Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Jacaranda's Ascent - PCI done, KEYS very soon... Yeah... 101Oct 02, 2010 8:04 pm No PCI pics, good luck for next week. I am sure you will enjoy living in your Ascent as much as we do. http://burbankascent2500.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28503 [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/] HOUSE COMPLETED IN 119 DAYS PCI Complete Handover 24th August Jacaranda's Ascent - keys! photos! keys! photos! 102Oct 09, 2010 10:55 pm Hi folks, Been on the quiet around here, but we do have some keys! And it is bulk excitement. And packing. And lots of phone calls. And getting a bit grumpy. And then celebrating. It's all go, I tell you. Today was the first day we used our keys, and could leave our stuff at the house and now we're acting like we own the place! So here's some pho'os... I call this 'Still Life with Road Aggregate and Friend's Volvo (after SAAB)' Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Some more road aggregate AND... wait for it... a fence! Yeah, that's right, stick with me kid, we'll go places. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here are some ideas I'm liking for the landscaping, to take our minds off the whole unfinished look... at Melbourne Uni where I work we have some landscaping near South Lawn, by Ellis Stones, and this is one of my favourite spots. I believe that is Acacia that has spread gold dust about the bush rock. Lovely. I'd like some of that for myself. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I also quite like this idea I saw at MIFGS in 2009, espaliered fruit trees about the rainwater tank: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And from a great book by Diana Snape, which my friend Cam who is working on the landscape plan with us, leant me... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And thinking a lot about whether the drive and path should be in Lilydale toppings, or Tuscan toppings, or Dromana toppings with some tufty grass to soften the edges and where I can fit in some Castlemaine slate... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and how great those cranky old recycled railways sleepers will look on the retaining wall, and the lovely Corymbia citriodora out the front... Years this will take but it's a lovely big craft project and I'm totally obsessed and loving it. May not be posting too much now as we move in, so good luck to yous all! And I totally recommend Burbank Building thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32892 Building an Ascent 2500 with Burb@nk The deets: Slab laid: 3/6/10 Frame finished: 15/6/10 Lock-up: 13/7/10 Plaster: 15/7/10 Fixout: 8/8/10 Plumbing fitoff: 16/9/10 Obsessing about window furnishings: 25/9/10 PCI: 30/9/10 Keys/Settlement: Done and dusted, roasted and toasted Happiness rating: HIGH! Re: Jacaranda's Ascent - keys! photos! keys! photos! 103Oct 10, 2010 12:20 pm woohooo!!!! That's great news Jac...I'm so excited for you.... http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/NJKathy/678569.gif Love all the native landscaping...that's the way we want to go...I especially love the native grasses...Wattle is great fast growing and they look fantastic, but they generally only last 10 years b4 falling apart (that's been our experience)... Busy times for you... Re: Re: Jacaranda's Ascent - keys! photos! keys! photos! 104Oct 10, 2010 5:27 pm Congrats J! Please continue to drop in and post the odd photo or two... Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Jacaranda's Ascent - keys! photos! keys! photos! 105Oct 10, 2010 9:47 pm Congrats Jacaranda on getting the keys..looking forward to internal pics 26/2 - Sales 23/3 - Colours 31/3 - Tender 14/4 - Contract 7/5 - Taps 12/6 - Site start 15/6 - Slab 27/6 - Frame 1/8 - Lockup/Fixing 29/9 - PCI 25/10 - Handover Re: Re: Jacaranda's Ascent - keys! photos! keys! photos! 106Oct 11, 2010 11:26 am Congrats!!! Garden - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=44214&p=670323#p670323 Decorating - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47218&p=715743#p715743 |