PCI

We had PCI last Thursday and I am delighted to say that we are very happy with the house and the Fact that we couldn’t even find 20 places to put red dots is a real testament to the great work done building our house. A special thanks to the General running the show, our SS "V" who has being a pleasure to deal with during the whole process. V can be hard to get a hold of sometimes but he did give regular updates and was always true to his word.

Of the red dots most were paint touch-ups which is a be expected and the painter was on site to fix them up straight away. Our painter "C" work is impeccable and you can tell he takes much pride in his work.

Other minor issues identified were:
* Broken storm water pipe out the front of the block
* A loose floorboard
* Section of kitchen where the dishwasher goes was not plumb
* Laundry Door to be replaced

AND THATS IT !!!!! :)

All I can say is that my build has being probably one of the smoothest you could ask for in this game and anyone who says negative comments about PD will only have it fall on deaf ears with me.


All set for handover this Thursday just waiting on the Bank and then the move on Sat.

Cheers for now

Cozmo


PS As we move who knows how long before we get internet back so if I don’t post for a while this will be the reason.

The Great Whiteout! - Painting photofest

We had a meeting with out SS V on Monday. He talked us through all the next steps to be undertaken and answered any questions we had( which there were many). We left the house feeling that our house is in very capable hands and that all our issues will be addressed.( Most of these are very minor).
The front render has had its first coat of surfmist applied and moldings put onto the front windows. Gutters and fascia have also had one cost of ironstone put onto them, with another to go.

All internal doors painted in Gloss Flokati... nice and shiny!

Kitchen and Dining, SS said the replacement pot draws have been ordered and the exposed end will be covered in vinyl wrap.

Bedroom 2

Laundry. Tiles will cover where it is not painted.

The abyss

Bedroom 3

Bedroom 4 or study.

Bedroom hallway looking down towards bedroom 4.

Looking through void in rumpus.

Rumpus looking down to front door..... it seems so far away

Opposite view... from front door to rumpus..... there is light at the end of the tunnel!

Master bedroom.

More Master bedroom!

Up close and personal with the front door. Now with vanish.

Looking from dining to bedroom hallway.

Family room.

From down the street .

Closer look at the gutters and half painted beam.

Just love the front door!

Actually love the house full stop!

Now there will be no work at the house for the next few days as we are waiting for the tilers to begin, he has another house to finish and is expected at our house by Friday.

Tiling should take a week at most and then the final fit off can start... shower screens, tap ware and sparkies.

SS says barring any disasters we should have PCI in 4-5 weeks. So time to get some driveway/fencing quotes.

I know allot of people stop blogging about there build in the final weeks as it all gets very busy with packing/moving getting quotes etc. but I will try to keep the updates coming so you can get the complete picture of the build.

Cheers for now

Cozmo

Locked up, Plaster and more bricks

Work at the house is going at a frantic pace, As I visited last weekend I was expecting to see just a bit more of the bricks done, so it was a shock to be locked out and see all the plaster up inside.
So as usual here is a whole lot of photos:


The sky is dark and ominous but DAM it makes the bricks look good. Very happy with the brick work so far. :)


Garage all plastered up.


Bricking has began on the left side of the house. It does look like we will have a fair few bricks left over. I'm not sure if I want to keep any left over bricks, after speaking with our SS today he said if we want to keep them we need to stack them at the back of the house, probably a job for this weekend as he said the bricks should be finished by the end of week.



As I was locked out all the inside shots have been taken though the windows so might not be really clear. This one is of the toilet...cos I know you wanted to see that!



The main bathroom. This blue plaster board is used in the wet ares, so I guess it must be water resistant.


Bedroom 3. Wardrobe on the right and hallway straight ahead.


Bedroom 4.


Looking from the window at the rear of the house into the rumpus. Void on the left, we hope to put a plantation shutter in this (Just like the display!).


Oh the rumpus again, you can really tell I like this room.



This will be our Kitchen. The Blue bit is were the fridge will go, with oven and cook top on the wall next to it.


Bricking in the Alfresco is complete apart from the pillars. This is also the first window the has had bricks put in underneath.


Courtyard with our NQR french door. Our SS said this will be fixed nearer to completion as many of the doors will need some form of adjustment.



Family Room. TV and stereo will go on this wall.



Another picture of the bricks. One thing to do if your selecting bricks for your new house is to go the manufacturers website and see what finish for the mortar they recommend with your bricks. It was recommended for a racked or rolled finish for ours, so we went with the rolled as we had paid for the upgrade to off white mortar. I think we have got it right as the mortar clearly defined without overpowering the colours of the bricks.


Master bedroom, looking at the walk in robe.

So whats next: Bricks finished by the end of the week (and probably a big fat invoice from porter), Fixing Carpenter starts next week and painting to begin in two weeks time. At this rate we should looking for a handover date in the next school holidays, which will make a nice and easy transition for Master C into his new school. (knock on wood).

Cheers Cozmo

Bricks, wires, pipes, doors and more

Had a couple of the of visits to the house and lots more has been happening, Electrical rough in complete, all plumbing rough in complete, insulation for the walls put in, all external door hung (except rear garage and the front door is just temporary) . The bricking has started.
So here are the photos in no real order:

A few holes have been made in the slab in a few places, I guess these will be patched up before any flooring is made but I will follow up with my SS to make sure.



House from the right side, not much change here.


Front right of the house shows the efforts of our brickies first two days of work.



Front of the house.

Temporary front door and a couple of the windows have had the black tape removed to show their bright whiteness, I think they look great but I know I will have to stay on top of keeping them clean so it stays that way.


The bricks are Boral Jarrah and I have noticed that they are very popular as I have spotted numerous other houses with the same bricks.


French doors for the lounge are hung, I have an issue with the one on the left as it is not hung at the same height as the on the right.


The slab has bits on bright paint here and there all over the place. The pink shows electrical work and the green is a duct for the central heating.


Bedroom 4 at the back of the house.


Bi-Fold doors are up. I couldn't resist and opened them right up so I could see what it was like, all I can say is they are going to be lots of drinks with friends in the rumpus and alfresco :)


The bath is in and nailed down.


Central heating unit is installed.


Along with all the duct work.


Insulation for the walls all complete, there was still six packs on the wall insulation left in the garage....mmm I wonder if we could use this to help insulate the internal walls of the master bedroom. Will have to ask our SS.


Here is the gap in the french door up the top, it is also noticeable from the inside so will have to be rehung.


Left side of the house really coming along now.


He might not be the neatest tradie (I'm yet to see one that is) but I could not fault his work to date. Our brickie worked on the house across the road ( A PD Francis 29)before he started on ours and his work there looks great so hopefully the is one area of the build we will not have issues.

A window...it is white.... The mortar will be off white once it dries (I hope!)



The infamous French doors again!


Close up of the Jarrah bricks sitting on a pallet.


Laundry door. All our external doors with be stained wattle dark oak.


And that's all for now, hopefully more to come soon!