Cabinets!

"Where there's a will, there's a way."

I spoke too soon, there is most definitely a desire to get into the house and check out all the work that has been done, but unfortunately my arms aren't skinny enough or long enough to reach around and unlcok a window ... or two. So all the pics have been taken through a gap in the window.

The garage floor has been concreted, which is an unexpected bonus. I had always thought that it would have been done a lot later in the build, when the house is almost complete.

The first of the cabinets have been installed!

The ensuite:
The vanity in the cabinet has been fitted and looks great. Needs to have the kickboard fitted and then tiled,

Was able to get a glimpse into the dresser and it looks as if the wardrobe fit-out has been done. Was able to get a pic of the two baths to be installed. The one on the left is the standard .. the one on the right is the upgraded version that forever will be know as 'my bath'! :) Just a little bigger than normal bath!

Two views of the kitchen. There are cupboards to be installed against the wall in the space to the right of the drawers behind the island bench and overheads along the wall. (My description was really bad, sorry) Expect that to be done tomorrow, so will head over for more pics.

Can't help but be very pleased with how well the colours work together - it's always hard to know if you made the right decision based on the little swatches.

The laundry bench has also been installed, but the pic of that is awful - so I won't subject you to that!

Happy Anniversary

To us!

It was this long weekend last year that sent Rayleen and I on the home building adventure. We're off to celebrate with an ice cream.

Thanks to www.sugardoodle.net for unknowingly letting me use their graphic.

Security Issues

Went and visited the house this morning and decided to determine the 'security vulnerabilities'. Actually I broke in because I wanted to see what had been done! Is it still called 'breaking in' even though I never broke anything to get in?

I was a little disappointed when walking around the outside of the house, the window sills were still leaning against the walls like they were on Thursday, bits of unused shelving were still on the floor and everything looked like it had last time I broke in (umm ... I mean 'visited'). So, wind out one of the rear windows as far as they can go and shimmy my way through, thank goodness I lost a heap of weight a couple of years back or I'd still be trying to get through the window!

As I thought - nothing.

Except a funny smell ... paint?  But where? Nothing seemed like it had been touched, doors still off white, walls weren't being painted by SPH, so obviously it wasn't any of them. (This is where you, dear reader, yell 'Look up you fool' at the monitor)

All the ceilings have been painted, doors and door frames primed and frames for the baths bricked :)

Standing in the entry looking down towards the home theatre (Have just realised, I only use pics taken from 4 or 5 positions and just keep repeating them .. oh well!)

From the other direction; standing in the HT doorway looking towards the entry. Love the look of the bulkhead over what will become the kitchen. No white plaster in that area as it's all going to be cupboards and tiles.

A little bit more detail of the 'wall of windows'. Bit chilly in Perth this morning, have discovered where the cat will be sitting when it gets cold!

The bath frame, this is for the bath in the ensuite. I was wondering how the bath was going to be installed - thought it may have been a wooden frame. Made me realise that it's probably best if I leave building homes to people who know what they are doing.

The laundry shelving, doors need to be fitted. The coffee and sunglasses are mine.

That may be the last of the pics if the tradies lock the house up properly .. although where there's a will, there's a way!

Locked Out!

Stopped by the house on our way to do the grocery shopping earlier this afternoon only to find that we have been locked out!  Luckily a window had been left open, so Rayleen was able to climb in and open a door for me.  The internal doors have all been fitted* and the shelving in all the robes, the linen cupboard and the cupboard in the laundry have also been fitted.

* All the internal doors except the door to the Powder Room. That hasn't been fixed yet.

Hopefully we can 'break in' again over the weekend and take some pics.

Plastered!

The progress continues at a cracking pace and the tradesmen have again been hard at work.

This week sees the final plaster applied to all the walls, internal doors delivered as well as windows and external doors fitted. It really is beginning to look like the picture I have carried in my head ever since we signed the first contract.

Looking through the alfreso - love the doors

From the home thetre towards the kitchen.

The front doors, will be painted.

Took a while to figure out but this is the wood for the window sills.

The view from the kitvhen to the Dining area.

Ceilings

This week's surprise was that ceilings have been installed. If I thought that the rooms looked bigger with the float coat, then the ceilings seem to amplify that effect.

Standing at the front door looking down towards the home theatre.

The view towards the kitchen and the double drop bulkhead.

A second view, this time from the opposite corner from the doors to the entry of the Home Theatre.

The al fresco is really coming together, going to be 'decked' so it should be very swish.

The al fresco again, this time taken from the front of the block.

The ensuite.

Rendered

After the tradesmen had finished applying the float coat to the inside of the house it took them a few days to return and do the exterior and now it looks like this!