Finally the bricks finished (week 15 and 16)

So excited that the bricks are finally done. It is amazing how many bricks they used as there is not a lot left over.

Our balcony window is also in.

bricks continuing (week 14)

So the workers have been busy all week on the bricks and will need next week to continue.

Asked the supervisor for an update on the timeline and this is what he has advised:

We are still working away with the brickwork. I would say the guys need all of next week to complete at this stage. Possibly a little longer. 

I have scheduled the job out after that including eaves installation, brick cleaning, downpipes, window cleaning, painting and scaffold removal. Ive also then scheduled in lower fascia and guttering, safety railing, roof install, lower eave, lower acid clean, lower downpipes and then the electrical wiring internally as well as air con install. 

By that stage, we will be ready for the certifier to inspect the framework before we can progress onto the gyprock. 

Enjoy your weekend. 

finally workers onsite! (week 13)

After no workers for 6 days we finally had some action. Our superivisor has said they will be there till all the bricks are done. Lets hope we will get to lock up stage soon.

More bricks (week 12)

So this week the scaffolding got lowered so that the upper bricks can be done. More bricks also got delivered. That was the first two days and then nothing was done the rest of the week.

Bricks continue (week 10)

Love to log on to the Buildwatch camera in the morning and see workers on site.

Bricks continued...

                 
                            Living room window

Garage wall

 one of the doors from garage(leads to outside the house by the laundry)

laundry window

slab for air conditioner

Slabs outside media room for the rainwater tank and the airconditioner

windows (week 9)

We were delighted to see that workers came to put our windows in on Saturday. We went to go have a look and take some photos:

laundry window below and bed 2 side window (middle childs room)

stacker door from living room onto alfresco

stacker doors from dining room and living room onto alfresco

size of opening of stacker door in living room

big dining room window and two small lounge windows

inside view of stackers doors leading to alfresco

living room size and big window facing the pool (North)

rumpus room sliding door leading out to the pool (North)

Study in front of the house (South)

Gap is where fronrtdoor will be and the room with the window is out closet / mud room

the two small frosted windows is for bed 4 and bed 3 bathroom. The big window is for my youngest son (bed 3). The window below is the dining room window

laundry window and main bed ensuite windows upstairs

bed 2 (middle child) side window facing west

middle child window and the laundry window by garage

Bricks finally and more windows (week 9)

Today the 14 July we finally saw workers onsite. There have been odd jobs being done like internal plumbing but not much else.

Have been very frustrated as our site supervisor had said the roof  tiles will go on and then bricks will commence on the 30 June. Needless to say there are no roof tiles on and now they are doing bricks first.

Last weekend we went for a quick sneak on site to check the roof tiles and bricks are correct. We were all a bit shocked how much smaller how house is than we expected. We hope it is just a misconception as walls are no in etc.

Before work I went to make sure the brickies will be using off white mortar like we requested. I spoke to a friendly worker and asked about the brick  timeline. He said 4 days for ground floor bricks and then scaffolding and then 1 and half weeks for upper floor bricks.

The brick colour we chose was in the standard range called "Stone" and we upgraded to off white mortar as the natural mortar is green in colour.

noticed part of  the stormwater drain is in the front garden

bricks on side of the house by the study

This is the study in the front of the house. Window got put in today. Bricks look darker as they are wet.

Bricks

We are building the Waldorf that is in the prestige series so we were able to choose bricks from range A & B then the costs started going up.

Range A : Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, Surry, Outback, Coral, Wheat, Dark Rum, Silica

Range B: Gibson, Kalahari, Sahara, Simpson, Sinai, Gravel, Stone, Smokey Grey, Ghania

We chose Stone (previously called Cement)

We chose off white mortar (upgrade) and ironed