Day 20/20 + Day 1 of the build

At last we have progress. Thanks MJH for making an anxious person a total fruit-loop and starting on day 20 of 20 ha ha!!!

Our site supervisor contacted us today to say the Cut and Fill would be today and it was !!!! As soon as we finished work today we all met at the block had a look and took a heap of pics, I don't think anything could of wiped the smile off my face. We had the perfect cut and fill with no left over soil at all, so there is no mound to get rid of later. Apparently tomorrow the draining is scheduled and next Tuesday the get ready for the piers, but today I'm just happy that's it finally started. Oh and we thought our block was really level but as you can see they dug a fair way in the back corner, our landscaping may change a bit now, but I'm definitely not having a retaining wall.

Here are some pics!

Still waiting :)

There was a little bit of progress last week in the fabulous "20 Day" Period. Last Tuesday the colour consultant called to check on a couple of things we had chosen at our colours appointment before the orders were put through. We asked for the towel rails in the bathrooms not to be installed as we are getting a heated towel rail in the ensuite and we still haven't decided what we are doing in the main bathroom. on our beautiful media room doors we had opted just to have the recessed handles but she said we could just leave it plain and put handles on later, so we opted for that.

2 days later our CLO called to send through a Variation as discussed with the colour consultant but it had they were changing the cooktop as the one we had chosen was discontinued (out of The Impressions Package) also they were moving the gas boosted solar panels to the other side of the house (where I'm pretty sure we asked them to put them but were told no) anyway no big issues really, we just have to look at it as progress and there is obviously a lot more behind the scenes than you imagine!

So now the countdown is on as we have only "3" days - Wednesday - and our 20 days are up!!!! We went to have a look at the block again and hopefully that will be last time I see it like that.

On another note "Retail Therapy" I seem to have a obsession with buying tea towels, they are packed away in different boxes and I'm pretty sure when we move I will end up with about 20-30 brand new tea towels ha ha. Oh yeh and they are in all sorts of colours because I just can't pick a accessory colour for the kitchen. The other obsession is glass jars for the pantry, I brought a heap of big ones from ikea and spice jars and now I have brought more off the Internet, Spotlight and House........ Oh we'll my pantry will look lovely :)

Lights, TV and Surround Sound

Another day out looking at things for the house.

First stop was Beacon Lighting! As soon as we walked in I saw some track lights which I really liked for the kids lounge room. I left my husband at the downlights for him to work out what we need and I went straight to the chandeliers and I found a beautiful crystal chandelier for our bedroom it only costs $1400 and weighs a tonne ha ha but I'm getting it..

I found a really great light called a Lab Pendant Light with a Karbon globe, they are so cool, we thought we might put them above the bench as a feature as they don't give off much light especially with the Karbon Globe.. We really liked the Fanaway Fans, they look like a big pendant light until you turn on the fan and clear blades come out, I want one in the media room. I'm a bit worried about that room with air flow with those skinny long windows so I think we should have a fan in there. The light from it should be enough because we always watch TV in the dark anyway.

Next stop Harvey Norman Electrical Section!!!! TV and Surround Sound. The sales guy was great and explained everything so we ended up picking a LG 3D Smart TV and a Yamaha Surround Sound System , although when he showed me the speakers for the back wall I had a moment and said no way were they going on the wall so he is swapping them for ceiling speakers, what a relief! So that's the Media Room sorted except for the built in shelving we need to organise.

That was it then we had to race home to watch Souths beat the Warriors!

Nothing yet, not even a portaloo!!!

Nothing has happened yet, no news from SS, our CLO said maybe we will hear next week. These 20 days are the longest days of my life!!! I went and brought some new towels and bowls today, retail therapy. I also brought material to cover my grandmothers chair for our bedroom, that should keep me occupied for the rest of the weekend.

We have pegs!!!!

We went for a drive to the block this afternoon and we have pegs!!!!! I'm was so excited we even took photos ha ha. Can't wait for next week now :)

Electrical Appointment

We had our Electrical Appointment yesterday afternoon at Norwest, I was all ready with my plan and where we wanted the lights and powerpoints positioned.  The meeting was pretty easy step by step, there were a couple of things we didn't even think about and we ended up getting the TV wall mount package x 3, this should save a lot of hassle when we move in, apparently the recessed walls are hard to mount the TV on and you need extra nogons in the wall (something like that) they also recess the powerpoint behind the TV so there will be no cords showing, we think its going to be worth the $$$$....... 

The best news of all is I am getting my ducted vacuum, it wasn't too bad compared to getting a fancy vacuum (which I really didn't want).  I didn't get the kickboard option as I have it now and don't use it very often and its a pain if anything gets stuck in there... 

We opted to get downlights after completion by an electrician, they have assured us it will be cheaper, fingers crossed.

The extras we got were:

• Powerpoints (but not as many as I thought I would need)
• Slimline powerpoints (in the kitchen and ensuite)
• 3 TV wall mount packages
• Ducted vacuming
• Pre wire for fan in alfresco
• Circuit thingy for the exhaust fans in the bathrooms

mmm maybe a couple of other things but I dont remember (and it was only yesterday) :).

Its a relief the planning is all over, now to wait for our start date.  I think we are on Day 5 out of 20, its going to be a long wait..............

Construction List

We are on the Construction List!!! Now the 20 days begin......

YIIIIPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEE :)

I have to say a huge thank you to our CLO Suzz she is the best, she keeps everything progressing smoothly.