Loving the inside!

Hi everyone, it's been ages since I updated my building blog.  Work has been really hectic, giving me less time to keep tracking the progress of our house.
The last 2 weeks has seen some exciting progress on our home. Here's a list of what has been done lately:

• Tiling completed in the laundry
• Tiling completed in the ensuite and main bathroom
• Bathroom vanities installed
• Kitchen bench installed - can't see it yet though because of the protective cover
• Skirting boards done
• Front door installed & stained
• Merbau posts out the front stained
• 1st coat of painting complete

We ordered our carpet yesterday from Carpet Court - City Secrets Galleria colour!

I'd say we have about 3 and a bit weeks to go before the inspection and then we can arrange for our flooring to be done.  We've decided on 600x600 stone mocha ceramic tiles throughout main living areas.

Only 3 words to shout………LOVING OUR HOUSE!!!!

Doors and Walls

We are really pleased with the progress of our home so far!  We've seen a lot happen on site in 1 week and have officially reached lock out stage!  The front door (MJD trilock), garage door (coaba), all internal doors are done (linear & sorrento) - and look fantastic!  The plastering is complete and so is the 4 step cornice.  The waterproofing is done in our wet areas and the rainwater tank is fully installed!

Outside done….now it's all about the inside!

A lot of progress has been made since I last updated our blog:

• Eaves 
• Downpipes
• Portico brick piers
• Merbau timber posts
• Electrical roughing
• Wall insulation
• Gyprock walls & ceiling
• Sound proofing

We had our 1st inspection with our site supervisor last week. We are very happy with the progress so far and excitedly are on the countdown now that the inside has started!  We asked how much longer we've got before completion and were advised approx 8 weeks!

OMG that's not long at all and I've got a lot of packing to do :-)

We also made our first purchase of new furniture last week at Ikea :-) Gosh I love that shop!

Tiles Tiles Tiles - we're do we begin!  The 600 x 600 tiles we were going to get have proved too much of a headache.  Every tiler we speak to says screeding is a must.  The problem is that the kitchen is already manufactured (being installed next week) and the height provisions for the bench and all internal doors can't be changed.  Our SS advised that it's best to leave the skirting off & unpainted.

To cut a long story short….we've decided to go with a 300 x 600 tile - which means all hassles above can be forgotten!  Apparently the new modern look for these tiles is to have them laid in a 'brick' pattern rather than standard square look.

We also chose the carpet colour for the bedrooms!  Our home is coming together really quickly and we love every visit to our block!  Expect to see the front door and garage door installed in the next week and also the kitchen cabinetry take shape!

Our roof is on and so is the rain!

Bricks were finalised on Monday 30th Jan and the Roof & Insulation was done the very next day Tuesday 31st Jan!  We are very happy with how our home is taking shape and visit nearly every day to see the progress.
The front posts are bricked ready for installation of the 3 x Merbau timber posts which were delivered today as well as the eaves.
We had a call from SS asking if we knew how to get rid of the rain LOL No more work can be done outside until the super wet mud pit dries up.
Next week we'll hopefully see the giprocking commence inside….woohoo!!!
Now - if only we knew how to clear away the rain….oh that's right Stockland have planned an outdoor event so of course it's going to rain AGAIN! :-)
On another note, we've been checking out ikea and furniture shops getting ready for a shopping spree when it's time to move in……I seriously can't wait!

Fascia & Gutters installed

Went for a look today to see the bricks at 99% completion!  We are extremely happy with the workmanship and love love love our brick choice!  The fascia & gutters are also up and look fantastic :-)  The roof and insulation has also been delivered on site today so we should see the roof go up over the next few days!
McDonald Jones & our SS are doing such a great job of making sure everything is happening when it should!

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 :-)