thanks! the joinery cost us a bomb but it looks like it was well worth it. the timber is beautiful!

Hi all quick update
The house is almost complete! it'll be 99% done by next friday, which is the builder's last day, unfortunately it is probably best if we didn't occupy…

Quick update
We've basically finished up the ceilings, which took ages, we had to leave the arched hallway until later so we can do the plasterboarding.
plaster boards all done, most of…

going well thank you! the ceiling is taking a while as the curved section is far more complex than anticipated. but overall still tracking well. finished the timber floors,…

no lime wash, there's one more coat of clearcoat and that's it. my phone camera is terrible and doesn't do the colour justice.

hi all
long time between posts. been waiting for the scaffolds to come down, which happened today to share our exterior.
brickworks all done, concrete floor has been grinded. plywood ceiling going…

ok. so we've finally finished framing! the below photos show the additional timber baton/grids that had to be installed. but we are there!

flat part of the roof is also up,…

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just a quick update, been too lazy to post photos
basically external framing is all done, roof is going up in the next couple of weeks. we've started bricking where we…

quick update
the build is slowly progressing well.
we've just finished the garage roof, framing is well underway with 90% of the wall frames done, will move onto the roof soon. brickies…

damn, really sucks to hear your experience. did you have any liquidated damages in your contract? given the amount of time it has elapsed since your initial completion date, i…

thanks, i didn't take the photo, they had the cherry picker incidentally for the steel. i also don't have a drone unfortunately.

thanks! we can't wait till we are able to share some more advanced progress photos but i guess patience is the key here
will post some…

Builder managed to get a nice high shot from the cherry picker. steel is all in and finally taking form. garage brickwork is all done (not sure i explained that…

While we have been away for the last 3 weeks, progress has been delayed a little due to weather and difficulties in manufacturing some of the steel beams.
The slabs were…

was unfortunate with the hit and miss bricks. but the savings were enormous, one of the things driving up the project cost has been the extensive use of steel. we…

slow progress
finished demo and levelling.
almost done digging the footings for the slab. hopefully poured next week. unfortunately had to dig a lot deeper than we hoped so it's taking longer
few…

thanks Structural guy. as helpful as ever
what every invoice? it's only for variations.
oh. did you still want me to prove to you that my stairs were structurally sound? do you…

ours was 8% margin + 7% overhead.
the contract also states any variation items will be 15% as well.
but our project is over 1m which may drive down the overall %

not sure if i ever mentioned this, we made a couple of pretty big exterior changes.
Removed the balcony to bedroom 4 and (painfully) the hit and miss brick to the…

Demo guys just finished up today. getting ready for survey and setout. once that's done it'll be the inground services and then concrete pour. things happening faster than i thought…

no idea, doubt it. they said they could do it in an hour or two. must have been machinery

work has started!
front garden all cleared for neighbour to park on:
roof tiles all cleared:

demo set to be done by next week, will post more photos then. additional stuff can be…

thanks JB1. the builder will inevitably source all the timber materials, but each will need to be sampled and approved by the architect as part of the contract terms.
i did…

another quick update.
made several design and engineering changes to accommodate budget
contracts signed, ready to start work straight after Easter.
will start posting pictures once major work starts.
very excited after 18 months…

just a quick update,
designs and drawings all done, (no engineering problems, heh). the only change we made was the protruding white metal sheet upstairs and brought that back in to…

no worries misterslope. send me a message on anything you need. my stuff just got loaded on a ship and is on the way over. very easy process
starting construction end…

also, just a general update.
we met with a couple of builders at some of their recently complete projects. we selected one for now and just received an estimate of ~$1m.…

Hi MisterSlope
The design experience was quite lengthy and comprehensive. Basically at the start the architect came to do a site visit, they then send us a briefing which my wife…