TheDangerousQuietOne

Great progress, please keep posting, you're showing a lot of people just how hard yet rewarding building can be...

moneypenny20

It's all looking brilliant. It must be so satisfying seeing your dreams come to fruition. Oh and we don't need any more spider pics. We know what they look like thanks

youngy73

sorry for the spider pictures. they are plastic ones, honest.
the pool guys http://www.placidpools.com.au/compon...ose/Itemid,85/
have finished all there piping and its getting concreted tomorrow morning. its my last day at work so i wont be able to be there.i might see if i can get there somehow.
im really exited about the pool and how its looking. its sort of how we thought it was going to be but as we have let gary run with the design there are little surprises here and there. the light , spa jets, waterfall pipes are all installed.
the gyprocking continued today and we can really get a feel for the rooms now. stephs already saying we need new (colour matched) towels for the guests. bugger the guests. they can have the 5 year old hotel towels

bradnams ( the biggest glass company in oz) failed to turn up and finish the windows today.we still do not have the keys to the doors therefore still cannot lock the house up. there were a few minor issues with the windows and the branch manager told me i was only the 4th person in 18 years of him being in the business to complain about this installation method. it was basically a bit rough. the branch manager is a good mates brother in law and i have accepted that this is there standard installation procedure. funnily enough on the last 2 banks of louvres to be installed the installation method altered. i think the subbies were just lazy and trying to rattle the job off. the customer suffers as usual. there is no come back so it aint worth trying to fight it and unless these things are pointed out very few would notice the problem. it is frustrating though when you try hard only to be let down by others. first rule of house building is dont take it to heart. there not doing it deliberately. remember, you are the only one who gives a rats arse about the end result.

wardy2

The pool looks huge you have probably said somewhere how big it is.

How big is the land you've probably said that somewhere to sorry.

Have you got a new job to go to Rich notice you said it was your last day, sorry being a nosey bag now.

Kaye

Sally Simpson

It's looking great!
When's the housewarming?

john& becky

I'm also following the thread with interest but haven't posted before so just thought I'd add my moral support. Looks fantastic.


As a dedicated, hard working, concientious plumber I'm not sure how to take that.

youngy73

the pool is not as big as it looks. the block is 1/4 acre. should have another job by the end of today.

youngy73

the pool was sprayed today. here are a couple of photos.we are very happy with it so far. i also managed to get the house to lock up today . i went and picked up a set of keys from bradnams ( still not finished) and then boarded up the missing louvres. the house is secure. i was then being really sad and sitting in my swimming pool as it got dark having a teddy's and then the street lights came on. the whole project so far has required a generator. this means we have power. i put the forms in a while ago using my previous employers number. hopefully he doesnt get arsy and pull the form A. fingers crossed.

youngy73

some more photos of the pool.

Ozzidoc

Hurrah! Lock-up stage reached

OzWannabee

Sorry I'm guilty of regulary checking on this thread as we are going to be building next year, but I never post on it! The detail and information you give is so helpful!! Please keep it going!

youngy73

today we had an expensive shock. so far during the build we have had a good idea on prices and we are very close to our estimated cost of $1000 a sqm ( house, driveway,earthworks and retaining wall) so we are happy. When we started out Steph mentioned that she liked the drains in the bathroom that look like drainage channels opposed to the usual round or square floor wastes ( cost around $50 for a decent one. most spec home ones you can get for $15.) We somehow just didnt bother following it through the design stage and we were going for the regular type of waste. I happened to be there when the plumber (shane) was doing the underslab and i new steph was keen on them so i asked him to move the drainage position (regular floor wastes go into the centre of the floor and the channel type waste are usually set back against a wall and all the water flows into them) so we could fit the channel type wastes. That was that and i thought no more of it. Steph was pleased as punch. job done, in the good books. The tiler will hopefully start in a week or so so we needed to go and order these channel wastes. We have 3 bathrooms and when the girl from reece told me the price for a 900mm x 100mm waste i fell over. $517 each. So thats $1554 that we have to pay. Let this be a lesson to any would be builders. price everything. no matter how insignificant it may seem. hopefully that is the last surprise

wardy2

At least it will look nice

You geordies like to spend money, oh hold on that might not be true judging by my husbands face after i've been shopping h it Rich when your house looks stunning.

keep your house warming til after we arrive in january though

Sally Simpson

You are in Steph's good books - priceless
For everything else, there's mastercard

Tiawamutu

Silly question, but are the louvres at the front just wood? Will that not be drafty, and easy to get into?

Looking great anyway