Meetings, Fascia, Gutters and Solar Power

This week we met with the air-conditioning contractor to discuss the placement of the thermostat and outdoor unit.

We also met the alarm system contractor to decide on the placement of the motion detectors and the keypad. The television (8) and data points (3) will also likely be done by this contractor as the builders’ regular electrician is not available and the new electrician does not really do this type of work. We will most likely add foxtel cable television, 1x additional television point, and cable provisioning for a future intercom system.

And we also met the new electrician onsite to walk through and mark the location of down lights, power points, etc. The new electrician was really knowledgeable and efficient. a walkthrough to decide on electrical is highly recommended – we managed to significantly cut down on the anticipated number of required down lights.

And we also met the solar power contractor onsite to decide on the placement of the solar panels (rear, north facing roof) and inverter (wall mounted in the garage, close to the future electrical switch box). The contractor laid the cables between the inverter and panel positions on 02/05/2013.

The majority of fascia and gutters were installed on 02/05/2013.

Front door

We have a front door! The plan is for the door to be painted the same colour as the garage door (surfmist). DW believes that the door, being so massive, ‘deserves’ to be stained instead.

Non-artists impression.

Roof Trusses

Most of the roof trusses were installed on 26/04/2013.

Skillion roof.

Front of house. Facade is taking shape.

Rear of the house.

Bathroom window.

Ensuite 1 window.

Staircase window.

Study/Library window.

Master bedroom window 1 of 4.

Pantry cavity single sliding door.

Media room cavity double sliding door.

Bedroom 4 rear window.

Bedroom 4 side window.

Upper Floors & Frames

The second floor frames and flooring was installed 22-24/04/2013. I was in Sydney for that week but the DW kept me updated with progress photos.

We went to the building site on Anzac day with good friends of ours. While we were there our builder and his wife stopped by the site. A random visit on a public holiday to check on the build progress! Now that is great commitment! The Caboolture Hotondo team really enjoy and take great pride in what they do for a living.

Lower Frames

The frames for the lower floor took one day to erect. The carpenters did the work on 19/04/2013.

Bedroom 5 window.

Powder Room/Ensuite 2 window.

Pantry window.

Bi-fold door to backyard.

Stacker doors to Alfresco.

Stacker doors to …(not sure what yet).

Kitchen window.

Dining room window.

Front door.

Site Clean & 2nd Cut

The builder did a clean-up of the site and some more cutting on 17/04/2013 – leaving us with a site that is a lot more practical.

Plumbing & Slab

We’ve had lots of progress over the past 3 weeks!

The plumbing was done on 04 & 05/04/2013.

Stormwater pits.

Preparation for the slab was done on 08 & 09/04/2013.

 

We put coins, from all the countries that we’ve lived in, into the slab frame. The slab was poured on 10/04/2013. All corners and edges seem to be just perfect!