Garage door- 3rd November

Garage door- 3rd November

Bricks cleaned, drain capped, tiles 28/10/2012

Bricks cleaned, drain capped, tiles 28/10/2012

Prep for render, garage paint, laundry tub installed 19/10/2012

Prep for render, garage paint, laundry tub installed 19/10/2012

Caesarstone and waterproofing - 13th October

Caesarstone and waterproofing - 13th October

Bricks and Paint -10th October

Bricks and Paint -10th October

Cabinetry fitting, bulkheads, more bricking, roof capping - 2nd October

Cabinetry fitting, bulkheads, more bricking, roof capping - 2nd October

 SO we a did quick trip to drop off the tastics to SJD and decided to do a drive by. There had only been 2 working days since we last visited so we didn't expect much... BUT we have a kitchen! WoohoO!

Skirts, cornices and doors 29th September 2012

Skirts, cornices and doors 

Went for a visit on the 29th September after we got back from our trip to Thailand to see any progress. Bricks are still finishing, all skirts, cornices and doors were on. The house is at the lock-up stage but the back door was left open so we could still sneak in for some photos :)

Electric, plumbing and bricks begin

We went down to the block again on the 9th September to have a look at the progress. At first I was a bit like :( Oh boo the bricks aren't up (as we drove up the road)

After pulling up in the driveway it became apparent LOTS of things had happened this week that I was clueless about. The electrical rough out had been completed including the heating unit in the roof, data cables, etc. The plumbing rough out also had been completed both for recycled and normal water piping. We have a real front door - YAY! and completed roof. 

We have had both shower bases put in and have a tub - woohoo! (Love the shape and depth of it too). All of hte pink batt insulation is completed inside as well and ready for plaster to be hung.The front bricks have gone up, plaster has been delivered and bricks have been piled around the house ready to go.

So... heaps has been done! See the construction tab for more photos.. hopefully bricks next week :)

The roof the roof

Gotta love a roof!

We went for another look today - Blair's finished footy and cricket hasn't started yet :)

Progress: Roof trusses, roof tiles, windows, alfresco post, fascia and guttering

You can see the bricks around - apparently the brickie is due Monday!

See construction tab for more photos...

Argh PAINT!

Choosing paint is hard!

So we went off to Mitre 10 to look and choose paint chips today. It is not the first time I've looked but gee it was hard! Everything looks cream to me! We finally found a slightly stone grey looking paint called Strauss White and Magnesium which looks a bit creamy to me but Blair liked it so I said ok!

My scanner did a terrible job but you get the general idea of our colour scheme.

We also picked the splashback colour - again Blair's choice! He never ceases to amaze me how he chimes in just at the right time with some input :)

Kitchen tiles carpets

Decisions Decisions Decisions.......

Since everything has been zooming along with our slab and frame we needed to get going on our colour choices and selections.

We headed to the kitchen place first and John the kitchen man expertly tweaked our plans and made recommendations. He did a great job and helped us with our colour choices too.

 Below is a sketch of what the kitchen will look like on one wall.. It took a lot of tweaking to make this happen!

Next we headed to the tiling shop to pick floor, walls and feature tiles. We decided to stick to the given budget and save money for the kitchen extras.

Last we were off to the carpet shop. We picked a twist pile called soot (dark grey)

Last of all we need to pick our splashback and paint colours.. Then we can relax and head off on our holiday!

All framed up!

26th August, 2012

Visited our block today to see our frame up! 

It's all happening so quickly now-  its very exciting!

Slab me

Slab me!

Yay our slab is down! We are very excited! Any guesses for when we'll see a frame?

Buy a house get a pool free

So our land is getting started and since Melbourne has such lovely weather we got our garage dug out in site scrape and it looks like a pool!

Videos to compare progress

Oct 2011

Nov 2011

Dec 2011

Australia Day 2012

August 2012

(see Construction)

Settlement

We have settled! Woohoo!

We have titled!!

Finally! We have officially titled and no longer have a LOT number but a street number! Woohoo!

Settlement is on the 26th July too.. It's all happening at last :)

Hopefully we've missed all the rain and yuck weather and put our wonder builders at SJD to work!

Two weeks to title?

So Blair has called George the last 2 times ..
In May he said June title and settlement.
Now it is mid-June and the last phone call was George saying EVERYTHING is done. Paperwork is at the titles office. That was Tues 12th June.
He believes 2 weeks till titles ready (26th June)
2 weeks till settlement (10th July)
Let's see...


I'll believe it when I see it.

Tick tock

SO.. its may and we are still waiting.. somewhat patiently.

Am I surprised? No. Disappointed? Very much so.

Labour Day 12 March 2012

Another public holiday = another trip to Pakenham..

This time the roads are almost sealed and we have a street sign!

Other than that.... we have grass? Still nothing much to report and no idea when it'll be titling time. The camera batteries ran out before I could take pictures of the poor blocks at the end of Hamish Ave. If we are waiting for them before we title - we could be waiting awhile! They don't even have driveways or paths let alone sealed roads.

Also, we have been getting the ball rolling with our building contracts (by request of our mortgage man) and have found out in this process that the developer has still not yet registered Stage 3 with South East Water. This could take at least a month to get going too.. Not looking good for a march settlement and its getting closer to wet weather. Boo!

Updated plans! We need to add a couple of powerpoints and move manhole cover and RA around - just a little fussy jobs. Also want to change the lounge window to 2x highline windows.. 

Then we could be done! YAY!

A lovely person on the homeone - winkle13- forum spoke to the developer who has said end of March for settlement! Great! We should be on track...

Now to finalise costs with builder and then get building contract to mortgage broker.. Progress :)

OOO Driveway and path...

Villelea Ave (the length of our block)

 Our driveway and footpath

Hamish Ave heading to Thewlis Ave

 Our corner (Villelea/Hamish)

 Our driveway and footpath again but no sealed road yet...

 Soil test - check!

Us with Worthington stage 1/2 in the background and GrandVue Estate

Loving all the progress. Hope they keep it up!

Lighting...

Holidays are a great time to start shopping so we bought a few bits and pieces to give to the builder...

Our kitchen pendant lights x3

IXL Tastics for bathrooms

Still searching for a fan with light for the alfresco...

Videos to compare..

Just some little vids of Worthington Estate's progress...

October 2011

November 2011

December 2011

Aus Day January 2012

 

Progress!

16/1- We have had to re-apply for our homeloan because the last application expired..
So I needed to call SJD Homes (our awesome builder) to see how far off we were from doing a soil test.

AT LAST GOOD NEWS!

Builder advises soil test is ready to be done as our block has been levelled off!

17/1 - Soil test is done and sent off. Head to display homes to updated our plan and chose our EXTERNAL colours.
Wanna see our choices?

Here is a mock up from Metricon's Studio M - Envisage program. A great tool for anyone who needs a picture before they can really visualise something.

Colours include:

Bricks- Austral Blackwood
Mortar - Off White
Roof Tiles -  Newcastle
Gutters – Woodland Grey

Fascias – Surfmist

Downpipes -  Dune
Garage Door - Dune 
Windows - Dune 
Render – Front door Projection - Surfmist
Render - Garage - Dune
Front Door – Thunderbolt

The colours have warped a little from scanning but you get the idea!
Can you tell I'm a bit excited? It's just so nice to be able to actually get the ball rolling. Our pile of 'house' things i is accumulating too so it'll be fun when we get up to the interior choices too! Yay!

20 November, 2011

Our corner

Villelea Ave

Our side fenceline on right

Corner of Hamish Ave/Villelea Dve

28th August, 2011

Easement on our block

 

Corner Hamish/Villelea

Easement on our block

Hamish Ave heading towards Thewlis Rd

Our block facing Villelea Dve