior painting, then the kitchen goes in . . .  

15.02.13 - Bag and Paint . . .

Wow . . . we had a phone call from our painter today asking us if we had seem our house lately... 'no' ... 'well you best get out here and take a look, it is gorgeous'.
And it is indeed. We are a little (a lot) excited now!

Panorama pic of our gorgeous bagged and painted house . . . 

Front . . . love it!

Front door, to be stained same as wooden beams.

All our internal doors and door frames have arrived.

Panorama pic of the back of the house . . .


Next week - the internal painting will happen, final wood work fixtures, door frames and doors go in... then the tiling begins!

03.02.13 - We have walls and wooden beams . . .

Wow!! We went out to the house yesterday not expecting much to have changed and we were blown away...

The gyrocking on the internal walls is all but done and we have some beautiful timber beams to the front porch . . .  and corbeling/trim around the front windows.

Now we are really getting excited!!

Wooden beams have been installed on the front porch. . .  love them!! 

Looking from living room window to the dining area . . .

From the kitchen looking into the living room . . .

Love how the front is taking shape . . . 

27.01.13 - Electrical check. . .

Today we walked through the house (already starting to feel like a house and no longer a building site) and checked all the plates for powerpoints and light switches are in place. We noticed 1 powerpoint missing, 1 near the floor instead of at bench height in the pantry and realised we forgot to include a light switch for the hallway (when you step in from the garage). . .  a very well worth exercise.

We had our first meal in the dining space while working on site today and had our first visitors join us for a tour and the chance to kick back and help us realise what will soon be our house.

Our first meal. . . 

25.01.13 - We have a roof . . .

We have a roof!!
I was blown away by the height and the pitch of the roof (soooo high) from inside.

Looking towards master bedroom (front of house to the left) 

Under the alfresco - bricks being cleaned

We have a roof!! 

We meet our Site Supervisor (SS) early this morning on site to sort a lighting location issue. We have a steel beam running right down the middle of the hallway which means we can't have any lights in the centre. So we have to change to 2 rows of lights further apart (an additional 3 downlights I think).

While we were on site today the bricks were being cleaned (can't wait for the bag n paint to happen) and we had a great update with our SS. Next week should be the start of gyprock, insulation, carpenter, water proofing, more from the electrician... it's all happening. We have about 8 or 9 weeks to go until completion.

Our SS is an absolute gem. We are very blessed to have one of the best there is.