Well we are in our house and have been for 5-6 weeks now. We moved in on the 20th of november 2010. Our site supervisor did a great job getting us in before xmas and before i went to wa with work. Apart from an issue with our tiles we moved in with all issues sorted. Thanks to Danny for his help with moving our stuff in that we got in and slept our first night on the friday night. we are well and truly into setting up our garden and lawn area's, i have also built a retaining wall at the front of the house to get our lawn level with our house, i have been very busy with work and it feels that everthing was happening at the one time, i am now on holidays and hope to finish some jobs off and spejd time with the kids before they start at there new school. We hope to have photo's soon up for you to see. if you are building and nearing completion here at eynesbury get onto telstra now, i will tell details later on, you will understand what i mean when you call them.
bye for now
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Time is close
Well we are nearly there, I the Optimist and Mel the Pessimist and we are both saying different times that we are going to be in. I am saying this week and Mel doesn't think that that will happen. Time will tell! Rain has halted the progress of our fences and should still be completed by the end of the week, we need some dry days so the driveway dries and then we can unload all of our stuff inside. No Photo's as yet as not much has changed since last report, just the little things.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
It's not a light, the tunnel opening is near!
No Pictures today because we didn't take any photo's when we went inside our house for our inspection. I will say that the work that has been done in our house has been of a High standard and the Jared (site supervisor) has done a great job with our house, not only has he kept us informed through the whole process he has answered all our queries in a quick and timely manner. Only once was a job put on hold because of our query relating to skirting board design and that was rectified within 24hrs and the job was back on.
Jared has a small list of issues to resolve but they won't take long to complete. Being our second house we spent more time going through every room looking up at the ceilings and then the corners then the walls then the skirts then the floors then the doors; you understand what I mean. It was a good feeling to look around and not find anything to serious. We also took into consideration that we do have 3 months after handover to find any issues that we might have. Excitement does effect your eyesight and because you don't usually see through the house of a nighttime you might not see what the lights in your house highlight!
Fences have been organised with one neighbour and our other fence should be sorted soon with our other neighbour. We then have to organise our driveway, we are using crushed rock as a base with a lily dale topping as the top product. This will keep us for a while until we save for concrete or something similar.
Inside we have organised our tiles and Tiler to come in after handover which won't be to far away. Around 4 days it should take to complete then we will be able to start moving in and then that fun will begin with our front and back yard and then and then and then and then. No I don't stutter but that is how my list of tasks are stacking up. We are looking forward to the challenge ahead.
The boys have started an induction program with Exford primary School, where they spent a few hours with the kids that they will be in class with next year and they also met there new Teachers.
Next time I will have photo's of inside the house, we might be in? well we have to pay our final bill before we can move in! Like our heading states, we can not only see the light we can see the tunnel opening.
Jared has a small list of issues to resolve but they won't take long to complete. Being our second house we spent more time going through every room looking up at the ceilings and then the corners then the walls then the skirts then the floors then the doors; you understand what I mean. It was a good feeling to look around and not find anything to serious. We also took into consideration that we do have 3 months after handover to find any issues that we might have. Excitement does effect your eyesight and because you don't usually see through the house of a nighttime you might not see what the lights in your house highlight!
Fences have been organised with one neighbour and our other fence should be sorted soon with our other neighbour. We then have to organise our driveway, we are using crushed rock as a base with a lily dale topping as the top product. This will keep us for a while until we save for concrete or something similar.
Inside we have organised our tiles and Tiler to come in after handover which won't be to far away. Around 4 days it should take to complete then we will be able to start moving in and then that fun will begin with our front and back yard and then and then and then and then. No I don't stutter but that is how my list of tasks are stacking up. We are looking forward to the challenge ahead.
The boys have started an induction program with Exford primary School, where they spent a few hours with the kids that they will be in class with next year and they also met there new Teachers.
Next time I will have photo's of inside the house, we might be in? well we have to pay our final bill before we can move in! Like our heading states, we can not only see the light we can see the tunnel opening.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The inside Scoop
Only 1 photo of the outside and that is of the Roller door that was only just fitted. All our colors have come together. Our Gutters Match our Doors and windows including the roller door, Our fascia matches our cladding and down pipe colors and hopefully the bricks are a good match for all. We have had quotes done on our fencing and they should be done within 2 weeks (temp fences come down next week) Everything has really come together and we are really pleased with the work done so far and hope that it continues for this last final stage.
The shower in the En suite. The shower head is hanging down the wall, it is able to be used while in your hand or it attaches to the rail on the wall, I only hope that it can go High enough that I can stand under it. The main tiles are a beige type color and the decorative tiles are different shades of browns.
Our En suite has double vanity and cupboards, we have also put down lights in here as well above the sink area's. It has a large mirror and I think is finished off nicely. You can see the red dot in the photo that indicates a blemish in the paint. I had a look at some of them and couldn't really see what it was there for but some of them were really obvious, they should all be fixed by next week.
The boys bathroom, we have kept a lot of the colors right through the house from tiles to cabinetry. The color of the floor tiles is what is going to be in most of the house. This photo was taken in the morning so you can see plenty of natural light coming through even though it is obscure glass.
The Shower in the Boys bathroom, we have had fitted an adjustable shower head that can slide down the rail for small people or you can take the shower head and hold it in your hands, This may help with cleaning!
The Bath with the decorative tile pattern, the bath is nice and deep and the tap is at the end not in the middle like ours currently.
Our island bench has room for a dish washer and a micro wave. We got a larger double sink than normal, usually they are 1 large and 1 small sink , we got 2 large sinks.
Looking at the kitchen from the dining room, the front door is wide open with plenty of light coming through. The door at the end of the island bench is the pantry. I have left some jobs to do once we move in that include a shelf system above the the fridge, we might have to get a new fridge (our current we have had since we got Married, believe me that was a while ago).
The new walk in pantry has 8 shelves, 4 on either side. The pantry has an upgraded door seen in a previous picture which goes with the timber look of the kitchen.
Mels new Linen closest is massive, we were able to make it bigger because the Garage was moved to the back of the house. The normal entry to the garage would have taken up half of this space with an extra door. Considering that our linen closest is the size of the right hand side of the picture from the middle support.
Our walk in robe has the one shelf and hang rail that covers 2 walls, there is a small section also behind the door that is the same. Fairly plain and we spoke about upgrading later on to include more shelving and also a bottom shelf for shoes etc;
The shower in the En suite. The shower head is hanging down the wall, it is able to be used while in your hand or it attaches to the rail on the wall, I only hope that it can go High enough that I can stand under it. The main tiles are a beige type color and the decorative tiles are different shades of browns.
Our En suite has double vanity and cupboards, we have also put down lights in here as well above the sink area's. It has a large mirror and I think is finished off nicely. You can see the red dot in the photo that indicates a blemish in the paint. I had a look at some of them and couldn't really see what it was there for but some of them were really obvious, they should all be fixed by next week.
The boys bathroom, we have kept a lot of the colors right through the house from tiles to cabinetry. The color of the floor tiles is what is going to be in most of the house. This photo was taken in the morning so you can see plenty of natural light coming through even though it is obscure glass.
The Shower in the Boys bathroom, we have had fitted an adjustable shower head that can slide down the rail for small people or you can take the shower head and hold it in your hands, This may help with cleaning!
The Bath with the decorative tile pattern, the bath is nice and deep and the tap is at the end not in the middle like ours currently.
Our island bench has room for a dish washer and a micro wave. We got a larger double sink than normal, usually they are 1 large and 1 small sink , we got 2 large sinks.
Looking at the kitchen from the dining room, the front door is wide open with plenty of light coming through. The door at the end of the island bench is the pantry. I have left some jobs to do once we move in that include a shelf system above the the fridge, we might have to get a new fridge (our current we have had since we got Married, believe me that was a while ago).
The new walk in pantry has 8 shelves, 4 on either side. The pantry has an upgraded door seen in a previous picture which goes with the timber look of the kitchen.
Mels new Linen closest is massive, we were able to make it bigger because the Garage was moved to the back of the house. The normal entry to the garage would have taken up half of this space with an extra door. Considering that our linen closest is the size of the right hand side of the picture from the middle support.
Our walk in robe has the one shelf and hang rail that covers 2 walls, there is a small section also behind the door that is the same. Fairly plain and we spoke about upgrading later on to include more shelving and also a bottom shelf for shoes etc;
Thursday, October 21, 2010
First Official Inspection
It has been 11 days since our last post. Over that time a lot has happened at our house and we now have an official inspection happening next week. I called past tonight and noticed that Metricon have done a preliminary inspection and highlighted any defects that they may have found, most of these are blemishes in the paint work that I could see. I only have photo's on my phone but I will take that camera with me tomorrow and post some updated photo's. We are not far away from moving in and we are now getting excited about living in our new home.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Color of our Future
Our house has it's color both inside and out, everyday now brings it closer to completion. We are in the process of organising boundary fences between our new neighbours, just waiting on a few quotes to come through. The floor tiles in the wet area's go down this week, tiles in the ensuite, bathroom and laundry also the splash back in the kitchen are all put in. The plumber then comes back and fits the downpipes and the taps inside the house. It is all coming together.
All our electrical fittings have been finished off in the house, light switches and lights etc;
A view from the back of the house, now that the painters have finished outside and in the plumbers can come back and finish the downpipes.
Our french doors out of the rumpus room, we have had some power fitted to the left and right sides of the doors for lighting. The switches are also done inside the house, It cost $60.00 each to have these put in during the build, I could only imagine what the costs would be to have this all done after we were finished.
Looking into our dining room french doors and the area that will be under cover, The window to the left is rylie's room.
A view from the back of the back yard, just to give you an idea of how much space we have!
The garage wall and garage side door here painted all the same color which is what we wanted, you can now see the Fascia and the walls are the same color and the gutters and the windows are the same color, We think it all blends well together.
Our kitchen bench tops have been delivered and installed, Tiles have been delivered and are due to go up this week, we have to arrange the remainder of the floor tiles for the house this week.
The master bedroom doors have been stained during the past week, they are a dark brown color to match our other woodwork in the house, a little blurry because we took the shot through the front window.
Here are the boys standing at the back of the house in front of the garage, the roller door has been measured up and should arrive soon.
All our electrical fittings have been finished off in the house, light switches and lights etc;
A view from the back of the house, now that the painters have finished outside and in the plumbers can come back and finish the downpipes.
Our french doors out of the rumpus room, we have had some power fitted to the left and right sides of the doors for lighting. The switches are also done inside the house, It cost $60.00 each to have these put in during the build, I could only imagine what the costs would be to have this all done after we were finished.
Looking into our dining room french doors and the area that will be under cover, The window to the left is rylie's room.
A view from the back of the back yard, just to give you an idea of how much space we have!
The garage wall and garage side door here painted all the same color which is what we wanted, you can now see the Fascia and the walls are the same color and the gutters and the windows are the same color, We think it all blends well together.
Our kitchen bench tops have been delivered and installed, Tiles have been delivered and are due to go up this week, we have to arrange the remainder of the floor tiles for the house this week.
The master bedroom doors have been stained during the past week, they are a dark brown color to match our other woodwork in the house, a little blurry because we took the shot through the front window.
Here are the boys standing at the back of the house in front of the garage, the roller door has been measured up and should arrive soon.
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