Lights, Action, Camera!

So last week work started on site.. by day 2 we picked up the first problem. But I must say, Porter Davis have surprised me – since the build start the slab supervisor (Neale) has been working hard to restore my faith in their ability to resolve any issues. It’s like dealing with a different … Continue reading →

And so it begins

So today was the scheduled site cut day. Given all the delays we have had so far and all the promises of “we will call you back on this date” or “we will have this information to you by this date” we tried not to be too hopeful. Today is my day off, so after … Continue reading →

Construction plans are signed!

After a couple of stressful weeks where PD kept contacting us at 6.40pm on a Friday night asking for documents to be signed and returned on Monday, which was far from satisfactory, we have received and signed off on final construction plans – with a few annotations about the master ensuite, whether a particular downpipe … Continue reading →

Dreaming of the little extras – Lawn, garden, curtains and lighting

Grass So of course I’m in planning mode, thinking about gardens, window furnishings, ideal furniture etc for the new house, even though the site hasn’t been cut yet.How do we get bang for our (rapidly diminishing and fairly non existant extra) buck? One of the things I’ve been researching is turf. Given that our block … Continue reading →

Site start month is upon us.. we hope

So, January 2015, the planned month of our site start has come around. At last check prior to Christmas our block had been re soil tested and surveyed, survey markers have been positioned and PD have advised they are now waiting on our Council advising on flood levels. We aren’t in a Melbourne Water designated … Continue reading →

Tapping in

So the first bit of actual construction is in. Our plumber has moved the water meter and put in the new tap. Now we can keep our bare dirt nicely watered. Continue reading →

Power to the people

Well, more accurately power to the pit, from the power people. So apparently despite taking 2 weeks to acknowledge even receiving our original email requesting quote, and losing our faxed payment, the people doing the physical labour side of it actually did it reasonably quickly. It does look like a rush job unfortunately and makes … Continue reading →

Demolition timelapse and expecting the unexpected

The demolition is done baby! You may also recall that we are doing a time lapse of our build. Silverfish stitched it together and set it to music last night. Makes for a good watch, we think. Expecting the unexpected One thing that attracted us to a volume builder build was the concept that we … Continue reading →

Demo-graphics

Bit tidier this morning New awesome level 10 climbing frame is going to sort those kids out. Continue reading →

Demolition is go

Demolition is under way! Monday they were in and removing asbestos. Few other bits and pieces but not a lot of work. The next couple of days was pretty slow, knocked down the garage and did some manual brick wall demolition that was probably a bit too sensitive for the big excavator. Wednesday afternoon the … Continue reading →