On Friday we met with our Site Supervisor as we wanted to check on the house progress and make sure we are still on target for our PCI date.
Tiles have been finished to Main Bathroom and on inspection 1 tile needs to be removed and redone as it sits proud of all the other tiles.
Also it appears their is a colour variance in the original tiles laid and the top 3 rows.
SS can't understand why we were short tiles to begin with but now as a result it may end up being a costly mistake as the colour variance was very noticeable. Chances are they are out of different batches hence the colour variance.
Waiting on SS to come back to us with how this will be rectified.
Everything else seems to be on track - Painters were meant to be on site all weekend although they did not turn up to site on till Sunday. Internal doors were painted when we walked through just not installed. Much happier with the doors now that they are the correct ones.
Bathroom and Electrical fit off scheduled for today, hopefully the painters haven't delayed things further by not being finished and still on site today.
Should have Interim OC by 6th September so as long as everything continues and trades turn up as scheduled we are still on track for PCI 12th September.
Only other issue that we spotted was the colour of the bricks has dulled majorly with the brick cleans.
As they have cleaned the bricks more than once they are actually loosing their colour. Not sure on how this will be rectified - we have chosen to wait till PCI to assess them as if they clean them again they will be even worse.
Quality of bricks is all good apart from this which could end up being a fairly large problem - only time will tell though.
Monday, 22 August 2016
Monday, 15 August 2016
PROGRESS UPDATE - KITCHEN SPLASHBACK INSTALLED
Work on site has been slow last week - site is basically stopped waiting on painters to get in and paint.
Spoke with SS today and he advised that he has all trades booked to our site for the next 3 weeks right down to flooring so hopefully we will still see PCI by 12th September as per contract.
Went to block on weekend to paint our shipping container and put a few posts in to finish retaining wall on low side.
To our surprise our kitchen splashback had been installed.
It looks fantastic - cant wait to see appliances and flooring in.
No other major changes - the new internal doors are due to be delivered to site today with carpenter booked in for tomorrow to install them all.
Tiler should be back today to finish off Main bathroom as extra tiles were delivered waiting install.
On the down side we have had a few instances of people deciding they can help them selves to things from our site. This weekend it was pallets. Prior to that it was colour bond sheeting and tools from the site next door.
I have advised SS this morning to ensure house is fully locked up each day from now on as we came back to site yesterday afternoon to find the house fully open and the pallets gone.
We are so close to completion that I don't want someone coming in a taking stuff from inside as well.
Spoke with SS today and he advised that he has all trades booked to our site for the next 3 weeks right down to flooring so hopefully we will still see PCI by 12th September as per contract.
Went to block on weekend to paint our shipping container and put a few posts in to finish retaining wall on low side.
To our surprise our kitchen splashback had been installed.
It looks fantastic - cant wait to see appliances and flooring in.
No other major changes - the new internal doors are due to be delivered to site today with carpenter booked in for tomorrow to install them all.
Tiler should be back today to finish off Main bathroom as extra tiles were delivered waiting install.
On the down side we have had a few instances of people deciding they can help them selves to things from our site. This weekend it was pallets. Prior to that it was colour bond sheeting and tools from the site next door.
I have advised SS this morning to ensure house is fully locked up each day from now on as we came back to site yesterday afternoon to find the house fully open and the pallets gone.
We are so close to completion that I don't want someone coming in a taking stuff from inside as well.
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
PROGRESS UPDATE - TILING
Tiler commenced last Wednesday, very happy with his work so far.
Meant to be finished today but don't think he will be done till Friday.
Painters scheduled for today hopefully they are on site as scheduled.
Meant to be finished today but don't think he will be done till Friday.
Painters scheduled for today hopefully they are on site as scheduled.
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| Laundry |
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| Main Bathroom |
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| Ensuite |
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| Ensuite |
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| Ensuite |
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
PROGRESS UPDATE - KITCHEN BENCH TOPS INSTALLED
Met on site with SS early this morning to inspect tiles for 2 time - original tiles delivered were wrong - MJH error so take 2 on tile inspection was a success.
Tiler was on site so able to run through tiling with him to ensure they would be laid correctly.
Very nice surprise was that our bench tops had been installed to the kitchen with vanity tops to go in once tiling done and vanities installed.
So awesome seeing our house take shape.
Few hiccups have slowed the trade for the past 2 weeks - first issue was all the internal doors were wrong with selection made on day and selection on contract not the same.
Word of advice to all to check and re-check your selections before signing off on them if you are not sure as they are coded ask them to show you what that selection is again to ensure they have keyed the correct items.
Our doors were keyed with 2 digit difference from what we chose and we did not pick that up when looking at the code on selections so the doors were inturn wrong.
Tiles were picked up by MJH at time of ordering back in Feb as they had keyed outdoor tiles but unfortunately they were not changed to correct selection by CLO even after email correspondence so as a result we had to delay tiling by a week whilst they got new tiles delivered.
Our SS had been on a months leave so we were having to deal with other people not as familiar with our job. Thankfully our SS is back from leave so everything seems to be back on track.
Tilers will be on site from today till Tuesday next week with painters scheduled to start next Tuesday.
From there on it is just fit out of electrical, appliances and flooring.
Tiler was on site so able to run through tiling with him to ensure they would be laid correctly.
Very nice surprise was that our bench tops had been installed to the kitchen with vanity tops to go in once tiling done and vanities installed.
So awesome seeing our house take shape.
Few hiccups have slowed the trade for the past 2 weeks - first issue was all the internal doors were wrong with selection made on day and selection on contract not the same.
Word of advice to all to check and re-check your selections before signing off on them if you are not sure as they are coded ask them to show you what that selection is again to ensure they have keyed the correct items.
Our doors were keyed with 2 digit difference from what we chose and we did not pick that up when looking at the code on selections so the doors were inturn wrong.
Tiles were picked up by MJH at time of ordering back in Feb as they had keyed outdoor tiles but unfortunately they were not changed to correct selection by CLO even after email correspondence so as a result we had to delay tiling by a week whilst they got new tiles delivered.
Our SS had been on a months leave so we were having to deal with other people not as familiar with our job. Thankfully our SS is back from leave so everything seems to be back on track.
Tilers will be on site from today till Tuesday next week with painters scheduled to start next Tuesday.
From there on it is just fit out of electrical, appliances and flooring.
Have been advised delays with doors and tiles have not impacted the handover date and we are still on track for Mid September if not earlier.
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| Skirting and Architraves all installed |
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| Waterproofed ENS |
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| Laundry Screeded |
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| WC Screed |
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| Kitchen sink |
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| Island stone bench tops |
Thursday, 14 July 2016
FACADE RENDERED
Wednesday 13th July we had renderers on site to do our façade.
So happy with their work - it is amazing how much the house has changed and it is not even painted yet.
Can't wait to see the finished job with scaffolding down and all painted.
So happy with their work - it is amazing how much the house has changed and it is not even painted yet.
Can't wait to see the finished job with scaffolding down and all painted.
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
KITCHEN DELIVERED & INSTALLED
My most awaited part of the build.
Late last week we had our kitchen and vanities delivered with install being done early this week.
Very happy with it and it is only the cupboards. We went with a Matt 2pac finish with 7 people in the house the less finger marks I can see on my cupboards the happier I will be.
Cant wait to see it with tops, flooring and appliances.
Love the mass of storage my kitchen will have.
House has also been prepped ready for rendering to begin.
Late last week we had our kitchen and vanities delivered with install being done early this week.
Very happy with it and it is only the cupboards. We went with a Matt 2pac finish with 7 people in the house the less finger marks I can see on my cupboards the happier I will be.
Cant wait to see it with tops, flooring and appliances.
Love the mass of storage my kitchen will have.
House has also been prepped ready for rendering to begin.
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| Island Bench |
Pull out bins
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| Ens vanity |
PROGRESS UPDATE - GYPROCK INSTALLED
We had a team of guys at our house a few weekends ago spending all day Saturday and Sunday giving us internal walls.
We also had the brickie back doing front steps and laundry stairs.
Cornice's were installed a few days later.
So awesome to see how much everything changes at this stage. You get such a better idea of size and feel of the home.
We also had the brickie back doing front steps and laundry stairs.
Cornice's were installed a few days later.
So awesome to see how much everything changes at this stage. You get such a better idea of size and feel of the home.
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| Laundry landing |
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| Front stairs |
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| So much plaster - so much mess |
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| Alfresco has a ceiling |
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| Ensuite |
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| Kitchen wall |
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| Main Bathroom |
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| Niche for Water Tap to Fridge |
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| Entrance Way Corniced |
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| Media Room Corniced |
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