TomCat's new digs!

[JessicaTam]

I think you're better off installing post move. Theft is rife in construction sites. Besides, how hard can it be to plug in a dishwasher?

As long as a tap and the waste outlet have been installed it should be 'simples'.

 

[TomVexille]

As long as a tap and the waste outlet have been installed it should be 'simples'.

Pretty much

 

[Pushka]

I think you're better off installing post move. Theft is rife in construction sites. Besides, how hard can it be to plug in a dishwasher?

The plumbing for one is integral these days. Even I put in our dwasher as all the fittings were there.

 

[TomVexille]

The plumbing for one is integral these days. Even I put in our dwasher as all the fittings were there.

And houses are built with a spot for one these days

 

[blackcat20]

Can't vouch for its accuracy but would fit relatively closely with what we've been told... I find the dates update as we get closer. I know plaster was starting Tuesday so will get a better idea when we visit tomorrow.

 

[love_the_life]

Can't vouch for its accuracy but would fit relatively closely with what we've been told... I find the dates update as we get closer. I know plaster was starting Tuesday so will get a better idea when we visit tomorrow.

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Ready for new pics and report of where you’re up to.

 

[Pushka]

Ready for new pics and report of where you’re up to.

I think it gets to the stage where nothing much seems to happen.

 

[blackcat20]

Ready for new pics and report of where you’re up to.

You’ll have to wait till tomorrow.

@Pushka theres plenty happening

 

[RAM]

You’ll have to wait till tomorrow.

@Pushka theres plenty happening

almost as bad as waiting for Xmas (vicariously).

If only the new house smell - the timber, the concrete etc would last longer.

Always worthwhile ensuring the builder knows you want to keep any leftover bricks, tiles, timber, paint etc etc - after all you've paid for it all + builder's margin.

While the final instalment is still a way off - DO NOT pay it until after there has been some heavy rain (ideally with wind thrown in for good measure).

An old master builder told me this in the 1980s and it is as good advice today as it was then.

Only then do you find out if the windows, roof, vent flashing etc has been done correctly. With our house it took 7 months for a roof leak to be solved - it only leaked when the rain came from the North East. Multiple fixes failed and only solved when I spotted a small hole caused by a nail in the waterproof membrane - 14 or so cm above the roof level. Amazing what wind driven rain will do (and go).

Builder used some unrepeatable language (as they were the experts with 30yrs experience etc etc you get the picture) but finally acquiesced when I pointed out their previous attempts had all failed - and put a ten cent piece size dab of silicon over the hole. Admittedly this hole was nearly a metre from where the water was running through the internal wall onto the flooring but I thought any hole is a hole worth fixing.

Never leaked again.

 

[blackcat20]

Just into week 10 and we are flying along. Bricks are just about finished with just above the back door to go. Plaster is all in, cornices onsite for installation.


Alfesco

Brick work around the kitchen window

 

[blackcat20]

Living room


Kitchen


Pantry and fridge alcove


View to the rear from the front door

 

[Denali]

That alfresco looks fantastic.

Thrilled for you!

 

[JessicaTam]

So moving in next week then?

 

[blackcat20]

That alfresco looks fantastic.

Thrilled for you!

Thanks really pleased with how it’s coming along. Brick work is immaculate and inside is looking great.

 

[Denali]

What's that black thing on top of the roof at the rear?

 

[blackcat20]

What's that black thing on top of the roof at the rear?

Air con. The estate requires that it's not visible from the street so it's a low line model mounted behind the roof peak.

 

[rainbowgirl]

If the bricks are almost finished, what's the top floor going to look like? Thanks for the updates. It seems to be moving quickly now.

 

[blackcat20]

If the bricks are almost finished, what's the top floor going to look like? Thanks for the updates. It seems to be moving quickly now.

Rendered cladding upstairs

 

[love_the_life]

Looking good TomCat! It must be a great feeling to go out each week now and see such progress. So thrilled for you both

 

[JessicaTam]

What's that black thing on top of the roof at the rear?

A swampy!