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RichandShez

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8 years8 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
Our Brisbane Barkly Build - Post handover: bookshelf

Woohoo Chaton....looking very very nice...Man it looks different with the wooden flooring over tiles!!! It's so weird looking at the images for me as it's like "Hey wait, that's my…

8 years8 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
Our Brisbane Barkly Build - Post handover: bookshelf

Looking fantastic guys! Recognised the rooms...I wonder why...hee hee...but wow. I bet you can't wait to move in! Certainly looks different having the well what we have called our office…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Ok update number 2. Richard was on a very long call to someone higher up in Metricon. The issue will be resolved and the wall will go back to the…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

We thought it was time to update this blog and we're not happy campers. The house is amazing however we have some issues that have happened after handover. Most of…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
Our Brisbane Barkly Build - Post handover: bookshelf

Hi Chaton
Just jumped in to see how your build was going, I thought you would be in by now.
So what did you end up doing for all those little changes?…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Chaton I bet your house will look amazing at the end of it. Will be following your blog!!!
Here are some more images of the kitchen...and finally the house revealed WITH…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

And finally....put your hands together.........dah dah!!!!!!! The big reveal...need I say more:
I will have final front shots of the house later on when they have finished the lawn. We will…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

NO MORE SLEEPS!!!!! Heading up in about 15 minutes! Will have photos of finished kitchen when we get back! Hee hee....Glass splashback photo is a coming!

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

oh and apparently someone has already trodden on the dog turd.....plonkers!

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Well we have a bottle of wine we bought back from NZ, it's a favourite of Richard's that we have kept for this very occassion so after work tomorrow it'll…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Glass splashback is in. We have no photos of it yet. We went last night while working so we armed ourselves with our equipment and headed there with torches and…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Jesse it's a 602Metre sq block so great size. It's not too small that we're spitting on our neighbours as you can see from each house despite one garage up…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

The gates and side fence has now been completed as well as the garden bed out the back ready for all sorts of goodies!!! The grass patches on the garden…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Metricon are doing the front as we got an outdoors deal, but we arranged someone to do the back as well as the fencing that was us. However for one…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Grass is in...well almost. We now have to go home each night to water. Tonight will be the longest water as we need to leave it to soak for a…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Thanks guys. And Tribe7 that's awesome! With our key hand over date we're hoping the 19th now that the gas metre is in...Yes Origin installed that this morning and I…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Ok...so PC today and all signed off on. Just chasing up Origin for the gas metre they haven't installed that I ordered 2 weeks ago...tut tut....anyway these will be final…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
Our Brisbane Barkly Build - Post handover: bookshelf

The tiles code is NT12-470FL if you are interested. We have the same tile throughout our house.
Nice work Chaton. I bet you are excited!! Oh and yes you can easily…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
Our Brisbane Barkly Build - Post handover: bookshelf

No you need to get them made ,I am making my own of course being a guitar builder I have all the gear but it would not cost more than…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
Our Brisbane Barkly Build - Post handover: bookshelf

Hi Chaton
Forgive me for sticking my nose in but I have an idea that I have done in our Barkly that you could still do.
See the wall that you have…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

It's not really true brown so that might be why....It's actually a mushroom, it's as much grey as brown.
The dark feature walls are a dark slightly blue grey and of…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

I know and I received confirmation from the bank the last invoice is being paid this week so we could even more in sooner than I thought. Tom Cornwell. He's…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
Our Brisbane Barkly Build - Post handover: bookshelf

It happened to us as well, did not not have any adverse effect as far as we are concerned.

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Hey yes that is the gym room...makes a huge difference from when you guys saw it at frame stage! It looks out to the fence on the service side but…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Ok...so went up at lunch time to check on the fence and aw a nice black and white Metricon 4WD out the front.....knew straight away who it was and saw…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Oh and Chaton....hee hee can't help myself....when the street is full of people working on homes we're guaranteed a spot now...our own driveway!

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

It's been pretty amazing even though it feels like forever! We should have the other side of the fence in today. Apparently the posts went up yesterday. Will do final…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

The rubbish has been removed from the front so we now can really get a sense on how the house looks from the front...a few things need finishing up but…

We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29
9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Hey Chaton...yeah we have....they accidentally broke some bricks when putting up the eaves out there. They have to come back and fix it (hopefully before our inspection Tuesday week). Anyway…

9 years9 yearsRichandShezRichandShez posted:
We're Building a Metricon Barkly 29

Um.....don't remember when the carpet is going in. I know there are still a few little things to be completed but doubt take that long. Hee hee yeah she's a…

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