DGs Cremorne41.: Inside beating the Outside..!

Monday 3/11/08. We visited the house at lunchtime today. It now seems that daytime visits will become the norm if we are to gain access to the inside and check progress. Thankfully, the house is now being locked up at night.

Painters were there adding some finishing touches to skirts, frames and stair well. Apart from one or two fairly small(ish) issues to raise with SS, we are happy thus far.

Tiles have now been delivered, bifolds have been stained, and shower bases formed and coated.
All up, good progress to inside.
Having said this, not a great deal of progress the last week on the outside. Alfresco ceiling not yet edged, and garage plaster ceiling nowhere to be found. Areas above bifolds and windows to home theatre still awaiting completion.

We are now just starting to move into the home straight. (nose-to-nose with H2B to the finish line)
- Flooring has now been ordered from Fowles Carpets in Sth Melb, with anticipated delivery 1st week Jan. Upstairs all carpet, while downstairs all laminate, exception being carpet to lounge and H/T,
- Quote from Home Outlet in Hoppers Crossing for window coverings received. Timber Venetians to front windows, Panel Glides to sliding doors and bifolds, and Roller Blinds to all else. (Happy to share costs to anyone interested)
- New furniture has been ordered. New dining table, outdoor Wicker suite for alfresco, and still looking for new sofas for Family and Living rooms.
- Quote about to be received for driveway. Exposed aggregate, with just enough colour mixed through to satisfy the pesty estate authorities.
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Paint splatter protection now removed from cabinetry.

Upstairs family room.

Shower bases now formed and prepped. Above is En-Suite, below is Bathroom.

Home Theatre. Very happy with the colour here.
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Bifolds now stained.

Looking through Bifolds at wife asking painter "when are you guys going to return to paint the alfresco ceiling?"

Tiles.

- The big greyish ones (Villamanta Smoke) are for all wet areas, including Powder, Laundry & Bathroom floors, as well as Shower bases and bath tiling.

- The small white ones (Entiva White Gloss) are for the splash areas to the Pantry and kitchen niche (next to fridge).

- The small red ones (Entive Red) are for the splash in the Powder Room, and Shower niche in bathroom, and

- The lighter grey tiles (Loretta Bark Grey) are for the splash to Bathroom and Laundry, as well as Shower walls.

I'm thinking most of these will look good, while some......well...........we'll just have to wait and see...!

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

6 comments:

Petal said...: All looking great. Oh, ye of little faith - I have no doubt your tiles will all look fabulous!!! ;-); November 3, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Toni said...: Great pics David. Love love love your HT! Great wall colour! Rest of house looks great too, I'm in love with my shiny white bedroom doors ;-)

Tiles look really nice and I'm sure will look fantastic together. Red is going to look great with the grey.

You are so lucky to have a concreted alfresco.

Pleased that the painters have done a great job. That's good to hear.; November 3, 2008 at 11:17 PM
R&C's Brookvale 45 Home said...: house is looking really good and coming along well. The tiles look fine but know your feeling about how they will look. I think it is more anticipation rather than a wrong selection or color.

R&C; November 4, 2008 at 10:23 AM
BelleBeau said...: Things are certainly moving along at your house. Love the look of those red tiles, very nice! Please post a pic.
Strange the way things seem to get left and then come back and then left again? Hope you see the painters back soon.
Excitement at being able to get the furntiture and windows ordered. I don't dare look yet LOL!; November 4, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Toni said...: R&C said "I think it is more anticipation rather than a wrong selection or color".

Think that's hit it on the head perfectly (well for me anyway). I love all my selections separately, it's hard trying to picture the whole house complete with everything.

When is the tiler starting David? Are you meeting with him first?; November 4, 2008 at 12:10 PM
DeGaul said...: Gday fellow builders.
Seems it's a bit of an anticipation game for all of us at times. Some things you can get a really good vision for from a sample board or brochure, yet other things you just have to wait to see how it looks once it's in.

Not sure about when the tilers will start. I guess the fact that the shower bases were completed on Friday is reason to think they may get a start this week, although it is a short one..!; November 4, 2008 at 6:38 PM

DGs Cremorne41.

Inside beating the Outside..! - Mon 3/11/08

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