Nearly there...

Some more progress on the bricks and trusses has seen it almost complete over the last few weeks and now we've been told that they have started the plumbing as of the other day :)

We now have the feature window frame added which is over the stairwell so can't wait to see that in

The gables over the guest bedroom, entry way and the garage still need to be done but other than that, it's exciting to see something new every time we go up 

Apparently the guttering and fascia will be added next week along with the roof tiles...yippee then they can make a start on the internals yay

Our supervisor Paul wants to meet us on sight sometime next week to discuss a few of the details so I'm super excited about that 

We need also to sit down with the sparky and go through our electrical plan (supplied by us and thanks to me working here) before he does the rough in

Trusses and brickwork almost complete

After going up to see the house over the last 2 weeks, there's been more progress with the bricks and the trusses are just about finished.

I recon another week or so and both will be completed and hopefully the tiles will be the next to go on

There's only 1 gable over the garage so far and can't wait to see the others go on. The guys were working on the side trusses when we were up there this morning so I'd say the angled window will be going in soon. This is the window that overlooks the stairs on the side of the house

I would've loved to be further along but I guess it hasn't been too bad so far

...This is where they were up to this morning

Dulux Colour Scheme

I was playing around with my colour choices today and love love love the contrasts of both exterior and interior colour schemes

Can you see a pattern forming already?

Loving my Dulux White Duck Quarter for the external render along with the Domino front doors and gable wood work.

I'm just hoping that the Colourbond Surf Mist garage doors will look ok and not too washed out! I guess time will tell

Roof trusses going up

Wow, it's hard to believe it's been 3 weeks since my last post and so much has happened in between.

We've been up at the block a number of times and it's slowly getting there but it's never fast enough for me lol

Over the last couple of weeks, we've picked our stair case and fire place and we're super happy

We've added an extra landing on the stairs to give it a more elegant look but ended up keeping the original design instead of changing it too much.

At first I wanted iron work on the balustrade but decided it was too 'French' so opted to just keep the timber and so instead, have the larger bottom landing to become the more 'French' look which in turn will look nicer when you first walk in

We then picked out our fireplace and surround which was far less stressful than when we did the stairs!

We then headed up last Friday to take a look after work and see the progress of the bricks and hopefully see the roof on!

Well that was a disappointment in itself as we had expected to see the trusses on at least especially considering our supervisor said the week prior that they'd be done...grrrrr

None the less, at least it was there waiting I guess and boy were there a lot of them

The other day, Geoff got a call from Anthony (our shed guy) saying the roller doors and windows will be getting installed so we wanted to go up and see them and make sure the windows were put in the right place

So that left us to today, we went up and inspected everything and well, the shed doors looked great and so did the windows but boy what's with the delay in the roof being finished?

See, this is my impatience coming out lol. All the trusses were at least on the top floor ready to be hung but I kinda was expecting to see it all done

The guys were installing the scaffolding so that could've been the reason they couldn't continue putting the trusses up until the scaf was completed!

Bruce, our brickie was powering along and has done a brilliant job all by himself I might add!

His son comes and helps every now and then but apparently Bruce is there at 5:30AM every morning and doesn't finish until he can't see no more...what a gem

Time to pick the tiles

It's that time when you kinda know what you want, but can't decide what will look best

I know so many people love the look of Hamptons with the marble tiles and everything but it's getting so over used know it's not funny

With having 3 different styles in the house and wanting to steer away from the norm, I have to be careful that I don't favour one over the other and try to get everything to compliment each other which can be extremely hard

So after weeks of deciphering different looks, I knew I had to pick one style that will blend everything together but yet keep it all looking like it all belonged

Since we don't live near the beach, my 'Hamptons' style has to represent the more 'Relaxed' 'Comfortable' feel hence the reason for the soft furnishings with loads of cushions in earthy coloured tones, hanging pendants, 'Shaker' style cabinetry and lots of 'Greenery'

The 'Farmhouse' look comes with the use of 'Oak' flooring and plenty of timber pieces and of course, 'Knick knacks' and over sized clocks and wall hangings

The 'French Provincial' look in the house will be from the design of the bathrooms, some furniture pieces with lots of detail, some iron work and tapware and beautiful linens

I think the tiles I have picked will do all styles a great justice and can't wait to see it all when it's completed

Brickwork Started (week 7)

Great progress yet again, the bricks have started...woohoo!

We went up to the block this morning and were surprised to see how much had been done not that the bricks are that awesome since they'll be rendered but it's exciting none the less

We also went up to the top floor to see what our views would be like and are happy that we do get to see water glimpses from both our balcony and ensuite

We can also see the Blue Mountains which is pretty cool too, though the trees across the road would be better if they weren't there!

We only have a few questions for our supervisor next time we see him but hopefully he can sort them out without too much of a hiccup

Here's a few photos...

Front Entry Void

Family Room, the centre will have the built in gas fire and TV above 

Family room looking at the backyard

Bi-fold doors in Meals 

Rumpus room but we're making it the Formal Dining

The Barn, almost finished, just waiting on the doors and windows

Water Glimpses from our Theatre Room

A little close up

Our balcony view of the river

View of the mountains from our balcony

Close up

Stairwell Void

Stairwell void looking from the hallway coming from the Master Bed

Looking back through to the front

The front!