Thanks The garden gets lots of fertiliser!!
The "stone" feature wall (internal and external) is actually a concrete cast of stone so it is…

Hi
I'm looking for a cabinet maker for some overhead cupboards/shelf/glass front cupboards in the Cockburn Central area (Perth). Its not a complete kitchen renovation.
Needs access to…

Our roof tiles after their first summer - apparently they used the wrong paint when they painted EVERY SINGLE TILE.

We've been in the house over 18 months now and we've…

OMG - how fast did 6 months go!!!
Not too much has happened really - we haven't sold our other house yet, so there hasn't been and funds to do much.…

Happy New Year to all!
Well, I've finally gotten around to taking some new photos... they aren't great, but you get the idea:





Getting there...
Need to get the rest of the blinds,…

Hey!
Still having issues... still! Can nothing be done right the first time?
Still waiting for gutters to be replaced (have been on the footpath for 2 weeks waiting). Still…

Hey Duke
Thanks for remembering me
Sorry to read of your troubles! You do move on from them when you finally get your keys...…

So, you've forgotten about me then???
Seems that when you get to the end of the build you really just want a break from…

We live around the corner from you
We had heaps of trouble with our build, but so far things have gone pretty well since…

Friday progress photos
Pier cladding on third garage…

Soon!!! I want to take some when the rock cladding guy is done so you get the full effect!! He should be finished by Friday.
Oh my hands hurt…

Hey Bags!!
Wow, look at your house grow ... Isn't it great when you can finally walk through?
Hope all goes well with your roof tiles... Ours are finally sorted... 5 months…

Yes! We have keys... Picked them up from a new CLO (ours is nolonger with DA ). We ended up accepting them Fri before everything was finished, but DA gave…

Thanks for your support and well wishes.
I'm not confident everything will be done by this afternoon, but they say it will! The roof won't be finished - but that's…

Thanks all for the tips and information... even though they are making progress with the synthetic lawn, I don't think we'll be going there just yet! Hubby does…

You are an absolute star O2! Thanks for all your help.
Question re phone line - do we need to do the line from the Telstra box near the street…

Thanks O2 - good to know as we are also with CBA (no mortgage??? BIG mortgage (haven't sold the other house yet)).
CLO responded to my email of Monday to tell…

AND I just got the final invoice that is payable in 10 working days of PCI, and prior to handover... so it really does need to be finished!!
AND it…

Well, with the Construction Manager's pushing, we have our PCI booked in for 22 September!! FINALLY!! Of course, the house isn't quite finished, but at least with the…

He he
I think my process has been more like

Thanks P1T - Your house is looking absolutely fabulous!!! Love the…

I think this is the best part of the whole build - when the walls go up and you can finally see your new home and all its rooms in…

No PCI booked in yet... We keep asking, but haven't been given a straight answer yet. I guess it really depends on when the roof will be finished.
It…

Meeting Construction Manager and Site Supervisor at house AGAIN tomorrow to discuss the roof tiles. The roof company says the job is finished - we say it isn't, and…

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!
VERY jealous! Looks fantastic. Love your splashback
I want my house now too!!!!

Hey Bagheera, and all!
Been pretty quiet - haven't wanted to say too much in case roof turns to @#$%. However, despite not being totally happy with the quality of…

Congratulations …

Progress of re-roof

All the chips need to be painted, and they say they will replace any tiles that are sticking up. They are doing a better job than…

A couple more pix:
Tilers have finished (well - that's what they said, but they missed a bit of grouting behind the cabinet and a broken (smashed?) tile)... The did…

Happy moving day P1T