Bricks - Alfresco

Quick look around the site tonight, can't really see much. We did see that the brickies have done more work on the bricks for the Alfresco.

Alfresco Brickwork

Bricks - Garage Front Completed, Frame Truss Issues

Today another section of the garage has been completed, the portico piers have also been done.

I also spoke to the SS today about some of the outstanding items, and he mentioned that the stacking sliding door has been returned, but they have even touched it. He was pretty annoyed at the company that is supposed to fix it as now the bricklayer is getting delayed as the door isn't installed. He said they will install the door brick around it and then lean it out so that it can be sent to be fixed. He has spoken to the managing director of the company and said he wants this fixed by Friday. Ha I doubt it, but good on him for not letting it go.

The gurder truss that was identified in the Pre Plaster Inspection report has also been fixed by the truss company. But they have fixed it by making the wall below it a load bearing and lifting the truss to sit on top of it. I'm not happy with this approach as if someone in the future wanted to remove the wall for what ever reason the roof is going to drop 2cm and crack the entire ceiling in the study/dinning/family room. Add this to the lounge wall that is load bearing that wasn't supposed to be and I'm more than annoyed with the fix. I'll be following this up with the SS to have it fixed properly.

Another section of brickwork on side Garage wall

Front of Garage Brickwork complete

Portico brickwork almost completed. Master Bed and WIR windows done

Front facade is looking good. If you look carefully you can see the slacking sliding door that has been returned.

Closeup of Brickwork above Garage

Close up of Portico / WIR window

Gurder Truss - Fixed. But now wall is load bearing. Noticed the laminated studs that have been added and the piece of wood chock.

Noticed this one today, stud completely split in half in Ensuite wall.

Bricks - Portico Complete

The bricklayers have finished the 2nd level of brickwork to portico. They have also left the hole I requested for the flush mount intercom! Notice the brickwork has not been rolled as the surface will be finished with a jasper render. We also noticed today that the motor colour on the garage is slightly off on the bottom left section. We will wait and see how bad it looks once the bricks have been acid washed.

Portico Brickwork Complete. Notice the hole the bricklayer left for the flush mount intercom

Slight colour variation on the Garage wall in the mortar on side closest to camera.

Ledge underneath window completed.

Bricks - Lounge / Study Complete

Today the study / lounge wall has been completed and last layer on the right side of the garage wall/left side of protico have been completed.

Brickwork on Front Facade

Portico

Brickwork on portico piers.

Bed side of house

Brickwork Study / Lounge Wall completed

Brickwork on Garage

Bricks - Bed Side of House nearly complete.

Today mostly more brickwork, one side of the house is 95% done. Just need the brick ledge underneath the windows. Still waiting on the stacking window to be returned I hope they hurry up so they don't hold up the brick layer.

Our front door has been delivered and I am happy to see that it is the wood laminate version verus the painted mdf one.

The plumber has been again to try and sort out the taps in the ensuite and has got it wrong again. He has put the mixer and the spout underneath the window. I don't understand how they can keep getting it wrong when it is on the plans!!. Mixer on the Ensuite/Master Bed wall, spout centred over the spa.

While I was there I also droped a few pull string lines to make it easier for the sparkies to pull cables through later on.

Master Bedroom looking towards portico

Bricks looking down from Master Bedroom

95% of brickwork along bedside of house completed.

Todays brickwork along bed side of house. See the mortor colour difference

Brickwork along Bed4 and Games. Notice the window missing.

Lounge wall and Garage Wall

More brickwork along Lounge and Garage

Inside Garage Bricking

View of the Cavity door slider installed in Pantry and some of the elec cabling.

Our new front door!

Plumber now has mixer and spout under window. Wrong again!

Insulation fixed up in Theater

Pre-Plaster Inspection.

So today we had our Pre-Plaster inspection, most of the items were still outstanding items from the first Frame Inspection Report. New ones that I wasn't aware of was the unlevel roof truss in the dinning, games, bed4 and bed 3/bed3 hallway. There was upto 2cm difference between the trusses directly next to the truss in question, other minor items are noggings for the baths for the lower sheets of plaster, and bracing required for a top plate where the plumber went a bit nuts with drilling a hole for the breather pipe in the pantry.


One item that wasn't listed but has been going on for ever it seems like is the stacking sliding door to the alfresco/family room. We have been waiting for the door to get fixed since we first raised the issue. The door has been removed along with the games room window that has a broken reveal. Hopefully it is getting fixed properly.

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Insulation Installed - Last of the Cabling

I got my video camera back! Now I can take more photos. Today the brickwork has started on the Study / Lounge walls. The insulation has also been installed thou a few batts have fallen out but I'll put them back in.

I also ran about 100 meters of antenna cable arround the house where I expect to have TVs and installed the intercom wiring for the door station, spare games room station, and extension ringer in the garage. I finished off installing the last few video cables for the home theatre (lounge room)

Porico brick work

Brickwork on Study wall

Study / Lounge brick progress

Alfresco, Study Lounge

Insulation in Entrance / Garage wall

Insulation in WIR

Insulation in Master Bedroom

Insulation in Ensuite

Insulation in Bed2

Insulation in Laundry

Insulation in Bath

Insulation in Bed3

Insulation in Bed4

Insulation in Games Room

Insulation Games looking toward Alfresco

Insulation and Cbus light switch location

Insulation in Study

Home theatre / Store Insulation

Home Theatre / Store room wall.

Home Theatre reat wall

Home Theatre Garage wall

Home Theatre front wall (looking towards kitchen)