Our build in Melbourne - Living in Sydney - Garden time

Deemaree · Feb 19, 2012 10:09 pm

Noice-very noice BB!

Mclaren · Feb 20, 2012 11:05 am

Wow ... you've been busy - looks great - well done on getting there finally and doing such a good job from a distance ...

msjones · Feb 20, 2012 12:28 pm

Hi Baby Bacchus,
Your house is beautiful. Hope you are all settling in and your little boy is enjoying school.
Just a question, did you do all your retaining walls yourself, we need to do them down both sides of the block and are just trying to figure out if we are better off doing them ourselves or getting someone in to do them.
We were up in Bacchus on the weekend, I have to say I'm a tad bit jealous of you, I want to live there NOW...

I am over waiting, the drive to school was killing me, so we decided to put our Daughter on the bus which I am not entirely happy with, so much for been in before school started!
Anyway hope you are enjoying your new life and its everything you hoped it would be.

baby bacchus · Mar 03, 2012 4:06 pm

OK people update time

Sadly its not all happy dance, we have been in over a month and lights are blowing, invter in the solar is broken, front porch isn't straight, 2 of the flyscreens were wrong size so still waiting on right size ones and the front proch and alfresco are pooling

But dont even get me started on the jerk who came to do our Fencing. I'm not going to go onto it on here due to laws if you want to know PM me

Now onto the good stuff:

There is nothing quite like a rainbow is there

Front of the house by dusk:

Prep work for the Exposed Agg to be poured:
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Our exposed Agg choice - From Bullmans in Melton:

Backyard and sides of house done:

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It was Mr's 5th Birthday on 23rd Feb and this is the cake i made for him:

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Some art we brought at the Woodend markets:

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and my amazing day night blinds again - i am so so in love with them

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Front of the house this morning, just before the pour:
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Once it's dry i will go out the front and take a photo of the exposed agg and fingers crossed the rain stops tomorrow so we can start of our steps at the front as well

doczim · Mar 03, 2012 4:11 pm

wow!! havent read your whole thread yet, but am going to.... really like your entry and porch BTW. bummer about the water pooling though. what are they doing about it?

oh also like your ceiling lights and vanity basin. any details/links on those?

kiwi · Mar 03, 2012 4:44 pm

looking great BB. sorry about the hassles though, that is not good to hear. hope they sort it out soon for you

baby bacchus · Mar 03, 2012 5:06 pm

Ok jut braved the rain........

We finally have a driveway one step closer to getting rid of the mud

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Gosh i hope it stops raining tomorrow, i need to get out there and paint the steel fence posts - Dune and Hubby really needs to make a start on our front steps so we can get the front finished off

At least were not building at the moment.... take a look at my poor neighbours block... doubt they will be slabbing any time soon
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Deemaree · Mar 03, 2012 5:11 pm

Lookin' good there BB!

Birthday cake was cute too!

kiwi · Mar 03, 2012 7:42 pm

I like the drive, very smart

Eiffel · Mar 03, 2012 10:01 pm

Wa-hey!! BB is back and haven't you been busy!!

The driveway looks great.....the front garden looks fab....in fact it all looks wonderful!! (esp the cake - happy birthday to the little man!!)

Despite all the niggles, I hope you are enjoying your new home!

Deemaree · Mar 04, 2012 10:11 am

BB-did you check your Pm's ?

excited · Mar 04, 2012 11:12 am

Wow what a rainbow

your exposed agg driveway and paths are fantastic, it must be so nice to go outside now

Bagheera · Mar 04, 2012 11:21 am

Looking good - I envy you as I'm still waiting to get the money together and get the exp agg done around the house. How wide are you paths around the house?

Mclaren · Mar 05, 2012 10:26 am

It seems like two steps forward and one step back doesn't it ... hope the builder comes to the party and fixes everything. Love the cake ... especially all those colours!!!

What a lucky boy!

baby bacchus · Mar 19, 2012 9:08 pm

Hello,

Phew messages galore! firstly here is another bunch of updated photo's. Been so busy with work and the house that my spare time is taken up by sleep

so our fence starts!
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And we add some steps to the front - Hubby built these

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Lick of paint - by me

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We had to back fill these with soil. talk about hard work

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Road base ontop to keep those pesky weeds at bay:
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Rocks in:
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2 weeks later and we are yet a little closer to a fence:
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and on Friday we finally have a fence - thou it's still not completed ment to be back today to do it but what would you know..... no show!

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Our exposed Agg all sealed

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Back filled, rocks, plants and bark one section completed of the front garden

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Backyard ....... to be tackled in the next 4 weeks.
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and a little inside decor - 4th bedroom - guest room is almost done - just need to find a feature green for the wall behind the head of the bed then its done:
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and our home this morning:
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Hubby starts work on Wednesday and with the end of Day light savings fast upon us things will start to slow down a lot around here

baby bacchus · Mar 19, 2012 9:12 pm

Paths around the house are 1.5 but down the side of the garage to the drive its 1.2

Are you in Melb? If so i'm happy to share my guy as he was awesome but very reasonable ::lol::

Bagheera

Looking good - I envy you as I'm still waiting to get the money together and get the exp agg done around the house. How wide are you paths around the house?

Carmel · Mar 19, 2012 10:29 pm

Hey BB it's looking fantastic!!

Well done

and no wonder you are exhausted.

Eiffel · Mar 19, 2012 10:36 pm

Wow BB - you guys have been busy!!!

Looks great!

Bagheera · Mar 19, 2012 10:54 pm

baby bacchus

Paths around the house are 1.5 but down the side of the garage to the drive its 1.2

Are you in Melb? If so i'm happy to share my guy as he was awesome but very reasonable ::lol::

Bagheera

Looking good - I envy you as I'm still waiting to get the money together and get the exp agg done around the house. How wide are you paths around the house?

Nope - I'm in Perth - thanks for the offer though ::lol::

how much did you pay per sqm?

Mclaren · Mar 20, 2012 11:06 am

Wow ... you have been busy - great job!

Good luck with the back garden ... we still haven't done ours after 6 months ::hyst::