Construction - Week 3

Monday 17th December 2012

Today the rest of the frame was finished. We also noticed the internal access door from the garage was on the front door side of the bulk head in our entry rather than behind it, meaning it was right in our entry way rather than hidden behind the bulkhead. In the display we looked through & in our original set of plans it was behind the bulkhead but in our last plans it was in front which we were unhappy about but it was our fault as we didn't check them properly. We decided to contact our site supervisor just to ask if there was anything that could be done & he was more than helpful & by Monday night the door had been moved :)

Tuesday 18th December 2012

The roof trusses begin







from the front

from the back







 

We also have a portico

Wednesday 20th December 2012

The roof trusses were finished today

Friday 21st December 2012

The glass side panels were put in the front door

Construction - Week 2

Everything is going so quickly at the moment, we just had a phone call to say our slab will be poured today, so exciting it is beginning to seem real now!!

Boxed and ready for the slab to be poured Monday 10/12/2012

The Slab Tuesday 11/12/2012

The Frame Begins Wednesday 12/12/2012

Frame & Metre Box Thursday 13/12/12

Today most of the frame was put up, it is just the back bedroom, laundry & rumpus room to go



 

Friday it rained all day so nothing was done

Construction - Week 1

On Tuesday 4th December 2012 the on site construction of our house began

Site Scrape Tuesday 04/12/2012

Plumbing Thursday 06/12/2012

Almost Ready

On Friday we were told that we would be starting on Tuesday 4th December as long as we mowed our block before then (I don't know why we had to as it wasn't that long & they were doing a site scrape)

So on the weekend we went & mowed the block. We found that preparation work had already began & we had a toilet, a rubbish bin & a temporary driveway

 

 

 

The front of the block had also been bagged

 

 

 

Now we just hold our breath & wait for tomorrow & hope they start on site!!

 

Time Line

PRE CONSTRUCTION STAGE

• Thursday 23rd August 2012 - Initial Building deposit paid

• Tuesday 2nd October 2012 - Tender Appointment paid balance of 3% deposit
• Wednesday 17th October 2012 - Colour, electrical & Tile selection
• Wednesday 24th October 2012 - Contract signing, paid the balance of 5% deposit

• Tuesday 20th November 2012 - Unconditional loan approval
• Wednesday 21st November 2012 - Final Drawings

 
BASE STAGE - (8 days)

• Tuesday 4th December  2012 - Site Scrape
• Thursday 6th December 2012 - Plumbing
• Monday 10th December 2012 - Boxed ready for slab
• Tuesday 11th December 2012 - Slab poured, received base stage invoice 

FRAME STAGE - (9 days

• Wednesday 12th December 2012 - Frame started
• Thursday 20th December 2012 - Frame complete, received frame stage invoice

 

LOCK UP STAGE (29 days + 3 weeks break for Christmas)

• Friday 21st December 2012 - Finish for the Christmas break
• Friday 11th January 2013 - Bricks delivered
• Monday 14th January 2013 - Return from Christmas break

• Monday 14th January 2013 - Wrapping started
• Tuesday 15th January 2013 - Wrapping complete
• Friday 18th January 2013 - Guttering & plumbing in walls
• Monday 21st January 2013 - Bricking started 
• Friday 25th January 2013 - Roof tiles started & almost finished

• Monday 4th February 2013 - Bricks finished, roof tiles finished
• Wednesday 6th February 2013 - solar hot water installed
• Friday 8th February 2013 - Temporary front door and garage internal access door installed, bath frame & cavity sliders 
• Monday 11th February 2013 -  independent building inspector & shower bases fitted, received lock up stage invoice

FIX STAGE - (31 days)

• Wednesday 13th February 2013 -  Electrical 
• Friday 15th February 2013 - Ducted heating unit installed, insulation started 
• Wednesday 20th February 2013 - Plastering started and finished
• Friday 28th February 2013 - Doors, architraves & skirting delivered

• Monday 4th March 2013 - Rendering done, door frames, doors & architraves started
• Tuesday 5th March 2013 - Doors & Archs finished, skirting started
• Friday 8th March 2013 - Kitchen & all cabinets delivered
• Tuesday 12th March 2013 - Kitchen & all Cabinets installed, skirting finished
• Wednesday 13th March 2013 - Kitchen cabinets finished, all internal door hung, front door hung
• Thursday 14th March 2013 - fixing stage invoice received

PRACTICAL COMPLETION STAGE

• Wednesday 27th March 2013 - Internal Painting started

• Tuesday 3rd April 2013 - Internal painting complete
• Wednesday 4th April 2013 - waterproofing
• Thursday 5th April 2013 - Tiling started
• Thursday 11th April 2013 - Tiling completed
• Thursday 18th April 2013 - Caesar stone bench tops in the ensuite, bathroom & back kitchen bench put in
• Monday 22nd April 2013 - Electrical fit off
• Tuesday 23rd April 2013 - Door Handles & door Stops, Caesar stone on island bench
• Wednesday 24th April 2013 - Plumbing fit off, toilets installed, heating vents complete
• Thursday 25th April 2013 - Wardrobe & pantry fit offs, roof insulation & windows cleaned 
• Friday 26th April 2013 - Garage roller door installed 
• Monday 29th April 2013 - Shower screens installed
• Tuesday 30th April 2013 - Mirrors installed, fencing taken away, expanders in brickwork complete

• Wednesday 1st May 2013 - Site clean
• Friday 3rd May 2013 - Timber floor started
• Saturday 4th May 2013 - Timber Floor finished
• Monday 6th May 2013 - Render painted
• Tuesday 7th May 2013 - Underlay laid
• Wednesday 8th May 2013 - Plumber returned to connect bath & finish fit off, External painting
• Thursday 9th May 2013 - Carpet Laid, Tiler returned & finished grout, house cleaned
• Friday 10th May 2013 - Bathrooms sealed, Shower drains out in, external garage door hung, fly screens to all windows
• Monday 13th May 2013 - External painting completed
• Friday 17th May 2013 - Glass splashback, blinds, PCI
• Tuesday 28th May 3013 - Hand over

Blinds

We are getting our blinds from Birk Blinds, they are Porter Davis supplier and this means they can be part of our building contract and can be financed by our bank ($5,873)

Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Bedroom 4 & Theatre Room

Roller Blind : Single

Fabric: Classic, Shaw Iconic Arena

Light Control - Block out

Control - Chain Take up

Chain - Aluminium anodised chrome

Bottom Rails - Aluminium anodised chrome

Master Bedroom, Dining, Living, Rumpus

Roller Blind : Double

Fabric: Classic, Shaw Iconic Arena

Light Control - Block out

Control - Chain Take up

Chain - Aluminium anodised chrome

Bottom Rails - Aluminium anodised chrome



Fabric: Classic, Austech Linen

Light Control - Screen

Control - Chain Take up

Chain - Aluminium anodised chrome

Bottom Rails - Aluminium anodised chrome

Ensuite, WIR, Bathroom, Toilet & Laundry

We have decided not to put blinds on the ensuite, WIR, bathroom & toilet as they are obscure glass windows and the laundry as we don't feel we need them.

Study

Between the study & the dining room there is a cut out in the wall which we are getting a plantation shutter for

Shutters - SU 007

Colour - Ivory Lace

Range - Sussex

Alfresco



We have added a 2995mm deep x 3465mm wide alfresco to living & rumpus room area ($4,367)

Pier - Boral Brown Terrain Brick

Ceiling - Plaster

Beam posts - Colour bond paperbark

DOORS

From the living room leading out to the Alfresco area is the aluminium stacker door in colour bond paperbark

Similar to this door

and from the rumpus room leading out is the aluminium sliding door
(ours is 2 panel not 3)

LIGHTING

The alfresco has one standard batten light which is switched on from the living room

The brick Pier has wiring for a future flood light that points out to the backyard which is also switched on from the living room

There is also a weather proof double power point on the corner of the alfresco/living room wall.

We have added an additional capped gas point to the rumpus/alfresco wall

Laundry



CABINETS

As part of our promotion we receive a laminate extended bench top

Bench top - Laminex oyster linea (standard)

Standard Laminate Door - Laminex Pumice (standard)

Handles - Bow Handle (vertical) (standard)

The laundry comes with a linen cupboard but we have added a second linen cupboard side by side, half of the second cupboard will be shelves & the other half will be a broom cupboard ($550)

We have also added a magpie vent to the rear of the laundry brickwork for our dryer ($150)


SPLASH BACK

As standard we get a tiled splash back, we have chosen National Tiles Ash Wall Gloss (BELWP314) with antique white #21 grout

BASINS & TAPS

Trough - Everhard 45L Stainless Steel Trough (part of promotion)

Taps - Amada wall top assembly (standard)

Washing Machine - Raymor Armada Washing Machine Stops

LIGHTING

There is one standard batten light in the middle of the laundry.

ELECTRICAL

There is 1 double power point above the bench & 1 double power point below the bench for the dryer and washing machine.

COLOURS

The walls are Wattyl Flokati
The Tiles are National Tiles Como Taupe 450mm x 450 mm this was an upgrade $55 approx (i cant find a pic)

DOOR

Door Type - Corinthian Flush Panel Standard Door
Door Colour - Wattyl Flokati Gloss
Door Handle - Velocity Summit L1 Lever with a privacy set
Door Handle Colour - Chrome




Flush Panel Door





Velocity Summit L1

The door to outside is an aluminium Sliding door

Bathroom & toilet

 

 

SHOWER

The shower is a standard 900mm x 900mm

The shower base is tiled (standard)

The shower screen is semi frameless in polished silver (standard)

We have upgraded the shower head to be the same as the ensuite which is a pulsar 5 function shower rail ($82)

We have upgraded the shower taps to a Caroma Aqua Mixer ($56)

 





Caroma Aqua Shower Mixer



Pulsar 5 Function Shower Rail

BATH

 

Bath - Caroma Maxton 1525mm Bath (standard)

Taps-  Raymor Armada Wall top assembly (standard)

Spout - Raymor Rodin Gooseneck Hob (standard)

 

 

 

Caroma Maxton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CABINETS

Benchtop - Caesarstone icesnow pencil round edge (included in promotion)

Standard Laminate Door - Laminex Pumice (standard)

Handles - Bow Handle (vertical) (standard)

 

We extened the mirror to go over the bath ($92)

 

BASINS & TAPS

Basin - Stylus Symphony Basin in white (standard)

Taps - Caroma Aqua Basin Mixer (standard)

 

LIGHTING

We upgraded the light in the bathroom to a Clipsal Exhaust 3in1 (2 heat lamps) ($ 246 )

 

ELECTRICAL

There is 1  double power point in the Bathroom

COLOURS

The walls are Wattyl Flokati
The Tiles are National Tiles Como Taupe 450mm x 450 mm this was an upgrade $55 approx (i cant find a pic)

DOOR

Door Type - Corinthian Flush Pannel Standard Door
Door Colour - Wattyl Flokati Gloss
Door Handle - Velocity Summit L1 Lever with a privacy set
Door Handle Colour - Chrome




Flush Panel Door





Velocity Summit L1

WINDOWS

We have upgraded the windows to the toilet, ensuite & WIR to Cathedral obsecure glass

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOILET

 

 

TOILET

The toilet is in a seperate room

We have upgraded to a Raymmor Andorra CC Suite, this means the unit is closer to the wall and also comes with a soft close seat & lid ($34)

 

 

 

DOOR


Door Type - Corinthian Flush Pannel Standard Door
Door Colour - Wattyl Flokati Gloss
Door Handle - Velocity Summit L1 Lever
Door Handle Colour - Chrome




Flush Panel Door





Velocity Summit L1

LIGHTING

The toilet has one standard batten light