Bricks - Cleaned, Plumbing Fixed

We are almost at lockup, in fact when we went last night every door and window was locked...except one!

The bricks were cleaned today, they look great, I did notice that where they fixed the mortar colour at the front left side of the garage now looks brighter than the rest of the area.

The plumber has come and finally moved the drainage points for the master bedroom toilet, the basin drain for the garage, and also moved the drain point in the pantry which I wasn't aware that he was going to move.

I was also told that our plastering should have started on Friday and that they have a 7 day contract. Oh well I bet tomorrow we see some plaster up.

Note the photos have a slight yellow/orange ting due to the sunset.

Plumbing fixed and centred.

Plumbing moved in Garage

Plumbing moved in Pantry

Portico, Master Bed, WIR

Garage - Can you see the motor difference?

Master Bed / WIR

Bricks Cleaned - Bed side of house.

Looking down bed side of house to rear fence

Bricks Cleaned - Bed side of house from laundry to rear yard

Bricks Cleaned - Bed side of house, looking towards street from Bathroom

Bricks cleaned - Bed4 and Games.

Bed4/Games and Solar Hot Water panel

Alfresco looks nice and tidy with bricks cleaned.

Sliding door has returned and been reinstalled. The large chip is gone and replaced with two smaller chips in the top left corner.

Close up of the new smaller chips.

Alfresco / Lounge / Garage

No Plaster!

So today we were expecting to see some section of the house plastered, but when we arrived no a single piece of plaster was installed. This was a pretty big disappointment we really hoped to see some progress, its like we get one item fixed per few days and then no progress.

I noticed that they had levelled or should i say attempted as there is still a 7mm gap between trusses!!, and the area in the hallway next to Bed3 hasn't even been attempted. I will be letting the SS know that I won't accept handover with a non level ceiling so he has more interest in fix it now.

Also sitting in our Garage was our stacking sliding door that had been returned now with new black tape on its fascia, I pealed a little bit back and could not see the original chip, but found another spot in the top corner that had be chipped thou alot smaller. I also noticed that they didn't fix the bottom track of the frame where it was chipped, this is getting beyond a joke.

The plumbing hasn't been siliconed in the wall correctly, I asked the SS when I was there last Friday if he could do this and he said no problem, then I reminded him on Tuesday and its still not done. I guess I'll have to just do it myself on the weekend as I'm not having banging pipes in my walls.

Some new plumbing work had been done in the last few days where the main incoming gas pipe has been run and fitted off.  As we were leaving we also noticed that they have fixed the mortar colour on the Garage bricks, I can't even tell the difference!

One thing seems to have been done today. Rendering for the Front Master Bed Window Casements

The bedroom reveals haven't been fixed or even attempted. SS said he would get the carpenter to come back and fix them all. Not one has been touched.

Casement coverings on Front Windows

Master Bed Window Rendered

More Render

The Fixed the rip in insulation in the Garage

Door Frame is back... but still scratched at the bottom?!?!

I hope they don't think they can leave this in there....

Site Cleaned

Went down to the site, not much new today apart from the site being cleaned up a bit. This was a good opertunitity to get some good shots while all the rubbish was moved out the way. I really like how the front facade has turned out. I'm hoping the render doesn't ruining the look.

Front Facade

Front Facade/Bed side of house

Front Facade looking from Garage to Portico

Garage, notice the off Colour mortar

Portico

Portico

Ensuite, Bed2, Laundry, Bath, Bed3

Looking down Bed side of house

Looking at Alfesco, Family and Study

Alfresco nice and Tidy

Family / Study Windows (Still missing the Window Panes)

Bricks - Complete!

The bricklayers have finished! All the window and door way ledges have been completed. Thou I have a serious off colour issue on the front left side of the garage that hasn't cleared up. I will raise this with the SS tomorrow and see what he has to say.

I've notice that the top plate in the pantry has also been fixed after the plumber went a bit overboard drill the hole through the top plate.

I also noticed that the front projection for the portico roof line where it meets the garage on the left and the master bed room roof on the right seems to have been cut slightly off angle? I know they still have to install the lead flashing but perhaps this could have been tidier. I will wait and see how it looks once they finish it off and if I'm not happy with it they can fix it before handover.

Ledge to Ensuite completed

Bed2 Ledge completed

Back Door Ledge completed.

Bathroom Window completed

Bed3 Window Completed

Ledge added to Garage Exit

Still has to have lead flashing put in but I think they could have cut the gutter more in line with the roof.

Mortar Colour still not matching after a week.

Top plate has been fixed in pantry

Bricks - Almost done, Truss fixed, Front Door

The bricklayers have almost finished. They have finished brickwork in the alfresco including the ledge for the bottom of the sliding stacking door, the alfresco piers and the front window ledges.

The truss company has been out to fix the gutter truss that they decided to fix by previously by making the below wall load bearing. They have cut up the truss and laminated new timber next to it. They have used some fairly large bolts and metal plates so hopefully there will be no issues with the way its fixed.

The fixing carpenter has also visited today and has finished shimming out and planning the walls in the Garage / Lounge wall, he even ripped the insulation in the process so hopefully this gets fixed up correctly.

The front door was also installed today. The front of the house now really stands out with this new door installed. I can't wait to see it finished with the stain added.

Tomorrow I expect that the brick layers will be finished.

Front Facade - Bricking Complete - Notice the difference in colour in the mortar on the left side of the Garage

Window ledges have been added

Portico finished up

Brick work and ledge under windows completed for Study / Family windows

Alfresco Pier done. I'm glad we moved the water points to the same side as the Gas point

Alfresco / Family room Door. Notice is not actually there?

Alfresco is looking good.

Whats going on here, recycled and mains joined at side of the house? Shouldn't it be joined at the taps?

The Garage wall has been shimmed and one of the studs planned back.

Notice the insulation ripped open where the carpenter planned the wal..

Repair work done on the gurder truss. Notice the extra wood laminated.

Here is an obvious cut

If you look carefully you can see the cuts on the original truss work

Truss has packing added and next beam has wood laminated to create straight edge.

Notice the wall below is no longer load bearing.