The last few weeks have been remaining outstanding jobs required to be finalised by the trades; final coats of paint, plumber fit off, electrical fit off, shower screen and mirror install. From our last inspection, we raised the following concerns which are currently being reviewed: One of our…
The weeks are now moving faster than we think, so my official countdown has begun. Whilst we still have a few months to go, we’ve been living in our current home for the last five years – a lot to consider packing up before the big move. Time…
This is making me so excited. It’s all happening and our house is nearing completion. At the beginning of the year, we were originally told our house would be complete by August 2018 – and as you can see, it hasn’t. There’s still another two or so months…
Dane has been great during this transition period as our new site supervisor. He’s been responsive to emails and quite easy going in terms of approach. His fortnightly email this week included the completion of internal wood works and tiling to commence in the wet areas. Our front door…
Do you have spare bricks from the build? We did, so you know what. We asked if we could have them. What for you ask? We’re planning to build a low brick fence at the front of the house after the build, so we’ve asked to keep the…
With a great surprise, our Build Watch email notification shared our kitchen under construction today – for me, the most exciting part of our house. We did quite a few modifications to this area, spent a fraction more money than estimated, but hopefully the outcome will be what we…
The walls have been sheeted and the rooms are starting to taking shape. Who would have known this is how you build a house! Our front entrance area. Our living area. Our stairwell in progress. Our master bedroom en-suite.
Wow, what a week. Our first inspection, the Build Watch cameras taken down from the outside and moved indoors and our insulation has been installed. Before I forget, save any photos that you want to capture from the Build Watch camera. Unfortunately, Eden Brae could not retrieve old…