As the year 2010 ends so does the construction progress.

There has been no further progress since the bricks were completed. Wisdom will now shut shop for 3 weeks starting today. It will be interesting to see what week they resume in January. My next post ofcourse will be then, so until then >>>> Have a Merry Festive Season and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!

Bricks Cleaned

They have cleaned the bricks, this was done on Friday last week. Our Garage door will match the window frame colour - "Dune"

We'll be looking to install plantation shutters for the Masterbed Windows.. Sometime down the track we plan to stack stone feature the portico entry ...

Bricks Completed.

They have completed the bricks.. Next is the Roof Tiles, I don't know if there going to do this in 2010. Most of the Trades shut shop at the end of the week.

According to our Site Supervisor they are only shutting shop for 3 weeks.. Seems even the tradies i know are only shutting shop for that short period.. Fingers crossed that they do try to do the roof this year!!!

Bricks almost done: one more day to go.

13/12/2010 - Bricks is one day away from completion.

It has been a long wait due to weather being so unpredictable. Forcast for Tomorrow is Rain. Hopefully afternoon rain so that this can be completed.

Another Clear Day of Bricklaying

Where the Gas Meter will go

Garage side almost complete

Leisure Room & Alfresco

Looks like i need to do some weed killing on the weekend.

Garage Wall - i suspect electric meter box to go in cutout

Bricklayers hard at work with the Weather playing the spoiler.

Bricks were delivered 26/11/2010 Then it rained for a WEEK

Whitsunday Orpheus

Monday 29/11/2010 they started then

the weather turned for the worse

What they got done in 1 and a bit day

Continuing on Friday 3/12/2010

The following are photos taken today 6/12/2010 which is now up to date with the postings.

Hope the good weather continues. More to come

Getting up to Date - Frames completed

Its been a while since i posted.. Weather hampered the construction progress and also my mood to post. So to catch up on things here are picks of the Frames completed. The rooms looks small without a solid wall for reference bare in mind that we have 9 foot Cielings.

From the Entry Door Looking In

 Windows Master Bed

Master Bed

Home Office

Home Theatre

Kitchen

Dining Area with Bed4 in view

Stacker Kitchen Dining to Alfresco

 Stacker Doors Leisure Room to Alfresco

Bed 3

FRAMES - In progess

They started yesterday after lunch and they continued today.. I expect 1 more day and they will be done with Roof frame/trussess installed. More to come tomorrow!!!  Also didn't realise that they are terminte treated.. reason why the timber is coloured the way it is.

Slab Completed

Form works were completed wednesday last week and then rain followed..

 Then Friday morning we drove past before work and we were all smiles to see this.

At the end of the day we were anxious to get home from work to find our foundation for our home completed.

This is where the Alfresco will be.

Looks like they are preparing to do the slab.

Drove past the place and these were delivered at some point today.

Tomorrows forcast Mostly Sunny!! Hope they get the Slab done. Although I'm not all that keen on our first progress payment..

Some of our colour selections

from the top left Kitchen splashback, Benchtop and cupboards

underneath is the main floors tiles limestone Taupe (600x600)

The large dark tile shown is for the bathroom and laundry floors and sitting of top of it is the cupboard for the vanity and the benchtop.. 

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The Glass Mosaic we picked for the Niche and around the bathtub for a feature..$3k work of upgrade.

WE picked 200x400 white tiles for the wall to layed horizontal.

Peering and drains completed.

Much to our surprise they have done the peering and drains. Ofcourse it rained the next day, so we are not expecting much progress with rain forcasted.


Taken on the 23-10-2010



The unexpected - Site Benching Completed

Drove past the land to see what damage the rain did. Instead of same old nothing done, we were surprised that the site benching has been completed. It would seem the three days of clear weather has helped to dry up the soil.

Shot from the sewer manhole on our site

This is the  step up split section. Back park of our home is 340mm higher.