1 by 1 the brickies make our house!

The hardworking brickies started work today!  In the space of a few hours they've started with the alfresco and back walls and one third of the laundry side.  We are so pleased with our choice of Symmetry Earth and look forward to the end result.

Progress made the following day……

Bricks almost 100% complete, fascia & gutters arrive

It's a new year and our builder is moving things along quickly!

Happy New Year everyone! This year is going to bring a lot of joy to those building in Glenmore Ridge!  Our builder McDonald Jones are back from their christmas break and are full steam ahead thanks boys & girls (oh and thanks to this wonderful sunshine)!

The roof trusses were finished on Monday 9/1 and the plumber was also kept busy installing all the copper pipes for town & tank water + the gas mains.

Our Austral Symmetry Earth bricks were delivered Tues 10/1 and sand has taken residence in preparation for the brickies to endure the hard labour!  The next couple of weeks will be exciting for us as we watch our house transform into something we've only dreamt about for so long!!!!  I'm so happy with everything MDJ have done so far and our SS Peter is great :-)  

Windows are up!

We noticed that our windows and doors were installed prior to Christmas Eve!  Everything looks good so far and we've had no dramas with MJD…..1st progress payment processed though for the slab which now means extra loan repayments! Just need to win the NYE lotto jackpot and we'd be set for life!

Frames are up!!! Christmas wish granted by MDJ

Santa aka McDonald Jones surprised us by putting up the frames and roof truss today….our windows were also delivered.  It's so exciting to see our house progress through the construction stage.  We wished for this stage to be completed by Christmas and it has come true - YAY!!!   Merry Christmas everyone, we look forward to moving in and being a part of this great community in 2012!!

SLAB Sunday!

Monday 5th December - Drove past on my way home from work to check out the freshly laid waffle pods and steel mesh reinforcing.  Looking good so far :-)

Sunday 11th December - Well didn't I get the surprise of my life when I drove by late this afternoon - Our SLAB!  Between Friday night and Sunday night the concrete fairy had paid our block a visit!  Happy curing slab & get ready for the next stages - our steel frames!

Who ever is doing the rain dance…..PLEASE STOP!

So with all this rain torturing us, there's not much hope of getting our slab down any time soon.  Site excavation happened 18/11 and the piers holes were drilled 29/11 - we are waiting waiting waiting for the weather to dry up so the waffle pods can be laid and slab poured.  I really wish the sun would come out for a few weeks so we can at least have frames up before christmas.

Pop the champagne…..site action has commenced!

"What a feeling!"  Today's drive past our block was far more exciting than the previous 100 other times…..why…..because our land has been cut in preparation for our slab!! WOOHOO!!  We admired it from every angle and can't wait to see all our planning and dreams come to life!  We also had the opportunity to meet with the builder next door today. He's installing the fence next week - woodland grey to match our roof!  The whole suburb is looking great….hurry up approx. April 2012 so we can move in and enjoy our brand new home!