Anyway, we had a little poke around on the weekend. It was pouring rain, so we did not stay long.
Updates include the installation of our bathroom, powder-room and kitchen bench-tops (except for the kitchen island bench for some reason)
- All doors are now hung
- All architraves are now fastened
- The garage roof has been completed
- Cornices installed above the kitchen cupboard bulkheads
Here are a couple of photos. I didn't get a chance to take any from outside, due to the rain.
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| With the roof now on, I can get a better feel for the size of the garage, which we have extended to the property boundary. |
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| Living room area (not a lot of change this week) |
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| Kitchen area (again, not a lot of change, other than the finishing of the bench-tops and cornices around the cupboard bulkheads) |
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| Woo-hoo! Our bath has arrived |
Hi James, your house is moving on really fast- cannot believe it, was you expecting this quick process? We estimated that if our site starts next week ( as planned) the contract gives them until end of April almost 36 weeks!! We are building near you and are probably in the same building zone, which cost an extra 10 k- bit pricey! We are all surprised how quickly it seems to be completed! It's looking super, and I can only bee envious of how yourself and your family are feeling, very exciting! Adam
ReplyDeleteHi Adam, great to hear from you again - sorry for the delay in responding. Like yours, our contract was for something like 30+ weeks - it is just the way the Porter Davis set it up. I think one factor in the speed of progress on our build has been the weather. We started in February and were able to get to lock-up before the seriously bad weather started and I think that has helped. Yeah, don't get me started on the "you-don't-live-in-an-outer-suburb, so-we-are-just-going-to-rip-you-an-extra-$10K-for-nothing" Porter Davis tax. None of the other volume builders do it and I personally liken it to extortion. It really grated at the time.
ReplyDeleteGood ish news for us, piering is done, but now we have a lot of rain, so slab maybe delayed... But who knows!?! They seem to move fast now, the guy doing the excavations said we will be in it before we know it! For you guys it's prob true, fingers crossed the weather stays good for us! The place is amazing, cannot wait to show my wife in the morning! Take care Adam
ReplyDeleteWife loved it! I may sound cheeky, but any chance having a sneak peak at some point? Would be great for us to get spacial ideas.! If not do mot worry, but I just had to ask! Thanks adam
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