Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Liberty 42 - Day 15 - slabbed 14/8 41Aug 15, 2009 10:06 am Day 15 - We got slabbed. It's still looking big to me...have trouble fitting the whole slab in 1 pic with my wide angle lense. They've done a pretty neat job i think. Tried to draw in some of the house layout to give an idea on where things will be. Front: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Back: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Overview pic: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 15 - slabbed 14/8 42Aug 19, 2009 3:50 pm Congrats on your beautiful slab, Nightshade! I love how you've drawn in the rooms. It must be fun to be able to visualise now where everything is going! Hope the frame goes up really quickly - very exciting! We're home!!! Site start: 13 Aug 09 Handover: 29 Jan 10 Hubby & I are building the Santorini 26 with M3tr!con My thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20570 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 12 - brick delivery 43Aug 19, 2009 5:18 pm Thanks charlie, Saw someone else draw the rooms on the slab after ppl kept asking them where rooms were etc. So figured we'd beat ppl to it Day 20 - some of our excess dirt got pushed around and we had a delivery of bricks. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They look funny..double height and very rough..guess it makes the render stick better? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hoping to see some big piles of blue metal arrive in the next day or two. Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 20 - brick delivery 19/8 44Aug 20, 2009 4:36 pm lol, i think we might need to draw in the rooms too, smart idea good luck with the rest of the journey! www.evolvedmonkey-santorini26.blogspot.com Builder: Me*tricon Homes Design: Freedom Range, Santorini 26 Handover Date: 12th February 2010 Homeone Thread: viewtopic.php?t=22216 Blogspot: http://www.evolvedmonkey-santorini26.blogspot.com Re: Liberty 42 - Day 26 - Frame deliverty 25/8 45Aug 25, 2009 4:31 pm Day 26 - Frame arrives This morning our pile of blue frame turned up on a giant truck right on 7am. Took them about 2 hours to unload it. Every piece is marked with a numbers...looks like a giant puzzle to put together. Have no idea what some of the bits are for. Hoping to see lots of framing action over the next couple of weeks. Any ideas how long it takes them to put up a 2 storey steel frame? Anyone know what these big, grey, flat ones are? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Just a small part of the bigger piles Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 34 - Ground level framed 2/9 46Sep 02, 2009 4:26 pm Well after a week it looks like the ground floor framing is pretty much complete Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ They've used up most of the steel bits, so I expect to see a new delivery in the next few days for them to start on the first floor. Never seen a steel frame up close before. Def. looks a bit different. Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 36 - First level framed 4/9 47Sep 05, 2009 6:58 am Day 36 - The next steel delivery turn up today. They unloaded it at lunchtime so we weren't expecting to see any work done in the afternoon. To my surprise when we went for our afternoon stroll pretty much the whole first level frame is already up! So I guess next week will just be finishing it off and putting all the roof trusses up. Can't wait to get a look upstairs! Here's some pics Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Front Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Front Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Back Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Back Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 36 - First level framed new pics 48Sep 05, 2009 8:48 am WOW your house is absolutely flying!! It looks HUGE!! You must be rapt!! JL Re: Liberty 42 - Day 36 - First level framed new pics 49Sep 05, 2009 8:54 am Hi JL... It is and it isn't..nothing happens for a week and then it'll take them a few hours to put a whole floor on..really bizarre. It is quite big....the more we see the bigger it looks.. Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 36 - First level framed new pics 50Sep 12, 2009 1:07 am Hi Nightshade, Congrats on getting framed - really quickly too! How funny that up in QLD, Metri3on build with steel frames whereas down here in VIC, they're still building with wood frames! Do you reckon you'll be able to hear the steel groan as it expands and contracts? Just wondering..... Good luck for the rest of your build! Building thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22917 27.07.09 Contract signed. 08.09.09 Site scraped. 18.09.09 Slab completed! 23.11.09 Bricking done 09.03.10 - Tiling 15.04.10 PCI 01.05.10 Handover Re: Liberty 42 - Day 36 - First level framed new pics 51Sep 12, 2009 7:43 am Hi tc2000, I paid a lot extra to upgrade to steel frame. Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 42 - roof trusses new pics 52Sep 12, 2009 8:14 pm Day 42 - The roof trusses and our front verandah frame went up this week. The house is really starting to take shape. Next few weeks we should see roof, gutters and facia go on. 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 ⋅ Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 36 - First level framed new pics 53Sep 12, 2009 11:43 pm Nightshade Hi tc2000, I paid a lot extra to upgrade to steel frame. AHHH.....now I get it.... Was there any particular reason why you chose to go steel? I reckon, the building industry just needs to make 30-40cm width bricks the norm!!!! Oh and another thing, WOW! You've a HUGE outdoor/Alfresco room! Mine loks like a cubby compared to yours! Building thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22917 27.07.09 Contract signed. 08.09.09 Site scraped. 18.09.09 Slab completed! 23.11.09 Bricking done 09.03.10 - Tiling 15.04.10 PCI 01.05.10 Handover Re: Liberty 42 - Day 42 - roof trusses new pics 54Sep 13, 2009 7:13 am Yeah...the outdoor room is kinda big. We spend a lot of time outside in summer (QLD) so it'll def. get used. Went steel mainly due to the fact I hate termites..have massive termite issues here. Plus it's straight and has a lifetime guarantee etc. Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 42 - roof trusses new pics 55Sep 13, 2009 8:36 am Hi Nightshade, you house is taking shape beautifully and is soooo big. A friend of mine built with a steel frame about 6 years ago and back then it was not mandatory to get termite protection and she thought steel frame = no termites, Wrong. After two years the house was riddled and the buggers got in and ate their way through half the plaster She could hear them at night munching away. What sort of protection are you getting, a steel frame is definitely a great start. I bet you will enjoy many a day and night in your outdoor room Re: Liberty 42 - Day 42 - roof trusses new pics 56Sep 13, 2009 6:14 pm Hi mundie mansion, We're getting the standard termiglass that is part of the building inclusions. Yes..the sound of termites munching...I've heard that before...such a scary sound! I guess u can never really stop them..it's more about giving them less food, reducing the number of ways for them to get in and around and to continually look for them. Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 42 - roof trusses new pics 57Sep 13, 2009 9:01 pm Nightshade Yeah...the outdoor room is kinda big. We spend a lot of time outside in summer (QLD) so it'll def. get used. Went steel mainly due to the fact I hate termites..have massive termite issues here. Plus it's straight and has a lifetime guarantee etc. Yup, apart from the torrential rain you get now and again, anything in between is sweet sweet lovely weather! So a huge outdoor room/alfresco area makes sense. I think M3tricon's builder's guarantee is the longest out of all the volume builders here in VIC. Re. the standard termite protection, I've read that the ground can't be disturbed for at least a year after the termite spray stuff is put down....I wonder what happens when you want to landscape and do the driveway (if the builder isn't doing it).... Building thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22917 27.07.09 Contract signed. 08.09.09 Site scraped. 18.09.09 Slab completed! 23.11.09 Bricking done 09.03.10 - Tiling 15.04.10 PCI 01.05.10 Handover Re: Liberty 42 - Day 48 - Gutter, facia new pics 58Sep 16, 2009 4:50 pm Today the gutters, facia and temporary downpipes went on. Boy does the plactic bag piping look odd and glad it's "temporary". Bunch of roofing was delivered so hoping to see some of that go up tomorrow. It's amazing how light changes colour. The pic below the gutter (Evening Haze) is clearly different to the facia (Paperbark) but other parts of the house it looks the same. Just hoping now that when there's walls, a roof etc the colours will look more different or I'm gonna have a plain looking house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 48 - Gutter / facia - new pics 59Sep 16, 2009 5:16 pm looking great! as a curiosity, what is the soil composition in your area? progress viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20401 sculptures viewtopic.php?f=36&t=26607 pole trouble viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25988 Re: Liberty 42 - Day 48 - Gutter / facia - new pics 60Sep 16, 2009 5:27 pm Hi Seeking solutions...we have lots of clay and small rocks. Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7623 Thank you @. Tried to play with the facade models but the exact colour is not matching up. 2 3654 Hi there, we have classic cream gutters, fascia’s, roller door and undercover carport. We are are going to paint the roof a terracotta orange colour. After some… 0 5585 |