Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Miss Vintage - I'm Pegged 261Feb 03, 2011 10:51 pm Wow ... pegs and soon a pool ... definitely off to a great start! Re: Miss Vintage - I'm Pegged 262Feb 04, 2011 2:09 pm Yay for THE peg!!! Watch out 2011 - Here comes Miss V Plastering 02/03/11 Roofframe 31/01/11 / Electrics,plumbing,gutters,downpipes 12/02/11 Bricks 10/01/11 / Pad 10/12/10 Retainingwalls 5/11/10 / Re-peg 14/10/10 Bldlic appvd 10/09/10 / Plansappvd 12/07/10 Bldcontract signed 19/02/10 / Landsettlement 25/01/10 BlockUOffer July 09 Forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27512 Re: Miss Vintage - Drama on Day One 263Feb 04, 2011 2:40 pm Day one of block clearance.... should be easy right - just alot of beach sand to push around ... wrong. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We found these little lovelies about an hour in...... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ What could they be I hear you ask.... leach drains that run the length of the property. These are from the 40's and are so strong im sure you could use them as bomb shelters if we ever had to deal with world war three.... the big issue is they actually go right up to the retaining wall and no one is comfortable digging that close.... so im not 100% sure whats going to happen, we have a supervisor figuring out the best way to deal with them but its not a great start. Also - they found and destroyed a sewer pipe connected to our front neighbours property. Wonderful right, lucky for us it was an old unused one but we also found the used one and have discovered we need to move it so it doesnt affect the new retaining wall... So day one over and we have major additional earth works costs and over $1,000 in plumbing. YAY for building.... THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - Drama on Day One 264Feb 04, 2011 5:34 pm Oh Miss V I am so sorry to hear of your dramas. What an unpleasant find (it could of been worse if the damaged sewer pipe was operational). I hope an easy and cheap solution is found...quickly too so as not to delay things further. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Happy, Healthy Free Range Wessex Saddleback Pigs My doom and gloom paperwork nightmare viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32170 Construction viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43653 Re: Miss Vintage - Drama on Day One 265Feb 04, 2011 5:56 pm ohhhhhh no! how annoying! We didn't find anything like that when we cleared or block but needed heaps of retaining. The joys of building in older areas hey By the way that brown barn shaped house with the scaffolding balcony is gaaaaawjus! Hopefully you don't have to look at that from too many windows! ~*~Moved in on the 16th April 2011~*~ Re: Miss Vintage - Drama on Day One 266Feb 04, 2011 11:45 pm Ucky for us the balcony is a waterfront house one bay over! THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - Drama on Day One 267Feb 05, 2011 5:31 pm thank goodness, I bet their neighbours LOVE them ~*~Moved in on the 16th April 2011~*~ Re: Miss Vintage - The Good and the Bad 268Feb 07, 2011 1:45 pm Why oh why did we decide to build....... That is the question both my husband and I keep asking although he glares at me darkly when he asks because really this is all my fault.... (I may have brought the block without him really having a look at it) There is a bit of good news .... my retaining wall contractor John is lovely and is actually quite nice to look at so I was happy to wait on site and talk to him today. The other good news ... the sewage pipe has been moved and unless someone runs over the fence its now pretty safe from destruction. The bad news is ... my earth worker didn't really get close enough to the wall. They said he would be about 2m away but he is really about 10m away which is disappointing. It means my retaining wall company will have to dig everything by hand which will add a days and $1,500 dollars onto the already spirally budget and schedule. The other bad news is ... the builder are not going to touch the leach drains. They want the owner (That's us) to deal with them.... so I'm hoping a friend with a bobcat can help me remove them late this week. That is all - its not all doom and gloom but its not great. At this point I'm just tired of earthworks... why cant I have my slab.... All I really want is a slab. THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - The Good and The Bad 269Feb 07, 2011 3:48 pm For what it's worth...sending you some cyber love from this Southern-Building-Belle-with-heaps-of-dramas to another of my kind Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Plastering 02/03/11 Roofframe 31/01/11 / Electrics,plumbing,gutters,downpipes 12/02/11 Bricks 10/01/11 / Pad 10/12/10 Retainingwalls 5/11/10 / Re-peg 14/10/10 Bldlic appvd 10/09/10 / Plansappvd 12/07/10 Bldcontract signed 19/02/10 / Landsettlement 25/01/10 BlockUOffer July 09 Forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27512 Re: Miss Vintage - The Good and The Bad 270Feb 07, 2011 4:34 pm Thanks Ezi I think we need to catch up for a night of wine and whining! he he he It cant all be that bad. I am just praving my wall doesnt fall down! THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - The Good and The Bad 271Feb 07, 2011 4:48 pm Miss V - it wouldn't be building if there weren't dramas! At least there is some good news in amongst the bad. Why did the earthworker not get close enough (was he concerned the dirt would fall in or something?) ...and at least you had some eye candy. Our earthworkers are...well...umm....how can I put it nicely......appear to have been out in the sun to long Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Chin up..it will all take shape soon enough and you will be out there dancing on your slab like its 1989! Happy, Healthy Free Range Wessex Saddleback Pigs My doom and gloom paperwork nightmare viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32170 Construction viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43653 Miss Vintage - I have a wall - PICS!! 272Feb 09, 2011 1:29 pm Well I have a wall... I still have mounds of stand but I also have a wall. And I kind of like the way it contrasts so well against the limestone. I am glad I went for the grey and I love the pattern. Husband and I were thinking of sealing it to give it that darker glossy look. 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 ⋅ THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - I have a wall - PICS!! 273Feb 15, 2011 11:01 am Yay!!! ...for the VERY VERY nice coloured retaining walls I really, really LOVE the colour! I wish we had decided on that instead of our boring old cream ones What's next Miss V? Plastering 02/03/11 Roofframe 31/01/11 / Electrics,plumbing,gutters,downpipes 12/02/11 Bricks 10/01/11 / Pad 10/12/10 Retainingwalls 5/11/10 / Re-peg 14/10/10 Bldlic appvd 10/09/10 / Plansappvd 12/07/10 Bldcontract signed 19/02/10 / Landsettlement 25/01/10 BlockUOffer July 09 Forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27512 Re: Miss Vintage - I have a wall - PICS!! 274Feb 15, 2011 11:59 am Well by Thursday we should FINALLY and I almost feel like shouting Finally have the block cleared and then the pool company come in and build the pool. So excited to finally see some positive progress but im not going to hold my breath.... THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - I have a wall - PICS!! 275Feb 15, 2011 12:12 pm Great news MissV... Fingers and toes crossed for a Thursday finish. Do you have an idea of how long it takes to do the pool? How big is it? BTW I think your choice of retaining wall is really nice. I love the texture of it. Happy, Healthy Free Range Wessex Saddleback Pigs My doom and gloom paperwork nightmare viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32170 Construction viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43653 Re: Miss Vintage - I have a wall - PICS!! 276Feb 15, 2011 12:17 pm Hey V - Apparently it will take 1 week to build the thing and then it just sits there to cure - and then they can backfill and fill it with sand an the house can finally start. THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - I have a wall - PICS!! 277Feb 15, 2011 2:50 pm Do you mean they fill the pool back up with sand whilst you build? How do you get the sand out at the end? Excuse my stupid question if I have missed the plot Happy, Healthy Free Range Wessex Saddleback Pigs My doom and gloom paperwork nightmare viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32170 Construction viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43653 Re: Miss Vintage - I have a wall - PICS!! 278Feb 15, 2011 3:05 pm No no - it took me a bit too. The pool cant be a big hole - apparently safety so usually they would scaffold it out but they were going to charge me $9000 for scaffolding and so isntead they will fill the pool with sand and then empty it out at then end. This would only cost $600 which is so much cheaper so yeah filled with sand. THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - Its finally Flat! 279Feb 18, 2011 1:00 pm Well I have some very very exciting news. I finally have a flat empty block - Yay - what some people take for granted I have had to fight for. I have no old pipes, no sewage issues, not concrete leach drains. ... Its just a nice flat block. I cant stress enough how empty it is of piles of sand and rubbish. One of the guys at work looked at the picture and said .... my block looks just like that and I almost bit him! Oh yes, the bastard, its easy for some but for me its blood sweat and tears just to get to a clean block. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE IS 495 SQM OF BEACH SAND AND WEEDS! http://missvintageshouseofpain.blogspot.com/ Re: Miss Vintage - Its Flat! 280Feb 18, 2011 2:00 pm Quote: I almost bit him! Oh yes, the bastard, its easy for some but for me its blood sweat and tears just to get to a clean block. It surprises me how some people just wade through life without ANY problems....and then there's the good folk like you, who bear the burden of life's hiccups... We'll make them pay Miss V...one day!!! 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