Electrical work started

Returned from visiting family in Perth to find that the electrical work has started. Not very exciting photos to look at, although I was excited to find I finally had stairs to get up to the master bedroom instead of having to do a very unladylike clamber up the concrete.

I also found a huge butterfly in one of the bedrooms so I opened the window to let it fly through.

Early Christmas Present

I was feeling a bit down yesterday what with all the rain and work on the house being slow, so I decided to call the supervisor to see when he thought work might start up again after the holidays. I asked him when he thought we'd have a roof, expecting him to name a date in February, to which he told me, that yes the roofers have just about finished! Whoo hoo, now no need to get depressed everytime it rains. When we went up to take photos the neighbour came over and told us that 5 guys had worked and finished it all in one day. My initial thoughts were that they'd put on the wrong tiles because they looked a lot lighter than I expected, but looking at the leftover tiles they are the ones we picked and it looked fantastic anyway. It really looks like a house now.

This is a photo of the sarking (silver stuff) under the eaves, it was a council requirement as it gets very windy on top of the hill.

This is inside, looking up at the sarking through the roof trusses.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

Slow progress

All the brickwork bar a small amount in the garage (the window still is not in place), and around the windows is complete. It's taken so long the the supervisor said we'd not a get a roof before Christmas and we're looking at February now before thing start up again, so it looks like there won't be much to post. Meanwhile heres a few of my tile choices.

Stainless steel mosaics for kitchen splashback

Bathroom tiles

Entry tiles

Oops, forgot something

Well the rain has continued and the bricklayers still haven't finished. They've nearly got the garage completed, except that there are bricks where the garage window should be, and the window is propped up in the lounge. I feel a phone call to the site supervisor coming on. We've had the progress payment request for "Completion of Brickwork" since the 16th November, needless to say we haven't paid it yet!




Still some brickwork to do above the entry.

Not sure what happened to this brick.

Inside the fence

There just happened to be a small gap in the fence and I just happened to squeeze through it and took these photos from inside. And no, the bricklayers haven't finished yet.....more rain delays.


View from alfresco

Looking from the kitchen across to the alfresco, complete with swimming pool

The nib walls with cutout sections in the kitchen/family area where the stairs will go up to the bedroom level.

Bricklayers still dodging the rain

A week later and progress is still slow and yes its still raining.........

Drought.....what drought

Well the plumbing appears to have been completed. The purple pipe are for the recycled water that will go to the toilets and outside taps. Just had one issue where they misplaced the outside gas point but a quick call to our supervisor had it repositioned very quickly. Next up was the bricklayers, but as soon as the bricks were delivered and unpacked the drought broke. It seems like we've had rain or showers everyday since, so after 2 weeks, instead of being finished, the brickies are way behind schedule, and I know its selfish but I'm fed up of people saying how great all this rain is!