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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 41Jan 30, 2011 1:40 pm Hopefully the weather in HB is the same as us ... we've had a lovely sunny day, windy but it's still sunny, a bit cloudy this afternoon, but no rain so far. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 42Jan 30, 2011 2:59 pm Hi Nic, Weather in HB must be same as where you are. Looks like the slab has come through the rain showers yesterday without any obvious problems, now waiting for next stage. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We will be in HB in a couple of weeks to discuss a few things with Electrician and Tiler and contact a few concreter's for Driveway and Patio (will have to see if the guys who did the slab do driveways etc). Don't want to be too forward but if you are available would like to catch up for a coffee and compare notes. Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 43Jan 30, 2011 3:09 pm Love to catch up! Just let us know when you are in town and we'll arrange a time. I'd love to have a look at your place in IRL too. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 44Jan 30, 2011 3:11 pm Hi Tamara, My daughter is in Townsville and has stocked up on provisions just in case. Category 2 expected overnight, but Category 5 following up and expected Thursday, so we are hoping all will be OK for them. HB will eventually get the high winds and rain depression, so building progress may be delayed, just have to wait and see. Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 45Jan 30, 2011 3:13 pm Thanks Nic, Will PM when dates known and arrange something then. Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 46Jan 31, 2011 7:55 pm Well these guys don't stand around twiddling their thumbs.  Frames and trusses delivered today and started assembling late morning. Weather is going to be the main problem for the next week or so but we can always hope it stays dry enough for them to finish the frames at least.  Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bring on a few sunny days.  Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03  14 Aug 2010 2,100 QLD Gold Member Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 48Jan 31, 2011 8:52 pm OMG they are quick!! Fantastic!! Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 49Feb 01, 2011 12:36 pm Another bright sunny day here with the humidity through the roof ... so I'd say your team would be working hard getting the rest of your frame up today.  ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 50Feb 01, 2011 8:09 pm Well Nic, The humidity certainly went through our roof!!! Don't have one yet!! But yes the team were up with the sparrows and when these photos were taken about 9.30am they were well into it. Overnight light rain and overcast early on. Not sure what stage they finished today, my trusty photographer couldn't get back for more photos, so will have to wait till tomorrow to show and tell. From back of house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Garage. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Family room/kitchen with frame for 21-2988 double sliding door OXXO Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bed 4/indoor-outdoor room with future bar (hope) with frame for 21-18 single sliding door to Patio. On the right is the frame for a 21- 2988 double sliding door OXXO from Family/Kitchen Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Patio looking into Family/Kitchen Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Lounge/dining room with frame for 21-27 window XOX. The guys are lifting the front door frame into place. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Very pleased with progress and quality (from what I can see) the frame looks to be sitting very well on to the slab and position in relation to edges and corners. Should have more tomorrow. Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 51Feb 01, 2011 8:22 pm Looking great! I don't know how you are doing it being so far away ... I think they'll get sick of me turning up at site.  ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 52Feb 02, 2011 10:02 pm Hi Nic, Yes, my nature is that I would be looking over their shoulders to make sure all is OK, but it is not possible from afar. Fortunately we have our daughter and son in law and very good friends to be our eyes, and from what I can see everything is going along fine without my "help" although my mate (who knows me very well) believes CB will probably take out a restraining order on me before the job is finished because of all the calls and questions I make to him (not true only spoke to CB once this week, up to today!!). The guys erecting the frames are doing a great job, can't believe how close the slab edges and house frame match up, looks fantastic. Also Coral are very good at keeping the site clean and have done some soil leveling and filling to ensure if there is heavy rain the slope is away from the slab to the drains to prevent pooling adjacent to the slab. I am sure once the brickie's start it won't look so neat and tidy. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looks like the roof trusses are ready to erect tomorrow Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We are now going to have a worrying night waiting for news from our other daughter and family who are bunkered down in their house in Annandale suburb of Townsville. The sea level is now predicted to be higher than first antisipated, which means they now could be in trouble. Hope everyone who is going to be effected by this Cyclone Yasi come through still healthy. There will be a lot of damage to property but hopefully no injuries. Still keep thinking of a National Disaster Fund, we all should have been making small contributions to years ago, because there is going to be a need for more money to help with repairs to homes and infrastructure and what will we see another Levy (tax) where we could have had a massive amount available without another Levy if done years ago. (rant over) Till next time. Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 53Feb 03, 2011 8:01 am I hope you daughter and family have come through Yasi safely ... I'm watching the news at the moment, it's heartbreaking.  haha ... happy you are 'training' up CB for me ... by the time I start he'll be used to a 'hovering' home owner Your place is looking good, love to see the site nice and clean too. That was something that was bothering me, the build next to us was/is a pigsty ... never seen such a disgusting build site, which moved over onto our block, every week-end we'd go down and pick up all the rubbish on our site and dispose of it. I didn't want our neighbours having to do this through our build ... so I hope our subbies are neat too.~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 54Feb 03, 2011 7:59 pm Hi Nic, Our daughter and family had a terrifying night in Townsville. Spent all night in the Walk in Wardrobe. Power and water no go, fortunately they have a small generator and filled the bath with water before the cyclone came through. A tree came down out the front of the house but from what they can see no major damage to the house. So very lucky  Will be a few days before back to "normal" for them all, and kids can go back to school and shops start to open etc.House roof frames were being erected today so steady progress continues. 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 ⋅ Received our first progress claim today, I reckon I am happy to sign it off for payment, what do you think? Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 56Feb 03, 2011 8:42 pm Good to hear your daughter and family are safe ... would have been terrifying, just as bad for you both not knowing if they were safe. Great they got the frame all up while the weather is great. Slab definitely would have cured in the temps we've had this week. So what's the next step and timeframe? ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 57Feb 05, 2011 5:06 pm A little more progress. Roof trusses just about finished and secured down to meet the wind force rating N3. Tie down rods still to be installed Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Steel support for alfresco now installed. this is eventually enclosed with bricks to make a 470mm x 470mm brick pier. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Frames for Gable over entrance doors before installation, there is another over Bed 3 and 4 at the end of the house still to be erected also. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ View from the road looking back to the alfresco area. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Next stage is facia and gutters starting Tuesday, possibly windows later in week and brickies due to start 14th Feb. Still very happy Suffering in Western Sydney with 5th day of over 40 degrees  currently 41degrees 6.00pm in the shade on our covered patio, I reckon it must be cooler in Hervey Bay  Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 Re: Coral Portsea in Hervey Bay - Time for a Slab - P 2 58Feb 05, 2011 6:00 pm I hope my build powers along as quickly as yours! Yep ... much cooler up here. Well it's 31 degrees at the moment, but the humidity is high ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Building a Coral - Portsea in Hervey Bay - Framed P3 59Feb 09, 2011 10:18 pm Still powering on, we now have Facia's, Gutters and Gabels. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/DreamZed/Home%20building/Gutters36.jpg Looks pretty windy when the gutters were being installed. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/DreamZed/Home%20building/Faciaandgutters12.jpg Also if you haven't seen these before, these are the tie down rods that are part of the wind rating requirements and are a maximum of 1200mm apart holding the frames and roof trusses down. They are secured into the concrete slab. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/DreamZed/Home%20building/Gutters21.jpg Roof safety railing being installed. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/DreamZed/Home%20building/Gutters18.jpg Roof reflective membrane and tiles next, hopefully starting on Monday Cheers, John and Marilyn Our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39708&start=0 Retaining wall for fill side 3/12/10 Cut and fill 6/12/10 Screw Piers 17/12/10 Rear retaining wall 22/12/10 Under slab plumbing and electrics 20/1/11 Formwork and slab 29/1/11 Frames 01/02 Roof tiling 14/02 Doors,plumb, elect rough in 16 -21/02 Bricks 23/02 Plastering start 2/03 14 Aug 2010 2,100 QLD Gold Member Re: Building a Coral - Portsea in Hervey Bay - Framed P3 60Feb 10, 2011 7:36 am Looking good!! I can't believe how quickly it is going up. You will be in in no time Did you find the answers you were looking for? We have been out to the display home & the stone facade on the front & internally around the fireplace is not provided by… 2 22661 Oh no! I would use a can of expandable foam ( there are some that will take render) then cut it back and render over the top 1 10227  Good questions but the best answer will be obtained by visiting (ie: interviewing) a couple of house designers and/or builders and ask them. You may find it challenging to… 2 7166 |
