Re: Building in Aveley - Living, one year on...

Cheers....and it's finally started!!! Our roof cover was partially installed today so we are having a partial colorbond moment...a bit difficult to do in the dark of the night but nonetheless we are please we chose Shale Grey for the roof!



Haha yeah there are quite a few of those downpipes, including 2 hidden ones in the front elevation I think they ran out of downpipes in the end because based on the skillion roof in the Theatre, I reckon there should be at least 2 downpipes but only one was installed. A hole was cut for the 2nd downpipe so we could only assume that they will be coming back to complete the job later.




Thanks Ourmansion! And yeah, the sliding door issue is kinda tricky isn't it? At least the opening is going to be 820 for yours, so it's quite ok.

So here are some pics from this evening. Partial roof cover was done to the garage, minor bedrooms, dining, kitchen and looks like full cover to the theatre and main entry. It's amazing what a difference roof cover makes to a room. Here are some pics (sorry for the quality as I had to use flash!):

1) Main Entry:

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2) Theatre:

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3) Side facing secondary street:

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In our last week we had some retail therapy and bought an ottoman we spotted at Myer at their sale that was too cheap to resist! In keeping with the midcentury modern theme of our furnishings, we bought this for the living room:

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We have also started to think about the landscaping and in keeping with the mix of desert landscape and Japanese style, we are considering these plants:

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Top left - Dragon Tree; Top right - Cactus!!; Bottom - Different types of bamboo....

Our latest inspirations online are:

1) The Design Files - Australian Homes
2) Walk Among The Homes

Fingers crossed that the weather for the next 3 days (will be showers and possible storms) would not be too bad so that at least some work can continue on the roof cover before the weekend!

Yes! Saw yours has started too! Congrats! I'm hoping that the roof cover is complete before the winter rains arrive

Great news about the roof!! Looking great, your entrance is amazing I have been looking for the same ottoman Hootie but a round one! I love your purchase Great plant ideas too, I have always wanted to do a bamboo screen but my partner is against the idea. Can it really cause dramas with the root system going crazy? Interested to hear your thoughts

Thanks jelbell55, we love the entrance as well ,can't wait to see it when its finished

The ottoman is a chance purchase as we seldom shop at Myer, but this time our girl wanted to get a rubik's cube from the toy section, so we "had" to go there... Keep looking, you'll find your round ottoman soon

For the bamboo, we had a chat with the nursery people and if you keep them in planter boxes, their root growth would be controlled and confined to the size of the planter box. There are also 2 types of bamboo, runners and clumpers...so based on what you want to use them for, you would choose the appropriate type. We might end up with a runner type bamboo for fence screening, but they will be kept in planter boxes, not put in the ground. In this way, we won't need to worry about out of control root systems, but yet enjoy the bamboo screening.

Haha, sorry if I have confused you, the sliding doors are internal sliding doors, not the glass ones. We have wooden sliding doors to our Scullery/Laundry and Ensuite instead of normal opening doors.

Hope the flu is not too bad...it's the weather...hope you recover quickly

No worries alfresco doors are much simpler I imagine.

The only thing was that if you have stacker doors, make sure it indicates as "STACKED DOOR" in the plan and not "SD", which indicated the normal sliding doors. We learnt that too

Definitely! We thought we were quite detailed in most areas, but still managed to miss out certain things. I'm glad we were careful from the outset

Hey Hootie, congrats on the progress! Some good information you have given there too.
I've just had another good look at your plan in more detail, and wow! what a plan. Every little detail is amazing. I love the veranda and the set up of your master bedroom and en suite. Very well thought out. I can not wait to see your finishing pictures, such good taste and eye for detail.

Yaay for partial CB moment!!

Thanks Lozel, my wife and I had fun putting in the details for the house. It helped that we had a friend to give us some advice and also a sales consultant who was able to translate our requirements into the plan. It's exciting to see the ideas come to life during the build and we cannot wait for it to be done either



My pleasure jelbell55! It's all a learning experience and we are happy to share. My wife and I are glad that we are going through this build too as there is much to learn...one of the biggest thing we have learnt to far is "PATIENCE"



Right on MalSannie, I would agree to definitely control the growth of the bamboo and have the running variety only if you have the space to let it grow. With a small backyard, planter boxes would be a better option. We might have to choose a runner variety because we like the stem of it compared to some of the clumping types.

The dragon tree is magnificent! The one pictured is $700 (and 15 years old), but we are probably getting a smaller one at ard $200 or so. It's a little shorter and half the age of the one pictured.





Thanks trixee and nikkis2000! Unfortunately up to this time today, that's all the colorbond moment we've got!

Not sure what the reason is, but there has been no action on site since that day

We get fortnightly updates from the builder and this last fortnight (from 8 June to 19 June) is the first time that there has been that many jobs still pending by the end of the period. Usually they are prompt in completing the fortnightly list of tasks:

Fortnightly schedule of tasks (8 June to 19 June):
1) Home automation wiring install - Completed
2) Brick clean - Not done
3) Electrician wiring - Completed
4) Plumbing tube out - Completed
5) Plasterer's sand delivery - Not done UPDATE 19 June: Delivered!
6) Roof cover - About 1/3 done?! The rest...??
7) Insulation install - Not done UPDATE 19 June: Started in theatre and main entry!

Who knows what the delay could be due to...bad weather, scheduling problems, trades on holiday...my wife and I have decided to stop making assumptions. Trixee - I know what you mean now

So unless they can complete all of the above tasks by tomorrow (Friday) - or catch up further down the track- we are preparing ourselves that there might be a delay in the overall schedule.

Rant over...