Building our dream home in Stonecutters Ridge: Now that the sun shines, a lot is happening!

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Now that the sun shines, a lot is happening!

In the past few days, James' team have been super busy preparing the slab for the next step: the frame.

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What happened so far

· 24/03/2012: the good tiles are being put in the kitchen.

· 13/04/2012: we have sold St Clair :-)

· 12/04/2012: letter from Austral ot start Nawkaw paint work on bricks.

· 04/04/2012: new error: the security door are the wrong colour! and there are no flyscreen to the bottom part of the windows.

· 03/04/2012: we can't belive it...they put the wrong tiles on the kitchen splashback! they have to rip them off, take the cupboards off and redo the whole wall!

· 29/03/2012: letter from MJH to arrange pre-handoverinspection with Dave...we are going to wait until kitchen and bricks are sorted!

· 27/03/2012: the house is locked and has been completely cleaned.

· 19/03/2012: the aircon is in, the bathtubs, toilets and shower rails are intalled. Wardorbes and kitchen shelves are being fitted.

· 09/03/2012: Just got an email from Dave, our SS: estimated handover is 16 April...in 6 weeks, it's insane!!!

· 08/03/2012: Internal painting in progress. Facade bag&paint finished. Front and laundry door, and beams on facade stained. Benchtops on and bathroom sinks installed.

· 02/03/2012: Tiling finished.

· 23/02/2012: Kitchen installed and tiling started in laundry and wet areas.

· 16/02/2012: Kitchen delivered.

· 13/02/2012: Cornices and architraves finished. All doors installed (incl. front and laundry door, but still waiting for the garage door).

· 11/02/2012: Gyprock and waterproofing finished.

· 03/02/2012: Gyprock installed on ceiling and internal walls.

· 01/02/2012: Wooden beams installed at the front, gyprock delivered. Eaves finished. Insulation changed.

· 26/01/2012: Frame Inspection performed by an independent building inspector. Minor defects detected ans reported to our SS.

· 21/01/2012: Wall insulation installed. They install the wrong kind and have to start again!

· 13/01/2012: Roof is on, the dark Woodland Grey colorbond looks beautiful.

· 23/12/2011: Bricks finished and gutters installed. They should start on the roof after the Christmas Break!

· 12/11/2011: Bricks have been delivered and the first row installed. They look good! Also, some errors in the frame have been rectified.

· 29/10/2011: Windows installed and frame finished.

· 21/10/2011: Frame started.

· 19/10/2011: Frame delivered.

· 17/10/2011: Plumber visit for drainage. New huge pile of dirt appears.

· 13/10/2011: Big pile of dirt is gone.

· 10/10/2011: Slab.

· 28/09/2011: Piering.

· 19/09/2011: Site scraped and cut out.

· 08/09/2011: Construction Certificate received.

· 24/08/2011: Authority to Commence Construction received from the bank.

· 16/08/2011: Development Approval received from Blacktown Council.

· 08/08/2011: Extension for New Home Builder grant approved (yeah!)

· 05/08/2011: Final variations with bushfire upgrades signed and updated plans sent to Council.

· 21/07/2011: Letter from Council that we need to upgrade our bushfire requirements. MJH contacts us on 29/07 with upgrades costs.

· 11/07/2011: MJH lodge our plans to Blacktown Council.

· 08/07/2011: Medallist approval received.

· 06/07/2011: Price Variation 1 (electrical) and PV2 (façade modifications) approved.

· 29/06/2011: Medallist finally approves our new façade (with bricks around the garage doors).

· 24/06/2011: Electrical appointment at MJH office in Baulkham Hills.

· 16/06/2011: Medallist requests that we modify our façade! Negotiations begin…

· 30/05/2011: CONTRACT SIGNED and sent to Medallist for approval.

· 17/05/2011: Contract received and sent to our solicitors for review and comments (it is like Chinese to us!)

· 12/05/2011: Annexure A received (consolidated tender including colour selection)

· 06/05/2011: Final colour selection signed.

· 21/04/2011: Final ok for colour selection and updated tender.

· 14/04/2011: Presentation of the house plans and Colour appointment at MJH office in Baulkham Hills with Lee.

· 27/03/2011: Final ok to CT.

· 22/03/2011: Site sketch and initial Consolidated Tender.

· 28/02/2011: Confirmation to MJH that we will go ahead with the DV2.

· 08/02/2011: We receive the Bushfire Report and make some changes to the DV.

· 16/01/2011: Deposit Variation 1 and payment of deposit to MJH.

· 11/12/2010: Presentation of the first tender @MJH Homeworld for a Chesterfield Executive.

Our home colours selection

· Bricks: Austral bricks – Couture Argent
· Roof, fascia & gutter: Colorbond - Woodland grey
· Garage door: B&D Seville - Woodland grey
· Windows: Bradnams - Woodland grey matt to façade, Ultra Silver gloss to balance of home
· Front door: Hume – Savoy
· Kitchen benchtop: Essastone - New Crystal Salt
· Kitchen cupboards & overhead cupboards: Laminex – Blackened Linewood Crystal Gloss
· Kitchen splashback tiles: caviar olive
· Kitchen appliances: Damani
· Bathroom/ensuite vanity: Essastone – French black
· Bathroom/ensuite cupboards doors: Laminex – Chalky teak
· Bathroom/ensuite cupboards sides: Laminex – Charcoal
· Laundry cupboards: Laminex - Seductive Limba
· Laundry overhead cupboards: Laminex - Sorrel
· Laundry benchtop: Laminex- Quicksand
· Bathroom/ensuite/laundry floor tiles: Augusta Iced coffee
· Bathroom/ensuite/laundry wall tiles: Tender Satin Bone
· Flooring to be determined
· Internal wall paint: Taubmans – Martini
· Façade paint: Taubmans Salinger (light grey) and Rotunda Stone (dark grey)

Building our dream home in Stonecutters Ridge

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Now that the sun shines, a lot is happening!

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