So let me tell you what's left to complete.
Plumbing and taps.
Shower screens and mirrors
Toilets - better not forget those.
Splashbacks
Feature walls - SS leaves them to do last...
Roof insulation - thought this would have been done earlier
Garage - Roller Door and Back door.
Water Tank
Underground power
Brickies to come back and fix up a few areas
Appliances to be installed which happens on the day of handover.
Clean up the piles of rubbish and fast food wrappers - I think the birds are going to starve when we are finished.
The chippy needs to finish off underneath the balcony.
Final painting
Balcony sliding door lock to be replaced - B&P, we will take a photo.
The stair feature trim did not line up and will need to be redone.
The niches have been completed.
The sparky has been through. We didn't realise that you get plastic light shades. We just thought we would get a batten and light globe. We will change all the lights down the track.
Heating, Cooling and Vacuum vents have been completed.
The rumpus room doors. The chippy was installing all the door handles, door stops and BIR & WIR rails on Saturday.
Three doors - bathroom, toilet and girl mini's room. We added the privacy locks to the bathroom and toilet.
Boy mini's room. It makes a big difference when the door handles are done.
Master Bedroom door. We also added a privacy lock to keep the Minis away from us!!! You can see the hole in the wall. We had moved the light switch over because the electrician had put it behind the door. We let our SS know and we marked the floor. The sparky realised what we had done after he put the hole in the wall. So much for communication.
The WIR rails. Note the support which BSS requested to be included. None of the display homes have these. Maybe it's because our WIR is longer.
Below is a sample length of the timber which I will be installing. Originally we were going to install Jarah which is a darker red. We changed our mind when we saw the Redgum layed out on the floor. The floor is going to be a major feature of the house running from the front door right through to the dining and kitchen. The study, lounge and rumpus will be carpeted. The timber is MultiPlank which uses an underlay and steel clips. No glue or nails. It requires a gap around the edges of the walls to allow for expansion. This is covered with quad which some people dislike. I personally don't mind. You can also remove the skirts instead. Too much messing around if you ask me. You can also re-sand and seal if required.
We also ordered the decking for the alfresco and front door. This will be mixed reds to match in with the inside flooring. Hopefully I will have time to do this soon because the place is very muddy outside!
The carpet has taken ages to decide. It seems that every carpet store has a different brand, different name and different colour. We are almost decided on the below colour and type. This is Godfrey-Hirst Plush Pile Angelique 80% wool -20% nylon 48oz carpet in Cocoa colour. Depending on the light it looks a different colour.
7 comments:
My first comment - think it all looks great - well done M&M.
LOVE the colours !! The floorboards look fantastic. The carpet is a great colour too - not too light (to show dirt) and not too dark (to show specks of fluff).
You could always use the divide in the WIR to section HIS and HERS - although it looks about half way which just won't do.
Hi MBD !
Great post - so much has been happening. Things look fantastic and I think you will be in before us. All the rain is a worry - landscaping, timber decks and so on still need to be done. I assume your sparkie is coming back to do some lighting magic after handover?
Thanks CC - took us a long time to decide but I think we have chosen the right colour carpet now.
B&P - You are right, things need to be done (especially some retaining walls) I hope Mike likes working in the rain :-)
Our sparkie will come back and do some lighting after handover but we are going to wait for the rest and figure out exactly what we want when we are in the house. The only important light in my opinion is the small light in the ensuite so I don't get woken up by a bright light in one of my many trips in the middle of the night...
Hi MBD, nice to hear from you! We were wondering if you would comment :-)
oh, you are nearly there!! How exciting! Everything is looking really great, love the floor boards and the carpet. Floorboards are going to look beautiful...... We had our "china man hat" on our lights for two years in our old house before we got around the changing them. Going by your days you still have 115 to go, they will obviously finish way before that! That bottom niche will be perfect for mini when he/she is about 1yo!
WOW - how exciting, M family!!! It looks so...finished!!! I absolutely love your carpet - looking forward to seeing photos of that, and your lovely floorboards all done!
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