Starting this thread to track the build of our Finlay 36 with Ausbuild at Thornlands. Land is expected to be registered in December and hopefully construction commenced in February 2018.
TIMELINE -
2017
02 Oct: Initial land deposit paid
2018
11 Feb: Build contract signed
16 Feb: Land settled
27 Feb: Colour selection
21 Mar: Building approval
02 Apr: Site excavation
09 Apr: Partial site peg for pool
10 Apr: Pool excavation
13 Apr: Pool concrete poured (no more can be done until after handover)
Week1
17 Apr: Official start date for build. Ground work commenced.
19 Apr: Piers
Week2
23 Apr: Plumbing and drainage
24 Apr: Waffle pods and steel onsite
26 Apr: Waffle pods and slab boxing installed
27 Apr: Slab poured
Week 3
03 May: Frames delivered & slab waterproof membrane installed
Week4
08 May: Meet site supervisor - nice chap and switched on
09 May: Ground floor frame installed
10 May: Ground floor completed and upper level flooring installed
11 May: Upper floor and 1/3 roof trusses installed
12 May: Roof trusses finished - frame completed
Week 5
18 May: Gutters, fascia and roof battens installed
Week 6
21 May: Upper roof installed.
Week 7
30 May: Windows installed and timber framing finishing touches.
31 May: Stair case installed - unfortunately wrong one so will be replaced shortly with a fully stained timber stair case.
Week 8
04 Jun: New site supervisor - Jason. Excellent guy and so glad we have him on our build. Ausbuild chose well.
7 & 8 Jun: Plumbing rough in. Plaster board and cornice delivered.
Week 9
11 Jun: Air-conditioning ducts installed
12 Jun: Electrical rough in commenced. Batts delivered.
14 Jun: Electrical rough in complete.
15 Jun: Bricks delivered.
Week 10
19 Jun: Insulation installed
21 Jun: Bricking commenced - fantastic gang and doing a great, neat job.
22 Jun: Bricks continued. Staircase replaced - lovely new fully stained timber one. Yah!
Week 11
25 Jun: Bricks continued. Plasterboard installation commenced.
26 Jun: Bricks completed. Great job by the gang. Plasterboard completed.
27 Jun: Scaffold installed ready for upper cladding. First plaster applied to wall joins.
28 Jun: Plasterer applying first coat to internal walls and fixing corners.
30 Jun: Cornice installed upstairs - tradie worked Saturday!
Week 12
01 Jul: Cornice installed downstairs - tradie worked Sunday!
04 Jul: Upper level cladding/soffit commenced
05 Jul: Internal doors and architraves installed.
06 Jul: Upper level cladding almost complete - short a little Innowood. Vanity waterproofing applied
Week 13
09 Jul: Kitchen, laundry and bathroom cabinets installed.
10 Jul: Cornice and walls prepared for painting, aircon ducts installed.
12 Jul: Skirting installed and exterior cladding finished off - house now at lock up!
Week 14
16 Jul: Commenced painting upper level external cladding and soffits.
17 Jul: Finished painting exterior upper level cladding, down pipes and soffits. Bathrooms prepared for tiling.
18 Jul: Bathrooms/powder rooms waterproofed.
20 Jul: Scaffold removed and site cleaned up.
Week 15
25 Jul: Fixed laundry cupboard by adding hanging rail above sink.
27 Jul: Benches installed kitchen, laundry and bathrooms.
Week 16
1 Aug: Front garage door installed
2 Aug: Air conditioning vents cut out
Week 17
6 Aug: Tiling and concrete meeting with site supervisor
6 Aug: Down pipes connected.
9 Aug: Tiling to commence - started main floor first
11 Aug: All bathrooms floor bedding laid ready for tiling.
Week 18
13 Aug: Tiling continued.
14 Aug: Stone bench rep met onsite to discuss laundry bench. Admitted the wrong colour was supplied and organised to be replaced. In total three stone benches are being replaced - 2 due to wrong vanities and one due to colour.
16 Aug: Rear garage door concrete recess fixed.
Week 19
20 Aug: More tiling...
24 Aug: Laundry and downstairs powder room bench tops replaced with correct colour.
24 Aug: Downstairs skirtings and rear garage door jam installed
25 Aug: Finished tiling main ensuite and one other bathroom
Week 20
27 Aug: More tiling. This week should finish all bathrooms (3), laundry, Kitchen and butlers.
30 Aug: Rear garage door installed.
01 Sep: Tiling finished! Downstairs dry area floor grouting done last!
Week 21
04 Sep: House being prepared for internal painting.
Week 22
10 Sep: House being prepared for painting which hopefully commences this week.
14 Sep: House prepared for painting.
16 Sep: First spray of paint.
Week 23
17 Sep: Painting commenced.
20 Sep: Driveway and paths installed.
22 Sep: Painting finished (only a little outside remaining)
Week 24
27 Sep: Electrical and plumbing fit out started.
28 Sep: Plumbing fit out completed.
Week 25
03 Oct: Electrical fit out continued
04 Oct: Electrical fit out completed.
07 Oct: Balustrade completed.
Week 26
09 Oct: Staircase stained.
10 Oct: Floor board joins sanded.
11 Oct: Minor repairs to walls, plaster etc.
11 Oct: Final plumbing and drainage inspection by Council.
12 Oct: SS inspection - blue tape on items requiring fixing. Mainly paint.
Week 27
15 Oct: Silicon on floor edges and bathrooms completed.
Week 28
25 Oct: PCI - completed. Only a few minor items.
Week 29
01 Nov: Handover