Plastering job looks generally ok, with the only concerns being around some window frames that don't yet seem even with the plaster wall from one side to another, and a few gaps that seem a little "roughly finished". At this stage, surfaces look straight and square.
As indicated by my SS early last week, plasterers were all Chinese. ("....Boral use Chinese for their plastering..."). A lunchtime visit to the site confirmed approx 6 Chinese plasterers (incl 2 women) and zero English spoken between them...! My obligatory question "mind if I come inside for a look" (I'm always compelled to ask this when visiting the site during the day) was met with cocked heads and a shrug of the shoulders...!!
More amusing was the fact that I had to tiptoe quietly through the kitchen, as one of them was sound asleep on the floor..! True story.
SS hinted last week that stairs may arrive this week and cabinets shortly after. Like most others, I have come to like my steel ladder to upstairs (has developed its own special character), but stairs and cabinets will be an exciting milestone.
Noticed most blogs have been quite over the last few weeks. Assume all you lucky people have been on holidays....? Look forward to reading/seeing your progress.
Looking to front door
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Family room to kitchen.
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Study
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What would a blog entry be without conceding some dodgy tradesmanship. This at one of the master suite windows.
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Alfresco
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Rear cladding commenced.
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Wiring into garage. Light, roller door, under eaves downlights.........
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Eaves added.
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3 comments:
I just can't believe how quickly yours ( and others) are progressing! I think you might overtake us and be finished by our contract date - I don't think there's any way we will be!!!
It's all looking great - you must be so pleased with the progress
Thanks Petal. Apart from losing our brickies for 2 weeks earlier this month, progress has been very good. I have however noted yours and other bloggers commenting on slow downs later in the building phase.
Our completion date WAS mid Dec, but our SS has advised us not to get our hopes up. Now aiming for mid Jan, and then it all comes down to how many red dots....!!!
What date are you hoping for?
Looks like we are only just ahead of you in the time-line. Plastering can look really dodgy in places until they do all the stopping and fixing. Then suddenly it all gets touched up and filled, especially once the cornice goes on.
Cracked up at the sleeping Chinaman! You should have taken a photo.
Liana
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