Painting In Progress

We've been locked out again for the past few days. We can't even peep what's going on inside because the painter has locked, covered and sealed every door and window. This might go on for the whole of this week.

Looking at the construction progress provided by PD, we're not far from completion. :)

Weeks 19 to 20
The time to complete ceramic tiling depends entirely on the amount of tiling to be done throughout the house.

Weeks 20 to 22
Final fit offs will occur which involves completing the electrical, plumbing, alarm, vacuum and heating systems. All door furniture, doorstops etc, mirrors, shower screens and floor coverings will be installed where applicable.

Weeks 22 to 24
Preparing for completion. This involves paint touch ups, cleaning, corking of wet areas and articulation joints, and site cleaning. Final inspections for the certificate of occupancy and compliance will be completed.


Of coz we don't expect to have a perfect house by then. There are still fixes need to be done such as...

[2nd layer of decking for balcony/portico had been completed, but again workmanship...]


[the timber cracked where the nails went in...]



One of the things we want it to be looked at is the metal plate thingy on top of the garage roof, where the downpipe come down to. Shouldn't it be at least the same colour as the downpipe or roof or brick? Should have this downpipe thingy position at the back of the garage roof. Anyway... will take note if we ever build again... :P

Facade New Look

Drop by this morning and saw the renderer at work. Our portico is now coloured with Rockcote Dry Creek, kind of chocolaty colour. We're happy with how the colour has matched the bricks. Now we'll have to wait till the front entrance doors (in Woodland Grey) and garage door (in Paperbark) to install in order to see how the actual facade will look like.




[Garage - plasterers were in this morning to put up plaster on the ceiling]



[Kitchen - QQ benchtop has been installed over the weekend]



Downpipes were done too, will get some photos later :)
Also, according to SS, painting should start this week, how exciting!

Updates

The garage access door was not locked yesterday, so we're happy to sneak in and see what had been done.


[Kitchen - the hold on the ground had been sealed]



[Upstairs - manhole was done, but there's a cable right across it?]



[Balcony - not happy with the work done on the decking, see next pic]


The gaps between the boards are very close, and a some kind of stick was used to fill the gap at the end. We think if the carpenter had spaced out a little more, probably he won't need that extra stick isn't it? Anyway, we saw Home For Our Cherubs blog and they had asked to redo the decking, so we're going to ask them to do that too!



We also noticed that there are gaps between the bricks and the windows, is this normal? Will they use something to cover up the gaps eventually???

Locked Out

The fixing carpenter was still on site about 6.45pm today, so we drove around the estate while waiting for him to leave. When he finally left, we realised he had locked every single door and window, except an awning window in the study. We tried to wind the window to max and SQUEEZE through... ermm... more dieting needed... should have brought our 3 year old along and let her get in and open the door!

Anyway... we just walk around outside and peep through windows and doors :(


[Alfresco - 2 big pile of sand right outside the sliding doors, don't know why]



[Balcony - some work had been done on the flooring. Not sure has it completed because don't remember seeing beams across in the display house at Deer Park]



[Garage - electrical wiring had been done]



[Powder room duct had put in. Not sure how they managed to do it without taking out the plaster board and looked kind of weird right now]

Render on Portico

Rendering of portico had been done today. Looks alright :)




The fixing carpenter had fixed most of the skirting boards and doors upstairs, and there's still a few windows that need the architraves.

[Master Bedroom doors - all internal doors upstairs will be flushed]



Noticed some places had quite big gaps between the plasterboard and skirting boards.

Garage Roof Tiles

The garage roof tiles had been laid. The house now has a more "complete" look. :)

According to SS, the roof tiles that were broken previously had been temporary fixed so that no water leaking into house. Not sure when will the actual fix be done.




The fixing carpenter had been putting up internal doors, architraves and skirting boards for the past 3 days. Quite a few places not done yet, so we're holding on to the payment on Bill #4 for the Fixing Stage.

[Study - window architraves and skirting done]




[Door under stairs]


[Corridor for Power Room / Laundry / Linen]

Garage And Cabinets

Saw SS arrived early this morning clearing the garage to make room for more timber delivery. When we're at the site again around 4pm, the roof truss of the garage has already been done.



The cabinet carpenter was in yesterday, and he was still working when we drop by at 6pm. He had finished installing all the cabinets and the sinks.

[Powder Room]


[Laundry]


[Pantry]


[Bathroom]


[Ensuite]


[Kitchen - the bench tops will be Quantum Quartz - Ice. Also, kind of regret did not get the overhead cabinets next to the fridge space]


[Kitchen - there's a hole on the ground... not sure why]





The hole on the right will be a vent for the Power Room. The left hole will be filled up with bricks.

Brickies Are Back... And Gone

The brickies came back yesterday and today to finish up the garage and the bricks under doors and windows. The pillar at alfresco was done too, but forgotten to take a picture of that :P






For this pantry window, there was a gap in the bricks suppose for that expansion thingy. However, there was nothing there and we can actually see the green sisillation wrap...



Also noted is the plaster ceiling in the alfresco. The plaster board was not screwed properly and it is as if falling off any moment...



The cornices were done last Monday.
[Rumpus]


[Games]


[Master Bedroom with morning sun]


[Balcony, flooring not done yet]



Internal doors and architraves had been delivered and will be installed this week.



The stairs were also installed today. We did not have any upgrades on the stairs or balustrading. With the standard ones, we're pleased they looks good... so far :)









We had also received a updates call from SS this afternoon, first time ever! Anyway, he has informed us the powder room will be installed with a square shape exhaust fan instead of round, because only the square ones come with the duct. So, our powder room will be ducted next Tuesday, good news.

He has also mentioned our broken roof tiles will be fixed by the roof tilers eventually, and they'll have to manage without the scaffolding. Hope this rain does not cause any issues.

Not Much Action

It has been a quiet week. Nothing was done internally after the cornices were installed on Monday.

For the exterior, the eaves were painted before the scaffolding were pulled down, and the bricks had been washed (except portico coz it will be rendered).

The outstanding issues remain outstanding :(
SS has yet provide a better solution for the vent in the Powder Room, and for the broken roof tiles, not sure how are the going to fix it since the scaffolding are no longer there...




[washed bricks]