A dream to build a house, a build to house a dream
They finished putting on the decorative mouldings yesterday and I’m left with mixed feelings. See if you can see what I see. There is exposed face brick between the decorative moulding (or external architrave) and the window itself. We hadn’t anticipated the exposed window reveal! We took it for granted that the entire window reveal … Continue reading The windows revealed
What difference a few simple touches can make! In much the same way that icing can lift a cake from tasty to delicious, the decorative mouldings on our facade have really given the house a pop. Before mouldings: Also, the first floor bricks have been cleaned revealing the sandstock bricks in all their characterful glory. … Continue reading The icing on the cake
Since my last post, the house has really started to take shape following the completion of the brickwork, the roof and the render to the facade. To my surprise, the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t really had an impact on the construction. The pace of the build was only halted by rain, but now with the roof … Continue reading Bricks & mortar! And Solar…
A couple of weeks ago, the heavens opened up and it rained. And it rained. And it rained! The rains were a blessing for Eastern Australia, replenishing our dams and putting out the bush fires that ravaged the land. But for a nascent construction site that had barely begun, the rain caused all work to … Continue reading A finished frame just before the rain
Now I'm fully aware that we have chosen to build a large house, even by Mac-mansion standards, but I was nevertheless surprised to see this when I drove by our lot the other day: I didn't think we had a build big enough to justify a crane this size but I suppose how else are … Continue reading Whoooaaaa!!!
Lately, I hadn't had much of a chance to keep an eye on the build simply because I've been too busy. I got a chance to visit the site after work on Friday and was surprised to see that the house frame that had been erected to date was entirely made of steel. Just like … Continue reading Metal bones….my house is like Wolverine!
After taking an age to get into construction, the first few weeks of the build have gone very well. Mark, our site manager, has gone about his work with minimal fuss and maximum efficiency. Week 1: the cut and fill. I never considered our block to be particularly sloping, but the cut and fill took … Continue reading Construction begins!
We got an email from Eden Brae last week saying that we are now in the construction phase. It's been about 13 months since we signed the fixed price tender. We signed our tender with Eden Brae in early November 2018. After that, we waited a month for our colours appointment; took another three months … Continue reading We’re now officially in “construction”!
Our old house was the backdrop of a lot of fond memories. It was our first proper family home, purchased after we had our first child and returned home from London where we lived in a rented, dank two bedroom flat in an overpriced but somehow sketchy neighbourhood. We brought our other two children home … Continue reading Goodbye old friend
Two weeks ago we moved out of our house. We've only been in our house for around six years, but it's been six Christmases, 12 birthday parties for our kids, numerous random presents and countless episodes of compulsive purchases. All this stacks up to so much SHIT! The pain we experienced during the move to … Continue reading The hardest part (?) done
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