Nearly but not done...

April 2nd..

April sees the house nearly at completion. We had a slight issue with the theater wall where they were going to 'float' the wall due to a lump. We emailed and expressed our concerns regarding this and it was very quickly pulled down and fixed.

The painting went well and only a few things need to touched up. We love the colours we went with and are super happy with how well everything matches. 

The kitchen went in next with tiles starting not long after. The kitchen is great and I am happy with the space in the kitchen. The only thing I would change having now seen it is the depth of the shelves in the pantry. They are only 30 cm deep and I would have preferred a bit more. Maybe adding another pot drawer would have been good.

The tiles at this point are still not complete, grouting and some tiles in laundry still need to be completed. This has taken a ridiculous amount of time for something relatively simple.

The flooring in the rest of the house looks great and I love the floor boards and carpet, I was a little worried the carpet would be too dark but it looks fab.

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The render was coloured next and tap and shower fitting were completed along with toilets and bath. And now we wait......and wait....... The house has basically had nothing done for two weeks. So frustrating, especially as the people next door are about to move in. We have both been building with Homebuyers and had the same SS and we started two weeks before them.... They have just seemed to prioritised them over us. Anyway rant over and email has been sent so will keep you updated ;) 

 

 

Cant wait to add light fittings

Jan and Feb

A few people have asked about the building inspector we used for the pre pour stage, so I have included his details below. He was great and hope to use him for our final stage as well.

Jason Illingworth Building Consultant Cert IV Building Construction Timber Pest & Termite Inspector Jims Building Inspections ( Bellarine ) Mobile - 0407499123


January our frame went up, which was super exciting as we did not get to see a display home of the house we are building. Was great to be able to see the space and compare what we imagined the house and space to be and what it actually is. The walk in linen cupboard is huge, we call it the office and the bathroom is smaller then we thought but will be fine. I think the house will work well :)

FEBRUARY

Just gets more and more exciting as well as a little bit frustrating as we just want to move in!!  I was so excited yesterday when I popped in and saw that our kitchen was in. I had been so worried about the colours but I think it looks great. The brick work is almost complete, just a few bricks to go up the top along the street side. Eth is secretly in love with the bricks, I think, as he keeps going on about how good they look! Painting is due to start next week which brings me to my one concern that I have. During the last inspection we pointed a small 'lump' in the plaster at the top of one of the walls in the theatre. After speaking with the SS he informed us that at pre paint this would be solved by putting in a 'float'. We don't feel great about this and are worried it's not really going to fix it. I have posted pics below along with the others. Let me know what you think!