The roof appeared on Thursday, which is great as the internal fitout can now proceed. The data and TV wiring has already gone in, we are guessing that the ducted heating, evaporative cooling, and electrical fitout is next internally, with bricks externally.
I call this one ‘a quiet moment of contemplation’
No news yet on the roof unfortunately BUT the windows were delivered and installed and the insulation wrap has been done, ready for the bricks…. hopefully a roof is coming soon! Will be chasing up our SS again tomorrow…. the doorframes – front, garage etc – have also been installed.
Very happy with the windows- colour, style and quality.
Not a huge amount to report unfortunately. The roof isn’t on yet – the SS has advised that we are waiting on something roof-frame related to be signed off by the engineer (or surveyor or someone) before they start loading the tiles on.
Apparently the windows were still on schedule for this week but they haven’t been delivered as yet. The windows are holding up the bricks being done so hopefully we see some action on this next week. The steel beam that we noticed at the block – which then disappeared – has been replaced with a wider version so it seems that the initial one was incorrect. I understand that this goes above the sliding doors in the rumpus.
However, the plumbing has been ‘roughed-in’ – all the pipes connected to the various points, including the external tap points. So that was good to see!
Not a huge amount happened last week, mainly due to the weather – extremely hot and/or very wet. We are hoping that the roof will be done by the end of this week, though, as the forecast is perfect for it this week.
We met with the site supervisor last Tuesday which was great, and we were able to get an idea of the timeline for the build. He tentatively said August; this is what we had been thinking anyway – so probably September! Apparently there is a delay on our windows being delivered so the bricks may also be a bit delayed. Not much we can do about it but I am glad we know about it so we aren’t left wondering what was going on if there is no action after the roof is done.
We actually spent today on site. As stated in the last post, we wanted to put in some extra noggins (the horizontal timber between the studs) where we knew we were planning to hang the television, floating cabinets, floating shelves, pictures, the big kitchen clock, etc. This worked out to quite a few extra bits of timber, and some of the walls look quite odd at the moment but it will all be hidden by the plaster eventually, and there will be the extra support needed by the heavier items.
A bit thank you to our mate Danny for his building expertise and help with this! Was a huge help! 🙂
Warning: photo overload ahead. The frame started late last week and it looks like it is now close to finished, other than the sliding door frames and probably a few bits here and there.
The guttering and fascia has also been done and I’m really happy with the colours.
We are having a meet with the Site Supervisor early next week so that should be good, want to just let him know that we want to add a few noggins here and there to help support the eventual TV brackets, mirrors and the big clock. Might also be able to find out the estimated finish date – we haven’t been given one yet so that will be interesting – though whatever it is I think I’ll add a month or so to try and be more realistic.
After first day of framing:
Roof going on
Bath hob, main living area and kitchen
View from front with gutters and fascia on
Called past tonight, wasn’t expecting much, only to see we have been slabbed! Plus the frames have already been delivered. Looks like it is going full steam ahead at the moment.
I am waiting on a call back from our SS though as we had an independent inspection done after the formwork was complete and there were a few rectifications the inspector wanted done before the concrete pour, most of which you can’t even see now. I had asked for photos of the rectifications… guess I will find out tomorrow.
Anyway, here ’tis! Couldn’t get great photos as the framing was in the way but you get the gist – the third photo is from the back corner looking towards the street.
Visited early this morning to not only find that a lot of work has been done, but that they were actually working on it, on a Sunday! Was quite impressed as the rain last week had delayed things a bit and this will help get back on track.
Concrete is due to be done on Tuesday – a day with a forecast of 39 degrees, probably the hottest day we have had for a few weeks…. though I am sure they do this all the time….. have to remember that they know what they are doing and I have no idea….
It was great to see it all ‘blocked up’ – much easier to see where the rooms all are etc.
The underground pipes were all in by late last week – they all seem to be in the right spots….
A quick drive-by tonight showed the gravel has been laid for the slab preparation, so it looks like slab by the end of this week!
So the site cut happened last week and you can now get a better idea of how the house will be placed on the land. The house is a lot closer to the street than I had been thinking so I am really glad now that we have no footpath, just a really wide verge. The driveway seems a bit steeper than we had thought but not much we can do about it now!!
By Tuesday the retaining wall posts were in, as was the electricity box and, of course, the very important portable dunny had been delivered. On visiting tonight the retaining wall is finished, complete with aggy pipe and coria. Hoping that the underground plumbing will go in next. We were originally told that the slab would probably be done next week, not sure how realistic that is……
So here is a ‘furniture floor plan’ I was working on a while ago. It isn’t complete or perfect and we may change our minds as we go but it gives some idea of what we are thinking and what will/should work. It is to scale (I clearly have too much time on my hands) and it has really helped to work out what size furniture will work. I had my eye on a particular modular lounge but when the scaled pic outline of it was put on this plan it was obvious it would be too wide (would only leave 60cm gap between wall and couch to walk through).
The three ‘spare’ bedrooms are all the same size and as you can see one is completely empty, we will likely change our minds as to what room will serve what function, but one will definitely be a guest room and one a study. The back bedroom will likely be the hottest which is why I have it as a study rather than a bedroom – our study is more of a storage room than a room we actually sit in.
I’ve also attached some pics of furniture we are liking. As we are going tiled floor rather than timber floors (a matter of some debate) we want to incorporate the warm look of timber in some of the furniture.
The alfresco shows two settings – we already have one, an eight seater wicker setting; we are thinking of getting a matching ‘bar’ wicker setting. There should be plenty of room as it is a large area.
The lounge, but in a darker grey
Entertainment unit, something like this
Rug, plush in a medium brown/grey
Coffee table idea
Dining, with the chairs on the right of the table
Island bench stools, something like this
‘Man Cave’ lounge?
Hall table – like both of these
Main bedroom, and tub chair for corner
Guest room bed, bedside table (stool) and chair
Study; I really like this but we do already have a desk so it won’t be a priority at all
and the bar setting for the alfresco
Sorry about the size of the pics!!
Hope you like xxoo
tashandpaul 