DGs Cremorne41.: Electrical fitout

Sunday 16/11/08.
(This update for brother-in-law James currently working in Dubai, and keenly following our build. Look forward to catching up at Christmas mate.)

Electrical fit-out has began at DeGauls. A visit this afternoon showed around 80% of the fit-out complete. All internal light fittings have been run with most terminated into chinamans hats.
(I will be replacing all these post handover with Compact Fluorescent downlights. I did ask PD to do these during contract signing, but they were reluctant, instead stating they prefer to do halogens only..!! Long story...).

Light switches are yet to be applied, but wiring is pulled through waiting. Bathroom fans and smoke detectors have been added. Around half of the GPOs have been installed, the rest are just wires through the wall.
I did note that not all GPO wiring has been pulled through yet..!! Approx 6 still somewhere behind the walls. Perhaps tomorrow..............?
All internal door fittings are now added, including all door handles, door stops and privacy locks (to powder room, upstairs toilet and kids bathroom).

Robe hanging rails have been added, front portico has been decked underneath, garage ceiling has been installed and prepared for painting, as to alfresco ceiling. And those last few eaves around alfresco have now been added and ready for painting.

Someone has been in across the weekend and given the inside a long awaited clean. Benchtops, sinks and general rubbish on the floor. Not perfect (wife would call it a "boy clean"), but a vast improvement nonetheless.
Oh... and how did I get in the house to see all this....? Because someone had left 3 doors unlocked, including the back bi-fold which was WIDE open..........!!

Ceiling plug for projector

This is one of 3 downlights I had requested in the kitchen to be installed UNDER the over head cabinets (the other 2 under each cabinet above splashback). Instead it has gone under the bulkhead. After getting over the initial shock of it being in the wrong spot, we came to actually like it better where it is...! Will need to insist on the other 2 going in their correct spot.

Powder room looking a little cleaner.

This is the laminate floor we have decided to install to downstairs. "Cabin Oak" from Fowles Carpets in South Melb ($19 sq/m). We liked it because it is a similar colour to the floor in our existing house, and because it is a wide plank.

Time-lines @ Tue 23/12 - 10pm

.....Post handover - week 2
Tue 23/12. Carpet completed
Mon 22/12. Window covering in
Mon 22/12. Side fence up

.....Post handover - week 1
Fri 19/12. Lead-in cable installed.
Fri 19/12. Driveway sealed.
Thur 18/12. Laminate 98% done.
Thur 18/12. Appliances in.
Tue 16/12. Start driveway.
Tue 16/12. Install Security alarm.
Mon 15/12. Continue laying floor
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.....(End of week 23)
Fri 12/12. Start laminate floor
Fri 12/12. Handover
Wed 10/12. PCI issues corrected

.....(End of week 22)
Sat 6/12. Lead in trench dug.
Mon 1/12. PCI completed.

.....(End of week 21)
Fri 28/11. Bifiolds addit' stain.
Fri 28/11. Gloss to front doors
Fri 28/11. Certif' of Occup' rec'd
Wed 26/11. Garage door in.
Tue 25/11. All windows cleaned
Mon 24/11. BSS interior inspect'n
Mon 24/11. Splashback in
Mon 24/11. Ext' render complete

.....(End of week 20)
Thur 20/11. PCI & HO email rec'd
Thur. 20/11. Mirrors in
Wed 19/11. Construct' fence gone
Tue 18/11. Brick joints filled
Tue 18/11. Electrical fit complete
Tue 18/11. Shower screens in
Mon 17/11. Gas meter installed
Mon 17/11. Ext' painting completed
Mon 17/11. Garage/Alfreco painted

.....(End of week 19)
Fri 14/11. Robe hanging rails in
Fri 14/11. Electrical fitout started
Fri 14/11. Int' door fittings added
Thur 13/11. Portico deck completed
Thur 13/11. Alfresco ceiling edged
Thu 13/11. Garage ceiling prep'd
Tue 11/11. Toilets & taps in
Tue 11/11. Air & Htr ducts in.
Tue 11/11. Climate controller in
Mon 10/11. Storm wtr connected

.....(End of week 18)
Fri 7/11. Tiles completed
Wed 5/11. Tiling commenced
Mon 3/11. Inter' painting complete.
Mon 3/11. Tiles delivered

.....(End of week 17)
Fri 31/10. Shower bases formed.
Thur 30/10. Garage tiles complete
Wed 29/10. More plaster repairs
Wed 29/10. Front door painted.
Tue 28/10. Ext posts bricked
Mon 27/10. BREAK IN at night
Mon 27/10. Downpipes in.

.....(End of week 16)
Fri 24/10. Ext' rendering started.
Thur 23/10. Internal paint started
Thur 23/10. Garage roof tiles on
Tue 21/10. Scaffolding to garage
Mon 20/10. Plaster touch ups

.....(End of week 15)
Fri 17/10. Guttering to garage
Fri 17/10. Fixing completed
Thur 16/10. Front pergola built
Thur 16/10. Balcony floor in
Thur 16/10. Bath installed
Tue 14/10. Balcony framed
Tue 14/10. Garage roof up
Tue 14/10. Cabinets installed
Mon 13/10. Cabinets arrive
Mon 13/10. Fixing phase started.

.....(End of week 14)
Fri 10/10. Garage trusses arrive.
Thur 9/10. Doors & skirts arrive
Mon 6/10. Stairs in.

.....(End of week 13)
Fri 3/10. Stairs delivered.
Thur 2/10. Scaffolding gone.
Mon 29/9. Solar h/w panel in.

.....(End of week 12)
Fri 26/9. Rear cladding applied.
Fri 26/9. Plastering finished.
Thur 25/9. Eaves installed.
Wed 24/9. Plaster started

.....(End of week 11)
Fri 19/9. Lock-up.
Fri 19/9. Alarm wiring complete.
Fri 19/9. Wall batts in.
Thur 18.9. Brickies return.
Tue 16/9 Electrical wiring in.
Tue 16/9. AC & heating in
Mon 15/9. Heating/AC tubes in.

.....(End of week 10)
Fri 12/9. Void Plumbing completed
Fri 12/9. Bath carpentry built.
Thur 11/9. Ext' doors fitted
Wed 10/9. Doors delivered.
Tue 9/9. Scaffolding up.
Mon 8/9. Plaster delivered.
Mon 8/9. Scaffolding delivered.

.....(End of week 9)
Thur 4/9. Site cleaned.
Wed 3/9. No more brickies..!
Tue 2/9. Garage bricking started.
Mon 1/9 . Front portico bricked.

.....(End of week 8)
Thu 28/8. Rumpus/Fresco tiles on.
Mon 25/8. Bricking commenced.

.....(End of week 7)
Thu 21/8. Brickies on site.
Tue 19/8. BiFolds to Al-fresco in.

.....(End of week 6)
Fri 15/8. Upper windows in.
Frii 15/8. Rear roof complete.
Thu 14/8. Cool/Heat ducts prep'd.
Wed 13/8. Bricks arrive
Wed 13/8. Wall insulation in.
Tue 12/8. Plumbing installed.

.....(End of week 5)
Fri 8/8. Scaffolding gone
Wed 6/8. Roof tiles laid
Tue 5/8. Guttering installed.
Tue 5/8. Roof tiles delivered.
Mon 4/8. Guttering delivered.

.....(End of week 4)
Thu 31/7. Roof frame complete.
Wed 30/7. Upstairs frame complete
Wed 30/7. Scaffolding & windows in.
Mon 28/7. Upstairs frame started.

.....(End of week 3)
Fri 25/7. Grnd flr frame complete.
Thur 24/7. Windows delivered.
Mon 21/7. Grnd flr frame started.

.....(End of week 2)
Fri 18/7. Slab down.
Thu 17/7. Form/waffles/Reo down.
Wed 16/7. Waffles & reo arrives
Tue 15/7. Excavation to entry
Mon 14/7. Electrical box in

.....(End of week 1)
Fri 11/7. Slab plumbing completed
Thu 10/7. Fence installed.
Tue 8/7. Site scraped
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Fri 4/7. Cross-over protection down
Thu 3/7. Porta Loo arrives
Tue 1/7/08. Power cable installed

De Colours

External
Brick - Cat' 6 La Mesa
Roof tiles - Gunmetal
Window frames - Paperbark
Gutters - Woodland Grey
Downpipes - Paperbark
Facia - Paperbark
Garage Door - Paperbark
Front Door - Scorpion Red (oh yeah)
Render - Woodland Grey

Internal
Ceilings - White
Walls (general) - Off White
Walls (H/T) - Gray Mood
Int' doors - Purest white
Handrail - Purest White

Kitchen
Benchtop - QQ Starlight Black
Butlers benchtop - Starlight
Cabinet doors - Pearl Grey
Splashback - Red Box
Niche splash - Entiva White
Floor - Laminate

Bathrooms
Benchtop - Stripple Seal
Cabinet doors - Pearl Grey
Kickboard - Pearl Grey
Floor tiles - Villamanta Smoke
Splash - Loretta Bark Grey

Powder Room
Benchtop - Pearl Grey
Fixed Panel - Stripple Seal
Floor tiles - Villamanta Smoke
Splash - Enteva Red

Laundry
Benchtop - Platinum Micro
Cabinet doors - Pearl Grey
Floor tiles - Vilamanta Smoke
Splash - Loretta Bark Grey

8 comments:

R&C's Brookvale 45 Home said...: Guys,
its really coming along. Had to laugh at the Chinaman hats, so many in a row. Looked at the photos before I read you were replacing them. So do you expect to get in before xmas??.

R&C; November 16, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Toni said...: Wow, really looking like a house! Looks great now that the covers have been taken off the QQ. Love the p/room too. PCI is just around the corner for you I think.

So many people have the same trouble with the downlights in the kitchen/under the cupboards. Think T&L's went in their ceiling??

I am now reading your posts and thinking that's our next step. Good to see they put a normal amount of space between your handle and privacy locks. I measured all the displays today - three finger widths....ours is seven!!!!; November 16, 2008 at 11:22 PM
DeGaul said...: R&C. Nothing "official" re handover. SS hinted last week that PCI is targeted around end Nov and handover around 15th Dec.

Toni. Interesting re your comments with downlights under cupboards..!
Am dropping by house this morning on the way to work to hopefully catch up with electrician; November 17, 2008 at 6:51 AM
R&C's Brookvale 45 Home said...: Good luck with the handover period, it would be great for you to get it before the xmas slow down.; November 17, 2008 at 9:54 AM
Bernadette and Perry said...: Brilliant. The electrical fit off means you are getting very close. Christmas in your new home? That's probably the one place we forgot to put a light - in the kitchen under the cupboards next to the fridge. No big deal.; November 17, 2008 at 11:47 AM
BelleBeau said...: Looking good! Funny how no one seems to get the lights in the right places??? you'd think with all the issues at each house, they would address this part of the build process. but no, silly me!. Still love those p/room tiles and your timber floor colour. And I know exactly what your wife means, "boy clean" LOL!!! Good luck for Christmas.; November 17, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Petal said...: Once again, fabulous progress! How funny do hose Chinaman's hats look next to the downlights??! We have them where the fans will go, I thought they'd made a mistake!!LOL!
And, yes, they've done a 'boy clean' on our place (yours is MUCH cleaner!!!); November 17, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Awallace said...: Hey david

Looking good mate. Nearly there, its exciting once the electrical fitoff is done. Make sure you check each powerpoint and its all working correctly.

Nice red tiles in the powder room too....:)

Andy; November 18, 2008 at 6:10 PM

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Electrical fitout - Sun 16/11/08

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