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Making a list, checking it twice

Making a list, checking it twice

SANTA came early this year, with our Pre-handover Inspection scheduled in bright and early yesterday. A little sleepy and hungover from the night before, we met with Mike, our new supervisor from Celebration Homes at the house for a final walk through before they make…

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If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

I’M so jealous it’s not funny! Brendan had the pleasure of taking a tour of the now-locked house while I was away in England. On Monday 4 April, he visited the site with our building supervisor Lee and got to see the kitchen and other…

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Under lock and key

Under lock and key

WE’VE been locked out! No more wandering through the house with Sky hopping through windows – the doors are in and the locks are on: We couldn’t enter the house to see what else has been done but we did find that all the melamine…

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Twenty-eight courses high

Twenty-eight courses high

NOT much has gone on to the uninitiated but we know the guys putting up the Gyprock and cornices had some fun times this past week putting our ceilings up: In fact, these calculations pretty much sum it up:

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Raise the roof

Raise the roof

TAKE a peek… …at our new roof!

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About as subtle as a flying brick

About as subtle as a flying brick

WE’RE up to our eyeballs in bricks this week, or what the builders like to call “at plate high”. Every time we visit the site, Brendan and I come to the full realisation of what we have gotten ourselves into and we swallow hard as…

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Another brick in the wall

Another brick in the wall

WOW, it’s incredible how fast the walls are going up! We needed to travel north to collect tools that Brendan left on-site at a Mindarie job so we threw the puppy in the car and off we went. Being a Friday, we were lucky to…

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Two bricks short of a load

Two bricks short of a load

BRENDAN came home from a 13-hour day a little delirious but surprisingly perky as well. Why? He was working all the way north in Mindarie, meaning he was a mere five minutes from our build and apparently, this is what he found when he popped…

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Quick change artists

Quick change artists

JUST a few quick changes we made that I forgot about… This is the final elevation colour scheme. This should give you a good idea of what is “Charcoal” (darker shade) and what is “Dune” on the features. Again, roof is Colorbond “Monument” and garage…

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