Day 92: Disappointing Progress

There has not been much to report on for the last few weeks and it has been disappointing run for us. Had a call from Metricon on Friday to find about the frequency of the updates that we get  from the SM. I was positive in my response, but deep down I am thinking I should not have been that nice looking at the progress for the last one month. The whole thing seems to be stalled without any reason. I have been getting the same update for so many weeks. I have been told that by the end of the next week i.e. 28th June the following things will be done:

1. Rendering on the outside walls
2. Painting on the walls
3. Downpipes installation
4. Painting of the downpipes
5. Removal of the scaffoldings

Day-78: Rendering Sampling

I had a meeting with the SM yesterday morning and the renderer had done a sample of the render that will go around the house. It was smooth although I wanted a bit more smooth. There will be 4mm of rendering height and will be acrylic. Touching the render seemed to be pretty tough and I hope after the two coats of the paints, it will look more smooth. So looks like the rendering will be done in the coming week and then the painting will start just after that which should not take more than a week. The downpipes will go after that and then the scaffoldings will come down. The roof tiles on the rumpus and the garage will follow suite after that.

The Lockup Stage is not far now and as per the SM, it is just a couple of weeks away. So I would say that at the most it should be ready for that in the coming three weeks. And then will start the internal work.

I hope that the next three weeks will be eventful.

Day-71: Roof Tiles, Fascia/Eves Completed

This month has been a little bit disappointing looking at the progress made in the last month. But overall the good news is that the roof tiles are done along with the fascia, gutter and the eves. I was told on Friday last that the rendering will start this coming Monday and will run for almost a week. There after the painting will start. After that finishes the scaffoldings will be down and  then the rest of the roof tiles around the garage and the rumpus area will be covered. I have reminded the SM that we have a variation the smooth rendering and now it is to see what level of shooting they will be able to achieve ultimately. The rains have spoilt a few days no doubt, but the consolation is that the roof tiles will protect from any down pour.

Here are some more photos:

Day-60: Hebel Installation Completed...

Hebel installation is completed and that is the major news at this end.

The SM had phoned me and he advised that they needed to adjust the scaffoldings today and so the next tasks could not be carried out. The Fascia & Gutter will go tomorrow. Roof tiles will follow after that. But I wonder if he knows about the weather forecast... Tomorrow onwards there will be rains in Sydney and will cover most of this week so there will be hardly any work this week. 

Hopefully the next week will be eventful.

Here are some of the recent photos of the house:

Day-55: The Tour Inside...

The last time we had an appointment with our SM, it was a surreal feeling as then we could go inside the house and look around all the rooms and all the spaces. So all the things are taking shape slowly and steadily.

Apart from the tour inside some more developments have happened. The Hebel installation is in progress. The ground floor and the first floor are done. The scaffoldings are up as well so the next week the rendering will start and we are told by our SM that the roof tiles along with the gutter etc. will be installed as well. The painting will follow up after that.

Regarding the Hebel, we were convinced that it could provide us quite an alternate option and as we wanted a rendering, it made decide for it more. Hebel is highly fire resistant, boasts high 
acoustic absorbing properties and assists in improving energy 
ratings and reducing costly energy bills for cooling and heating.
We do not have a ready references, but looks like it is a good 
option and this technology has established the world wide.

For more information on Hebel the following site could be very useful:
http://www.hebelaustralia.com.au/Pages/Default.aspx

Here are some of the photos that we took when we had the tour of the house:

And here are some of the photos that reflect the progress made over the last ten days:

And here goes up the scaffoldings and the hebel installation on the first floor:

Day-43: Windows Installed...

The windows are installed now.

In the meantime we have scheduled for an appointment with our SM. Looking forward to this meeting as we will have some insight into what has happened till now until this stage.

Here are some recent photos of the installed windows:

Day-40: Frame Stage Completed...

The frame stage is completed. I had an appointment with our SM, but looks like we will meet on Monday now as he called me this evening to postpone it from tomorrow. We have been already invoiced for this stage.

There has been a delivery of windows to the site, so looks like that would be the next step of installation.

Here are some more photos: