It's ours!!!

Awww, thanks rocky1. Certainly been an experience looking forward to getting in and enjoying living in it

Thanks so much Gogo, deemaree and p2f. The last 2 months have seemed like an age to us, and this last week OMG feels like a month in itself! …

The pool is quite big. 50sqm of granite paving layed cost a fair bit. It was more than we budgeted for as we were going to renovate and resurface pool…

I got three quotes for our 10x5m pool. No excavation was required as it was built within an existing old shell, but poured as if any new pool would be.…

Gates and privacy screens done. Splash back in. Feature stairwell light in.
Just had our handover inspection. Few things for them to touch up/fix up. Outside turfing and balustrades tomorrow and…

Hi
We installed 2 pairs of these http://www.universaltileventilators.com.au/index.php?/Product-General/smoothline-corrugated-vent.html
Only one is visible from the road, it looks a bit like a bonnet scoop on a Ford GT!! They cost $880 powder coated…

Yes we have our handover date, 1 week to go. We expect there will still be some things to finish off after this, however we don't care, we just want…

Thanks PaulMac and Dreamer. They turned out better than we could have imagined. We opted for standard grade and are very happy with the quality. While some don't like to…

Handover date is Friday 22nd. Still lots to do outside landscaping , fences and gates to finish, balustrades to install. I'd say the pool will get finished off after we…

Internal cleaner has been booked for 2 weeks today...that has to be good news right!!!!

Thanks 1rocky. We are real happy with them, we wanted a good mix of colour and when the carpenter put the boards down he said he mixed up the packs…

A quick snap of the floors. This was taken through the glass sliding doors as its all locked up and to minimise dust etc on freshly finished floors so there…

We survived the big wet in Brisbane. We did evacuate our rental as the water was at the back fence but it didn't make it to the house, but we…

Hi Gogo do you mind me asking what colour finish you went for with your pool surface, is it pebblecrete or something else? We are up to having to choose…

Not too much happening inside, painting seems to be going quite slowly but outside is going great guns. New pool shell poured exactly when promised. Looks great and now has…

Thanks T. I have been AWOL a while! the run up to christmas was very busy as I'm sure you all understand. Then I got a bit over the whole…

Happy New Year!
Well 2013 is here and our countdown has begun. After my last post just before Christmas things understandably stopped. We were however told that there would still be…

Happy new year all!! sorry its been a while . got to a point where i was over the whole build. nothing in particular tipped me over the edge, i…

Looks fantastic Gogo

Heaps of progress...
plastering and cornice all done, floors are being laid and look great. Rendering has started, rear deck is finished except for balustrades, internal doors hung and architraves &…

Hi Jodge yes that did cross our minds. It's working out ok. I haven't had as much time to go around anyway. When I have wanted to builders been happy…

T sorry the scare wasn't on our site was at another.
The rendering of the outside started yesterday as did the cornice inside. The three step cornice looked really good. Going…

an up and down week.....
We made some selections for the tiling. Turns out some of the the accent tiles for the niches and splashbacks are a little on the pricey…

It wasn't till the weekend that I realized they have actually only been building for 3 months. They came in with the machine to cut the block on 10th August.…

Rendered the block wall is about 12700. Polytek about $5000 installed

Thanks Jodge. Oh yes very excited!!
We have had to build a bit of boxed out area near the Stacker door to get the air con ducts downstairs. Designer didn't…

We are using Polytek for our front fence. Less than half the price of a block wall, but the same type of look.

Locked Up!
We are all locked up, and have been for a little over a week. We have a temporary front door on, but it's all locked up. We are really…

Actually spoke to builder today and rendering wont be next. He want to get it all locked up to get next progress payment. Then finish off decks then plasterboard. They…