New build Gordon bourke constructions

RKDALD · Jul 17, 2019 7:42 pm

Gday. Been following the forum and found heaps of inspiration from peoples blogs so i thought id share mine! Slab poured 20th june

RKDALD · Jul 17, 2019 7:43 pm

RKDALD

Gday. Been following the forum and found heaps of inspiration from peoples blogs so i thought id share mine! Slab poured 20th june

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RKDALD · Jul 17, 2019 7:49 pm

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Gday. Been following the forum and found heaps of inspiration from peoples blogs so i thought id share mine! Slab poured 20th june

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Framing started 7th july
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RKDALD · Jul 17, 2019 8:04 pm

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Gday. Been following the forum and found heaps of inspiration from peoples blogs so i thought id share mine! Slab poured 20th june

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Framing started 7th july
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July 17th roof and gutters,windows in,electricals in,plumbing tommorow
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KingTaco · Jul 17, 2019 11:13 pm

With such a great view all around, looks like you made a good choice with all those windows!
Nice progress, and looking forward to seeing the your exterior take shape

RKDALD · Jul 18, 2019 5:25 pm

KingTaco

With such a great view all around, looks like you made a good choice with all those windows!
Nice progress, and looking forward to seeing the your exterior take shape

Thanks Kingtaco we're outdoors people so bringing the outside in was an objective! We had the appointment with the interior designer today and all colours have been chosen,plumber ran all water and gas,pest control has been and ran his lines,and our bricks arrived! Pgh moondust.
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darb74 · Jul 18, 2019 5:31 pm

Looks your builder takes some care, especially with things like neat wall wrapping, temporary downpipes and those window flashes are massive! Your windows are good in that you have side (jamb) and bottom (sill) flashing that also extends all the way past the DPC layer that will sit over your bottom courses of bricks.

The only extra thing you could do if you were being fussy would be check they have sealed/taped up any penetrations going through your wrap (like for plumbing or electrical pipes etc).

So it looks like this should be good quality build from the look of images. Good luck with it all.

RKDALD · Jul 19, 2019 7:26 pm

darb74

Looks your builder takes some care, especially with things like neat wall wrapping, temporary downpipes and those window flashes are massive! Your windows are good in that you have side (jamb) and bottom (sill) flashing that also extends all the way past the DPC layer that will sit over your bottom courses of bricks.

The only extra thing you could do if you were being fussy would be check they have sealed/taped up any penetrations going through your wrap (like for plumbing or electrical pipes etc).

So it looks like this should be good quality build from the look of images. Good luck with it all.

Thanks Darb we are really happy so far,we are hard task masters I believe compliments must be earned and so far all trades men have been 👏!

RKDALD · Jul 19, 2019 7:43 pm

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darb74

Looks your builder takes some care, especially with things like neat wall wrapping, temporary downpipes and those window flashes are massive! Your windows are good in that you have side (jamb) and bottom (sill) flashing that also extends all the way past the DPC layer that will sit over your bottom courses of bricks.

The only extra thing you could do if you were being fussy would be check they have sealed/taped up any penetrations going through your wrap (like for plumbing or electrical pipes etc).

So it looks like this should be good quality build from the look of images. Good luck with it all.

Thanks Darb we are really happy so far,we are hard task masters I believe compliments must be earned and so far all trades men have been 👏!

Todays progress wall insulation done,aircon ducting,bathrooms lined,eaves completed,garage part lined and a good sweep out for the end of the week!

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darb74 · Jul 19, 2019 8:56 pm

Great progress by the look of it. I would be asking the builder to make sure those heating/cooling ducts are all “strung up” from the roof battens to they don’t actually on the ceiling. If they don’t do this your ceiling insulation won’t be as effective. You should be aiming for at least 300mm clearance I think from ceiling to those ducts.

But I come from a cold Victorian climate so insulation is super important to us here, not sure what region you are building in?

juliep100 · Jul 19, 2019 9:10 pm

Good to see a Toowoomba builder featured! Looks like you are on the outskirts of Toowoomba? Good luck with the build. They are moving along fast.

RKDALD · Jul 20, 2019 2:38 pm

juliep100

Good to see a Toowoomba builder featured! Looks like you are on the outskirts of Toowoomba? Good luck with the build. They are moving along fast.

Yes julie near southbrook

RKDALD · Aug 01, 2019 12:21 pm

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KingTaco

With such a great view all around, looks like you made a good choice with all those windows!
Nice progress, and looking forward to seeing the your exterior take shape

Thanks Kingtaco we're outdoors people so bringing the outside in was an objective! We had the appointment with the interior designer today and all colours have been chosen,plumber ran all water and gas,pest control has been and ran his lines,and our bricks arrived! Pgh moondust.
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juliep100 · Aug 02, 2019 8:22 pm

Great progress!

RKDALD · Aug 06, 2019 3:59 pm

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KingTaco

With such a great view all around, looks like you made a good choice with all those windows!
Nice progress, and looking forward to seeing the your exterior take shape

Thanks Kingtaco we're outdoors people so bringing the outside in was an objective! We had the appointment with the interior designer today and all colours have been chosen,plumber ran all water and gas,pest control has been and ran his lines,and our bricks arrived! Pgh moondust.
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