Lock Up!

We received the lock up stage claim on Friday, so from site start to lock up we're at 10 weeks and from slab pour to lock up is just 8 weeks. Before we got locked out, I managed to grab a few photos of the interior.

Stairs!

Balusters should be Stainless Steel, although the black could just be protecting the underlying finish. Something to check with the SS on Friday.

Ensuite units

Kitchen - The island should be the same colour as the top cabinets - raised this with our CLE and it's being resolved.

Bathroom unit

Weatherboards on the back

Rendering

I headed around after nearly a whole 7 days without visiting the site, to find that the bricks have been rendered and I could see the staircase had been installed.  I couldn't tell if the railing were in, but could see the stairs and bannisters.  Hopefully I can go and have a look upstairs when we do the site visit next week.  There will be many more pictures from that visit.

I am a little worried that there appears to be a cherry red render on the house, but I'm really hoping that's an undercoat, as I really don't remember choosing cherry red for the outside!!!

More progress

I went around to the site today and found the brickwork going up. Things are still rattling along at a hectic pace and I don't think it'll be long until we get the lock up claim from the builder now. Inside there's been lots going on too...

The guys that put in the smart wiring and home theater wiring were there today. Since that is one of the most important aspects of the house from my perspective, it was nice to meet them and I got a good feeling about their knowledge and they seemed to be doing a good job with what they'd done so far.

Also on the interior, most if not all of the plumbing work seems to be in place and there's electrical wiring everywhere for lights and power.

Our site supervisor told us that the plastering would start next week, and that certainly seems to be the case based on the amount of plasterboard that was around.

Overall, I'm very impressed with how everything is progressing so far.

Site Supervisor meet

We met our site supervisor Roy for the first time today. He seems nice and gave us confidence that he's looking after the build in a professional way. He talked us through what would be happening over the next few weeks and told us that if everything goes to plan we could be in by the end of September!

Not so much obvious progress this week, but the roof should be finished today and there's water & gas pipes inside the house now, so that's good to see.

Roof tiles are a go

Went around to the site on Saturday to have a look at the progress and things still seem to be progressing at a hearty pace. Roof tiles are about half done by the looks of things and there's all sorts of ducting going in. All the windows are there now, with the wooden ones for the front yet to be installed.

There are a couple of minor issues with the frame, but the site supervisor assures me they're in hand. We'll be meeting him for the first time on Friday, so that will be good to put a face to a name.

As of writing we're 5 1/2 weeks since the site scrape, and just 3 1/2 weeks since the slab pour!

Second floor

 

Second floor going up today! If it gets finished today, the roof should be started on Monday.

Photos

We've put a few photos up on the blog, but if you're interested in seeing the whole set from the beginning, you can find them here:

http://gallery.me.com/jamesbelsey#100470

I'll keep this album updated as we progress further.