Brick it on ...

28.03.09 - After 2 weeks of not being on site we've found the house is almost ... fully "bricked" (with the exception of the Alfresco Window/Glass Door Frames) and the lockup stage is almost complete.

The Facade is Fully Bricked with the Balcony Doors already in place ...


The East Facing side of the house also fully bricked now with the roof of the Alfresco also complete.

The west facing side of the house, fully bricked as well


This how the Alfresco looks like at the moment. This shows why it was a good idea to extend it as it will cover the dining area from the Afternoon Sun :-)





The house is now locked with the doors hammered shut :-( This is the (temporary) Front Door Key Hole ...


The back of the house where "weatherboards" will be installed instead of bricks.

Since the doors are now shut ... we could only peek inside the house (seems nothing changed?). taken from the front door


A sneak peek of the balcony as well .... you can now see the door and the windows



After all the horror stories we've read in the NET, we've engaged an Independent Inspector to verify the construction of the house, and based on his initial report he was satisfied on how our Builder is progressing ... the only comment I have though is that this is the first time he has worked with them :-( Let's see what happens when the handover inspection is done ...

Plans, Plans, Plans ...

22.03.2009 - While I'm away, let me take you back to the Plans (Floor Plans) of the house

The Facade (Cosmopolitan)

The Back showing the Alfresco

The Eastern Side (Side A)


The Western Side (Side B)


The First Floor:

The 2nd Floor

"Brick" it to me gently ...

7.3.08. The bricks are now starting to be laid, which marks the start of the "Lock-up Stage". We have chosen an "Earthish" theme so we selected "homestead tan" from Austral Bricks. Hopefully the colours of the roof and the bricks complement?

Here's how the the Frontage now looks with the bricks on the 1st floor ...



The Left Side (where the garage will soon sit)


The Other Side ...


The Rumpus being slowly covered with insulation and the Builder's Paper ...


A "peak" inside the house ...


The Future Study Room


The Family Room ...


The Rumpus from the inside ...


The Future Kitchen ...


And the Dining Hall ...


It's been interesting these past couple of weeks on the progress of the construction and here's hoping and praying that everything will go smoothly, though it's been a rough road all the way.

Raise the Roof ...

28.02.08 - After a week when the frames has been completed, the Roof Tiles has been installed. As the clouds cover the skies of Victoria for some drizzling, it seems that the installation could not come at a better time.


Front View (South Facing)
Western View

Eastern View


The Roof of the Alfresco is not yet complete though


Selecting Barramundi as the colour of the Roof we thought of having dark colours outside the house while the insides will all be light coloured or potentially no colour at all :-)

As the last day of February ends ... a New stage begins ... the Lockout Stage where the house will be wrapped in the Developer's Paper/Plastic and the bricks get started to be laid. Winter is slowly coming ... and hopefully the house get's wrapped up.