Floor and Frame!!

Things have really taken a big leap for us this week with the Floor, under-floor Insulation and Wall Frame going up! This is such an exciting stage as it is the first look at the feel of the flow of the house and the size of the rooms! As we have never seen a display house of this plan it has been a real leap of faith for us to build this house from just the plans.

We  were ecstatic at the views from our windows, facing southwest  around to Northwest - the view of the weather moving over Melbourne and the Baw Baw Ranges to the North is going to be such a plus!

The size of the living and the family rooms was a really pleasant surprise, we had anticipated smaller living areas that we actually have.  There is a lot to plan in terms of decking, paths and driveway, eeeeep! I sense the bills will just keep floading in!

 Fig 1: Looking from the corner of the kitchen you can see the Bedrooms, Bathroom and Toilet.

 Fig 2: Garage, gotta love the dry access!

Fig 3: Main Bedroom from the front of the house, on the left is our front door. 

Fig 4: You can see the Fence line where the neighbour's garage is to be built, our side yard!

Fig 5: Our Living Room and Dining - the kitchen starts on the very left!

There was some water build up on the insulation under the floor, once the roof is on this will have an opportunity to really dry out before the floor coverings go on!  I have some concerns about the yellow-tongue will all the rain we have had (with another 30mm expected overnight) about the state of the flooring before the floors go on.  I guess a really good inspection to ensure all the joins are even before allowing tiles to go on and a good clean beforethe carpets go on will be in order.

The finish still seems such a long way off!

Assuming another week for the roof, a weeks windows... they would go in over a day you would thing (but they are not on site as yet), 2 weeks for the bricks (plus wet weather) I would hope to see Lock up by the end of July we would hope!

Then it always seems to slow right down, with sparkies and plumbers, plasterers and painters, tilers and fitters, cabinet makers and carpenters. We had originally hoped for a May finish, then a July, then a September. I am now calling October!  We have now not had a place to call our own for 17 months, October will have seen us living with the parents for 20 months... the kids have shared a room and hubby's parents have given up half their house for us: it is time!

Joists and Bearers!

Well we are slowly getting there! They had to knock a layer of bricks off for some reason... who knows why, I am guessing it has to do with tying the brickwork into the carpentry, but honestly i have not idea really.  We are excited that we get a better idea of our view now and the underneath of the house is starting to feel like a room!

An the delays just keep coming!

Well after 2 weeks hold up we should be back on track next week!  Although with the weather the way it has been it would have been little use even if the delays hadn't happened.

The variation for the fact that the house is actually 400mm higher than the initial plans indicated have been approved by the council and signed by us!

The carpenters should be there next week and the frame should be up by the end of the week, weather permitting! :)