Browse Forums Building A New House Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 321Sep 16, 2010 3:21 pm Hey Renee, did you ever get a signed plumbing and drainage compliance certificate for sewer and stormwater? Because if you did, couldn't you use this to go back to them with?? I just received it today but wonder if it means only the house or outside as well. 1st Tender - 20 March 2010 Slab - 14 August 2010 Frames - 31 August 2010 Roof - 11 September 2010 Bricks finished - 2 October 2010 Lock up - 15 October 2010 Keys - 10 December 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41002 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 322Sep 16, 2010 5:57 pm ![]() unfortunately not ![]() ![]() SS came out this morning and apparently its not their problem ![]() ![]() we just have to get our landscaping done ASAP and get our drainage in and cut the drains down to ground level so any future water can get to the stormwater drains.... and after all that they dont want to fix the pipe we had to smash to avoid flooding our house.... i've been out there all day 4 1/2 months pregnant in gumboots bucketing water out so it can dry up.... all i can say is NOT HAPPY JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S thanx for your help this morning Mrs Rose... How infuriating for you! Why weren't the drains at ground level to start with? Did you have a charged stormwater system (pipes kept full of water?) or a normal one? Hope everything dried out in the sunshine today.... Never argue with an idiot they drag you down to their level & then beat you with experience - Dilbert View Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19733 Contract signed 14Sept Slab 30Sept Bricks laid 1Dec Lock up 26Feb Keys 10Jun Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 323Sep 18, 2010 8:44 am ![]() ![]() unfortunately not ![]() ![]() SS came out this morning and apparently its not their problem ![]() ![]() we just have to get our landscaping done ASAP and get our drainage in and cut the drains down to ground level so any future water can get to the stormwater drains.... and after all that they dont want to fix the pipe we had to smash to avoid flooding our house.... i've been out there all day 4 1/2 months pregnant in gumboots bucketing water out so it can dry up.... all i can say is NOT HAPPY JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S thanx for your help this morning Mrs Rose... How infuriating for you! Why weren't the drains at ground level to start with? Did you have a charged stormwater system (pipes kept full of water?) or a normal one? Hope everything dried out in the sunshine today.... Hey Mrs Rose, none of the pipe work is at ground level we have about 4 pipes that are about 30-40cm off the ground... apparently they leave them like that so when you do your landscaping you can then cut them to the level you want... as for the stormwater system... our drainage plan says that the line is charged... but when the SS called the drainage guy he said it wasnt charged... so i honestly have no idea... our whole drainage plan is wrong so we have no idea where we can dig and where we cant because we dont know where any of the pipes are : ( its a tad frustrating but we will do the best we can to get some extra drainage in when we do the retaining wall... Building the Crystal in Wollongong NSW 26th Sept 09 - Paid $2500 1st May 10 - Slab poured 14th May 10 - Frame complete 8th June 10 - Roof complete 21st June 10 - Bricks complete 30th June 10 - Lock Up 6th August - PCI 18th August - Handover Our building thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27639 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 324Sep 18, 2010 10:54 am Renee-that all sounds a bit vague....isn't the drainage plan submitted to Council;ergo if the reality doesn't meet the plan then it is not council certified and the builder/drainage person would have to rectify? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 325Sep 21, 2010 10:11 am Hey guys, im so sorry i havent put any pics up yet... i've got my parents here for the week, so next week i'll be able to get more organised and take some pictures... but i'll put a pic up of my 12 week ultrasound... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I had an ultrasound yesterday to investigate some pain i've been having and the ultrasound tech accidentally told me the sex of the baby lol... we are having our mid term ultrasound next week and we were going to find out then anyway so i'll have some more baby pics next week.... Oh by the way its a BOY!!!!!!!!! im SO excited ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Building the Crystal in Wollongong NSW 26th Sept 09 - Paid $2500 1st May 10 - Slab poured 14th May 10 - Frame complete 8th June 10 - Roof complete 21st June 10 - Bricks complete 30th June 10 - Lock Up 6th August - PCI 18th August - Handover Our building thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27639 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 326Sep 21, 2010 1:28 pm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Congratulations Renee!! LOVE the ultrasound pic! So excited for you... a beautiful little baby boy!!! Masterton Santorini Grande 23/01/09 First Tender 17/11/09 Contract signed 25/01/10 Slab 27/03/10 Frame 7/5/10 Bricks 1/07/10 Roof 9/7/10 Lock up 24/8/10 PCI 16/09/2010 KEYS! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=16418 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 327Sep 21, 2010 3:43 pm YAY! love babies (thats why I ended with 4 kids.lol) Congrates! Forrester 43sq We have our keys (3/6/11) Now it's time to decorate (that's the fun part.lol) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37598 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 328Sep 21, 2010 7:59 pm Congratulation Renee on a beautiful photo of your little boy. You already have a little girl, right? Perfect! SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 329Sep 21, 2010 8:29 pm Well hello there little man! ![]() Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 330Sep 21, 2010 10:00 pm thanx guys... im so excited i cant sit still lol ![]() Congratulation Renee on a beautiful photo of your little boy. You already have a little girl, right? Perfect! Yeah we have a little girl named Lilly... she's turning 5 next month ![]() Building the Crystal in Wollongong NSW 26th Sept 09 - Paid $2500 1st May 10 - Slab poured 14th May 10 - Frame complete 8th June 10 - Roof complete 21st June 10 - Bricks complete 30th June 10 - Lock Up 6th August - PCI 18th August - Handover Our building thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27639 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 331Sep 24, 2010 5:09 pm Okay guys finally some moved in pics yay ![]() ![]() ![]() i have more to come over the next few days as our driveway got poured today and the decking is still being done... and i will add some of the bedrooms when my visitors go home lol Sorry in advance for the picture overload... The Man Cave as my husband calls it lol Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The Photo Wall Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A Close up of the photo wall Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The Kitchen Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A Close up of the plants Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen again Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The Living Room Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Living Room again Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The New TV Unit Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The Main Bathroom Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Main Bathroom again Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ will add more as the decorating gets done : ) Building the Crystal in Wollongong NSW 26th Sept 09 - Paid $2500 1st May 10 - Slab poured 14th May 10 - Frame complete 8th June 10 - Roof complete 21st June 10 - Bricks complete 30th June 10 - Lock Up 6th August - PCI 18th August - Handover Our building thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27639 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 332Sep 24, 2010 5:30 pm And some piccies of my beautiful puppy dog Pepper ![]() ![]() Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building the Crystal in Wollongong NSW 26th Sept 09 - Paid $2500 1st May 10 - Slab poured 14th May 10 - Frame complete 8th June 10 - Roof complete 21st June 10 - Bricks complete 30th June 10 - Lock Up 6th August - PCI 18th August - Handover Our building thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27639 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 333Sep 24, 2010 8:52 pm Hi Renee&Jarrad, I ABSOLUTELY love your house. Don't be sorry for the photo overhaul - bring them on!! Wow, you have completely inspired me all over again with my house. What an amazing transformation from a construction site to a home!! Your kitchen should be featured in a magazine!! Your colours have all come together so beautifully! I love your lounge, and your photoframes! I want those french provincial ones in black like that on my wall.. Thank you so much for taking us through your home... PS CONGRATS ON HAVING A BABY BOY!! NOT SURE HOW I MISSED THIS HUGE NEWS.... !! You must show us nursery photos!! 1st Tender - 20 March 2010 Slab - 14 August 2010 Frames - 31 August 2010 Roof - 11 September 2010 Bricks finished - 2 October 2010 Lock up - 15 October 2010 Keys - 10 December 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41002 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 334Sep 25, 2010 8:16 am Renee-beautiful! ![]() ![]() Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 335Sep 25, 2010 8:33 am Well done Renee. I love your kitchen splashback tiles - were they standard? So amazing to see the final (almost) product. Do you think you grow a hedge, or put up a bamboon screen or something to make a nicer outlook to that fence? Interested in what ideas you have as we will have similar situation. Those sliders look terrific. T SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 336Sep 25, 2010 11:16 am BZMZ - Thankyou so much... i've only done temporary decorating as im still deciding where to put things... and still have a long list of things i wanna buy and waiting for the plantation shutters to be installed... those frames are so pretty i actually bought them from big W the big one was $15 and the smaller ones were $12... you should see if you can get some and spray paint them.. i was thinking of doing the same thing for our bedroom... to go with our "romantic" theme : ) Deemaree - Thankyou for the compliments... warm yet stylish was what i was going for so its nice that you think i've pulled that off... its very hard to "warm" things up with greys and blacks but im trying lol.. Sunshine - Thankyou also for the compliments lol... the kitchen splashback was standard... i love the matt finish.. i picked them when i was tired and over it... then when we got the samples i was worried and i hated them lol... but once installed i love them and actually think they are a lovely feature : ) We were thinking of that brush screening for the back fence as its something you can see quite clearly from the whole living areas... Building the Crystal in Wollongong NSW 26th Sept 09 - Paid $2500 1st May 10 - Slab poured 14th May 10 - Frame complete 8th June 10 - Roof complete 21st June 10 - Bricks complete 30th June 10 - Lock Up 6th August - PCI 18th August - Handover Our building thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27639 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 337Sep 28, 2010 8:44 am Hey guys, i've just got some outside pics for you... over the last week my dad stayed & he and my hubby built the front deck & the back deck.... we also had out driveway poured... so lots of big changes last week... im starting to see it all come together... i cant WAIT til we can organise some turf... and i can start doing garden beds... we desperately need some green around the place lol Heres some pics of the front decking and the driveway... the back deck is still not finished but i will add backyard pics as it gets finished : ) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building the Crystal in Wollongong NSW 26th Sept 09 - Paid $2500 1st May 10 - Slab poured 14th May 10 - Frame complete 8th June 10 - Roof complete 21st June 10 - Bricks complete 30th June 10 - Lock Up 6th August - PCI 18th August - Handover Our building thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27639 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 339Sep 28, 2010 4:25 pm hey, thats a serious front driveway! Plenty of room for parking. T SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: The Vardy's House - Masterton Crystal MK3 340Sep 28, 2010 5:05 pm Thanx Vincy & Sunshine : ) Had my mid term ultrasound today... baby is very happy and healthy : ) A picture of our beautiful baby BOY!!!!!! ![]() ![]() Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building the Crystal in Wollongong NSW 26th Sept 09 - Paid $2500 1st May 10 - Slab poured 14th May 10 - Frame complete 8th June 10 - Roof complete 21st June 10 - Bricks complete 30th June 10 - Lock Up 6th August - PCI 18th August - Handover Our building thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27639 4 17270 Good on you for having a go I am the opposite of DIY (so will pay a builder) - our vibe is industrial/simple so current thinking is 150mm concrete and then internally is… 3 3265 Yes well there solution is to blame everyone else while I a 65yr old woman with major medical problems have to just continue to boil water and wash myself in a bucket… 2 16346 |