Services are roughed in

The plumbers have finished roughing in, all the electrical wiring is in, the ducted vac is finished and the insulation has started going in. Plasterers are a couple of weeks away to give us a chance to ensure we have everything behind the plaster that we need. Once the plasterers start it will take about 4 weeks to finish so I will have work outside to go on with including downpipes and painting. Groundwork can be done anytime other jobs are not required.
The gas meter will end up in a better place than I thought of originally and we have wired and plumbed for a spa. Look forward to that if the money allows.

This sucks

Spent the weekend doing more wiring, finalising some timber battens and supports for plumbing fittngs and installing the ducted vacuum piping and wiring. We went to the art show on friday night and saw a great painting that might have suited the house but it is way too early to buy such things. Saturday I did all the supports for the plumbing and shower screens. This will allow for the plumber to do the rough in next week or so. Put the bath in the location and fixed the frames that support it.
Sunday was all vacuum fitting. Ran all the pipes and fittings. The AussieVac system was good,less the 600mm of pipe left over and some extra wiring that I have used for for the intercom power. Still waiting for a couple of rolls of figure 8 wiring to arrive to finish some security wiring.

Wiring weekend

SWMBO is going to Melbourne with our daughter for her birthday. Im on call so am spending the weekend running wires, data wires, security wires, camera wires, tv antenna wires, multi room audio wires, lights, fan and electrical wires. Today I have run over 1000 mtrs of wires and will do more tomorrw. No glorious pictures when running wires. It all needs to be done and it is a good weekend to do it if I don't get called into work.

holidays draw to a close

As another 2 weeks of holidays finish, I look back to see if we achieved what we wanted to acheive in the time. I would have liked to be at lock up stage. We have all the wall cladding on, the 3 swing doors in place, the garage door on order and the mounting spaces clad ready to have the door fitted. I have chossen a platerer and need to make a few calls to confirm this. We have started the kitchen process and paint selection. Bath and toilets on order.

Things not completed: Steel wall cladding and roof trims not finished, eave lining not finished, data and other wiring not finished. Inbsulation not started.

Oh well more to do later.

Grand final day

A tie in the AFL grand final so they have to do it all again.
Me, well I fitted the garage pedestrian door with locks and then undercoated all 3 door I have and fitted the electric lock to the front door frame. All took time and slow work to make sure it was right.

Paint samples

The roofers came back and spent half the day finishing off some of the flashings and bits and pieces. It is still not all finished so I will need to chase them up next week. They did finish the garage ready for the door to be installed. I will need to let the contractor know.
My putty Princess continued to patch up the screw holes in the wall cladding. Getting ready to paint the cladding. We painted 2 sections with sample pots to see how it looks and I painted the eave sheets before installation. I also installed the sisalation in the garage.
A good weeks work in all but still not to lock up.

Lots of little bits

The roofers have not been back to finish off the sheet work. I ran the last bit of sisalation on the upper wall today while the wind was very low. SHMBO has been filling screws in the wall sheets andI have clad the inside of the garage wall ready for the flashings and then the garage door. The door is on order. I expect it in a couple of weeks. Waiting for the plasterer to get back with a quote and I have cabling on the way for security and data etc.