Laundry cabinets - in!
Walk in Robe - in!
Ensuite cabinets - in!
Friday, 21 September 2012
Monday, 17 September 2012
Kitchen arrives!
Today was the first Monday that I’ve driven around the corner and seen a street full of trucks. And big trucks! The Kitchen Truck!!
Our kitchen has arrived and will be installed tomorrow – yippee!! Now I’m getting excited.
I met Blind lady, Carpet Man and Wardrobe Dude on site today to get everything measured up. Carpenter and Painter were on site too with Site Supervisor, husband and inquisitive neighbour. It’s all going on today.
It’s been a productive week with my 11th visit to Beacon today, to sort out problems from last week. I paid them 3 visits last week to swap over internal stair lights for external stair lights (which will work much better EX-ternally!). The electrician is happy to install now – I think! Drama averted.
Saw the bathroom & ensuite today with the tiles in – look fantastic! They’ll look even better when the grout goes in. At the moment the kitchen is strewn all over the house – can’t wait to see it go in later this week. The painting has started last week with the doors and architraves being done today. It’s starting to look great.
Don't think they'll be finished by Friday (as promised) - waiting on new elastic date!
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Ensuite shower |
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The Kitchen Truck |
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Microwave |
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Master Bedroom - with work bench! |
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Guest Bedroom |
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Bathroom |
Friday, 7 September 2012
Getting there...
As our first promised finish-date slipped by 2 weeks ago, I reckon the 2nd estimated finish-date is also in danger - 21st Sept – 2 weeks from now.
I’ll let you be the judge.
As at today:
• Tilers finishing up the kitchen/family/laundry/powder room floors.
• The balcony tiling looks almost done.
• Bathrooms/ensuites next week (and grouting I expect).
• The chippies look close to finishing the skirting/architraves and internal doors are in.
• Stairs installed this week.
• Gas heater is in.
• Grader thingy in today moving dirt around.
• Trench dug to kerb to sort out our underground stream issue that keeps flooding the garage. Next is to put pipes and a pump in to pump the water up the driveway to the road.
Still to come:
• Kitchens/bathrooms
• Back decking
• Light fittings
• Painting
• Balconies
• Flyscreens/security doors
• Wardrobes
• Blinds
• Carpet
• Driveway
• Pool and landscaping but they can be done after we move in.
And the bills are starting to trickle in. Ouch!
I’ve been running around like a mad woman – trying to fit in 3 days’ of work around project managing this house.
In the last 2 weeks I’ve got 3 carpet quotes, 2 blind quotes, ordered pool and coping tiles, picked feature wall tiles, picked up light samples from Beacon Lighting twice, negotiated 3 wardrobes, visited the Council to pick up plans the builder has lost, met with Landscaper, met with pool builders, met with Interior Designer and been called to the site twice in the last 2 days.
Oh, and my 2 jobs in 3 days has just increased to 3 jobs in 3 days as one of the girls went on maternity leave and I’m filling in for her. I’m now planning a big event for November (around same time as I’ll probably be moving in). I also took on a writing course but I’m really kidding myself if I think I have time for that. It may need to be postponed.
No wonder I’m tired.
Our interior designer was really helpful. We’ve settled on wall colours and she’s given us great ideas about furnishings and window treatments.
Latest drama is our stair lights – the electrician doesn’t want to put them in. And I want the electrician to put them in. Not sure how that one is going to pan out.
I’ll let you be the judge.
As at today:
• Tilers finishing up the kitchen/family/laundry/powder room floors.
• The balcony tiling looks almost done.
• Bathrooms/ensuites next week (and grouting I expect).
• The chippies look close to finishing the skirting/architraves and internal doors are in.
• Stairs installed this week.
• Gas heater is in.
• Grader thingy in today moving dirt around.
• Trench dug to kerb to sort out our underground stream issue that keeps flooding the garage. Next is to put pipes and a pump in to pump the water up the driveway to the road.
Still to come:
• Kitchens/bathrooms
• Back decking
• Light fittings
• Painting
• Balconies
• Flyscreens/security doors
• Wardrobes
• Blinds
• Carpet
• Driveway
• Pool and landscaping but they can be done after we move in.
And the bills are starting to trickle in. Ouch!
I’ve been running around like a mad woman – trying to fit in 3 days’ of work around project managing this house.
In the last 2 weeks I’ve got 3 carpet quotes, 2 blind quotes, ordered pool and coping tiles, picked feature wall tiles, picked up light samples from Beacon Lighting twice, negotiated 3 wardrobes, visited the Council to pick up plans the builder has lost, met with Landscaper, met with pool builders, met with Interior Designer and been called to the site twice in the last 2 days.
Oh, and my 2 jobs in 3 days has just increased to 3 jobs in 3 days as one of the girls went on maternity leave and I’m filling in for her. I’m now planning a big event for November (around same time as I’ll probably be moving in). I also took on a writing course but I’m really kidding myself if I think I have time for that. It may need to be postponed.
No wonder I’m tired.
Our interior designer was really helpful. We’ve settled on wall colours and she’s given us great ideas about furnishings and window treatments.
Latest drama is our stair lights – the electrician doesn’t want to put them in. And I want the electrician to put them in. Not sure how that one is going to pan out.
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Stairs from top floor |
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Family Room tiled |
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Stairs going up to first floor |
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Drainage Trench from Garage |
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