Tasmanian Oak Solid Timber Flooring

Installation of timber floors commenced on Monday 9/5/11.  We chose direct stick to concrete.  They finished laying boards today and will start sanding and sealing tomorrow.  Hope to complete by mid next week, depending on weather (it's quite cold at the moment) and how long each coat takes to dry.

Settlement

We handed over our final cheque on Friday, 6 May and picked up our keys and garage remotes.  Have spent the weekend scraping the concrete slab and taking off about 40 pieces of skirting in readiness for the solid timber flooring (we didn't want beading around the edges).  Will post some new pictures when the floors are in progress.

Completion signed today - finally!!!!!!

Still some minor defects to be fixed but signed completion today.  Will now wait to be contacted for settlement date to hand over final payment and pick up keys to our new home.

We have chosen Tasmanian Oak solid timber floors and a Godfrey Hirst carpet.  Hopefully flooring will start in the next 2 weeks.

New Home Presentation on Monday, 18 April 2011

We had our new home presentation on the 18th of April.  We went through house and listed the defects.  Appointment made for 26 April for final inspection to check defects had been rectified.  Unfortunately this did not go ahead as rectification of defects not completed in time.

Nearly there .........

New pictures

Bathrooms

Mirrors have been installed in bathrooms and powder room.  Ensuite shower screen in.  Bathroom shower screen onsite.  Balcony has been waterproofed.  Photos to come - battery ran out!

Tiling

Tiling and grouting completed (clean up still to be done).  Feature tiling on top of hob in family bathroom is not straight so will ask them to fix before the bath goes in.



Family bathroom





Powder room




Laundry



Ensuite bathroom




Family bathroom



Ensuite bathroom

Painting

Painting has been completed.  Front door, back sliding doors and edge of stairs have been stained.  Love the colour.  Heating/cooling and return air vents have been installed and control for heating/cooling.  Glass splashback has been installed in kitchen.  Shelving has been installed in pantry, linen and wardrobes.  Tiles are on site which are to be installed by 17 December.  We are nearly there!

Front door now with stain

Tiles on site

Back sliding doors with stain

Glass splashback

Pantry shelving

Bedroom sliding door with stain (timber panel outside door on balcony should be glass - to be rectified)

Upstairs linen

Stairs with stain - carpet to be installed after handover

Heating/cooling vents downstairs

Door into main bedroom.  Very happy with paint colour.

Tiles for laundry and bathrooms

Quick update

Stone benchtops have been installed.  Painters are supposed to be onsite second week of November.  Won't be ready for Christmas which is disappointing - not expecting handover until mid-February.  Has been a long road seeing as though we paid our deposit before Christmas last year.

Cupboards...

Over the last few weeks, stairs, cupboards to all bathrooms, kitchen and laundry and all doors - internal and external -  have been installed. The front sections of the house have been rendered, but are not yet painted. Eaves and external cladding have been painted also.

Plastering

Walls and ceilings plastered. Roof completed over garage and pantry.  Hopefully we'll have some stairs soon.  Starting to look and feel like our home!


Alfresco



Bathroom

Dining Room

Family room

Front door / Living Room on left

Garage (From interior door)

Kitchen

Laundry

Living room

Main bedroom

Sliding door out to balcony in main bedroom

Spare bedroom

Stairwell / understair storage

Study

Bedroom 2

Top of stairs

Upstairs TV room

View from front door