Week 14 Cornice, Kitchen & All Locked Up

Week Fourteen 17 - 22 Dec

Day 63 - 66.   On Monday we got some trendy downpipes, needless to say these are only temporary but as we are going into the wet season necessary to prevent soil erosion.

The plaster board on all the walls and ceilings is now finished and the cornice work was all done this week.    The internal doors will be going in after Christmas but have been delivered.

We also have a staircase now and it looks really good.  

One weird bit though is that there is still a gap between part of the staircase and the garage.  We wanted under the stairs open but I was not expecting this gap.  I must admit though if its not finished off by the builder I have a plan for method of closing it up and making a combination of a finish that will be a bit of a feature and also allow natural light into the staircase - anyway we will see.

                      

 Day 67.  The kitchen cupboards are in and I am so glad that I did not give in to my "colour choice" fears and change anything because I think it looks great.  Can't wait for the bench tops to go in now. The space in there is great and it will be such an easy kitchen for multiple people to work in without getting in each other's way. 

 

The laundry, bathroom and ensuite cabinets are in as well and I am really pleased with them too.

Day 68.  The garage door was supposed to go on yesterday so the house could be locked up over the Christmas break but no sign of it at 6pm last night.   I rang the builder and after a bit of chasing around the door guy confirmed that it would be in and this morning it was installed and the house is all locked up and secure.

There will be no further work now for three weeks as the builder is on holidays.  Lots of work to do at our current place though and of course enjoying the festivities of Christmas.

The other houses in the street are going well.   Lot 16 is close to finished and I think they are due to move in in Jan; Lot 17 is about the same stage as us; no movement on Lot 18; Lot 19 is finished but I don't think they have moved in yet; Lot 20 is about the same as Lot 16; no movement on Lots 21 or 22; Lot 23 has now been cut and they have a big hole like we did.  Lot 24 has only internal finishing I would say about Jan for them too; Lot 25 is all framed and has their roof on; Lot 27 has not started yet but they have their sign up now and Lot 28 has been having a pool put in this week.  So by the time we move in there should already be at least four other families in the street.