Tonka Toy Time.

Today was time to remove the wetlands next to the house and have a good tidy up while there was a break in the weather.Looking much better and a lot safer than having yellow clay everywhere.

Front Entry.Say WHAT???

These pics show the front door of the house and the tiling that Max has done in the entry.Over sixty mtrs of tiles were laid yesterday. All the cuts and border effects were completed today with the grouting to be done on Monday.The tiles we bought for $17 mtr at CTM in Sydney and they do look pretty good.The grout will be grey which will hide most problems and require less cleaning.After the tiling is completed we get to put the skirting boards back on and do the paint touch ups.

THE KEY TO BEING HAPPY.

Right on schedule we had the final inspection and handover yesterday.Chris the site supervisor has been on the ball all the way through the building process and has never had a problem with addressing any concerns we may have.This is why the handover was a matter of learning about the characteristics of the house and fittings rather than looking for faults.
We now have a lot of keys plus a few remotes for the garage door and alarm system as well as a healthy pile of service manuals.Chris will be back in three months to check out any problems that may have arisen.The floor tiler will begin tiling from the front door to the rumpus today and the carpet layer will be on the job in about four days.If it stops raining long enough I can start landscaping the front yard.

BOGGY MAN.

The rain has been constant over the last week but lucky for us most of the remaining work is to be done inside the house.The home theater and snooker room have been painted and look good to me.The ute was loaded with 600 kgs of tiles with another 500 kgs still to bring down from Sydney.Wardrobe doors have been painted and power points,lights and alarm are working now.Allworth are going flat stick to make sure we have the house by the 23rd of April.

Now Screening.

These pics show the bathrooms as of last week.The mirrors have been fitted as well as the vanity and shower screens.The handover date will be 23rd April at this stage.

Entering The Home Stretch.

The bathrooms are almost finished now.We are so impressed with the tiling job we are paying the Allworth tiler to tile the hallway,dining and rumpus areas.The painters have also been hard at work inside and also some external painting of the gables.We have chosen carpet and blinds that are to be fitted about one week after the handover.Looks like we may be moving in around the last couple days of April - fingers crossed now.