The shower screens were put in on Thursday & look just great. The rangehood was installed on Friday as well.
On Friday the termite contractor was also filling up & sealing the containers.
The site cleanup was supposed to happen on Friday but didnt. A bit disappointing but hopefully will be done early next week.
So whats left?
- broken window to be fixed
- clean up
- paint touchups (red spots are ALL over the place)
- hot water system
Not sure what else but really not too much now, hopefully we should be told a date for handover very soon. Our CSR finished with the company on Friday so we are waiting to be given a new contact person.
I did email our CSR this week to ask why we werent given the chrome powerpoints in the kitchen - waiting for a response on this one. Just a minor thing really!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
And now for the plumbing
The plumbers were at the house early this morning & were still working hard late this afternoon when we called in.
It was a beautiful, sunny Melbourne day & with all the doors wide open & music playing loudly it was really lovely to be inside our house which is feeling more and more like a home.
Today the sinks & taps were all installed in the laundry, bathrooms & kitchen. The showers, bath and toilets were also installed though the shower screens are still to be done.
To finish off all the outside downpipe connections there was a lot of digging done today - the outside was already a mess but now its just awful. I have to keep gumboots in the car to avoid trapsing clay everywhere!
Anyway all is going really well & we are looking forward to seeing the last few jobs finished off shortly.
Shiny, new toilet
Ensuite (there are 2 sinks, one is hidden behind the door)
Kitchen sink with tap (try to avoid looking at the mess in the living room, just focus on that shiny sink!)
And the bathroom, I was a bit surprised at the length of the tap! The vanity still has the protective board sitting on the top which is hiding the sink.
It was a beautiful, sunny Melbourne day & with all the doors wide open & music playing loudly it was really lovely to be inside our house which is feeling more and more like a home.
Today the sinks & taps were all installed in the laundry, bathrooms & kitchen. The showers, bath and toilets were also installed though the shower screens are still to be done.
To finish off all the outside downpipe connections there was a lot of digging done today - the outside was already a mess but now its just awful. I have to keep gumboots in the car to avoid trapsing clay everywhere!
Anyway all is going really well & we are looking forward to seeing the last few jobs finished off shortly.
Shiny, new toilet
Ensuite (there are 2 sinks, one is hidden behind the door)
Kitchen sink with tap (try to avoid looking at the mess in the living room, just focus on that shiny sink!)
And the bathroom, I was a bit surprised at the length of the tap! The vanity still has the protective board sitting on the top which is hiding the sink.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Its full steam ahead
Today was a very productive day at the house. Firstly the carpenter was there installing all our cupboard shelves & rails. Very exciting to see the walk in robe completely finished now.
Also today our mirrors were installed in the bathrooms.
And our ugly security fence is gone!!
Tomorrow the plumber is due to arrive and will be finishing of the drain pipes, installing the bath, toilet & taps. The shower screens will also be installed.
We also have plenty of red dots around the place showing touch ups needed by the painters.
A site clean has been booked for this Friday - yaah!
That leaves very little to be finished now - I can't even think what else is waiting now, just the gas meter, one broken window to be replaced, kitchen exhaust - is that it? Ooooh I am so excited!
Pantry shelving
Main bathroom - mirror installed today, sink & taps to come
& new mirror in our ensuite.
Also today our mirrors were installed in the bathrooms.
And our ugly security fence is gone!!
Tomorrow the plumber is due to arrive and will be finishing of the drain pipes, installing the bath, toilet & taps. The shower screens will also be installed.
We also have plenty of red dots around the place showing touch ups needed by the painters.
A site clean has been booked for this Friday - yaah!
That leaves very little to be finished now - I can't even think what else is waiting now, just the gas meter, one broken window to be replaced, kitchen exhaust - is that it? Ooooh I am so excited!
Pantry shelving
Main bathroom - mirror installed today, sink & taps to come
& new mirror in our ensuite.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Getting very excited now!
I'm feeling very excited this week with our house getting closer and closer to being finished.
The electrician came today and has done all the powerpoints and lights throughout the house. Was very happy to discover the laundry door had been left open so I managed to get a couple of shots before the damn #@#$# batteries on the camera went flat! Anyway here is the front of the house with the garage door finally down.
And very happy to see the discusting portaloo is finally gone (though our toilets aren't in yet!) There better be no using our back yard for you know what!!
The tiles haven't been cleaned yet but the colour does look good with the white cupboards. Will be nice to see it once its all clean. Was surprised to see the powerpoints were white in the kitchen, I thought we were getting fancy silver ones? Will have to check up on this.
Our bath has arrived & is waiting to be installed. Hopefully the plumber will be there next & the shower screens should be arriving soon too.
More photos to come once I have charged the batteries!
The electrician came today and has done all the powerpoints and lights throughout the house. Was very happy to discover the laundry door had been left open so I managed to get a couple of shots before the damn #@#$# batteries on the camera went flat! Anyway here is the front of the house with the garage door finally down.
And very happy to see the discusting portaloo is finally gone (though our toilets aren't in yet!) There better be no using our back yard for you know what!!
The tiles haven't been cleaned yet but the colour does look good with the white cupboards. Will be nice to see it once its all clean. Was surprised to see the powerpoints were white in the kitchen, I thought we were getting fancy silver ones? Will have to check up on this.
Our bath has arrived & is waiting to be installed. Hopefully the plumber will be there next & the shower screens should be arriving soon too.
More photos to come once I have charged the batteries!
Friday, June 6, 2008
And the work continues
Its been nice to see a bit of progress this week. The tiler arrived on Wednesday and by tonight (Friday) all the tiles appear to be cut and laid. According to our CSR the tiler should be finished by next Wednesday so I guess with the public holiday he should be back on site Tues / Wed to do all the grouting and finishing touches.
I have taken some photos but please forgive the quality. Since we are locked out all the photos have been taken through the windows & the windows are FILTHY!
The kitchen cupboards are in Polar White. The tiled splashback is actually a mid-brown colour, not that you can tell in this photo! Nice to see the tiler is making use of our kitchen bench to eat his food!
Trying to see the tiles in the bathroom but nearly impossible from this angle.
Our garage door was also installed this week! I haven't really seen it yet though.
On the day it was installed I got a brief look but it was nearly dark so hard to get a good look at the colour. Ever since the door has been left open so I am impatiently waiting to get a look!
We chose the Jaspar colour so fingers crossed it looks ok. I will post a photo as soon as I manage to get one.
I have taken some photos but please forgive the quality. Since we are locked out all the photos have been taken through the windows & the windows are FILTHY!
The kitchen cupboards are in Polar White. The tiled splashback is actually a mid-brown colour, not that you can tell in this photo! Nice to see the tiler is making use of our kitchen bench to eat his food!
Trying to see the tiles in the bathroom but nearly impossible from this angle.
Our garage door was also installed this week! I haven't really seen it yet though.
On the day it was installed I got a brief look but it was nearly dark so hard to get a good look at the colour. Ever since the door has been left open so I am impatiently waiting to get a look!
We chose the Jaspar colour so fingers crossed it looks ok. I will post a photo as soon as I manage to get one.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Slowly getting there
Our house is slowly approaching completion. The painting was completed early last week, it looks really good. I wish I could load some photos but we haven't been able to get inside since the painters finished.
Our tiles were also delivered last week and the tiler should be on site this week.
Door handles, door stops, towel rails etc installed last week and the heating and cooling ducts are in. The heating and cooling control panels were also installed. Very exciting!
I'll try to post some photos this week.
Our tiles were also delivered last week and the tiler should be on site this week.
Door handles, door stops, towel rails etc installed last week and the heating and cooling ducts are in. The heating and cooling control panels were also installed. Very exciting!
I'll try to post some photos this week.
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