Lots More Photos

Here's a heap of more photos.
Things are coming along. The kitchen is just about done. Just need the stove top to be installed, the top part of the rangehood to be put on, us to put in the microwave with the in built surrounding and the fridge. (those 2 things will be after we move in tho). The fridge/freezer will be a 2 door side by side Omega stainless steel. One thing we regret now is not getting the caesarstone mitred drop down edges for the island bench. It kinda looks a bit crap seeing the sides and the 2 colours where they join so we think we are going to see if we can get the drop down caesarstone edges added to it. If not we will probably get this benchtop taken off and cut up to use in the laundry as benches then get a whole new caesarstone benchtop with the drop down edges. It's no good not being happy with it. It does look ok as is...but it could be alot better doing it how we want it. You can see now they have put the edging around the tiles around the kitchen bench window which looks much better now.

The electricians are just about finished...(in these photos that is) by now they have finished completely. Missing bits from these photos are the bar spotlights above the kitchen island bench and the wall lights going up the staircase. They also hadn't put in the entry foyer fancy pendant light or the garage light. You can see in these photos all the downlights + the square room lights. All the power points TV and phone points done and the smoke detectors with their red plastic covers on for now. I assume they also have the spa oven and rangehood wired in.

The bathrooms and toilets are all finished also and I think look really good...apart from very dirty and messy. Well actually the whole house looks like a tip but that will all be cleaned up on the 10th feb.

Handover should be on the 10th March and we will get the tiler in to do the rest of the flooring as well as the carpets, driveway, blinds shutters and fencing as soon as possible after getting the keys. We have just paid for a brand new King bed suite and mattress and have chosen the dining table/chairs a few coffee tables and found another lounge we like so that is all organised once the flooring is done.

Very exciting time over the next few months.

Tiling finished

Tiling of the bathrooms and laundry is finished and the kitchen splashback is done. The stone benchtops are also installed in the kitchen. There is still all plastic coating over the kitchen to be peeled off but it all looks good. an aluminium edging still needs to be put around the windows next to the kitchen bench.

We have found a tiler to do the rest of the house and the balcony and that's gonna cost about $10 000 all up. More than we thought but the tiling needs to be done. It's the same guy that did the bathrooms etc so at least we know he does a good job.

The kitchen appliances and bathroom fitout should be happening next week. They tell us handover should be around 10th March.

Lots of Photos

Not Long Now

The kitchen cupboards are in, the bathroom vanities and bath are installed + waterproofing done and all the internal painting is done. All that's left is the bathroom and laundry tiling and fitout to be done, the kitchen appliances to be installed and the stone benchtop to go on. Outside they just need to paint the down pipes and put in the water tank and the hot water heater and that's about it. (apart from a good clean up all over). Won't be too long now and we should be talking about getting keys and handover etc.

The only problem is we can't get in anymore to take photos which is kinda why I've been a bit slack putting info on here. We are pretty happy with the colours etc tho from what we can see by staring through windows and doors. And it looks huge inside now with the plastering/board done and painted light colours of the roof and walls.

Looking forward to getting carpet/tiles to the remainder of the house, shutters/blinds fence driveway etc and moving in and doing landscaping...mostly cos with that comes 2 whole months holidays from work for both of us.