Our First Home... Ben Trager, in The Vines.

ronfire · Dec 30, 2014 9:12 am

Wow, the house is fantastic!! How's it going with the floors, etc?

kristal_chev · Jan 05, 2015 4:28 pm

We've moved in. I haven't really taken many pictures of us moved in yet as there isn't much to see at the moment.

I have however taken pictures of the current project. My Mum got one of her friends and his mate to do our flooring which has only just started. We hadn't sorted out our Jarrah for the flooring and being Christmas we were pretty rushed so the guys decided to do cedar lining for us on the Alfresco and Portico. The wood cost about $1,000 all up from Bunnings. We went with a Jarrah finish but there were several styles to choose from.

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I'll post some more pictures as we slowly get things done. Now that Christmas is over we should be able to focus on the house a bit more. I did manage to put the wallpaper up in our bedroom though.

Melsie68 · Jan 05, 2015 6:06 pm

That looks really good . Did you do the wall paper yourself . Iv been looking at the walls that I wont done and thinking it cant be that hard . Loloh you guys look so relaxed

kristal_chev · Jan 05, 2015 6:27 pm

We were pretty relaxed. We actually had moved in within 2 days... or a day and a half even. So since then we've basically been enjoying the house while also taking the mother-in-law sight seeing for her first time in Australia.
The photos of the floors were taken last night after a day's work. Hubby and I put sealer on the slab the day before.
Doing the wallpaper wasn't hard but it takes a lot of patience. It was our first wall-paper task and the wallpaper we chose happened to be quite textured which made it easier to apply.
We bought two other wall papers which we haven't applied yet. Once our carpets and floors are done, I'll upload the pictures. I might actually get hubby to send me a photo of the wallpaper in the bedroom and upload it I think

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Melsie68 · Jan 05, 2015 6:44 pm

Thanks . Would love to see a picture . You bought the wall paper on line . I dont have patience he he ... but im trying to talk my partner into doing it .
We moved in about the same frame time as you .and had to have tiles put in . We did it with 6 kids I think I cried everyday . Lol . But from ready your blog you guys seem to take day by day and
Really didnt stress out .good on ya guys .
Oh been living here for all my life I wouldnt even know where to take someone that hasnt been here before he he

archetto · Jan 05, 2015 6:56 pm

Looking good! Would love to see the wallpaper too

kristal_chev · Jan 07, 2015 11:45 am

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A photo of the flooring as of this morning. I think the progress is coming along well considering it's one guy doing it by himself.

Burnsfirsttime · Jan 08, 2015 9:35 am

Your floors look lovely!! You are doing a fantastic job!

kristal_chev · Jan 10, 2015 11:32 am

Thank you. It's been re-milled so there's some nice colouration coming through. Hubby picked it up from somewhere in Bayswater for around $35sqm. It was all de-nailed and ready to go. A friend of a friend is over from New Zealand and he is a builder who specialises in timber flooring so we've got him doing the work for us.

Here's a few more pics to share of some more progress with the flooring.
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Melsie68 · Jan 10, 2015 11:33 pm

Such a big job .but looking great .

kristal_chev · Jan 11, 2015 11:39 am

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2 bedrooms done, 1 to go.... then the living area

Thank you. Yes it is a massive job for one person to be doing. We aren't in a hurry though. Just taking one thing at a time.

I will be very relieved when we don't have to walk on a slab anymore though haha.

archetto · Jan 13, 2015 11:19 am

Can't wait to see it all finished

Sandgropper · Jan 14, 2015 10:38 pm

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archetto · Jan 15, 2015 1:14 pm

Sandgroper how many working days does your contract state for completion?

Sandgropper · Jan 15, 2015 8:59 pm

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archetto · Jan 15, 2015 10:40 pm

What stage have they done up to at lock up?

We must be lucky ones too as we've had someone at our house every week since slab down apart from Christmas of course, no guarantee they'll keep it up but at the moment no complaints, what suburb are you building in?

archetto · Feb 02, 2015 2:03 pm

How's it all going now kristal_chev