Build Day 36-40 External Paint Colour

One of the questions we've been asked a lot is what colours are you using. Well here is the main external house colour painted on the deck wall. We have chosen the bottom one, the top one looks too, well Lime!. The colour name is "Triple Hillary". The ensuite pod will be a different colour, called "Diesel", a deep chocolate-black colour. Sounds strange but looks fabulous.

Build Day 36 -40 -Ensuite and Master Bedroom

The fit out is happening. The villaboard has gone into the master bedroom, making it the first fully insulated room in our house! One thing I didn't realise was how much dust villaboard makes when it gets cut. The bath tub has gone in, the toilet, tap-ware and cabinetry should be in by the end of the day.

The shower screen will be going in just before we sign off phase 1 (29 October). The painter starts on Tuesday and wardrobes get fitted next week as well. There is actually a silicone guy coming to finish of the bathroom. Imagine one skill completely focussed on applying silicone! Extraordinary. There has been a slight change to the wardrobes as well.

They were originally going to be painted MBF, but the quality wasn't any good, so for the same money we are getting painted glass doors in all wardrobes! Sounds swish I know, can't wait for samples.

Build Day 36- 40 Scope Creep

Well we said we'd never do it but we have. Scope creep. But first a little up date. After 250mm of rain we had a leak in the ensuite. This has now been fixed and as if on cue, we had another 37mm just to test the leak and....................its as dry as a bone. Following hot on the heels of the ensuite leak, we have battens of varying widths. The look was great, so rather than replace/resize, we are going to have the walls in the new master bedroom replaced, repacked,plastered and painted.

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Build Day 27 - Ensuite "Disaster"

Tragedy has finally struck! Over 100mm of rain fell yesterday alone in a 24hr period, some of which made it into our unfinished ensuite. The architect will be onsite today with the builder. Hmmm now about that claim you wanted signed off!

Build Day 26 -A Saturday

As I was admiring the new ensuite from the front garden a ute pulled up out the front. Surely they're not working on a Saturday? Well they were! We had tilers on site for the whole day; from 0800 to 1630. Here is the result:

Build Day 21-25 Ensuite

Woo Hoo! The second coat of waterproofing went in today. The mirrored cabinet frames went in yesterday. The dimersions are 1.620 X .95m. Tiling isnt far behind now. I reckon by next weekend it'll be in.