Switch Homes 270 Bayswater - Our turn at Project Management
Hi mlb!
Our slab was about 2 weeks after the date they stated. As kitty ranch said just add a couple of days or weeks to the date and you won't…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi everyone,
So basically like everyone else on this forum, I have been quietly sitting back spending hours upon hours reading other peoples forums, but now is time for me to…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi everyone!!! Iiiiiimmmmm baaaaaaacccckkkkkk!!!! Hahaha it's been a pretty hectic 4 weeks but I think we are back to earth now!! I'll attach a couple of photos for you to…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi everyone!
Sorry for the long delay in posting anything! It's been just so busy! I get married this Saturday so things have been a little hectic! Thank goodness it's a…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi alejess,
The pre start was adequate. We were happy with the choices. Some things there were like 10-20 things to choose from (e.g. door handles, doors, bench tops, colour bond…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi everyone!
Finally a lot has happened since my last post now! All go again in this last week!
Plumbing finished 30/8/13
Internal render started and finished 30/8/13 (one day!!)
Partial External Render started…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Cabinetry installed upstairs 16/08/13
Kids alcove
Our double vanity
Colourbond moment (roof completed on first storey section) 21/08/13
Looking towards kitchen (standing in alfresco)
Renderers haven't started yet (yellow sand…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi Alice77,
Thanks for your message. The reason we held off signing contracts was they were busy doing the working drawings and they didn't require them yet. It also gave us…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay in pictures... my photobucket uploading wasnt working!!
As of today the electrician has finished. The plumber was there on Saturday and completed the job on…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Ok another update....
Scaffolding removed and wooden frame installed for powder room downstairs.... (Wed 24/7)
Roof beams delivered for the back section of the house roof to be completed! (Thursday 25/7/13)
Hopefully the…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Ceilings painted and door frames painted on Wednesday (upstairs only!)
Acrylic render started Thursday 18/7 and finished Friday 19/7- looks good! They have one a great job!
It appears that the scaffolding…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
White set completed upstairs 10/07/13
Activity room
Looking out master bedroom windows
Our bathroom niche
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Glazing installed upstairs and cornices installed 2/07/13
Eaves painted friday 5/07/13
White set upstairs started Saturday 6/07/13
(Note our non-obscure bathroom window!!)
I assume the white set plastering guys will be back today as…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Grey float external completed upstairs and ceilings installed (Monday 30/6)
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Rendering team arrived today at 730am and didn't leave till approx 530pm! Long day boys but you did a lot! It was a team of 8 men! Fingers crossed they…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Scaffolding dropped 24/06/13
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Colourbond finished on Wednesday
Aironditioning installed on Thursday
Electrical chased in and cabling done (upstairs only) on Friday
Plumbing chased in and plumbed on Saturday (upstairs only)
We have been informed that the…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Roof beams completed
Air con being installed on thurs/ Friday.
We have been informed that the scaffolding will be dropped on Monday coming.... Hopefully we will have our colour bond moment soon!!
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi everyone... Our roof installation started today!
Here are the mandatory pictures. Hopefully the rain holds off and they can put the roof on!!
Oh also can anyone give any advice…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Roof beams delivered Wednesday 5th June
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hey everyone!
Brick work commenced on 21/5/13 and is about 95% done now! Today they raised the scaffolding so looks like the roof will be going on shortly!
Day 1 brickwork (Tuesday)
Day…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi everyone!
Ok so Friday they delivered the window frames and installed the lift out the front....
Then today they delivered the bricks and put them upstairs! Looks like the brickes will…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
We are first time builders too- it's abniiiiiig learning curve isn't it?! So many things to learn about!
The acoustic bricks were included in the base house price as we added…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Ok everyone!
So slab didn't go down on Thursday due to the rain++, we were hopeful that it would then happen on Friday.... By unfortunately not! We then got a big…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi mlb,
yay! another switch home! hahaah are you going to have a blog? where are you up to now? exciting times for you!
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Hi everyone!
Sorry for the very long break in the updates... my fiancé and I were on holidays in Vietnam and Cambodia for almost a month! Fortunately we did not miss…
Switch homes 2 storey- shower scrns, electrical - PCI Booked
Thanks all for the conslabulations! I'm slabbergasted at the slabalicious slab we now have! Haha
Ok so we have some more action... We went to the block on Sunday and noticed…