tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67964273897527946662024-03-12T21:19:52.503-07:00The Herlihy Riva 33Site start to handover in 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days)Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-37101305031999644682017-03-20T19:36:00.000-07:002017-03-20T19:36:24.428-07:00Six years onI think this is worth following up on. We have been living here around 6 years now. The houses to either side of us are still unfinished, full of building defects. Unfinished after 6 years! They were built by another builder who did an astoundingly bad job, and then went out of business. As for us, we have had only minor issues, and very few of them.<br />
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We are lucky to have built with Metricon.<br />
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Just a few weeks ago, a piece of wood above one of our windows fell down. It looked like it had been stuck on with glue. It had stayed up for the past 6 years until now. It was from a second storey window so it was difficult to re-attach myself. I called Metricon, they sent someone out to inspect. He said it shouldn't have been stuck on with glue, and he will send someone to re-attach it, but I will have to paint it first.<br />
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The tradie called me soon afterwards and said not only will he re-attach it, he will paint it for me too. He also agreed it's too heavy to be attached with glue, and put some screws in to hold it in place. I couldn't have asked for a better outcome.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-71823095047514044592011-08-08T16:57:00.000-07:002011-08-08T16:59:11.822-07:00The Metricon "Service" and Warranty departmentI have received another communication from Metricon's "Service" and Warranty department, where they said they will send someone out to take a look at the debris in our backyard, but warning me that if they are not satisfied that there is enough debris to remove, then they will "simply determine this matter closed".<br />
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I replied making the following points:<br />
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1. Metricon claim that the debris was buried underground because it was wet, and a bobcat ran over it, pushing it into the ground. I said that if they let a bobcat run over the debris after it rained and pushed it into the ground, how does this make it my responsibility to clean it up? I think it makes it even more clear that they didn't clean the site according to the contract, and they need to finish the job.<br />
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2. That Metricon claims that they are not responsible for cleaning up small amounts of debris gives the impression that they are taking advantage of the work we have already done ourselves, in order to get out of the remaining work. I have told him previously that this issue is 5 months old, that the site supervisor in fact agreed to remove it, and have told him how much work we have done ourselves, but he does not seem to be interested in any of that. All he did was make a vague statement that their construction staff do not agree with something that I said, though he didn't specify what they disagree with or who disagreed with it.<br />
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So, all I am waiting for now is for him to send someone out to assess the quantity of debris, and see if he deems it to be worth their time clearing. I think he has already decided, and I am fully expecting this to go to BACV and then to VCAT. But I will wait until he gives a definite "no", as I want to exhaust all possibilities before taking it to BACV.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-37151366848612852762011-07-13T22:16:00.000-07:002011-07-13T22:16:56.667-07:003 Month Maintenance?We have recently been dealing with North Warranties, the division of Metricon in charge of maintenance of new houses. So far our experience has been generally good. The initial person in charge of our house left with an unspecified illness, so we have someone new in charge. He has generally been good with handling our issues, though he did forget to deal with them for about 2 weeks until I gave him a call this week. After that it looks like things are back on schedule. At least our current guy is thorough, unlike previous ones who tended to forget anything that wasn't convenient.<br />
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There is one issue however which has never been resolved, even after being in the house 7 months now. During construction Metricon somehow managed to leave large amounts of bricks, tiles and assorted construction debris UNDER the ground in our backyard. We have removed huge amounts of it ourselves, but every person I have asked at Metricon (and it's up to 5 now, with all the changes of site supervisors and warranty people and their supervisors) have tried to wiggle their way out of cleaning it up. I have to assume that it's not easy to do, which is why they drop eye contact whenever I mention it and look the other way. The only ones who have been interested in listening to me are the ones without any authority to do anything about it.<br />
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So I'm now dealing with the supervisor of my current contact in the warranties department, seeing if he will finally be the one to admit that it's not ok to bury building debris in their customer's backyard instead of taking it off the site.<br />
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The funniest thing here is that this supervisor told me that he doesn't think he needs to dig up the debris from underground because he couldn't see it in a photo. It reminds me of a case on a current affair the other day, when someone had a home loan taken out fraudulently in his name, and the bank said he couldn't have the loan taken off his credit record because he wasn't the real owner of the loan, and therefore he wasn't allowed to make any enquiries or requests regarding it.<br />
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In other news, we have started landscaping on the dead side of our house, behind the side gate. First is drainage, then we will be putting the same pavers and gravel that we have at the front of the house.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-72011405220534625962011-03-14T20:03:00.000-07:002011-03-14T20:03:09.441-07:00Side gate!Pete and Bridget came over on the weekend and finished off the side gate! Pics are below, as well as some pictures of the blinds. Today the construction manager and our tiler came over to look at the ensuite shower base which wasn't draining properly. In the end the CM decided to take off all the tiles, screed the base again (ie change the levels so it drains toward the drain faster) and then tile it again. He said he was a bit concerned about water draining so slowly up on the second floor, presumably it increases the chances of it escaping into the walls or floor.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fence complete!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gate from the front...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And from the back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somehow we have managed to not kill this tree.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New venetians in the computer room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vertical blinds for the balcony door in the master bedroom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panel glides in the family room (these are the ones that were not properly fixed to the wall)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our new site supervisor, in uniform. Her assistant is by the letterbox, taste testing the water for E Coli.</td></tr>
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Pretty much everything has had a satisfactory outcome now except for two things - the construction manager said that the small diameter connected on the U bend in the laundry is suitable for connecting the laundry machine water waste on to, but the Bunnings plumber says it's too small. But if it's a matter of adding another connector at the right height we may be able to DIY. And the construction manager was not keen on clearing the buried building waste (bricks, tiles, etc) in the backyard. He was hinting that all he can do is send someone to clear what's visible on the surface, so I told him that most of the work is in actually digging the stuff up.<br />
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We also had half our blinds installed on wednesday - lots of venetians for upstairs, as well as a panel glide for the back bi-part sliding door, and a vertical strip blind on the balcony door. The installation (by Home Outlet) was good overall except the guy was a bit rushed, and he botched the sliding door blinds. Rather than removing the blinds from the holders and screwing them in properly he put the screws in angled upwards, and they went into the space behind the plaster instead of into the house frame, so the whole architrave was hanging precariously with a 10mm gap between it and the wall. I put some extra screws in at the right angle and it's now attached solidly. Can't complain about the price though. The kids have been playing hide and seek in the panel glides all evening, and Graham has been methodically opening and closing every venetian in the whole house. He'll make a good scientist or engineer.<br />
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Pictures soon! We also have half a fence at the side of the house installed by Pete, with the gate going in soon. The gate is around 35 kg so he's looking for some stronger hinges to make sure it's all solid.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-32536049147594738292011-03-06T21:36:00.000-08:002011-03-06T21:36:34.142-08:00Site supervisor found!Our site supervisor has been found! Thankyou to all of you who helped search for him. He called me today and said that he has indeed got a new baby girl, and he is now back at work again. I also got a call from his construction manager, and various other people too. So it looks like things are back on track.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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<div>The other thing we have been working on is the drain at the back of the house. It is slowly taking shape. We're almost ready to begin on paving parts of it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drainage at the back. That pit in the corner has been connected all the way down to the stormwater pipes, which was rather tricky to do.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drain looking the other way. There's now a lot of crushed rock around these drains, getting ready for paving. On the left will go some treated pine sleepers to make a mini retaining wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metricon still haven't made our shelves for this unit, so I used some scraps from the WIR draw construction to make some myself. They are not quite deep enough so there is a bit of a gap at the back of each.</td></tr>
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</div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-77051258699984445052011-02-24T13:05:00.000-08:002011-02-24T13:05:30.878-08:00The case of the missing site supervisorWe have been watching a mystery unfold at Metricon over the past few weeks - where is our site supervisor? A few weeks ago he vanished, with his phone switched off and our CSC unable to find him. We have heard rumours and sightings, including that he is moving office, was seen at a training session and that his wife has just had a baby girl, but it seems even our CSC has trouble finding out where he is and when he will be back.<br />
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So it was much to our surprise that this week we had no less than four visits to our house to fix things after handover! First was the splashback installers from Premium, coming to seal the splashback. They did an excellent job on the left hand side, but the right hand side had been installed incorrectly - the issue was a power point near the corner, which made it impossible to have the splashback extend all the way to that corner. Someone at Premium decided that the solution was to make the splashback shorter, but neglected to consult us about it. Luckily the installer was very understanding, and suggested that if we can move the power point then they will be able to make the splashback as it should be. In the meantime he left that side unsealed, and took measurements and photos to help plan how to fix it.<br />
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Next was another guy from Premium, who came to install the 500mm draw units in the minor bedroom WIRs. For some reason the original installer had put them in the master bedroom but forgotten to put them in the others. He commented that it was "unbelievable" that he was installing these so long after handover. He left behind a pile of melamine shelf off-cuts, which I promptly snaffled to cut and use as temporary shelving for our ensuite above-counter cupboard, which the cabinet makers forgot to install.<br />
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Then on wednesday we had the electricians come, fixing a number of issues. Some of them were minor, such as downlights that were not functioning at handover and others that had broken within a few weeks of handover, and installing the missing floodlights outside. They also moved the power point in the broom cupboard to above the shelf, helpfully leaving a single power point at the bottom so we could still connect our router and modem (they weren't able to move the data points - those are still at floor level). And they moved the downlights in our ensuite to much more sensible locations, above the sinks instead of above our heads when we stand in front of the sinks. Other things were installing the light on the pier at the front and installing the junction box for the rainwater tank.<br />
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The final visit was also on wednesday, and it was Crimesafe coming to wire up our intercom. The intercom had been fully installed previously, but it was stolen just before handover, and although it had been replaced, no-one knew how to wire it up. So this visit was just to connect those wires. Gisele is duly impressed with the intercom (which has audio and video of the portico outside the front door), and uses it whenever she gets the chance.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-35655484023526883582011-01-30T17:04:00.000-08:002011-01-30T17:04:18.183-08:00LandscapingWe have been in the house for about 5 weeks now. The various unfinished items are gradually being fixed, a little slower than we would like. So far we have had the spa bath tap installed and the tv antenna fixed only. Things are supposed to start happening this week, but they were supposed to happen last week as well and didn't. Today we have a backyard cleanup scheduled again, to remove all the bricks and tiles that were buried underground.<br />
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On the positive side, we now have a professionally landscaped front yard, done by Herlihy and Chan Landscaping.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landscaping!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From standing on the driveway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All that's missing is the stones in the lower pond. I have also overheard plans for more plants..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mum bought a lemon tree for us. It survived BDO day at 40 degrees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weeding that me and Gisele have done. That cardboarded area used to have weeds as thick as the ones on the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We finally have a tap for our spa bath! Lesley bravely volunteered to test it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our piano. You can also see the stained steps and staircase railing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staircase rail staining, by Lesley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most expensive item in our house - a chair donated by Jaccy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guest bedroom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Gisele's spartan bedroom. She doesn't know that kids are supposed to have a flat screen tv, PC, laptop and bar fridge in their bedroom.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-53630727934751169582011-01-04T19:03:00.000-08:002011-01-04T19:03:12.918-08:00We're in!Handover happened on Thursday 23rd December! ANZ handled the final payment very well, having the final cheque available for collection at a branch on Thursday morning, after being requested Wednesday afternoon. I was impressed.<br />
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No pictures of the house yet - we have been so busy moving! Luckily my parents have helped out, and special thanks also to Pete and Bridget who lent their trailer and effort to get the larger items moved over. We are now settled in, it's looking very much like a home now. Still a long list of maintenance issues to sort out with the builder, but all are relatively minor. The biggest issues being our TV wall sockets don't seem to provide any usable signal and the faucet for the spa bath is missing! The spa bath was installed on the day of handover.<br />
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On Tuesday night before handover, someone took the oven, rangehood, intercom unit and also one of the draws (?). Not sure what the draw was for, but Metricon had everything except the draw replaced the next day. The site supervisor said there was no sign of forced entry and the doors were all locked the next day. Presumably an inside job, but it's not worth the builder's time to catch them I suppose.<br />
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Overall things went pretty well. And the Nawkawed bricks at the front are looking good too. The previously huge difference in colour is now reduced to a slight difference that's only noticeable to us because we knew what it was like before.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-32448821256281909702010-12-09T02:32:00.000-08:002010-12-09T02:48:17.353-08:00A clean house!We were finally able to get some pictures, after the carpet is complete and the house cleaned! It's beginning to look like it really will be done by Christmas. SS says we can have a walkthrough next week and plan for handover the following week.<br />
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After the flooring being finished and the house cleaned it really looks like a house now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparations for concrete out the front.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance and "sitting room", with "brick on cardboard" front door locking technology.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen, finally clean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining room and family room, from kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family room from kitchen. AKA the TV room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rear door is finally clean. It looked almost impossibly dirty before this. Outside is preparations for concreting the outdoor room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View out from the dining room to our future koi pond. Unfortunately koi seem to be illegal in most of Australia, so it's going to be a "not koi" pond. Most of what you can see out there is next door's house foundations.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving upstairs, the master bedroom. We'll be replacing all the saucer lights.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bath without the bath.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clean bathroom mirror with the right tiles around it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathroom shower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ensuite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ensuite shower with tiled base.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-52356012900497815712010-12-06T15:00:00.000-08:002010-12-06T15:00:33.608-08:00Carpet, Plumbing and TilesThings have been busy lately! I visited the site and there were tilers and plumbers there at the same time. Then the next time I went the carpets were half laid, and on the next visit there were cleaners going through the house cleaning up, so I let them do their stuff and didn't take any pictures. So the carpets are done, but no pictures yet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ensuite shower, now with feature strip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ensuite tiling is complete all way around now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the bath hob tap is installed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiling around the mirror is complete</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiling here is complete too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here's the other wall of the bathroom shower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toilets have been installed too, and all the other plumbing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRW7-PaNOXVLnlEh8m1feLCQ9IYxGT2SbVEG-3F1X2tqQMceoL1hu7NXImhRXvB12ragAMOZn55g5jc3wlOBDZGupPtXFFTHdVbadhVfJ-y2HzHOSpkEnhnQPlkLzNCYOAGxFfW8Ez6v6x/s1600/Carpet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRW7-PaNOXVLnlEh8m1feLCQ9IYxGT2SbVEG-3F1X2tqQMceoL1hu7NXImhRXvB12ragAMOZn55g5jc3wlOBDZGupPtXFFTHdVbadhVfJ-y2HzHOSpkEnhnQPlkLzNCYOAGxFfW8Ez6v6x/s320/Carpet.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carpets were being laid when I took the pictures. The carpets are complete now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOu3AU4rnqtRrPPgYjoXoWBYq84482LRtx5NIPDZxqC5Bn_-gEtWshIUPksLTlNktL6D4c19Rzo4Nj8lNiNIlFSUeQ_OVVY5xRCZ4T-TJEpyoYBndxRzE6rAmYqwuTHABqrNBaj7-LNfr/s1600/CarpetUnderlay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOu3AU4rnqtRrPPgYjoXoWBYq84482LRtx5NIPDZxqC5Bn_-gEtWshIUPksLTlNktL6D4c19Rzo4Nj8lNiNIlFSUeQ_OVVY5xRCZ4T-TJEpyoYBndxRzE6rAmYqwuTHABqrNBaj7-LNfr/s320/CarpetUnderlay.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This stuff is under the carpets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWW3unmLcI9SS6nop62AM__YOobfWi-Ru0w4-AhLEyArvZ6OAzjoMnOA2vwOZUfp7_Tj5QxJD-04DuQCGqFSy6XZJp_B_5hyphenhyphenErQ9a7S6rc0Sxb0WAlsVeLtNwBuxapRRWxicQJQeknJZQ/s1600/Fence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWW3unmLcI9SS6nop62AM__YOobfWi-Ru0w4-AhLEyArvZ6OAzjoMnOA2vwOZUfp7_Tj5QxJD-04DuQCGqFSy6XZJp_B_5hyphenhyphenErQ9a7S6rc0Sxb0WAlsVeLtNwBuxapRRWxicQJQeknJZQ/s320/Fence.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are proud half owners of the rightmost 2 metres of the lighter coloured fence. We owe someone $55 for it. Actually we haven't paid for the darker coloured part yet either, but they haven't asked.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HRDK2hEfSNLfpFksNAixhufgQ79ycDfvpop-tpzUfCfTICZgU6o0JB0GsOy1-peEh-HK3L8jTynKx3rm1nkGnp4lES5htTL6dn-zHGBYUlXrB_lQkVCQDZ2-ysTg-XQ7wDtZp2OAM95G/s1600/House1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HRDK2hEfSNLfpFksNAixhufgQ79ycDfvpop-tpzUfCfTICZgU6o0JB0GsOy1-peEh-HK3L8jTynKx3rm1nkGnp4lES5htTL6dn-zHGBYUlXrB_lQkVCQDZ2-ysTg-XQ7wDtZp2OAM95G/s320/House1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few overall pictures of the house. They were cleaning inside today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken from next door, where the build seems to have stalled.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyg0SxwAna6hZ3084SqpB-fAOJDaQbYIDEOuYTCru1PeV4yru9RagVR7UUxuPE1PDzEa8yOsixZcDfuRktnP05EHPMpkLQyegwXSBDvBm5mMruLQP8R-l74YflSM75GjxnXp8PCbVn13J/s1600/House3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyg0SxwAna6hZ3084SqpB-fAOJDaQbYIDEOuYTCru1PeV4yru9RagVR7UUxuPE1PDzEa8yOsixZcDfuRktnP05EHPMpkLQyegwXSBDvBm5mMruLQP8R-l74YflSM75GjxnXp8PCbVn13J/s320/House3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the front.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN36u0JWW9w5kzcrca6F3RxDpSJZjSP4zUbZg_eZdMydkptp8PngAxsHKx7pJYcQ_sbJajJQ_sHZhyphenhyphenyWScxZ18P-dsoPQbIAJUL87YsEflhjnkhb0gjPT1QHDGEE7YdTL5RQCRPmYv38Qj/s1600/NawkawFront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN36u0JWW9w5kzcrca6F3RxDpSJZjSP4zUbZg_eZdMydkptp8PngAxsHKx7pJYcQ_sbJajJQ_sHZhyphenhyphenyWScxZ18P-dsoPQbIAJUL87YsEflhjnkhb0gjPT1QHDGEE7YdTL5RQCRPmYv38Qj/s320/NawkawFront.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The nawkawed bricks</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi465c5nTN1ei2EAydERKg71vTuSzjiZb-4IMeGNOYibX4rTEDg2spy9njfvO1YxZVLk6cM_BHHSWIyxoxJFd-okjg7Fbu7FycqZcJIiHWJCsPoXlnzzShACQ0F5nofl9iB8SbkI6MTJ2JL/s1600/NawkawSide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi465c5nTN1ei2EAydERKg71vTuSzjiZb-4IMeGNOYibX4rTEDg2spy9njfvO1YxZVLk6cM_BHHSWIyxoxJFd-okjg7Fbu7FycqZcJIiHWJCsPoXlnzzShACQ0F5nofl9iB8SbkI6MTJ2JL/s320/NawkawSide.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nawkawed bricks at the side.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-3159437740870309382010-11-28T22:08:00.000-08:002010-11-28T22:11:00.767-08:00Nawkaw, tiles, floor waste!It seems our bricks have been Nawkawed! The results are not perfect though. Before and after pics are blow. Lesley described it as "bricks with heavy make-up". The dyed bricks are still different from the others, but the shade is similar now instead of being much darker. The bricks are still sub-standard when compared to bricks that had been laid properly in the first place. If you look closely at both pics you can see they have actually added marks to the bricks in the middle which were too light, as well as lightening the bricks at the top.<br />
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We also have floor waste drains in the ensuite and bathroom, and some of the re-tiling has been done now. And the kitchen window sill has finally been put back in!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen window sill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathroom floor waste</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathroom tiles. They ran out of speckled tiles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiles re-laid along the left side of the feature strip. They didn't follow our instructions on how to lay these! The cut white tiles were supposed to be on the inside corner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiles being relaid in ensuite. They put place-holder tiles for some of the feature strip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More ensuite tiles. This time they did the other wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ensuite floor waste</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bricks before Nawkaw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bricks after Nawkaw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Nawkaw again</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-25780816677405264342010-11-15T16:29:00.000-08:002010-11-15T16:29:32.308-08:00Fences, TilesWe finally have a side fence! Our backyard looks more like a backyard now. Though it's still covered in clay mud, and is missing the fence on the other side.<br />
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The site supervisor says he still thinks we can be finished by christmas! Let's hope he can do it. Tiles are being re-done on wednesday, floor drains in the bathroom and ensuite are being organized, wardrobes have been fitted out. He said that carpets and plumbing fitoffs only take 1 day each.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our fence posts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our fence! Capping is still on the way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front section of the fence. This part has capping.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our backyard, looking slightly more backyard-ish.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiles are off the bathroom mirror too, in preparation for retiling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here are our tiles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master WIR has got draws! Other WIR don't have draws yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bits of wood under the bottom step. Maybe that is space for carpet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from out the rear bedroom window. There's advantages to being double storey.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-74011202506024444032010-11-09T14:45:00.000-08:002010-11-09T14:45:02.545-08:00Timber floorsWe went to Daylesford last weekend, so only half the pictures here are of the house. The timber floors have gone in and are covered in cardboard to protect them. We managed to pick up a few of the scrap pieces before they got cleaned away. The tiles have also been removed from the ensuite and other places in preparation for retiling according to our tile selection plan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timber floors being laid!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our front door with the intercom installed. Door is still not painted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the intercom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downpipes went in sometime recently.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom part of this door will need replacing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of these is the mixer for our bath.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The family at Lavandula lavender farm near Daylesford</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My parents and their grandson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesley camoflaged in the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gisele with her "Tufty wufties" on her head</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-9581337029000965582010-10-27T03:04:00.000-07:002010-10-27T03:07:55.353-07:00RectificationElectrical fitoffs have started, and the kitchen benchtops have been installed! We sent a whole long list of defects to Metricon, as well as the tile problems mentioned in the last post, and they have said that they will fix it all! So that is good news.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rear fence being built.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rear door damage. It can't close now, which means anyone (including us) can get into the house at any time. Metricon said they will fix it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are supposed to have a hob mount tap, but instead we have this off-center water point in the wall. Metricon said they will fix it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The metal attachments behind the wall were not even here, resulting in the power points not being even. Metricon will fix.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently a power cable hanging out of the wall. Outside the house. The writing says "Spa - Please pull through"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caesarstone benchtops!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more caesarstone benchtops! This one runs into the window reveal. To the right of the window there was supposed to be a power point, but there is actually several pieces of solid wood to the immediate right of the window, supporting the second storey of the house. So we are looking into whether the power point can go on the wall to the right instead.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power point on the kitchen island, so we can run our electrical equipment there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the kitchen component of the front door intercom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our alarm system panel, part of the promotional package.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the alarm box itself, hidden away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Network termination .. on the floor! This is in the broom cupboard. It really should be up on the shelf.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-84110238911052488952010-10-20T02:53:00.000-07:002010-10-20T02:53:24.232-07:00Tiles! And garage roof.Our tiles have been laid! They look very nice, but there were a few mistakes made unfortunately. I spoke to the site supervisor and he said both he and the tiler had looked carefully at the order form, but it seems Beaumont tiles didn't pass on our selections properly :( So some of them will need to be re-done. SS is going to go back and see why they didn't get the right instructions from Beaumont.<br />
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The garage roof is also nearly complete! SS says he expects completion in early December, but I will believe it when I see it :)<br />
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He also mentioned the bricks at the front again - apparently the construction manager is still thinking about it, so he can't tell me what their plans are yet. So all we can do there is wait..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leftover tiles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how they block the front door</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laundry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Powder room. The tiles around the mirror are the wrong type, they should be the "pepper" tiles seen in the bathroom and ensuite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathroom shower. The strip in the middle is supposed to be 1/3 that width! But because of the mistake in the work order, it ended up being this wide.. also the tiles around the mirror are the white wall tiles - they are supposed to be these same tiles on the feature strip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ensuite. This feature strip is also 3 times the right width. Also the wall on the right of this picture is supposed to be tiled but wasn't.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overwide strip, again in the ensuite. This is the ensuite shower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garage roof under construction</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZpDOSwGUmfRr2fDt8rhe3e74xgdb2O2cs6J07O7-WsA-vTU_AQfYuq8jJ2mSeIUkJZey5fOJllNZKueRGECZ38vK3EoB74pkU9svrIlWj5GZVCjqOhBGcT2iUu4JSGo7C9EstKipj6y_/s1600/Garage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZpDOSwGUmfRr2fDt8rhe3e74xgdb2O2cs6J07O7-WsA-vTU_AQfYuq8jJ2mSeIUkJZey5fOJllNZKueRGECZ38vK3EoB74pkU9svrIlWj5GZVCjqOhBGcT2iUu4JSGo7C9EstKipj6y_/s320/Garage2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garage roof nearly complete. The ladder is for plumbers to do guttering up behind the garage.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-17591886683752435402010-10-14T05:05:00.000-07:002010-10-14T05:05:44.441-07:00Stuff happening!We've had quite a few things happening recently. We've now seen the lowered kitchen window, now missing an outside window sill and having a gap above it. But at least it's at the same height as the benchtop now. We've also had floors sanded inside, tiles delivered, and the garage roof is well underway.<br />
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I've also been told that the bricks out the front will be Nawkawed, and also the bricks around the right hand side. We haven't got much details about how they will be doing it, and no discussion whatsoever, which is disappointing, but if they don't get it right we will just ask them to do it again.<br />
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We've been told tiling will start soon..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lowered kitchen window</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanded floors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiles have been delivered! And a dusty printer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roof tiles for the garage</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59268DBaAeMMdiZrt0zGydkVCEjjHp_OjMlTeZthkSjS2aYJjoO1nL2_xKiB_YBCNt5reDuev5wlU3EHg_YHXp9djFI8VkNZa8gFAWOSnPIpFSXrFvBuLs8QbuaxUuPh2u3iEm_Q_e_Xi/s1600/Garage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59268DBaAeMMdiZrt0zGydkVCEjjHp_OjMlTeZthkSjS2aYJjoO1nL2_xKiB_YBCNt5reDuev5wlU3EHg_YHXp9djFI8VkNZa8gFAWOSnPIpFSXrFvBuLs8QbuaxUuPh2u3iEm_Q_e_Xi/s320/Garage.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the garage itself (taken from car during rain)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76EKh1iOoMKkwob0b3YIQgMRuEOnxg2ahed5F1umNckN7C6Vp_ruQtIQ1M32QGLtiFspTlr7yIcT6APGugGkWxK5x6mMYCN3SMrcWeQGacDv9Op73i3-Y3TSMTrQ9K_unOPphyphenhyphenRdnrWMH/s1600/Kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76EKh1iOoMKkwob0b3YIQgMRuEOnxg2ahed5F1umNckN7C6Vp_ruQtIQ1M32QGLtiFspTlr7yIcT6APGugGkWxK5x6mMYCN3SMrcWeQGacDv9Op73i3-Y3TSMTrQ9K_unOPphyphenhyphenRdnrWMH/s320/Kitchen.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The current state of our kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The computer room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heating outlet and return air</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hallway downstairs with heating control</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone picking purple flowers out the front</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I see the light!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-89240136353284929332010-10-04T20:56:00.000-07:002010-10-04T20:56:43.123-07:00Paint and RenderI just got off the phone with our site supervisor, he said the brick people (who are actually Boral not Selkirk, even though the bricks are Selkirk) have taken a look at the bricks, and they will have some suggestions for what to do about them by the end of the week. He also said we have a garage roof (which I haven't seen yet) and that tiles have been delivered! I'll be taking a look at all that tomorrow.<br />
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Inside the house the walls and ceilings have been painted, and I've been told sanding will happen this week in preparation for laying the tiles. Outside we have a rendered pier! I've also been told the kitchen window has been lowered, and the brickwork will be adjusted to match. Let's hope they do a better job with that than they did with blending the bricks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pier before coloring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And after coloring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just inside the front door, after painting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family room at the back</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hallway leading to bedrooms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gisele in the master bedroom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-19663770768159141062010-09-22T00:02:00.000-07:002010-09-22T00:03:11.517-07:00Brick blending issuesNow that the scaffolding is down we've gotten a clear look at the bricks. We have a problem unfortunately - the topmost bricks were laid last, and they started from the left hand side and worked around, finishing at the front. And this has resulted in them using the leftover, darker bricks at the front of the house! The difference is noticeable around the right hand side of the house too. Click on the pictures to enlarge them, as the thumbnails are too small.<br />
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If the bricks had been blended together so these darker bricks were distributed evenly then it wouldn't be a problem. Like in the house on the right in the top pic, you can see they have the greyer bricks distributed throughout. But in our house they put all the dark ones together.<br />
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We have reported this to Metricon and they are getting someone from Selkirk to come and take a look, and see what they can do to fix it. At this stage we're not sure what the resolution will be, but Metricon mentioned they will ask if some sort of bleaching can be done, and we are also considering <a href="http://www.nawkaw.com.au/">Nawkaw</a> as an option.<br />
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In other news, our next door neighbours (that's their garage in the top pic) are moving in soon, so it looks like we'll have a fence going up on that side. And we have got skirting, door frames and doors inside the house, as well as paint (which I have yet to see). Pics coming soon!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darker bricks up top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the dark bricks. The difference fades toward the back of the side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking from the back. The garage also has some poorly blended bricks.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-25982905397543835102010-09-15T05:32:00.000-07:002010-09-15T05:33:03.553-07:00Scaffolding down!The scaffolding has just been taken down, and we now have a much clearer view of the house! It's looking a bit bare at the moment, but the garage roof will provide some visual relief to all those bricks.<br />
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I ran into the site supervisor today, it's the first time I've met him. When he mentioned he was ordering the caesarstone benchtops I asked him if the benchtops would go in to the reveals and meet the window, and he said he thought they weren't! So it turned out it was the right decision to have this added explicitly to the contract. The CSC I spoke to said that they always put the benchtops into the window and there was no need to mention it in the contract, but I asked for it to be added explicitly as a variation.<br />
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Once the SS had checked the contract he agreed it was supposed to be that way, and said the kitchen window had been placed too high and said they will lower it so it matches the height of the benchtop. It only needs to be lowered a few cm but I imagine even that will be difficult, especially now that the bricks and plaster are all done.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House from the front left. The meter box is for next door.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit closer. The white door is the internal garage door.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The facade close up. The pier on the right will be rendered, and there will be balcony railings up the top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of the house. That's a lot of bricks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside we've got the side of the stairs covered now.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-12518310761295396132010-09-12T21:14:00.000-07:002010-09-12T21:16:57.429-07:00In the cold light of dayThis feels like the first time I've actually seen the house in the sun. I don't remember it ever looking quite so bright as this before.<br />
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We now have eaves, and the wooden feature on the portico has arrived and been painted. The shower base and the bath hob have had some work done on them too. Sinks have arrived to go into the ensuite, but haven't been installed yet. And Gisele has realized that the second floor is a great place for hide and seek :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front of the house in daylight. The door will be gray-purple, and the brick pier on the right will be a gray-purple render.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our wooden feature before painting, taken on the 8th. In the background, bricks are being delivered next door. Which is odd as they don't even have a slab yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After painting, taken on the 11th.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our internal doors. Three plain ones and the rest are Atherton.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something has been done to the bath in preparation for the tiles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we have a shower base.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gisele in her hippy phase.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My car got into a fight with our garage. It looks better now but the wrong colour. Autobarn have got some explaining to do about why the paint "recommended by the manufacturer (of the paint) for my car" doesn't match.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-57089704652838799422010-09-04T05:19:00.000-07:002010-09-04T05:23:01.465-07:00Stairs and Cabinets!The house has been busy lately! I stopped by on Wednesday and saw the carpenter building the stairs. And then when we visited on Saturday, all the cabinets had been installed and the pantry built! It's good to finally see everything that we've seen only in the plans before.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairs under construction</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carpenter at work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairs finished!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairs from the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Powder room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen L shape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Space for a rather large fridge. Now all we need is the money to buy it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laundry. Water connecters are in the cupboards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gisele asked me to take a photo of the drain pipe in the laundry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathroom (upstairs)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ensuite (upstairs)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-27568969112116285862010-08-27T01:21:00.000-07:002010-08-27T01:21:45.843-07:00Garage!Lesley went past the house today and took some photos of a nearly completed garage! All that's missing is the bits they can't do because of the scaffolding. And they can't take down the scaffolding until they complete the eaves and clean the top floor's bricks.<br />
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Also included are some random photos that happened to be on the camera<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center">We have a garage!</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A garage!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not related to the house .. my wife made these yoyos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here is Gisele enjoying some cupcakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graham having fun at the play room at the Royal Children's Hospital</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graham's prison</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-42886627336266706142010-08-25T05:14:00.000-07:002010-08-25T05:14:47.084-07:00Architraves! And more bricks!The site supervisor has been busy lately, and our house got plastered last weekend! The plasterers worked through saturday and sunday. And when I went there today (wednesday) we had architraves, as well as our brickies back and finishing off the house. They started on the garage too but the scaffolding prevents them from doing too much there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bricks! SS said the house bricks should be finished today. But the garage will have to wait</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They can start on this garage wall at least. The big guy on the left is in charge. Last time he told me off for bringing a child on the site without a leash, saying they would get in trouble if anything happened.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen getting plastered</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ktichen with architraves!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gisele's room plastered (yes, she has already assigned rooms)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gisele's room with architraves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The computer room, which I now realize is quite a bit larger than I had imagined.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the family room, looking out from the kitchen.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608492727226977899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796427389752794666.post-13267978888401589272010-08-15T00:56:00.000-07:002010-08-16T23:23:28.889-07:00Batts!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Things have been pretty busy lately - our son was in hospital with an infected knee, luckily everything went well and he's now back at home. We have also been sick with bronchitis (me) and laryngitis (my wife). But thanks to the modern wonder of penicillin, things are finally returning to normal! So I went down to the mud house today and took a few photos..</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Gisele wasn't sick at all of course - it seems she is immune to everything after spending a few years at childcare in Singapore.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bricks have been moved up to the scaffolding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More batts! Pink batts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow batts! All colours of batts!</td></tr>
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