DGs Cremorne41.: How slow is this week going?....Sat 29/11/08.

Sat 29/11/08.

I visited the site today for the usual look through the windows, only to find the laundry door unlocked. (hit me if I look surprised). I'm thinking that PD may as well give me a set of keys, given I am finding the house unlocked too often, and then having to lock it up for them...!!

Being so close to completeion, I am more than ever wanting the house to be LOCKED. Would rather be frustrated at not being able to get in, than getting a call telling me the place has been trashed.

Anyway, some further works completed during the week in readiness for this Mondays PCI. As can be seen above (and a few snaps below), I now have shiny red front doors. The painter has returned and glossed these, as well as the rear bifolds. (The bugger left the frame around the front doors in satin though....!!). The finish on the doors isn't quite to the standard of Da Vinci, but they look striking nonetheless.

With the exception of just a few, all the stickers and dots that were applied last week have been removed. From memory, most issues have been actioned, but yes, there are a few noticeable areas that have not been corrected.

This time, I remembered to fire up those downlights against the splash, and was quite pleased with the result.

Sunset over the DeGauls.
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Liana. Note the distribution of brick pattern on the side wall......!! Suzi only noticed this today from this photo. We're not stressing, but clearly..............you are not alone...!

A story here, and some advice. I rang to arrange the lead-in cable for the phone connection to the house. This requires a trench to be run 300mm deep from the electrical pit (bottom center of pic) to my meter box, around 6mtrs. I was quoted $400 for the trench, or I could do it myself - no charge. Needless to say that as busy as I am over the next few weeks, I will be digging the trench. .

Long awaited garage door
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Bifolds looking good

35hrs and 7min to PCI...........

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:

Awallace said...: Hi David

1 sleep to go, for your PCI. Hope all goes well. Inspect everything, test everything, and dont look too closely to the painted walls, save your eyesight for more important things.

Ask about door seals for all exterior doors... also open and close every window, make sure its not hard to open, check each window for ease of opening, some can be quite difficualt to open, to to a bent track etc. Check for any scratches in the glass, doors & windows....if so they will have to replaced. They CANNOT be fixed. Also check the sliding door frame's for bad scratches. Check also both shower drains, they are usually blocked, with tile grout....this is very imp......

Call me later if you want more tips...

Good luck

Andy; November 30, 2008 at 9:29 AM
DeGaul said...: Thanks Andy. I've already got your list from the other day, so adding your points with mine, I think I have most things covered.
Having said that, I would love to climb into the roof and check for any evidence of water leakage..! I'm sure you saw Toni's blog last week; November 30, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Petal said...: David, that door looks absolutely sensational with it's gloss coat - you won't miss your place ...which may be very helpful after a few celebratory drinks..... ;-) !!!

Hope your PCI goes well, as I'm sure it will...then the real countdown begins - not long at all now!!! :-); November 30, 2008 at 4:39 PM
THE HOLIDAY GANG said...: Hi DG
Have to agree with Petal as the front doors look sensational.
We have also had problems with our place being left open and have had to lock up ourselves and let our SS know.
How exciting to have your PCI tomorrow. Hope all goes well - don't let them rush you.
How helpful is Andy with all his tips - we will be making note of his lists ourselves.
Await your next post with anticipation....; November 30, 2008 at 6:47 PM
DeGaul said...: Thanks Petal. I've developed quite a list of issues to be raised at PCI, but looking through them, most are minor. We DO have 2 plaster bows (HT room and stairwell) which may present a challenge, so will be interesting to hear what PD propose with these.

Gang. The doors have certainly come alive with the gloss, although I'm going to have a closer look at the actaul finish on them tomorrow..!!
Andy has an incredible knowledge of the building, inspection and sign-off process. We had a fantastic afternoon with Andy and his wife Simone (as well as the Neils) at their new Cremorne recently, and were amazed at his knowledge.; November 30, 2008 at 8:02 PM
BelleBeau said...: Hi David and Suzi, that kitchen splashback looks very, very special with the lights fired up. Fingers crossed that everything goes well with the PCI for you.; November 30, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Awallace said...: Hi David, & the Gang...Thanks for the nice comments.

I believe in research & life's experiences. I had spent over 12 months of research, endless hours visiting cremorne display homes, talking to PD staff, and meeting senior managers within PD..Gathering all the advice & tips and place into a big pot and take out only what you need...

I knew nothing about building prior to building our cremorne. I wasnt even aware of the blogs till half way through our build process. All that research paid off..... And now I dont mind sharing my knowledge.

The secret to a good quality built home is a friendly, flexible supervisor, good tradies, that take care in there work, an experienced sales person & reliable admin person. And of course, daily visits to your home verifying, inspecting, quering, taking endless pics, and making it known to the builder, that you are the one who is paying them, to build your home.....

Hope all other cremorne owners, get a great quality home....:)

Andy; November 30, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Toni said...: Hi David, funny I was at my sister's house yesterday and I always look at the photos before I read the text. I saw your bricking photo and said to Kim "oh Liana will pick up on that".

Your house is looking fantastic! The Scorpion doors look alot different with the gloss applied, very striking statement indeed. Everything looks nice, splash, lights, sunset pic but where is one with the garage down?? hehehe

I'll also like to jump on the wagon about Andy has his advice. It's been great for me to have a list of tips to work with for when we get to PCI :-)

Hope PCI is going well and again HAPPY BIRTHDAY!; December 1, 2008 at 10:34 AM

DGs Cremorne41.

How slow is this week going?....Sat 29/11/08.

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