Slow & Steady

It’s a recurring theme but slowly does it is probably best to describe our build this year. Where as last year we went weeks with nothing happening this year a few things just happen every week and as I said last week eventually they will run out of things to do and just hand us the keys.

I certainly prefer slow but steady progress than the stop start approach.

This week saw the plastering completed except for the ceiling in the alfresco. The garage floor poured and about a 1/3 of the architrave work completed. Some of the wardrobes have started but alas, not all the down lights have been cut out so I still cant cut out for my ceiling mounted speakers. I spoke with our Construction Manager and apparently I will be able to do this tomorrow or Wednesday.

Below you will find some photos and for the first time they have all be taken from outside as we stuck by our vow not to enter the house. This is mainly to save any potential issues with the kids causing damage but depending on what sort of progress has been made and what is left laying around we still reserve the right to use our magic key!!!

We hope that by next weekend with some extra effort the “fixing” stage will be completed thus leaving open the possibility of a handover this side of Easter, woo hoo!!

Slowly Getting There

Another week and more progress, if they keep this up eventually the builders will have nothing left but to hand over the keys!!

This week we had the bricks washed and I must say we are very happy with our selection. The kitchen was finished off, all our doors have arrived along with the skirting and architraves, all they need to do is fit them.

The electrical cut out is almost done, only a few more down lights and they will be ready for me to go in and cut out my speakers. The bathrooms have had the waterproof paint applied to where the tiles will go and there is steel reo ready for the garage, veranda and alfresco to be poured.

We hope that fixing will be complete in the next fortnight opening up the possibility that we will be in by Easter.

I did notice one thing, fresh tape over the side door lock, so maybe we have been found out. Its there fault for leaving a key on the ground but we have decided to stop entering the house, mainly because the kids are getting to the stage where they could do some damage. It was good while it lasted!!

Below are the latest pics and we may sneak in when some more significant changes have occurred but for now we will settle on these and what we can take through the windows.

I ordered our entertainment unit this week and here is a picture of it, we are getting it stained darker, a chocolate colour. Its huge, solid and most importantly it will fit the centre speaker, amp, a foxtel box and a blu-ray player.

We also ordered our bathroom accessories this week, a towel ladder, shower shelf and toilet roll holder for each of the bathrooms and toilets.

There is not to much more we can buy just yet but as soon as we have the window frames finished inside I will arrange for a quote on the blinds. Other than that it’s just another week where we hope that more things completed and we move closer to handover!!

We Have A Kitchen

Well it has been a while since my last post and I think I have a good excuse, its not that here hasn’t been progress on the house, there has been. No its just the little fact that child number 3 arrived on Tuesday the 19th of Jan, another boy which makes 3 under 3!!!!

Anyway this blog is about our house and a few things have been completed like all the in-fills, plastering, air-con set-up and best of all, our kitchen is in!!

Kitchen Benchtop - Kashmire Granite (Diamond Gloss)

Ensuite Cabinet & Benchtop (Brook Pebble Dimensions Finish)

I caught up with our Construction Manager (CM) last week to officially check in on the progress and we are ahead of schedule so when I asked for a estimated handover date I was told the 30th of April, that’s over 12 weeks to do the electrical cut out & fit off, the plumbing fit off, architraves etc, paint, lay the driveway & lay the floors.

Now considering the amount achieved to date I am disappointed it won’t be any earlier than 5 days prior to the contracted finish. Then again I shouldn’t have expected anything less and already 2 things that were supposed to happen this week didn’t.

I will just have to learn some patience, something I struggle with!