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9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Great stuff Hootie!! Gotta watch those trespassers :)

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Aussie Living - AMBERTON - Moved in - Decor & Garden

There's cheap pallets for sale all over the place mate - gumtree had a stack them last time I last looked.
That checklist is getting smaller and smaller mate! Greeeeeeeat stuff!!!…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Hi Perth_Euro - Yep, the builder knows that we have a camera on site to take a time lapse. Funnily enough, the SS even reached out to us a few…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

We've had a few hiccups over the last few weeks and had to get a few things redone (nothing major), which unfortunately lost us some more time, but sh!t happens…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Poooooooo! Nothing worse than tools down and poor / non-existent communication.
I hope you hear back from the SS today - nothing worse than rocking up to site like no mates…

Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...
9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Aussie Living - AMBERTON - Moved in - Decor & Garden

Keeping us in suspense eh? Love your work!
Oh, and I think the pallet home theatre is an awesome idea - I would never have though of it! That said, we…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Yep - carrying that 1 is hard work!
Looking good.

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Your kids are on the money Hootie - I'd be smashing the sherrin through there for sure. Did the plumber not have a saw handy that day or something?

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

He he he - love the comments! Melsie, I reckon your mate was on the money :lol:
There's been no movement on site for the…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Aussie Living - AMBERTON - Moved in - Decor & Garden

Couldn't agree more Justin. Most of us are reasonable people and understand things don't always go to plan. Talk to me about it, keep me in the loop and then…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Yeeaaahh baby! Motoring along now - just need them to keep going and not go AWOL.

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Well, no movement on site this week - except for the wall below. It didn't really want to stand up any more...

Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry
9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Yeaaaahhhh! Great news Hootie.
Interesting markings you have there - is it meant to be a batman sandwich?

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Aussie Living - AMBERTON - Moved in - Decor & Garden

How much more can there be to do!! You must be getting close...

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Need help to identify my lawn

Looks like kikuyu to me mate - but I'm no Fu Manchu :D

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Bring it ON! Fingers crossed the weather plays ball!

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Aussie Living - AMBERTON - Moved in - Decor & Garden

What a great quote Justin! I better not show the wife though :wink:
Just caught up on your thread - it's really all coming together…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Any sign of brickies yet Hootie? Feels like its been a week already :D

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Ross Squire kit - OB in Parkerville WA - Mood Boards!!!

Just caught up on your thread Wonky - Great to see things starting to come together and I'm really keen to watch this all unfold!
Looks like I missed the discussion…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Brickwork is now largely complete (alfresco still needs to be finished off once the lintels arrive), base render coat is being applied and the roof timbers have arrived. Happy days!!!…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Well, looks like the gap between the brickwork and the slab in the hallway has been addressed:

Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry
9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Thanks Shelleybear and J+C - We're certainly back to being excited about the build now that it's all moving along again!

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

That's an impressive sign :D

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Aerial view of block:
Zoomed (wish I had a drone!!):

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

He he he yep! But lots of other councils seem to have a similar tool though, so may be of some use to others on the forum in different areas!
Just…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

The other thing I found you can do is use the mapping service available on most council websites for Free (typically provided via IntraMaps) - the City of Swan one…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Here's some pics of the brickwork. Damn hard to work out how to take decent photo's of it all that make sense to everyone, so we just randomly snapped away…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Thanks Nikki! Glad the link works - I wasn't 100% sure how to embed the video into the thread!

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

So after 4 months or so since the slab went down, the brickies have arrived and the bricks are flying up!
Looks amazing to see this place coming out of the…

9 years9 yearsMeAndZephMeAndZeph posted:
Building in Brigadoon with Summit - Roof Carpentry

Hi Steve and Chelsea,
Very understandable - no point committing to the block if you’re not going to be able to build the house! We had the exact same concerns before…

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