More tiles

More hard work by the boys today!

xMel

Wrapping and Roof Tiles

A little birdie told me that there were boys working on our roof today, so after school, we did our usual trip up! Not only were they putting the tiles on but we had some wrapping done too! What a shame the bricks won't be here for a few weeks; they are going so well otherwise! Good work lads!

xMel

New completion date....

We received a letter in the mail from the builder today, confirming our conversation on Friday about the bricks. Due to the brick issue, we have a new completion date of 9th February, 2009 (original was 29th December, 2008). This also takes into account the 3 week annual Christmas shut-down period 'applicable to the Construction industry'. So there you have it! It looks a lot less likely that we'll be in for Christmas (we were quietly hopeful because the building had been going so well so far), but oh well, these things can't be helped.

xMel

Rain, rain, you can stay!

I can't believe I just wrote that! But alas, we had a call from our builder this morning, letting us know that there is a production issue with the bricks we have chosen and they won't be able to be delivered until 20th August (three weeks away). Big bummer....oh well, these things can't be helped. So there will be little movement on the house for a while, other than the roof tiles and the wrap. I might save some petrol for a while too!!!!!

xMel

Slowly....!

Well the only thing going fast this week is the petrol in my car!!!! But on a bright note, our roof tiles got delivered today! It's like Christmas every time we get a delivery because I can't remember what colours we chose (and have been too slack to contact the builder to get a copy!), so I get a nice surprise each time! Hopefully there will be no nasty ones!!! You can never really know exactly how the colours you've picked will come together (unless you've copied the display - which we didn't!), but as long as our house doesn't become the 'you know that dreadful looking house with the awful colours on the nice drive to the Yarra Valley', house, I will be happy!!!!

xMel

Plumbing and Gas Fitting

Did my usual drive-bys during the week and didn't think anything had been done since Tuesday. As usual, I was wrong! Dave dropped up to visit the house this weekend, coming home with the news that our plumbing and gas fitting had been done! Next, I think, is the 'wrapping', so hopefully that will get done this week!

My dear brother also dropped in a present to christen our new backyard!!! Now we'll have something to keep the wee ones occupied while we check the house out!

On another note, discovered on Friday that Jett's Prep teacher is also building, with OUR builder and the SAME house design!!!! How crazy is that?!

xMel

Gutters and fascias

Our gutters and fascias got put on today! I had a momentary panic when I thought the fascias were the gutters - "oh my god, they're the wrong colour!", until I realised the fascias go on before the gutters! Crisis averted!

xMel