Finished door and Splashback is in

I have been a bit slack with photo's but that's mostly cos there isn't really anything new or exciting to show.
Well today I went up to the house and the painters have been hard at work and done the final coat to my front door, my glass splashback has also been installed!! Also there are a couple of photos I took from the PCI

PCI - My ensuite has the chicken pox - the red dots are used to mark what needs touching up


Bathroom looking to rumpus


One of my Heater/Aircon control panel


My front door has had it's final coat!


The bottom of the door frame has been stained


umm yeah, thanks for that painters...


New position of the towel rail, still not great but better


My glass spalshback is in!! It's Mocha Magic


Splashback


From the sliding door


Splashback again


Very poor patch up of render :(

PCI done. R.I.P Woody

Where do I start? What a shit of a day and yet great at the same time....

The carpet in the meals/family area is going to be replaced and lots of walls are going to be fully repainted as he doesn't like touch up jobs being done as you can see them - the two sides of the entrance, the two main walls of the meals/family plus the toilet is going to be re-sanded and painted as you can see some plaster joins, a laundry wall will also be re done. 3 lights weren't working so they will be fixed, the outside junction box will be changed. The laminate bench in the ensuite will be fixed/replaced. The front render will be fixed, the power point int he bathroom has had to be put in the cupboard due to the smallness of the room and proximity to water sources and the post at the front of the house will be fixed properly. And then there are lots of bits that need repainting around the cornices etc due to movement and they will probably need to be re-done at the 3 and 12 month checks too... c'est la vie
I forgot the hair dryer so I didn't check any power points but I'm really not too worried as my SS has said that he looks after things for the first month, so anything I see that needs fixing he will get fixed in that first month and then it goes to the maintenance people and that alone leaves me feeling good as I know he does a good job.

I took photo's but really can't be bothered posting them as nothing has changed other than the addition of the red dots... splashback will go in later this week. It takes a while as they can't measure for it until the stone bench tops are in and then they need to cut the glass and then send it to the painters to be painted.

I've just checked my colour selections and I think they have installed the wrong internal door handles, everything is satin chrome but the door handles are all shiny and not a matt finish - gah, do I bother or not?

Oh and my phone got connected today! The appointment was meant to be for 8am-12pm but at 11:30 he came past and I told him how glad I was he arrived and he said he is about 4hrs early - they moved my appointment to 1pm-5pm and no one told me, anyway he had another one for a house just down the road so he did mine at the same time!

Just after starting my inspection I got a phone call from my sister to tell me that one of our long time family friend died in an accident this morning. I've known him for over half of my life and if I hadn't got back in contact with my Dad I would have asked him to walk me down the aisle if I was to ever get married. He leaves behind a lovely Wife, Tanya and two sons Trent and Hayden.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/truckie-dies-after-hitting-stationary-semi-along-princes-freeway-nar-nar-goon/story-e6frf7kx-1225778017463

I was meant to go back to work this afternoon but just not in the head space for it. I'm also mean to help officiate/judge a cycling event my club is running tonight and I just don't know if I will or not yet... feeling pretty crappy and not in the mood to be around people

Outdoor Painting

I called my SS yesterday and discovered that he didn't realise that the PCI and handover dates had been locked in! ARGH!!! So I explained that N had told me she discussed it with him and we talked about the dates and that I have given rental notice based on the dates and booked removalists etc etc! Anyway, I found out today that he will be submitting those dates into the system - lets hope that I now get all the stuff to the bank in time for their processing times!

I also submitted my order for a home phone line and was told that it has been put on hold due to the main cable requiring an upgrade - wtf? I figure it's just that my end of the street hasn't been actually turned on yet and that I am probably the first to apply for a phone line in this stage. I should find out a timeline of when I can expect to get a phone line and then I can work out what to do in regards to internet etc

In other news, the outdoor painting has been started!!

Chateau Lisa - can you see the painting of the gutters, eaves, down pipes and....


My front door has an undercoat!! I LOVE IT!!! Really LOVE it!


Loving the colour!! See the portico roof and wood poles have all been painted


The door needs another coat, but I LOVE it!!


You can just see that they have done the inside too


Painted downpipes


Painted garage door

More tiling photos but from inside

I had a bit of time to kill this morning so naturally I went up to my house :D I also managed to find a door that was left unlocked! Sweeeeeeet! I got lots of photo's and spent a long time checking out all the paint work - I'm VERY impressed with the painting!! There are some marks and scratches but they are probably from the tilers - it happens.
Also, happy to report that the previous photo's of the paint on the cabinet work has been fixed!

Side of bath (Chocolate Matt) and floor tiles (Agra Sandstone). The top of the bath will be the same as the side


Shower in the bathroom


Bath plumbing, the shape in the concrete makes sense now - that water is still there grrr


Toilet! I like how they have done the tiles in here (Agra Sandstone)


Laundry (Loft Walnut)


Kitchen (Loft Walnut)


Bathroom/ensuite/toilet floor tiles (Agra Sandstone) next to the kitchen/entrance/laundry (Loft Walnut)


Ensuite shower (Mulia Gloss white with a strip of Chocolate Matt). The Bathroom shower will have the same strip


Shower base and floor tile (Agra Sandstone)


Close up of the feature strip (Chocolate Matt)


Damaged vanity in the ensuite


Completed paintwork





Two deep scratches on the front door


Bath support - it's actually a row of bricks and then cement or something

Bits N pieces

The inside painting has now been completed and the doors are back on! None of the outdoor painting has been done yet though. I spoke to the painters about the inside of the front door but I have also emailed N my CSA about it to ensure that it is re-painted.
The wet area's have also been water proofed, I have my bathtub and the tiles have all been delivered ready for a start tomorrow (hopefully!)

The photo's are from the past two days and are all taken through the windows.
I was asked to provide some picture of how thick the bench top is too, so they are below

The painting inside is completed and the doors are back on


The painting in the garage is completed


Bath hob has been water proofed


Bathroom shower is water proofed


Benchtop with carboard on top


Benchtop again with the cardboard on top


You can just see it, the corner of the ensuite shower hob has been water proofed


Delivery from Frank Walker! (National Tiles) - the long tube is also from them, no idea what's in it though - any thoughts?


Messages to the tiler


I have a bath tub!!!


Holding it up


mmmmmmmm Bath

More paint and my kitchen bench!!

I got to my house again today just as the painters had literally locked up!! They let me in again which was awesome :D
I asked them if they knew that the inside of the front door was meant to be the same as the outside and they didn't know - it doesn't have it on their sheet - ahh well they know now! He then went and got the tin of paint and the colour is actually quite a bright purple and not a dusty purple as per the sample card... he asked me if I was sure that I wanted the inside in that colour as I have quite natural neutral colours inside and I replied with 'Yeah!!! :D' hehehe Now I've seen the colour I'm really not as confident but stuff it, it's only a door if I hate it I will re do it LOL!! But I know I'm gonna love it!! (I hope in a wacky zany way)

I also discovered that my kitchen benchtops have been delivered and installed!! :D

Anyway, onto the photos!

Shiny! The doors are all done


The door frames are done too


Front door completed, but in the wrong colour - I explained it to them today so they will re do it


Family room


My kitchen bench top has been installed!!


Close up


Rumpus room and you can see the cows!


Shiny! The window frames have all been done too