The windows are in. I was really happy with the front feature colonial windows as I approached the house but then I saw it, the bottom bar is missing. Yep missing.




I rang our SS this morning and he didn’t call me back until this arvo. I discussed it with him and he said it is a minor thing and not to loose sleep over it. Apparently they can get the beading from the manufacturer and attach it later as they are not separate panels but rather one piece of glass. He said he will look into it, check what type of windows were supposed to be put in. Ah well look at the construction plans and you will see that bar clearly drawn in! Anyway if I don’t hear from him it will be fixed, if I do hear from him there is a problem. I better not hear from him. It looks odd. I do feel confident after our conversation that they bar will be added. I probably could live with it if I had to but I won’t be that happy about it. I want the windows that I researched and specifically chose. The windows as laid out on the manufacturer website and as stated and drawn on our “for construction” plans.



The large double stacker sliding door is not in yet but the other windows are and they look good. I also am happy with the colour – white. It looks nice.

Frame is a little further

M drove past the house yesterday. Garage frame is up and boards are done. Now the windows have to go in and they can do the roof. I can't wait to see the windows. I hope they arrive today. If they do then the framers can move onto the roof.

I had an email from our SS and our bricks are being delivered Monday 18th April and the brickie is starting on Tuesday. I wonder what the average time frame is when bricking a single story house? Hmmmmm.

It just dawned on me...

and I got a BIG TIME stomach flip! It is finally time to choose our tiles.

The builder told us once the frame was up to make an appoinment to see the tiler.

Of course we need to do some foot work before hand so we kinda know where we are heading. We did briefly look about 7 weeks ago and they had all new tiles, which was exciting. I think we should go and look this Saturday as we are pretty tied up over the next month. I'll of course have to convince my darling M. I just don't want to get a month further into our build and be told we have to chose something now. We have to live with these tiles for quite a few years to come.

I am so excited. I want to go to the tile shop NOW!

Frame pictures

Now the rain just has to go away so when the windows arrive tomorrow they can put them in and continue with the frame and then roof.

Nice Surprise today

I took my cousin past our land to show her where we will be living and the frame was up. No roof or windows yet but the rest is up. No photos as workmen were still there. I don't want to scare them with stalker photos. M and I will go past tomorrow and take a few pics.

I am so freakin' happy.

The houses around us are going up soooo quickly.

Frame Arrived...Yah!

NO RAIN, NO RAIN, NO RAIN!

Nope we went past and no frame!

Three days until the frame arrives.

We have got to go to the chemist so I may swing past our land. You never know.

I love this picture wall

I know M would hate and vito it.  I'm not sure Chloe is ready for pictures hung so low. I do love it though and if it were solely my choice I would go it in some form. Black or white frames work for this sort of display. A wall of family history and memories.

Why is it so?

Two houses are currently being built side by side(one of them has the awful colour combo I mentioned in a previous post DOH!). Anyway whilst the bricks are both PGH Sorbetto they look different to each other.

I wondered why...both houses being built simultaneously, side by side, both are the same brick, both in the same light, both the same builder. Are they different batches of bricks? Why do the look so different? One looks dirty...yet they have both been cleaned. Why? I kept driving past, wondering and inspecting.

The other day I sat staring at those houses thinking to myself, I hope our bricks don't look like those dirty ones! Then it dawned on me...different mortar colour and finish. One has a natural cement mortar (grey) with a flush finish and the other has an off white mortar that is ironed. The off white ironed mortar looks so much nicer, cleaner. A sense of relief came over me as I thought thank God you chose wisely!

No mushroom city.

A while back I said that we had found out there will be two more Majestic houses in the street which bothered me.

UPDATE: I spoke with the builder about the other peoples house colours now they would have chosen them and much to my relief, they are different.

One is going to be PGH Bathrust which is a tumbled brown and cream brick with mushroom coloured (different style) windows and garage door, no bagging or slate. It sounds lovely actually and this was a brick I considered but it didn't go with the overall look I wanted. Council actually sent us a copy of their plans (not at our request, councils sometimes do this). Their house plan is different to ours, their windows are different, the house is set back further as their block is kind of pie slice shaped and it is set lower plus their colours are different. No one will even notice. 

PGH Bathurst (more brown through the mix currently)

The other majestic which is across the street and down the road is a MKII facade and is going to be in a blond brick. Actually the PGH Crema brick we originally considered. I am not sure about the windows etc but the cream brick was enough for me to be alright with it.  I don't think anyone would go with white windows and cream bricks but I guess you never know because I have seen a few awful combos lately. So much for the "design" panel!


PGH Crema



PGH Sorbetto(our choice)

Days curing = 10

Something new should happen again soon.

Update: I spoke to our site supervisor(SS) and he said our frame is sceduled to be delivered on April 7th and is booked in for install on Monday April 11th. Brick layer is booked in for mid April.

:-(

No early surprises.

Days curing = 5

Picture of slab as promised. It was right on dusk but you get the idea.

I guess with all the rain there was no chance that the slab would dry out to quickly. Now my hope is the rain will go away for a while so our frame can be delivered some time next week and then errected the week after.

We have a slab!

I don't have a picture as yet because all the workers were in the way but we might go past tonight for a look.

We are stoked that they were able to lay it today.

Ta-dar

I drove past last night form work is complete, waffle pods, rio and saddles are in. If the rain holds off the slab will be laid this week. That's the plan anyway.

Piering, initial plumbing done

A last week

Excavation Begun Finally

Nice Outlook. We hope they build a single storey behind us.

Overview

Quite a slope there

All important Porta Loo

Excavation finished this morning at 9am. Peiring started right after. I'll be checking it out tonight on the way home.

How exciting!

Still waiting

For Letter of Commencement!

Had our final appointment

Our "For construction" plans are signed and final! Except for the kitchen colours and we haven't selected tiles yet but still the plans say "For Construction"!

We just have to wait for the letter of commencement to come and then they can start the build which is scheduled for next week. The bank has really crapped me off here they could have done this sooner. Dragging their feet big time. Lets hope they pick up the pace and get that letter to them by Monday or construction will not start next week but the week after. Grrrrrrr!

This is the look I have to marry with the one from the previous post

This is classic modern. Still has the white but mixed with dark timber furniture. This is beautiful. Only trouble is I have to work with what we have as well. I do want this look for the top level of our house. There is Ikea used quite a bit in these rooms but it is well blended. That is my intention.

I am wondering can I do this on level one and then the other on level two. Our house is split level. I already have some good pieces to start this look off with. I reckon I can pull it off.

 I have a great table from the sixties I can use as an occasional desk for my laptop but it needs a paint. I have an antique hall stand from my granddad, it could do with a restore but I can't do it. Maybe one day I can have it professionally done.  We have a chest of drawers for our bedroom that needs staining and new knobs. I have an old chair that needs recovering too. I am going to paint our house too once we live there and get a feel for the space. I am loving the turquoise paint from pic2 at the moment. I am thinking for our bedroom.

I have to find a space for all my ideas now. Sometimes I wish the house was going to be a bit bigger but then I think about the reasons it isn't and my main one cleaning and then I think no, we made the right choice.