This pic taken in the afternoon, they finished the job around 2pm. The entry doorframe is too low - only about 2000mm instead of 2340mm, so that'll be fixed later. Not bad for 2 days work!
Lots of angled wood stuck across doorways, maybe just to hold the frame together until the supports are all set in?
We also met our SS Brian in the afternoon - nice guy! As for progress, he reckons more ceiling trusses will be delivered tomorrow, and the chippies back later in the week to set them up. Then first floor, then roof trusses - expecting frame to be complete by end of the month! Windows should be in around end of the month as well. And then, lockup (tiles and bricks) maybe a month later - ie end of March! Yay for progress!
He also asked us if we had any issues so far to be looked at, so we brought up these things:
- Door frames too short = acknowledged, and already on the way to being fixed.
- Powder room toilet position very close to door = will be fixed, as the doorframes are larger than the actual door size required, so there's room for adjustment.
- Laundry floor waste in wrong position (under cabinet) = will be fixed so it is under the washing machine.
- Site cut at neighbour's boundary leaving about 300mm of vertical soil = will need tiny retaining wall, will be raised as a variation. Hopefully not too expensive!
- Huge mound of soil at back of site from site cut = will be levelled. But some medium sized rocks, we'll have to pay (not much) to be removed.
- Some minor changes to electrical plan - want to move a couple of lights, shouldn't be a problem.
- No temporary power pole required = we had a $1000 powerpole included in our contract, but because we organise the power pit, we'll get this amount back as a credit towards final payment.
- Small chip in corner of portico concrete = will be repaired, brickwork for piers to balcony will cover most of it too.
- Some water pooling in front yard area - leaking tap? = plumbers will be coming in the next week or two to run in water to the house, and will correct and leaks from the main water line to the block.
We've also located a few more Metricon houses in our area, so when there's a slow day with no work to blog about, I'll post photos here - helpful if you're trying to choose bricks etc for a nice facade!
wushukid: Peninsula is a fantastic design - the open area above the dining room is incredible! Bit expensive for us to go for though :(
stefan petersen: thanks for your comment! There are pretty big windows, and the family room window faces east, so some nice morning sun. It's about 3m from the side fence, so hopefully no shadowing will occur. We walked through all the ground floor rooms today, and our earlier perceptions of rooms being too big or too small are gone - everything feels in perfect proportion now!
T&T
Looking good.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how you can pick up door frame size not adequate. I better start learning.
I change quite a bit with the penisula design. If u push them they will do it. LOL.
Is your sketchup file available for download?
Wow, that brings back so many memories. When i was growing up, my dad who was a builder worked 7 days a week, so my sisters and brother and i used to only see him at building sites on the weekends as we were in bed when he got home from work during the week. So many wonderful memories of climbing through houses that looked like that and spending time with dad! Thanks.
ReplyDeletewushukid: just bring a tape measure and your construction plans along with you everytime you visit :) Sorry my sketchup file isn't online, plus it's a few hundred meg.
ReplyDeletecaroline: nice to hear you reminiscing :)