Week 9 (11/06/12 - 17/06/12)

Hebel not quite finished, we're having cedar wrapped around the windows

more hebel needed on the side

plasters on! main bedroom: not as dark in real life, i blame my phone

view down the hallway

looking into open plan living

open living looking out to alfresco

this is where the kitchen will be, can see my huge pantry

bedroom with inbuilt wardrobe

family bathroom with walk in shower

Week 8 04/06/12 - 10/06/12

So not much progress this week, electrics done. Hebel started and doors hung. Next week hopefully hebel completed and maybe plaster started.

what our house will look like

sydney facade: we chose grey pebble 1/2 and stepney for the render with a windspray colorbond roof

open plan living

study/ games room

kitchen in the display, we chose moleskin top cupboards, baye bottom cupboards and caveman splashback

floor plan, needs to be flipped though

ive taken these off the carter grange website, hope thats ok  Carter Grange | Carter Grange

saltwater coast: soon to be our home

the view from near the lifestyle centre, i think it looks like a pop up book of melbourne

the reserve

the king of his castle: this park is two doors down, i apologise now to the parents on our street, he's not a wierdo, just my husband. 

BBQ area at the park

a place to sit, eat and watch grown men fall down the slide.....

lifestyle centre: the lap pool, semi enclosed, heated thank god

kids splash pool

the lifestyle centre

the wetlands/ bird sanctuary down the road

point cook beach (nr the homestead) not much but its quiet and a lovely place to take a stroll 

nearly locked up

 hebel waiting to go on

 bojarkus fitting the front door

 open plan living area

 one of the back bedrooms

the family bathroom with walk in shower

frame

slab

A lot has happened since i last posted

so since i last posted our house has started and nearly at lock up! heres our time frames so far:

tender: 14/02/2012
contract: 02/03/2012

start delayed, waiting for council approval to build 4.5m from the crossover rather than 5m like our neighbours.

week 1  16/04/12:  start today (18/04/12)
week 2  23/04/12:  services in and site scraped
week 3  30/04/12:  nothing, rain, rain go away!
week 4  07/05/12:  base poured, yeahy. (9/05/12)
week 5  14/05/12:  frame done, steaming ahead, plumbing roughed in (17/05/12)
week 6  21/05/12:  roof on, solar panel up
week 7  28/05/12:  lock up baby, bojarkus is fitting the doors and straightening the walls. air con and    heating in, house is wrapped, top hats for hebel done.
Week 8 04/06/12:  electrics finished, internal doors hung, hebel started.
Week 9 11/06/12:  hebel continues, insulation and plaster done