Monday 31 October 2016

POST BUILD PROGRESS UPDATE - ELECTRICAL AND DRIVEWAY PREP

Last week we had our driveway prepped ready for pour on Friday - unfortunately pour did not happen due to weather so we will reschedule for another day this week.


We also had some electrical work done over the weekend with our Kitchen Pendant lights and stair lights being installed as well as changing std power points out for ones with USB ports included.
With the addition of our stools our kitchen is complete and I think I am even more in love with it.


Looking forward to our driveway being poured next.









Monday 24 October 2016

POST HANDOVER PROGRESS - GRASS

We have been in our beautiful home for almost 4 weeks now and are slowing marking things off the never ending list of TO DO's


Over the past few weekends we have been preparing the back yard to be grassed. (to eliminate the dirt and dust slightly)
My husband spent the full weekend last fortnight on the bobcat moving dirt and shaping the yard ready for top soil and grass. As the rear of our block is a rock shelf he moved the dirt to level off but keeping a fall to allow the water to flow into the drains and out the front.


The following week we had top soil delivered and he spent many afternoons out levelling off and spreading the top soil.


Friday saw the delivery of 250 sqr mtrs of grass and with an approaching storm we spent the last few hours of daylight after work laying the grass.
Very happy with our end result, its nice to look out and see green grass instead of constant dust storms and rock.


We will hopefully retain and deck from the back of the house to the retaining wall in the coming months.


Ordered our security doors so we can open up the back of our home and take advantage of the beautiful southerly's.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 





PHOTOS

Just some photos of the tail end of our build pre handover.



Rear excavated section to be retained

Rock from rear of home.

REAR FENCE - DIY by amazing Husband

Interior Door Style

Main Bathroom

Kitchen
FRONT STEPS
FRONT FACADE


Main Bedroom Sliding doors
 

Thursday 13 October 2016

HANDOVER 27th SEPTEMBER 2016

We had our handover on Tuesday 27th September.
Still a few small tings to be rectified but nothing to stop us taking possession of our new home.


Handover basically took a little over an hour - we went over everything we had on our PCI list to mark off as done or note that still needs to be done.


A few paint issues were missed so painters had to come back to rectify.
Replacement kitchen cupboard and oven plinth still need to be replaced but is scheduled in for end of month.


We had removalists booked and on our doorstep the following morning at 7.30am and they were brilliant. They treated all our things with care and were all done by 11.30am.


Our kids were brilliant they rode to and from the old and new house loading and unpacking all morning. We had everything in and mostly unpacked by about 5pm that day.


Totally in love with our new home, love that our wonderful children all now have their own space and I finally have a kitchen that fits more then 2 people at a time.
Loved cooking our first meal in our new kitchen and even loved washing up.


Now the fun begins - we have some electrical work to do and a mass of landscaping.
Driveway booked for end of October and the hubby has been busy on the bobcat levelling and shaping the front and back yards.
Still to decide on window furnishing's but for now block out fabric does the job till I can make up my mind on what I want.


Will post more pic's as we settle in and finish each area.