Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 91Nov 08, 2019 12:55 pm Yes, I know, I know, I shouldn't be working with my crook wrist, but what can I do? Sit around and drink beer and play on the internet? Who would want to do that? Err, maybe I won't answer that. Anyway, I am impatient to get the granny flat finished so i can move into it and enjoy some comfort, after a year of building and about 2 years before that of mostly living on the block and travelling in my camper. It is getting hotter, lots of flies around and plenty of smoke from bushfires not so far away, so I want to be able to live in a well insulated place, with aircon as needed. The cabinets in both are gloss white. Not exciting, but neutral and fresh looking. The wall colour throughout is White Beach Quarter, a light sandy colour. One wall in the lounge will be Red Terra, an ochre/terracotta colour to give a bit of a lift. And I have a red coffee machine and other appliances. In the end, though, this will be a rental so I wanted something crisp and clean looking. Still trying to decide on the splashback tiles. Again, probably simple. Thanks for your concern about my wrist. I will probably get told off by the Orthopedic Clinic on the 20th when i see them too! Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 92Nov 11, 2019 9:15 am I think your colour choices are great, neutral is best! I can totally understand wanting a solid structure to live in after all that time in your camper. I hope you're safe from the fires where you are. It came quite close to us on Friday and my poor mum in-law lost her farm further north BUILDING OUR FIRST HOME :x] Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 93Nov 11, 2019 10:45 am BT-Hardy - sorry to hear about your Mum's loss. Really tough to lose property, animals etc. But hopefully she is safe. And you are all travelling ok. My tiler Jake's house was threatened at John's River near here and he was away working with his family at home. Two nearby houses to him went up and sadly a neighbour died. And I have some other friends who lost property. I went through this in the Canberra bushfires and, while not burnt out, it was close and risky. I never want to repeat that experience. My heart goes out to all those affected by these terrible fires. And tomorrow is looking like another terrible day. Be prepared, and be safe. Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 94Nov 12, 2019 9:20 am So some more pics to keep you up to date. Kitchen coming along. Waiting on some last bits from Bunnings. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Colour going on the feature wall - needs more coats.... and is very orangey. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Wall colour on living area - White Beach Quarter by Dulux. Has a little more creaminess in reality. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And in the other corner of living area. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 95Nov 12, 2019 9:29 am And more. Finished. It took 3 coats to cover. Top strip needs to be done but I can't reach and not getting up on scaffold (can't even move it on own) with crook wrist. Line on ceiling doesn't matter - still coated in plastic wrap. Will remove all later. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Floor going in...... Like ⋅ 1 comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And finished. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I like the figuring and grain. Possibly a little darker than I would prefer, but looks good and feels nice underfoot. It has a Dunlop acoustic guard underlay, it is good quality.Will fit skirtings over the top. Getting closer. Looking good for finish next week. Meantime, fire prep done, could be a bit risky tonight and lots of smoke around. Off to complete painting. Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 96Nov 14, 2019 7:06 pm Looking good! I love the floor choice too Glad to hear you've got a fire plan... I didn't have one until Friday last week when the apocalypse scenes hit Port! BUILDING OUR FIRST HOME :x] Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 97Nov 17, 2019 9:24 am Been a bit of a challenging week. Firstly the bushfires. For those in living in the face of them, my thoughts go out to you. This level of fires, and their prolonged nature, is unprecedented, particularly at this time of year. So many people have been directly affected, whether by the fires themselves, loss of lives or property, the threat of fires, the loss of staff in their business to RFS volunteering or protecting their families and homes, the smoke and its health effects and as emergency services workers who have had to deal with the impacts and aftermath. Thankfully, here in Laurieton/Lakewood the fires haven't burnt into town, at least yet. I feel for all of you affected. The fires have had some impact in terms of availability of goods and services, trades and deliveries. What's more, my delivery of a case of Pilsener Urquell, a lovely Czech Pilsener, has been held up too! It may not help fight a bushfire, but certainly would quench my fire. Oh well, these are trying times. Work has progressed.To demonstrate how bad the smoke gets at times, here is a pic out the door of my shed on e morning. The fires were still at least 10kms away south and north....... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Carpet laid in Bed 1. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Another view. Like ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bed 2 done as well. Layer rells me that it is an interesting synthetic fibre. It feels more like wool than nylon, is very durable and cleans well, doesn't shed fluff and is made of 33% corn starch. Very popular for rentals. He has the more plush pile version in his own home. Oh well, if I get hungry..... These are the tiles I have chosen for the kitchen splashback. Simple, with the texture they will add a bit of life but not clash with the colouring in the granite. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 98Nov 17, 2019 9:30 am You can see in the pictures above of the Bedroom that the colour of the paint does not match the edging (and the earlier photos of the lounge/kitchen area) already painted in Dulux Whie Beach Quarter. The main colour is much darker, a greeny/grey. I am not sure I like it. When I opened the tin, it was pretty clear that the colour was wrong, but as I was running late from fire prep and the carpet was being laid the next day, I had no choice but to use it. As the curtains are also grey in a textured weave, I think the overall effect will be a dull greyness. But it means I will have to repaint at some point, probably before renting it out. Didn't finish until 10.30pm that night. Ah the joys of owner building! Not happy Jan..... Re: Am I crazy? OB near Port Macquarie 100Nov 18, 2019 6:14 am Thanks - but what would Just a Carpenter know?(private joke!). Still a bit to go and some interruption to proceedings from the bushfires which have been taking some of my time plus delaying some deliveries. Still hoping I may be able to move into the Granny Flat by the end of the week but looking challenging at the moment. Well these guys are not looking good... I sent them a written enquiry last week and they have not yet replied. If they cannot respond to a simple… 4 10552 It is in lake macquarie area and dimensions are width 14 m and depth 8 m and the slope is 1/5 going down from the road. 1 7065 I looked into it a few years ago and my conclusion was to just build a carport that will support panels and get a system installed separately. The company I looked at had… 1 6457 |