I'm not sure Bank! I really should get out the contract and read the stage information in that!
We just received our invoice for frame stage today! So I'm guessing thats complete and the building inspector said everything is up to standard.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our new home- front door, bath, nbn box etc 229Sep 07, 2017 9:59 pm Visiting every day and its getting harder to see from the outside whats going on!! We were onsite today doing a walk through with the cable guy- put in 5 data points, the nbn box, a door bell cable, tv data point, hdmi and speakers as well as a few other things that went over my head. All our bricks are now here- I notice there are a few that have been pulled out and have been broken already! The builder was there by himself straightening the walls up and he was quiet busy; the frame for the cavity slider was in place, the bath frame is in, the garage where the walls are up higher (the step up) there are noggins(?) guessing they are for the plaster to nail to and the skirting boards? front doors and others are onsite. There is board above the windows and behind the exhaust fan in the kitchen (not sure what thats for though). Need to talk to builder regarding back sliding door- doesn't seem to close? possibly bent or frame out of whack, couple of power points in the wrong spot and I don't know if there is anything else we need to discuss. I just want to show hubby one of the windows in the living/family room- I looked at it yesterday and it looked like its been scratched in a swirly patten across the top- I thought it may have been like those stickers but its not (we have the stickers on the side panels of the front door) Will have another look next visit and get hubby to have a look at it as I don't want it etched like that- I'll take a photo it its still there. So far we are very happy with only a few 'minor issues'. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This window is cracked in the bottom left corner, I'm assuming they will just replace the glass when they need too. It feels small in there, though no smaller then the bathroom we had or are sing now, plus it doesn't matter its the boys not mine. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hopefully it will look ok, like it as its a bit different from most front doors. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cavity slider into the ensuite, oh I notice the shower also has a bit of wood in it, im guessing for the rail of the shower head. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is the range hood area of the kitchen?? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The back of the NBN box in the garage/theatre wall. Re: Our new home 230Sep 09, 2017 10:19 pm Did some shopping today- got 'those' stools from Kmart in black. We did lay bye some similar ones with a round seat at early settlers while they were 3 for the price of 2 but I really wasn't that keen on them. These ones were 3 for the price of one of the early settler ones- so if I decide I don't like them atleasts its cheap to replace. Also found a couch I like- it comes as a set including a recliner, a 2-seater and 3-seater (4 of which also recline) its super comfy and fairly cheap, however its fake leather and i've had a bad experience with fake leather before. It also comes in suede or real leather (real leather is $2,600 more thou!). This would go into our theatre room, Im don't know what colours it comes in, they had a black on display which would be fine. Not sure what material I would prefer- I am thinking i'd like to go back in sans kids and ask for the colour/material samples. Re: Our new home 232Sep 09, 2017 10:32 pm aloenyx I think everyone on H1 has those stools They are awesome. Haha I reckon so! Its just a matter of white or black! Re: Our new home 234Sep 09, 2017 11:18 pm Looking good. I will be watching this one with interest ! Roof looks great ( we will be picking that same colour ) I have my final builders interview this coming friday and my build will be starting hopefully not long after oct long weekend! Re: Our new home 235Sep 10, 2017 12:06 am Hi Dan, Yep the colour is great! I was worried it was going to be too black, I can see though compared to my next door neighbours (3 units ) They have black tiles and night sky gutters??? Im now worried that the surf mist will be too white! hahaha can't win. I posted display home photos of my bricks a page or two ago with the light coloured colour bond, we didn't ask the display home what colour it was and I showed my colour consultant the colour and she thought it was surf mist so fingers crossed it looks ok in the end. I think I will sill like it better then the other house in the estate with the same brick as mine- they have gone woodland grey roof (i think) and more of an evening haze for the facia and I think it blends in too much. How exciting! It will take forever to get to that point or so it seems and then they actually start works! Hopefully your on site soon DanTheUpholsterer Looking good. I will be watching this one with interest ! Roof looks great ( we will be picking that same colour ) I have my final builders interview this coming friday and my build will be starting hopefully not long after oct long weekend! Re: Our new home 236Sep 12, 2017 12:51 pm no bricks still. some one was onsite yesterday morning and has stacked a wall of bricks ready to go but nothing since yesterday morning.. it's frustrating to see nothing happening and it's not even raining. Re: Our new home 238Sep 14, 2017 12:29 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ . Bricks have started!!!!!! So glad they started from the front!!! It's looking good so far and I can imagine it's going to look good with the roof and fascia too. The grout will dry lighter too. Happy dance! Will come back later tonight after run and work to see where they get too there is five guys working!!!! Re: Our new home 239Sep 14, 2017 1:20 pm Looking good... with five tradies going for it you'll be bricked up in no time! - B A vue of the pines on the Gold Coast forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87210 Re: Our new home- Bricks!! 240Sep 14, 2017 8:59 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Got our front door hung today! The bath got some work done and our bricks started, finally. Cant see/tell about anything else. The ducts are supposed to be going in soon??? Plaster is next week. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bricks!! Half the garage wall completed. Not sure why the bricks have a face side and a rear side- this is obviously the rear sie of the bricks. glad they put them round the right way hahaha because this is quite brown. Looks fairly messy right now- will they clean this side or not worry about it because it will be behind plaster? Not sure how they will do the outside either! as its 200mm off the neighbours fence. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looking out the front, or looking at the roof its got silver strips across it now (may have been up earlier, I think). Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Id like to know why they didn't finish this section! Its just the corner they have gone all the way up on the side but here not quite done. Towards the back of the house the concrete is kind of stepped down (thicker/higher concrete at the back than the front) and they have done a row of bricks to make it level. with the front of the house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is where they got to at lunchtime. I second taking your plans elsewhere. 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