Customer Service 1 - The Fix

Nope, none - the incorrect door frame is still there and work has continued on around it.

Three weeks, should be long enopugh to have a door frame delivered!

Plumbing Finished

All the gas and water plumbing has been completed today and the external taps work :) Am not rapt with the way the gas pipe and a water pipe run on the outside of the garage. I realise that with a single leaf wall then this is the only way, but am hoping that some sort of cover is installed over the two of them.

AND

There was a site clean today, the back and the al fresco side have been cleaned of broken bricks and the general rubbish that accumulates, and neatly piled at the front of the house! :)

Now it's the sparkies' turn!!

Weekend Warriors

On Friday after work there was still some of the eave lining to be fitted and the sheeting in the garage to be installed .. I went around after lunch on Saturday and it had all been completed! And then today, dropped in to show off the house to our daughter and the plumber was busy working.

The work rate since plate height was reached has been so different and so much more active than the casual attitude that the bricklayers seemed to have .. or maybe I was a lot more impatient then :)

Roof - Part 2

It's finished :)

Had a walkthrough on Friday after work and the roof carpenters have finished the job. The plumber had run all the channels for the gas and water pipes through the brickwork and had started fitting gas lines. So it's all go at the new girl!

The view from the road, it's starting to look less like a construction site and more like a home.

The view from the back corner of the block through the al fresco towards the front entry / study area.

Roof - Part 1

I have what could be deemed a 'love-hate relationship' with roof carpenters.

I am in awe of the skill that allows them to take 2,560 linear metres of structural pine of various sizes and lengths (I had a look at the cartage note) and create a structure that not only has to conform to the design of the architect, but also has to stand up without additional support, be centred and then support the tiles.

Basically they take this:

And turn it into something that looks like this:

Remember, this is a work in progress and it's only the carpenters' second full day on the job.

So - the hate? Because even with their obvious skills and know-how, they can't help but include what I consider* dodgy aspects; like this;

OR

Just think there must be a more 'approved' method than grabbing a left over brick or two, am thankful they have used solids though!

* Okay, I know absolutely nothing about roof carpentry and am quite certain that the bricks will be able to support the weight and it's something that is done regularly. Will stop being such a queen now :)

Got Wood?

Ever wondered what goes into keeping the roof above your head?

Here's a few pictures of what it's going to needto keep the roof tiles off the floor.

Plate High

The bricklayers have finished and everything is in readiness for the roofing carpenters to do their thing. The 'new girl' (as she is known at home) lives up to her name and looks rather majestic as she sits on the block, even if she doesn't have a roof!

The view from where the fridge will stand through to the al fresco area;

And now through the family room towards the home theatre;

And now looking back into the house from the al fresco to be:

The portico, I am guessing that the bricks in the foreground are to be returned to Austral or taken to another build. Shame, I could use them for my barbecue! :)


So, that's the progress so far. Hopefully roof carpentry will begin next week - if the weather is fine.

PS The door to the Powder Room has not been changed yet.