The Eden's front elevation has a certain presence and I congratulate those who chose this design because it looks really great
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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 21Mar 27, 2015 2:19 pm Our Build Thread: The "Extended" Marina by Visionone Homes Our Inspirations: Frank Lloyd Wright | Houzz Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 23Mar 27, 2015 3:45 pm Our Build Thread: The "Extended" Marina by Visionone Homes Our Inspirations: Frank Lloyd Wright | Houzz Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 28Mar 29, 2015 12:47 am Start of April the house is starting to take some shape from the outside now Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We're at plate height ![]() Roofing supplies have started arriving Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A week later around the 12th we now have some roofing going up! wow that was quick! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Surprised how quickly the roof timbers went up. I couldn't get close to get a good photo without blocking the road with all the other cars already parked on the sides of the road Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 29Mar 29, 2015 12:55 am April 18th and the roof has gone on the portico so the look of the front elevation is shaping up nicely! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 30Mar 29, 2015 1:14 am These guys don't muck around! Late April and it's surprise popup roof time.. went from no roof to almost a full roof in 2 or 3 days. Couldn't get a bet shot due to traffic on the street and tradies parked everywhere near the house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Pretty wet and miserable at the moment but good thing the roof went on when it did or the whole place would have filled up with water from the rain. Free swimming pool in the bathroom Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 31Mar 29, 2015 1:29 am Mid May and the grey coat has just about gone on everywhere, ceiling plasterboard has been delivered Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen area Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It's a bit hard to get photos of most of the rooms at the moment with the grey coat.. makes the rooms so dark my phone has a hard time trying to expose the pics properly. Master bedroom looking into walkthrough robe Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 32Mar 29, 2015 1:38 am 24/05/2014 Ceiling has started going in, feeling more like a house now and not so much a big shed! Kitchen Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Master bedroom Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hallway from kitchen looking out to entry portico Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Portico starting to look and feel massive! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Theatre room Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 33Mar 29, 2015 1:47 am 31/05/2014 and the white set plaster has begun Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Master bedroom Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Front elevation rendering begins Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Living room, dining, kitchen.. attempt at a panorama Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Window and door glass has started going in now. End of May and we're officially at Lockup ![]() Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 34Mar 29, 2015 2:23 am Well the house is at lockup now so the updates get a bit harder to do. Limited to the times when I drop past the house and a tradie is there or the supervisor is there which wasn't always that frequent. I'll combine some of the updates together from this point. I did a bit of a house walk through for my own memories early during lockup, the recordings aren't very good and were taken on a phone hence the weird display ratio. They at least give an idea to the layout of the house. Living area, dining, bedrooms 2/3/4, bathroom, toilet Theatre room Master bedroom, walk through robe, ensuite, drop zone, laundry. End of June the cabinetry is starting to go in Happened to catch the cabinet makers as they were finishing up installing the kitchen one day, got a great Laundry sink and bench top Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ensuite cabinets Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bathroom Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen cabinets Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Note the mistake above the fridge recess.. brickies installed an extra course of bricks by accident so the overhead that continues across from above the oven and hot plate couldn't go in until it is removed! ![]() Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Island benchtop cabinets Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The overheads and cabinets on the back of the island are a gloss white, the lower cabinets (island drawers, oven and hotplate, under sink cabinets are all "platinum micro") which is why some cabinets look noticeably different to others in some pictures/light. Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 35Mar 29, 2015 2:50 am Late June and early July update managed to sneak in while the tilers were finishing up one afternoon. Some of these are also combined with some voyeur shots from outside when I couldn't get in. Tiling, sink and bench top in the bathroom Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I think the bath needs a bath.. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ensuite bench and tiling in progress Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The bathroom feature tile looks great! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Kitchen benchtops are now installed. Still haven't fixed the brickwork above the fridge recess so the overhead cabinet is still not installed yet. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The island is huge! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A sneak peek of the caesar stone without the green wrapping Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hallway doors are in but not painted. Hallway doors to separate the kitchen/living/dining area from the rest of the house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Theatre room doors are in Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Complete! 36Mar 29, 2015 3:11 am It's now mid July and the house painting has begun. We're on track for a handover late next month according to my supervisor ![]() ![]() Painting begins in the bathroom. It's the darker colour you can see at the top not the lighter undercoat still visible. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The colour is Dhimba by Solver. It's a slightly warmer colour in the bathroom, ensuite and laundry than the rest of the house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Rest of the house is starting to turn 1 shade of grey (Scribbly Gum by Solver) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Portico piers are now painted but still no front door.. ![]() Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ White glass sliding doors for the hallway linen cupboard, laundry cupboard and bedroom robes are installed Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ First (best?) seat in the house.. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Painting still isn't quite finished in some areas but the house is getting pretty close now in most ways. Electrical fit out is also still happening so lots of wires dangling from the roof in some rooms. Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 37Mar 29, 2015 3:17 am Two heads are better than one. Ensuite shower. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Walkthrough robe fitout complete Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Handover date is now set for Friday 29th of August! Jason windows are running a bit behind with the front door as its custom made to the exact measurements of the house but we're all confident they will have it installed in time. ![]() Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 38Mar 29, 2015 3:26 am OK so handover got pushed back twice by about 2 weeks in total to allow for Jason Windows to get the front door delivered and installed. They missed the deadline they gave DAH twice. ![]() ![]() DAH still did the pre-handover inspection with me at the end of August but I couldn't inspect the front door and painting in the entry at the time since it wasn't ready yet and would be allowed to do another inspection the morning of the key handover meeting. Handover is now Friday 12th of September. ![]() We only came up with about 5 pages of defects from the inspection which were mostly just minor paint touch ups, generally I was really impressed with how the house had turned out so far, a bit disappointed about the handover being pushed back but after 18 months another two weeks wasn't going to make that much difference. My flooring is being done after handover so I had to contact the flooring company who were excellent and managed to rearrange the dates to start the following Monday after the key handover on the Friday before. Liquid limestone driveway and porch to the front entry are poured, colour has turned out a little lighter than I expected which I think is actually a good thing in the end. Was supposed to be charcoal (dark grey not black) but has turned out a lighter grey a bit darker than cement sort of colour. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Garage door is installed Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Alfresco and side paving is down Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 39Mar 29, 2015 3:32 am Some photos before handover and the day of the re-inspection before going to DAH for the key handover Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ensuite shower glass Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bathroom shower glass Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ After so much waiting it's finally installed! The only issue now is that the glass was supposed to have a film installed on it to make the doors frosted for privacy ! ![]() Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAH will have the window tinting guy contact me directly to organise a time to come to fit the missing film. Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 Re: Eden by Dale Alcock in Aveley - Bricklaying 40Mar 29, 2015 4:21 am Now the real work starts.. it's late on a Friday afternoon. 1. I have to get some curtains up on the windows to keep prying eyes out. 2. Start cleaning out the fine brick and plaster dust still on the floor before the flooring guys can start the next week. 3. Install a letterbox I've taken a week off work to try to get some of these jobs done before the flooring team take over for 2 weeks while they lay and seal/polish the floor boards. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Figured a wet and dry vac with a dust filter was probably the quickest way to get rid of the dust all over the floor and to try controlling all of the sand being walked in from outside. Quick trip to bunnings later, 3 or 4 full vaccum bags and 2 filters the floor was clean enough to walk on without kicking up dust. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The skirting boards and flooring got delivered early on Monday to give me time to paint the boards before the flooring crew starts on Wednesday.. two days to get 3 coats of paint on 15x 6m lengths of skirting. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The paintathon begins Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Love the lighting effect on the ensuite window in the evenings Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Decided installing the letterbox would be a good job to do while the flooring was starting to be laid Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Not a bad result after plenty of careful hole levelling and concrete pouring. Wood flooring, Spotted Gum Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ After sealing and polishing Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Carpet finally! All bedrooms and theatre room. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Front door after frosted film applied. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Eden by Dale Alcock Homes (Aveley) My Build Land settlement: 28/11/13 Building approval: 17/12/13 Slab: 04/02/14 Plate: 03/04/14 Roof: 07/05/14 Lockup: 06/06/14 Handover 12/09/14 I built with EB back on 2009. Check out this thread on this forum. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12911&p=154061#p154061 I can't speak for recent expericience however, we had no… 1 24196 ![]() |