DGs Cremorne41.: Sunday 22/2/09. Handover plus 10 weeks

Sun 22/1/09. Hi all. Apologies for being sooo missing in action of late. To cut a long story short, the demands of work has been unbelievable since Christmas, and then there is the never ending amount of tasks to be done on any new home.

Add to this, I have had minimal internet access, (let alone time to use it when I have had it) and then lost my PC to a very nasty virus......!!! Other than that, all has been great....

I have been following most of your blogs on my Blackberry, but those of you who have a blackberry will support me in saying that they have a specific use, and reading and responding to blogs is NOT one of them..! Great to see that so many of you (with the exception of perhaps one) have progressed in your builds, and some of you are very close to completion.

My priority very shortly after taking delivery of our house was to address the horrific amount of dust and general grime that was coming into the house every time someone went outside and came in again..!! Our new flooring and carpet copped a battering for weeks, and our trusty $120 vacuum cleaner just didn't cut it. (error no. 352 - Why did we not find more $$ for ducted vacuuming?) An expensive trip to the Good Guys has now resolved this (below).

We now have paths around at least 2/3 of the house, including to the clothes line, and let me tell you that while concrete can be rather bland and boring, we now have a fresh new admiration for it. Those of you about to take delivery of your lovely new homes, do yourself a favour and bump your paths up the priority list of things to do....

Thanks to some terrific help from brother Brian and good mate Tony, our decking to the alfresco was completed last week, and I have to say that this has come up a real treat. With the bi-folds open, this area is every bit as cosy as we anticipated.

Next important project is side gates to each side of house for privacy, then front and rear landscaping.

Alfresco. Merbau is not yet stained

Theatre room. Posters $10ea, delivery $18ea and frames $40ea

New dust control system. Nice little beast.

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

9 comments:

Toni said...: Wow, great post and yes I've been waiting and waiting for it :-)

Alfresco looks great and the furniture looks so much better out there than in the HT ;-)

Paths, fantastic. Hope the dust/dirt settles down in the house now. Although I'm sure that little Dyson does a good job.

So next meal, BBQ in the Alfresco?

Benjamin has just come in and said "hey they didn't have that green one afore at Aweeze's" then "have they got concrete now, oh man" (he's talking about the Alien Poster and it is afore not before) I love how he says "L's" name.

Looking forward to the next update. We've done nothing but put up a few frames.......we are very slow in this Cremorne.; February 22, 2009 at 7:14 PM
BelleBeau said...: WOW DAVID! How good does that alfresco look!!!!! God, if I had one looking like that I wouldn't be blogging either.

Sounds like you have been technologically challenged a far bit recently. Happens like that doesn't it.

LOL, yes we are just trying to get quotes for the concreting so we can get it done post-haste post-handover, although for us I pray that the problem we have is mud not dust.

Hmmm ducted vacuuming, I am wondering that myself atm... and your HT is looking good too...

Cheers
J; February 23, 2009 at 4:23 PM
hYSteRIcAL said...: Your alfresco looks great with the bi-fold doors! It looks just like the display houses!

We didn't get ducted vacuum too, hope we won't regret that decision...; February 23, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...: DAVID !!!!
I've missed you!!!
Well, I've missed your posts ... don't want Mrs DG comin after me :(

Love what you've done to the place!
The alfresco decking and furniture is just screaming to be used. I'll use it if you're short of offers :))

Theatre room pics are awesome. We really do have very similar tastes, but you're stealing all my ideas. Stop it!

And the final word ... CONCRETE!
I don't know about you but it's the next best thing since render was invented to cover up the bricky's work :)

Cheers
Liana
PS: Need anyone to come and test-drive the alfresco?; February 23, 2009 at 6:11 PM
R&C's Brookvale 45 Home said...: Guys, a great post showing light at the end of the tunnel for everyone. What you ahve doen to the place looks really good. Like the media room and the Alfresco area. Bet your enjoying that. R&C; February 23, 2009 at 7:25 PM
DeGaul said...: ah it's good to be bantering with you crazy guys again...

Toni. The dirt is already reduced by 50%, so this is a good thing. Still a vacant block next door, so destined for dust for a long time yet. Very onbservent of little B to notice the posters. Doesn't miss much.
Looking forward to seeing your Cremorne soon.

Bell'. I've been technically challenged for a long time now.... and I'm an I.T Manager... ha.....!
I agree with you that mud may be marginally better than dust. Nevertheless, beg, borrow and steal to get your paths in nice and early.

Hyst'. Ok, it sounds like you had to cross off the ducted vacuuming like we did. (in the end, we had to put a line through a few options and upgrades. gggrrrr).
Hope you aren't pinning your hopes on a $120 k-mart special to vacuum 41sq...? It just wont cut it.
Welcome to Club Dyson.

Hey Liana. Thanks for the compliments on HT pics. Now if you or anyone else can give me a tip on getting the creases out, I'd be happier.
And I'm on standby to receive your booking for an alfresco sitting.
And I hear that a nice new Windsor is not far away.....

Hi R&C. Only sat out there for the first time with friends on Sunday. Very cosy. Some drinks, some laughs, some reflecting on the last 12 months......; February 23, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey David,

To get the creases out of the pics in your HT, there are 2 methods:

1. The Irish Method
Take frame off wall, put face-up on ironing board, turn iron on, press steam button and gently run across glass in a circular motion. Hang back on wall. Don't forget to turn the iron off.

2. The Liana Method
Take back of the frame, removed picture, get it laminated in gloss (not matt), trim edges if necessary to fit back in frame, hang back on wall. The result is a much glossier and superior finish (just like a bought one) AND ... it gets the creases out. Shop around for laminating prices. Some are rip-offs.

Let me know if you decide to use the first method, so I can come around and video tape you doing it.

Cheers
Liana; February 24, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Toni said...: You guys are too funny ;-); March 2, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Toni said...: oh and observant? my kids? ummm yes, they have me for a Mother! I don't usually miss much ;-) Ask Steve lol!; March 2, 2009 at 10:13 AM

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Sunday 22/2/09. Handover plus 10 weeks

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