FRAMES ARE UP!

Our frame was erected 20th and 21st April.
Amazing to see how much the house takes shape in a single day.


Roof trusses, Garage and Alfresco beams scheduled to be craned into position today - Tuesday 26th April.
Then just need to wait till brickie can get to site to start - scheduled for 6th May 2016.

WE HAVE A SLAB

Best day yet, our slab was poured Monday 11th April.
Received call from Slab Supervisor advising:


Slab pour today 11th April
Site Clean up 12th & 13th April
Frame delivery Thursday 14th April


Then he has done his job and we will be then assigned out SS for the rest of the build.


So awesome to see this slab.

Looking from rear of block



Slab from front side

PROGRESS UPDATE - Slab Prepped

Workers on site Friday and Saturday getting the slab ready for pour on Monday 11.04.2016


Waffle pods and reo all in and looking great. Guys were on site all Friday and most of Saturday making sure it was all ready for Mondays pour.


Drove past site 7am Monday morning to  find Cement pump on site ready to go.


Received a call from Site Prep Supervisor to advise Slab being poured today, site clean up Tuesday & Wednesday with Frames being delivered to site Thursday morning.


Charging ahead now - thankfully




Slab prep



Rear house view - Alfresco on LHS - Main Bed RHS



Rear Split



Front View of house



Rear Split



Cement Pump

PROGRESS UPDATE - Form work

MJH on site on Thursday 7th April starting the form work and piering done.
Should finish off today with pour scheduled for Monday/Tuesday next week

PROGRESS UPDATE - Drainage & Site Fencing

Tuesday 29th March brought a nice surprise with workers on site doing drainage.


Craig had that day off luckily as when he went to site it was discovered that the drainers were working off the old plan where the water tank was located Front LHS - it was amended weeks ago to be Rear RHS. They just never received the updated copy!


Any other week day and we would not have been at site in the morning so the drainers were able to rectify to have all done correct on first go rather than having to come back to site and dig up and re-do drainage, which would have resulted in delays - Phew!


Site fencing was erected Thursday 1st April.


Site ready and waiting for slab to be prepped and laid.

Taken from rear of house - Kitchen LHS & Ensuite RHS

Ensuite

Water tank run off drain

Main Bathroom and WC

Front view

ROCK REMOVAL DAY 2, 3 & 4...

Rock removal took longer than originally thought pushing into 4 days.


Hundreds of tones of rock removed - back of house pad levelled and trenches dug.
Massive effort from our Excavator Driver Troy who works for CRAMPS EARTHMOVING.
Troy worked all weekend with my amazing husband making sure our site was all cut and ready to hand back to MJH on schedule.
Troy spent most of the 4 days on the rock breaker whilst Craig tirelessly loaded trucks with the rock and cleared the area when rock was broken.
We still have a large pile of rock and dirt but will need it when we retain the front of the block


If anyone needs earth moving works done give these guys a call.


So happy with the end result Craig spent 3 days with his bum in the excavator moving rock, loading trucks and prepping our block with no hesitation - all so that we can have our family home.
Best husband ever :)

Clearing away the rock.

So much rock

Digging the trenches



The finished site

ROCK REMOVAL - DAY 1

The rock removal has begun.
About 1/2 the rock out on Day 1.


Excess dirt and rock being taken away today and remaining rock removed as well as trenches dug.


Hoping to  be able to hand site back to MJH Monday.