Day 212 - House officially complete

The house is now complete, but we will not move in for a few more weeks while we work to stabilise the mud pit the house is built on.
Progress has started with the driveway and decking at the back of the garage, but we still need a few more retaining walls, decking out the back, some grass, landscaping, and plants.

Day 211 - decking around the side complete

And all locks now in place. Bank inspector has given it the nod, just need the utilities besides power connected and we are right to move in

Day 210 - Almost there

Front is looking good, last coat of paint on the inside seems to be progressing well and the decking at back of the Garage is nearly complete. Should all be good by EOD Thursday. 

Day 209 - stairs to Family room

Steps have now been stained with an excellent attempt to match the floor boards

Day 209 - EOD

Progress on driveway, aggregate to be exposed tomorrow I guess. 

Sideway behind garage starting to take shape with concrete laid, and decking posts in position. 

Care need to be taken with all paths laid next to the Hebel, as the hebel overhangs the slab, care needs to be taken that no concrete goes under the hebel, if it does then it is likely that at some point it will rip the hebel off the house due to the fact that the path is lighter than the house and will move more with the natural expansion and contraction of the underlying clay

Still chasing council to approve my fixing the crossover - that might be enough along with all the kitchen and laundry stuff for a while

Day 209 - Tidy up

Problem with split level is what to do with the split outside areas? Garage opens to .5 meter drop, as does the laundry. Choices are concrete or wood decking. We are going for wood, with wooden steps down to a concrete area for the boys basketball practice. 

Entry will be adorned with wooden decking

And we have put a gate up the other side to inhibit the dogs freedom of movement. 

Day 207 - last day before final walkthru

I have had a final inspection performed by NHI, as usual a very thorough job.  I will have a feel for the magnitude of the suggested changes when I catch up with the SS tomorrow morning, for what should be the final walkthru. 

IMHO the house is looking great, and I can't believe how this has been such a relatively stress free build that it has been.

 

 

Day 201 - Floors going in - just about complete

Bamboo floors looking good

Day 190 - Stairs to family room replaced

Original stairs were fine, but step depth looked small due to the step widths, so we agreed with CG to upgrade them. 

Original

New

Day 190 - Tiling complete