House nearly finished

We are now heading into our last fortnight until expected practical completion. Most of the work inside is now done with only a few items remaining.

This week our tiles were laid again for the 2nd time. Thankfully this time they are the one colour. The kitchen splashback has also been installed.

A visit to the house today and the cleaners were there giving the house its first good clean. Managed to get a few pics.

Kitchen splashback installed - it is antique white. The lower cupboards are moss grey and the upper cupboards in white. The casearstone is osprey, which ties in the white and moss grey quite well.

 

Kitchen after a clean with tiles laid (tiles not yet cleaned).

 

I am looking for some green accessories to go in the kitchen to brighten it up a bit. I saw this same colour scheme in a Wisdom display home that we based our kitchen colours on, so I am keen to replicate that and get some green items.

I have looked at lots of stores in Sydney and online in Australia but I have not found anything I really like so far. The only ones I have found are only sold in the USA and unfortunately the cost of postage was extreme. However a relative is going over in May, so maybe they can get them for me (fingers crossed).

Here is a pic of the green storage jar. With our kitchen colour scheme, I think many other colours will go well, so when I no longer want green I can change accessories to another colour over the years to come.

Bathroom ensuite with downlights above the sink

 

 

Main bathroom

 







 

Main floor tile laid (before cleaning)

 

 

 

Our downlights downstairs. We will get some installed ourselves upstairs

 

The majority of work has been completed inside the house with only a few items that we can see that need to be completed

 

* Painting and touchup to be completed

* Sealing around benchtops/ caesarstone/ tiles in bathrooms

* Ducted air conditioning vents & air con installed

* Trim around window to fill the gaps to the bricks

* powerpoint & light covers

* stainless steel cutlery draw

 

I am sure there are a few other things to be done that we have not noticed yet.

 

Most of the major work now will be outside and if all goes well we will have pracical completion in two weeks time, weather permitting. Outside items to be completed before practical completion are:

 

* Landing with two steps to be built at the laundry door

* Four steps built to the front porch

* Completion of downpipes and connection to the water tank

 

Before hand over:

* Driveway

* Pathway up one side of the house

 

Just hope the rain holds up and does not disrupt the outdoor works too much.

 

All going well, we should have the keys in approx 4 weeks time.

 

Then we can start work on the pool and landscaping.





More bits and pieces

Another week and more bits and pieces are completed. Managed to get some pics on the phone, sorry the quality is not great. Will update with better pics when I can get in the house with the camera.

A first coat of the house has been done.....everything looks white! Eventually the walls will be painted in an offwhite colour, called "Big White".

The shower screens have been installed, as well as the shower & taps.

 

Bath installed. It is quite deep.

 

Caesarstone benchtops and basins. Caesarstone is Ocean Foam.

 





Loos have also been installed. A pic of the powder room

 



Walk in robe dresser and shelf set

 

The kitchen caesarstone benchtops have also been installed. The colour is Osprey if you can see any of it under the coverings

 





Painters have started

There was no work at the house yesterday, understandable as it was 46c! A cooler day today and we found the painters have started. Only some of the ceilings have been done, so not really much to photograph yet.

A walk around the house and we found the tiler had also grouted the tiles.........they look sooo much better.

A couple more pics. Here are our home theatre doors, finally remembered to take a photo. The timber will be stained in a clear stain.

Our pull out bin in the kitchen.

 

A wider shot of our kitchen......a walk through today and it feels huge, as does the walk in pantry. 

 

Our ensuite bathroom with tiles grouted. Liking them more now. Not sure what is happening with the lower tiles just above the vanity, I guess the tilers will be back to finish it off when they do the main floor tiles.

 

Main bathroom

 

Laundry cabinets.....even with them installed the laundry still feels spacious

House is a hive of activity

Lots more work has been done at the house. Blown away how much has been done, they certainly have been busy bee's

In addition to the installation of the other cabinets in the house, two tilers were there working away, plus the carpenters are still going with the skirting boards and doors.

Front porch now tiled

  

Bathroom cabinets - colour is laminex sorrel. Ceaserstone benchtop will be Ocean Foam

Feature tiles in the ensuite shower.......very hard to decide whether to have the feature tiles horizonal or vertical......eventually we decided on vertical. Still getting used to it, hopefully it will grow on me. Looking forward to it being grouted, I am sure it will look much better once that is done.

 

 Laundry cabinets. Colour Laminex Platinum Micro. Benchtop is Laminex Stipple Seal (not that you can see much of it uner the carboard)

 

 

Home theatre cabinet in Laminex Smoky Sapple.





The hive of activity at the house....looking from the front door towards the kitchen & living areas. You can just see the home theatre on the right. It's all happening!

 

The upstairs balcony railing has also been installed

 

The bath has been delivered, ready to be installed, plus lots of floor tiles.





On another note, we also ordered our first purchase for the house.....a lounge for the home theatre, something like this pic. Ours will be a little bit darker than this one.

Water proofing

The wet areas for tiling have now been water proofed, ready for the tiler next year. Today the carpenter was there working on the door frames and installing the doors. As most tradies are starting to wind up for the year, there probably won't be any other work done til January 2013.

SS was hopeful the kitchen would go in before Xmas but the timing didn't workout with the manufacturer.

 

Main bathroom

 

Ensuite shower

 

Downstairs powder room 

 

Balcony

 

 

Here are our home theatre cavity sliding doors, which will be stained.