Site scrape ... it begins!
Our bricks - PGH Bricks Leyburn
Footings laid
No door? No problem!
Plumbing done
Ready to pour...
... the SLAB!
Building our first home, a 225m 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom castle in sunny central QLD :)
Tristan 216
Building Progress
- 04/05/2010 Carpets laid
- 03/05/2010 Rangehood & kitchen tap installed
- 02/05/2010 Bathroom fittings affixed
- 02/05/2010 Internal & external plumbing done
- 27/04/2010 Vanity basins installed
- 23/04/2010 Garage door installed
- 21/04/2010 Fans, switches, powerpoints & downlights installed
- 13/04/2010 Painting finished
- 06/04/2010 Dutch gables in & patio finished
- 31/03/2010 Caesarstone benchtop installed
- 24/03/2010 Eaves, architraves, skirting done. Doors hung
- 15/03/2010 Kitchen cabinets installed
- 15/03/2010 Laundry cabinets installed
- 10/03/2010 Bathroom vanities installed
- 09/03/2010 Bricking finished
- 26/02/2010 Floor tiling finished
- 12/02/2010 Plastering finished
- 05/02/2010 Plasterboard installed
- 30/01/2010 Colour selections finalised
- 18/01/2010 Front door installed
- 15/01/2010 Wiring & plumbing done
- 10/01/2010 Windows in
- 04/01/2010 Blue sheeting up
- 28/12/2009 Roof added
- 08/12/2009 Frames up
- 30/11/2009 Slab laid
- 19/11/2009 Footings done
- 13/11/2009 Site scrape
- 09/09/2009 Land settlement
- 26/05/2009 House plan drafts finalised
- 09/04/2009 Building contract signed
- 16/03/2009 Land contract signed
Blog Archive
Selections
Exterior
Roof - Monier Tiles Elabana Sambuca (black)
Gutter - Colourbond Woodland Grey
Fascia - Colourbond Paperbark
Bricks - PGH Leyburn
Mortar - White
Windows - Light tint
Window Frames - Black
Garage door - Woodland Grey
Front door - Crescent Moon style
Interior
Cornices - Sydney Cove in living areas (standard elsewhere)Architraves & skirting - Colonial style
Internal doors - Denmark style
Floor tile - 400mm square white gloss
Carpet - Sierra Vista putty (caramel)
Bathroom/Ensuite
Floor/wall tile - 400mm square sandstone (beige) matt
Feature tile - Rocks
Benchtop - Laminex Diamondgloss Jerusalem Stone
Cabinets - Laminex Silk Finish Pumice
Basin - Caroma Liano inset
Basin/wall mixer - Raymor Academy
Showerhead - Faucet Australia Praxis
Bath - 1800mm Decina Jamaica
Kitchen
Cabinets - Laminex Silk Finish Polar White
Benchtop - Caesarstone Ivory
Glass Splashback - Red
Handles - Bar
Sink - Undermount Oliveri Diaz
Tap - Oliveri Gooseneck Spout
Appliances - Stainless steel (except fridge)
Rangehood - 900mm Glemgas Curved Glass Canopy
Laundry
Cabinets - Laminex Diamondgloss Catalana Marble
Benchtop - Laminex Chamois Natural Finish
Roof - Monier Tiles Elabana Sambuca (black)
Gutter - Colourbond Woodland Grey
Fascia - Colourbond Paperbark
Bricks - PGH Leyburn
Mortar - White
Windows - Light tint
Window Frames - Black
Garage door - Woodland Grey
Front door - Crescent Moon style
Interior
Cornices - Sydney Cove in living areas (standard elsewhere)Architraves & skirting - Colonial style
Internal doors - Denmark style
Floor tile - 400mm square white gloss
Carpet - Sierra Vista putty (caramel)
Bathroom/Ensuite
Floor/wall tile - 400mm square sandstone (beige) matt
Feature tile - Rocks
Benchtop - Laminex Diamondgloss Jerusalem Stone
Cabinets - Laminex Silk Finish Pumice
Basin - Caroma Liano inset
Basin/wall mixer - Raymor Academy
Showerhead - Faucet Australia Praxis
Bath - 1800mm Decina Jamaica
Kitchen
Cabinets - Laminex Silk Finish Polar White
Benchtop - Caesarstone Ivory
Glass Splashback - Red
Handles - Bar
Sink - Undermount Oliveri Diaz
Tap - Oliveri Gooseneck Spout
Appliances - Stainless steel (except fridge)
Rangehood - 900mm Glemgas Curved Glass Canopy
Laundry
Cabinets - Laminex Diamondgloss Catalana Marble
Benchtop - Laminex Chamois Natural Finish
