31st May 2013

More framework done today. Hopefully the roof frame will go up tomorrow. The boys got to see he frame for the first time today and they said "OMG is that our house". They're fnally getting excited too.

 

30th May 2013

Today, work commenced on the frame being erected. Hopefully the rain will stay away over the next few days as we are scheduled to meet Peter our SS on Tuesday for a walk through.

29th May 2013

Frame arrived today!

I also recieved a call from our new Site Supervisor - Peter today informing me that the carpenters would be on site tomorrow and will start erecting the frame and that it should only take 4 days. He wants to meet me on site next Tuesday.

28th May 2013

We experienced our first delays over this past week :(

Thanks to the rain, the site level couldn't be done last Wednesday, which mean't the frame couldn't be delivered on Friday. We were then informed on the weekend that the site would be leveled Monday (yesterday) and that the frame would be delivered on Wednesday, so I drove up to the block for a sticky beak and what did I find...still nothing :(

Our lovely neighbour surprised me today with a text message saying there was a bobcat on site and that the termite barrier had been put down. I was so relieved. So fingers crossed the frame still gets delivered tomorrow as planned.

18th May 2013

Today our slab was laid and it looks fantastic. It now gives us a sense of the size of the house and how much yard space we are going to have. Can't wait till the frame starts going up.

 

16th May 2013

It appears that the rest of the formwork was laid today. Looks like its all ready for the slab to be poured now. Can't wait to visit on Saturday afternoon!

 

15th May 2013

Today the waffle pods were laid, along with the mesh reinforcement. So far things are looking good for the slab to be poured on Saturday.

14th May 2013

Today I had the pleasure of meeting up with James our Site Supervisor at 1pm for our first major inspection, being the piering. James walked me around the site showing me where the piers were on the plans and where they had been cut on the site and whilst this was happening, one of the construction workers was measuring the depth of the piers. The framework for the slab had also been laid and waffle pods had been delivered.

Total lineal meterage of the piers came to 29.1, which we are absolutely thrilled about as our contract allowance was 89 lineal metres. This means we are 59.9 metres under our allowance, which means a nice credit will be coming our way. James informed me that all holes would be filled today and that the sand would be put down for the salinity. He also told me that our slab would be laid this Saturday and frames would be delivered next Friday, which is so exciting.

I ended up going back to the block about 3:30pm to find that all holes had been filled and the sand had been put down just as James specified. Hopefully the sun will stay out for the next few days so there are no issues with the slab going down.

 

7th May 2013

Plumbing was done today. I must have looked like a fool to those passing by today taking photos of almost every single pipe and talking to myself. I was trying to containment my excitement and not scream out loud with joy. I walked up to the first pipe and said "OMG that is where the garage crate is going", then walk up to the next one and say "OMG that is where the water tank will be"...lol

 

2nd May 2013

We recieved our first text message from MJH 2 days ago to say that all orders had been placed and that our file had been sent to the Supervisor to arrange for the site to be cut. And today, much to my surprise, recieved a message from our lovely neighbour Sarah to say our site had been cut today. I couldnt wipe the smile off my face. We cant wait to drive up to our block on the weekend to see the progress.