On Day 7 of the construction list our site got pegged
On Day 8 we became the proud temporary owners of a portaloo
MJH, you are flying along so far!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Electrical Selections & Other Upgrades/Changes
We kept our electrical selections very small as we will be doing a lot of downlight installation and data cabling ourselves after handover.
Some things we added on top of the standard inclusions were:
Some other upgrades that we have included along the way are:
Some things we added on top of the standard inclusions were:
- LED downlights to overhead cupboards in kitchen
- Outdoor powerpoints to both alfresco and also near front of house
- A whole heap of additional double power points throughout the entire house (including to the kitchen island)
- Heat/fan/light combos to ensuite and main bathroom
- 2-way switches in entry and hallway
Some other upgrades that we have included along the way are:
- Solid bricks by Bowral to entire house (Bowral Blue to front façade, Bowral Sinmental Silver to remainder)
- Alfresco area
- Increased ceiling height throughout (2.7)
- Raised garage height
- Anticon blanket
- Doors to home theatre and ensuite
- Removed desk from kitchen area (as shown in picture below)
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Colour Selections
House - The Avoca
Facade - Balinese
ResortRoof/Windows- Colorbond Monument
Fascia/Eaves - Surfmist
Bricks - Bowral Blue (front facade only), Bowral Simmental Silver to remainder
Pillars - Taubmans Smokehaze
Garage Door - B&D Timbagrain Caoba
Front Door/Timber Beams - stained to match garage
Kitchen
Glass Splashback - Heirloom
Overhead Cupboards - Polytec Createc Ultra White
Lower Cupboards - Polytec Melamine Strata Grey
Benchtop - Caesarstone Ice Snow (picture shows Essastone French Nougat which was pretty much identical. we changed to the Caesarstone after we found a colour we preferred in this range for our bathrooms)
Bathroom/Ensuite
Tiles - Solna Nero (from Eclipse range)
Benchtop - Caesarstone Urban
Cupboards - Polytec Melamine Amaro
Flooring - Bamboo flooring to living areas, SmartStrand carpet to bedrooms/home theatre
Interior Walls - Taubmans Marble Mist
Interior Walls (Bedrooms) - Taubmans Apache Stone
Our Land
We camped for 7 long nights, but it was worth it to become the proud owners of this lovely 550 sq m block in Edmondson Park, Sydney
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