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Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:57 am
by PHIL069
mezje wrote:MMMMmm, nice white galant! House looks like it is coming along great too.
Thanks mate
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:28 pm
by PHIL069
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:26 pm
by Vectose
Looking good!
Hurry up so we can have a bonfire.
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:49 pm
by bjk
Nice roof! Annoying dent.
Vectose wrote:Looking good!
Hurry up so we can have a bonfire.
Is your car in a state to even make the upcoming bonfire yet?
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:50 pm
by Vectose
Started it up today.:lol:
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:53 pm
by bjk
Vectose wrote:Started it up today.
Good work! Didn't blow up?
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:56 pm
by Vectose
Why would it blow up? Still the old tune. haha.
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:15 pm
by PHIL069
More work was done on the house and shed this week.
I will do 2 posts, house post and shed post.
House...
The deck was built, the eaves went up, the first fix electrical went in, the internal and external wall insulation went in and the gyprock was done.
Issues...We can't go a week without something
The site manager called me Wednesday morning while I was at work demanding that we install water access close to the house for his trades to use.
He said no work can continue until this is done.
I went off!!!
We asked Sarah Homes and the site manager if they required water or power at the house months ago.
We were told then that water and power won't be required, and the water meter at the front fence will do. If the trades need water closer, then Sarah Homes will provide a hose.
Now he wants water...and he wants it now!
I didn't know what to do, I couldn't just leave work and go buy 120 meters of garden hose + there is no tap to connect it to anyway.
Solved...So I called my plumber for advice, my awesome plumber went up to the block later that day and installed a temp 25mm poly hose from the water meter to a temp tap near the house
Sue went up to the house on Tuesday morning and asked Sarah Homes' electrician to install some speaker wires in the wall frames for us. He did, at no cost, we supplied the wire
Pics...
Day 19
Day 20
Days 21 - 22
Day 23
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:25 pm
by PHIL069
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:53 pm
by bjk
Shed envy!
Remind me not to build my own house, everywhere you turn there are muppets.
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:54 pm
by Technikhaus
That's a huge shed, I'm so jealous!
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:29 pm
by PHIL069
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:43 pm
by SchumieFan
PHIL069 wrote:
"Dafuq is this? someones built a house - on my house!"
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:14 pm
by bjk
Poor lizard aye.
That crow meanwhile. Makes me think...
"Nice house...
... Would be a shame if someone
SHAT ON IT"
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 6:03 pm
by PHIL069
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 6:23 pm
by PHIL069
Shed...
Tuesday saw plastic and reo installed on the shed floor, and form work installed.
Yesterday the concrete was poured, the concreter spent the whole day at it.
He poured and levelled in the morning, let it dry a bit, then went over it with his trowel.
Let it dry a bit more, went over it with his helicopter and his trowel, let it dry some more, went back over it with the helicopter and his trowel...this happened for hours.
Finally he brushed the front apron with a broom to get some texture into it.
The slab is like a mirror, Sue wants a pair of roller skates.
Pics...
Shed Day 7
Day 8
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 6:35 pm
by Technikhaus
Looking great! So jealous[emoji14]
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:32 pm
by PHIL069
Yes I'm still alive
I have been soooooo busy, I haven't had time to scratch my butt or update the progress of our home.
I have spent all my weekends either working, studying or doing work on the house.
Now that seeding season is over and I'm back to regular working hours I finally have a minute to do some updates, well it has taken me all day to prep all the photos
Here we go...
There was a last push from the builders to get us to hand over the Friday before Anzac weekend, 22nd April.
It was fantastic getting the keys to our new home, you should have been there!
The house was painted in and out, a team of 4 painters got the job done in 2 days. They stayed at the house overnight and had themselves a campfire.
The cleaners came and did a half arsed job
The maintenance guy came and fixed a few issues.
We had to wait for shower screens and mirrors to be installed a week after hand over as there was a mis-measurement.
....and....Sarah homes finally moved the mountain of dirt away from the backdoor
Pics from before handover....Yes it's
BLUE
Then we got our trades into action, we gave them 3 weeks to get trenches dug, power and water connected, septic and soakage installed, water tanks installed and down pipes connected, shed connected and wired(lights and power points), and airconditioning/oven/stove installed.
They done a great job...
I only got a few pics of this process...
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:46 pm
by bjk
In the next instalment, Phil becomes "The Bear in the Big, Blue House"
Top stuff, looks like everything is almost done!
Re: I have some news...
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:52 pm
by Vectose
Was wondering where you'd gone. :lol:
Looks great!