Saturday, February 4, 2012
Monday, November 28, 2011
Pergola - stage 2
LATEST PROGRESS ON THE PERGOLA
- Roof sheets installed
- Timber battens started
- Blueboard rendered
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Alfresco deck
Finished the deck!!! Spotted gum decking used to tie in with our floors inside
Next project .. pergola
Friday, May 6, 2011
Post moving update
Well we have officially been living in the house for the past 2 months !! It has gone so fast
There is a lot to report so here are a few pics of what we have been up to:
Front landscaping is well under way (a whole lot of turf and not much else). The letterbox, feature side fence/gate and porch deck have been completed. Gardens are yet to come
Light fittings went in over the Easter weekend (thanks Dad)
Due to a delay in the manufacture/delivery of our carpet it wasn't installed until the week after we moved in which was a bit of a pain but we got a pretty good deal so didn't make too much of a fuss.
The blinds have been going in in stages. We only have the upstairs living rooms and unused bedrooms to go
The coping is 'light grey' granite and the waterline is done in 'anthracite' ceramic tile both from the Pool Tile Company in Newstead. The glass pool fences were installed this week we are still waiting for the aluminium fence at the end before the certifier can inspect and issue our safety certificate (fingers crossed we pass first go - I hear they are very strict) Then the pool guys will be able to come in and do the pebble crete so we can fill er up! and test out the equipment.
The big hole behind the pool (in front of the pool equipment) will eventually house a feature wall and water feature - this is still a fair way down my 'to do' list
All our boundary fences are in. I have also done some timber framing for the retaining wall against the rear boundary, a couple of planter boxes and some bench seating behind the pool area. These will eventually be clad in timber.
I had to wheel barrow 30 odd tonne of soil and road base in to get the levels right so that we could have the concrete slab poured where we will eventually have our timber alfresco deck and granite courtyard floor tiling. We will be able to make do with the raw concrete for a while as it has really helped reduce the dirt being walked inside. I also had the concretor install the stirrups for our future pergola adjoining the alfresco area.
There is a lot to report so here are a few pics of what we have been up to:
Front landscaping is well under way (a whole lot of turf and not much else). The letterbox, feature side fence/gate and porch deck have been completed. Gardens are yet to come
Light fittings went in over the Easter weekend (thanks Dad)
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| Dining |
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| Kitchen ( note the missing pendant which came broken in the box so we are awaiting the replacement) |
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| Stairs |
The blinds have been going in in stages. We only have the upstairs living rooms and unused bedrooms to go
The bulk of the work has been happening out the back. The most obvious addition is the pool which is getting very close to completion. Excavation, concrete shell, plumbing, electrics, waterline/coping tiles are finished. 
The coping is 'light grey' granite and the waterline is done in 'anthracite' ceramic tile both from the Pool Tile Company in Newstead. The glass pool fences were installed this week we are still waiting for the aluminium fence at the end before the certifier can inspect and issue our safety certificate (fingers crossed we pass first go - I hear they are very strict) Then the pool guys will be able to come in and do the pebble crete so we can fill er up! and test out the equipment.
The big hole behind the pool (in front of the pool equipment) will eventually house a feature wall and water feature - this is still a fair way down my 'to do' list
All our boundary fences are in. I have also done some timber framing for the retaining wall against the rear boundary, a couple of planter boxes and some bench seating behind the pool area. These will eventually be clad in timber.
I had to wheel barrow 30 odd tonne of soil and road base in to get the levels right so that we could have the concrete slab poured where we will eventually have our timber alfresco deck and granite courtyard floor tiling. We will be able to make do with the raw concrete for a while as it has really helped reduce the dirt being walked inside. I also had the concretor install the stirrups for our future pergola adjoining the alfresco area.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Handover and flooring
Well it has been a very busy week since our handover last Monday. Its is a very nice feeling to have those keys in hand. Overall we are quite happy with the house a few little defects came out of the handover inspection but they should all be rectified by the end of this week.
Since handover I have had a solid week of laying our timber floors. I still have a bit to do but have taken care of the larger part of the work - Boral silkwood 'spotted gum' 100 m2 in total (note to self .... pay someone else to do it next time)
This is the week of the big move!!!
Since handover I have had a solid week of laying our timber floors. I still have a bit to do but have taken care of the larger part of the work - Boral silkwood 'spotted gum' 100 m2 in total (note to self .... pay someone else to do it next time)
This is the week of the big move!!!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Handover eve
After a week of bank hassles (they wouldn't issue the check until the site clean was finished) we finally have a cheque in hand ready for handover 8am tomorrow morning!!!
We called out to the house yesterday to do our own final defects check but the painter was still in there working away so looks like we will have to do it on the run tomorrow. None the less it was still the nice to see the house without the rubbish pile and porta loo out the front.
While we were out there we ran into the neighbour who had officially moved in that morning. They have installed the Boral 'Spotted Gum' floors that we are having and they looked great so we are quite happy with our selection. It is going to be a massive week for me installing our floors downstairs, with 100 m2 to lay this might take me a while :-) good thing i have the week off work.
Bring on 8am tomorrow!!
We called out to the house yesterday to do our own final defects check but the painter was still in there working away so looks like we will have to do it on the run tomorrow. None the less it was still the nice to see the house without the rubbish pile and porta loo out the front.
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| Note the painter having a rest in the garage :-) |
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| Close up of our driveway aggregate |
While we were out there we ran into the neighbour who had officially moved in that morning. They have installed the Boral 'Spotted Gum' floors that we are having and they looked great so we are quite happy with our selection. It is going to be a massive week for me installing our floors downstairs, with 100 m2 to lay this might take me a while :-) good thing i have the week off work.
Bring on 8am tomorrow!!
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