So you decided on getting a swimming pool after all. Hope the damage has been contained as much as you can.
Be interesting the feedback the Builder gives…

Still beat you by a day.........winner winner chicken dinner

D day tomorrow, official Handover after 2 x Pre-Handover.
The message got across last Friday and come Monday 7am there was no less that 2 sparkies, 3 painters and a tiler…

You are a co-ordinating machine........on fire

Fingers crossed Fairmont. The frustration is very annoying. We can accept there will be issues along the way but the sum of the parts adds up unfortunately. Reality…

Well the report came back and as the inspector said "there are more defects than usual".
Gristy heard from our mutual SS that he had received the report and was F…

Is amazing how the Builder when presented an issue generally go in to Offence first and deny it/blame the subby.bamboozle you with tech talk when in the end just fix…

It will now get really annoying when all you can do is put on your peeping tom hat and peek through the windows. Just do not do this in…

Wonderful progress Lucinda, hope the Brickies do the Bricks proud and do a good job with them. Remember to help yourself and take a few for a rainy day…

And the tortoise takes a closer step
We can now tick off the Rangehood installed and vented through the roof
Eleactrical took a step closer to being completed albeit have left a…

Second that, stuck for ideas on blinds and the romans do give that something extra....research to be done
Must be fun settling in, swimming pool looks…

Thanks Guys, we changed our mind at selections from a lighter and brighter blue to this deeper blue “ABYSS LOW IRON GLASS” and think it has paid off with the…

Nothing to report as no action for over a week now, the tortoise is however slowly approaching the finish line.
We are meant to have a pre PCI walkthrough this week…

All happening, explains why the electrical guys not at our house when scheduled to do so....no time and you have your walkthrough also. Must be almost time for the…

Some sparkies just charge a fixed hrly rate and then it is a matter of how efficient they are installing. Maybe sit in the roof to plug them in…

Nice Kitchen, looks like Polar White like ours
Just posted a pic of our kitchen with our 'blue' splashback on our thread if you wanted to…

Love how the coping is a feature in itself. Might borrow that idea
Take a bow with the landscaping, works beautifully.
We do not even know…

The yellow Daffodils look lovely
You must be stoked to be up, up and away.
Shall look fwd to being nosey as everything starts to take shape…

Today we were on site to meet with our Carpet guy to measure up for the Carpet and Bamboo Flooring and to a nice surprise our Splashbacks have been installed.
We…

Will look pretty spiffy, wish we had more $$ to do some extra bits n pieces than we did.
Cest la vie....
Bet you guys are excited

I spotted one of our Brickies one morning in our back yard running around in just his underwear in the rain as a dare for the Brickie crew......unfortunately there was…

How long did your build take from Siteworks to moving in. Seems so FAST....have to be happy with that.
Must have been exciting to move in, way exciting

Less than two weeks, carpenters just finishing off their final touches. Painters were there AGAIN over the weekend doing their final coat and some patch ups that were highlighted…

Doors are looking smart now the stain is kicking in. Jealous compared to our boring white.
Friends used an online site for their blinds and had no problems. Will…

Well that is great news, your patience is a credit, we would be climbing the walls by now. So guess we will all hear from you before the month is…

Ok, we left you off for August.....now September so must be update time ???
Hope you are inching closer to being underway

How exciting, can not believe how quickly you guys got the Construction completed.
Is looking great, bet you can't wait to get in there.
Then the fun starts with all the other…

SS claims he was on to the Benchtop issue and expressed his concern to the Installer as to how they rectified the issue. We will be keeping an eye…

Ditto....you will find that on most builds then they put a matching strip the same colour as your door to cover.
Just like the outdoor eaves/ceilings often have gaps and they…

Coming along nicely Cakey. Seems something always happens on site....shame no one got a rego number !
We had our port-a-loo tipped over and the rear of our garage door…