Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Velouria's Build -a taste of liquid limestone 741Nov 11, 2011 6:11 pm Lordy Lordy Lordy. Im amazingly jealous atm Really beautiful V. Just beautiful We were only discussing liquid limestone today. Hubbys a bit turned off because he thinks it will crack. Let me know how you get on with itcos Im totally sold. Then I can say "I told you so" to DH Cant believe its all over for you. Now the fun stuff begins. Shopping, decorating, drinks on the verandah, xmas in the new house. Im going to make myself cry. Still no start for us. Its only been 4 months since they moved dirt and 19 months since we first walked thru the door Re: Velouria's Build -a taste of liquid limestone 742Nov 11, 2011 6:32 pm Oh V! it is simply gorgeous. I am sos so jealous . I am so happy that you are nearly in. Its been so long for you, you so deserve it! Re: Velouria's Build -a taste of liquid limestone 743Nov 11, 2011 8:10 pm thanks so much guys. We certainly are counting down the days now. Some more limestone pics for your viewing pleasure Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ TG I most certainly will let you know if it starts to crack....if it does you will probably hear my cries of pain from your place Hang in there matey, once they eventually get started it will zip by in a moment, and everyday will be a bit like Christmas as you look at your house emerge before your eyes. ...and whilst I would never dream of telling you guys what to do, you may want to head over to the Show me your kitchen thread..........I'm just saying thats all 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: Velouria's Build -a taste of liquid limestone 745Nov 11, 2011 8:23 pm VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv! OMG- your kitchen!!!! *drools Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Velouria's Build -a taste of liquid limestone 746Nov 11, 2011 11:39 pm We've had liquid limestone near our pool for over 4 years and not one crack, not even an incling. Our grano out the front which we had resurfaced is a different sorty but seriously- i would not even worry aboout it cracking. Ours still looks just like it was the day it was put down (bar the dust but that's Dh's job lol) Re: Velouria's Build -a taste of liquid limestone 747Nov 11, 2011 11:42 pm In saying that though be careful of the corners and heavy weights. Just something i noticed at our friends house today. Re: Velouria's Build -a taste of liquid limestone 748Nov 12, 2011 1:48 pm Thanks for that JuJuB, Thats exactly what I need to hear. Can u pls tell me who u went through. You can pm me if u like. V, its looking amazing. Re: Velouria's Build -a taste of liquid limestone 749Nov 16, 2011 10:06 am Well gang, we have handed over the final fun tickets and we shall have handover on FRIDAY!! Coincidentally Friday is also our 5th wedding anniversary too! How special is that There are a few final things to be done though (some minor maintenance issues) which shall be sorted before we make the big move next week happy happy joy joy 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: Velouria's Build -handover on Friday 750Nov 16, 2011 11:01 am Woo hoo ... a very special anniversary ... and what a special place to spend it!! Well done on getting to the end of the journey and everything so well done. I've enjoyed watching your build ... For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Velouria's Build -handover on Friday 751Nov 16, 2011 5:09 pm Re: Velouria's Build -handover on Friday 752Nov 16, 2011 8:11 pm you should get a nice wine and an assorted box of goodies with your key. Re: Velouria's Build -handover on Friday 754Nov 17, 2011 8:54 am Hi V,house looks amazing as l knew it would.goodluck with handover Friday Re: Velouria's Build -handover on Friday 755Nov 17, 2011 1:29 pm Love your house... Love the look of the liquid limestone just wondering if they have it here in Adelaide..Congratulations on handover and wedding anniversary Built the Monaco By Dechellis / SA https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49855 Slab: 07/11/2011 Handover: 23/04/2012 Re: Velouria's Build -handover on Friday 756Nov 17, 2011 2:54 pm http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy228/jade95_2010/Congratulations/CongratRnbow.gif on handover tomorrow! I hope it goes well and all your little maintenance issues are rectified. So exciting for you!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Enjoy your day, I hope you get to enjoy it amongst all the excitement of handover. Your driveway looks fantastic Jess Re: Velouria's Build -handover on Friday 757Nov 18, 2011 12:14 pm Wow!!! todays the day- how unreal. Congratulations on botht he build and your wedding anniversary. i hope you are cracking a nice bottle of bubbly as Im writing. Thank you so much for sharing your building story with us. It has been amazing to read and I am so happy for you that after all the initial drama, it is finally the day. Cheers to you V and again- congratulations!! Re: Velouria's Build -handover on Friday 758Dec 02, 2011 4:48 pm Hidee ho everyone, WE ARE IN!! and loving it What an amazing feeling being back at the farm. I just keep staring out the window watching the sheep/goats - such time wasters. Its probably why we still have boxes left to unpack despite moving in a week ago. That or the fact that I have two little darlings who have been underfoot most of the time - poor things are having a bit of trouble getting used to the layout of the house, as there has been lots of shouts of "Mummy where are you? How do I get there? What room is that?" Here are a few moving in pictures....as I suspected, my dreams of living in a display home were short lived Thanks everyone who followed my build from the very painful paperwork stage through to construction and now completion. I really appreciate all the advice and feedback that people have posted throughout this thread - you guys rock! 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: Velouria's Build - Moved in pics 759Dec 02, 2011 5:09 pm You can day dream all you want,there is always to morrow to unpack love your lime stone.question is your verandra lined,builder is concerned with mine,my ceilings are 8"6' because l am having seperate verandra l will only have one brick above window if l want to run it flat [lining] instead of following slope of verandra ,thinging l will leave it unlined Re: Velouria's Build - Moved in pics 760Dec 02, 2011 5:42 pm When can I move in????????????????? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10976 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. Makes sense. Appreciate it very much. Have a nice day. Cheers 2 9015 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17609 |