Milestone hit

100th post, and an update on the weeks progress.

Feature walls got completed today. We have 8 walls done. The kids want a mural sticker done in their rooms. Harvey Norman sell these and look quite good.

 Family room, the reveal is more obvious now

 Dining into living area

 Living area rear wall

 Hallway niches

 Master bedroom rear wall

Study, now converted to the nursery.

I had the electricity transferred in my name, and order the gas bottle. They arrived 2 days after I signed up.

 I've got gas, can anyone tell?

Side of house

Alfresco slab was poured on Saturday, we had finally reached the dry spell and they were ready to hit the slab and have it over and done with. Today he returned to clean the edges and remove the formwork on the stairs.


I had the enclosure guy come around to install the back acoustic wall on the alfresco. The frame is just erected and the glass has been measured to have manufactured to fit. We are now considering enclosing the whole outdoor area. Why? to keep out the annoying bugs that will lay eggs on the ceiling. We could also open it up so that the cool a/c air runs out of the house and stay enclosed in this area. A sliding door will allow access to the outer area.

 Enclosure framing

 Drainage down the side of wall

 Stairs look a bit rough, I will have him neaten it up.

 Step out of the house from the bifold doors

Looking back along the wall

We are still stenciling this concrete with a paver look pattern. It's actually called colour-crete. Stencilling is where you stamp the concrete when it's wet to have a textured finished then painted over. They can't attend to this for another 2 weeks to allow for some minerals to leech from the concrete.

 Looking into the nursery room, complete with cot. Gotta say the western sun is hot. The shutters should block most of it, and a/c will be working hard at this end of the house.

We called BCC and arranged for the wheelie bins to be delivered. Tomorrow will be their first day of collection. I hope they'll deal with it better then the first day of school for one of our kids.

Really it's my wheelie bin, really 

 Fridge was too close to call. I measured and got the specs, but didn't think it would be that close.

This is Homer, he's a simpson. Still waiting for my hole so I can connect him up to the taps, under the sink.

Blinds, shutters have been measured this week.

Next weeks spells another busy week. My daughters birthday, dining table and lounge set arrives. Front retaining wall to be completed, then I will have the driveway done. Another lounge suite to arrive from another supplier. Also I will be having frosted privacy film added to the front door. Don't want to see unwated guest looking through our door.

Hoping I can have the rear concrete colour-creted by next month, then turf can go in after that, then to finish off the fencing around the house.

Handover!

Today was handover. My BSC took me through the appliances and then handed the cheque over. Then my Supervisor took over and took me through the handing over part, pretty much signing my life away on certian paper work. Almost got RSI.

Got my 6 sets of door keys, 2 garage openers and 10 windows keys also a gift from the builder how nice I was hoping for something that was 60"+ and plasma. I'm still waiting on my french door keys as they delivered the wrong ones. But will be express posted to me. All in all fairly happy about how everything went. Now will have to wait for my 6month maintenance before we talk again.

Now to organise the gas & electricity, phone & internet. Wheelie bins got delivered today.

I can't believe it's happening

Tommorrow will be handover. I can't wait. I'm on annual leave for another 3 weeks. I can see I'm not going to get much sleep tonight. We have started packing and looking for boxes for the move. I got pest control organised before the move, concreters for the driveway, and landscape guy for the retaining wall and turf. Need painting done internaly for feature walls, furniture to be delivered and appliances.

I hope tommorow will go smooth. Transfer of funds have been made into their bank.

On an unrelated note. I'm off to the doctors to get my shots. :~(

Best news ever!!!

SO YESTERDAY I WENT FOR VISIT TO CHECK ON THE CONCRETER AND HOW THEY WERE GOING WITH THE ALFRESCO SLAB. I HAD A PEEK INSIDE TO FIND THAT THEY HAD DELIVERED THE OVEN, COOKTOP, DISHWASHER AND MICROWAVE. I ASSUME THEY WERE READY TO INSTALL THESE APPLIANCES SOON.

SO TODAY I VISIT THE HOUSE AGAIN. I SAW THE PLUMBER AND ELECTRICIAN THERE TO INSTALL THOSE APPLIANCES WOOHOO.

AS I DROVE AWAY, MY SS CALLED ME. AND ASKED HOW I WAS GOING WITH THE ACOUSTIC TREATMENT. I TOLD THEM THAT THINGS WERE DELAYED. THEN I WENT ON TO ASK IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN HANDOVER WITH CONDITIONS THAT THE OWNER IS STILL TO ENGAGE FULL CERTIFICATION WITH ACOUSTIC CERTIFIER. HE SAID THAT WAS POSSIBLE, AS LONG AS I COULD ARRANGE PAYMENT. I SAID YES. SO WE HAVE AGREED ON HANDOVER FOR FRIDAY... YES THIS FRIDAY.

IT ENDS UP BEING FOUR DAYS LATER THAN WHAT HE ORIGINALLY PROMISED, BUT HEY. I CAN FORGIVE THEM.

Now it's time to call a few people to arrange jobs to be done.



Ready to pour concrete here

Top steps are a bit wonky, but will be fixed when they pour

Drain connection

Drains

Under alfresco

And here with step outside bifold doors

Completed kitchen

Closeup of oven and cooktop

Microwave and dishwasher

I even got a pad for the gas bottles

We have airconditioning

One step down two more to go before we can move in.

Today the daikin reverse cycle inverter ducted airconditioning went in. The guys turned up first thing in the morning, and were done not long after lunch. This is the first time I've been able to see the house with the carpet laid.

 Control unit

 Outdoor unit

 Internal unit

 Three outlets in the open living area

Master bedroom outlet.

So we still have to lay the portico slab and have our acoustic barrier installed, the slab will have to wait until the weather holds up sufficient enough to get minor earthworks done. I took a sneak peek at the QA report for the home. My SS scored a 100% for quality and presentation. Which is supposed to mean it's up to display home quality. My home a display home?