Self guided walkthrough Nov 2014

Self guided walkthrough

We had a bit of a sticky beak Friday and Saturday.  Here's a quick tour:

Under the house the brick piers still look impressive (peeping in via the access door)

This makes me think of the scene from the LOTR in the Mines of Moria

They'll need to put the Trithor back on top of the bricks

Looking pretty impressive from the back of the house too

So we do get raked mortar...

A closer look at the floor product

 Looks like there is a bit of a step down from the house to the courtyard.  It will be good from a water point of view but not sure from a trip hazard point of view!  Put a brick there for visualisation purposes of high the brick paving will go (we may also put down screed).

Looking back into the house from the courtyard.

Courtyard is looking mighty impressive!

Love the Blackett bricks.  Can't wait till they line the courtyard!

From the other angle in the courtyard

Courtyard overload!

Impressive corridor.  So if we open it up it will be like we are outdoors.

The trusses are pretty amazing!

And a diagram of said trusses

Bedroom window.  Screening and window coverings required!

Study / Office window from inside

More trusses showing off their engineering

The garage gets the best windows and doors!

Hmm I wonder what colour this post will end up?  Door colour?  Garage colour?  FC cladding colour?

The glazing is already in the door frame. Just waiting on a door!

HT window (Eastern side)

HT window Western side - this is the one that is meant to have the screen.

Garage gets these fancy french doors!

Can't stop looking (and taking photos) of the courtyard this from the lounge room

We think the change in window company from Stegbar to Dowell has meant that the doors have been spec'd wrong.  We spec'd up doors 2143mm as that was the next highest standard window size after 2100mm.  Any additional height would be good and we weren't able to go 2400mm.  But now I think the framing company got the right size... but the person ordering the windows didn't realise.  I don't think it'll be too hard for the carpenters to fix it but we can't tell Sekisui that we've been on site yet so can't notify them of the problem.  Ugh.

As it is this post will sit in draft until it's ready to be published in the future when the house is done.  Too bad I can't work out how to password protect or hide certain posts :(

Gap above the frame is very apparent in this photo

Contemplating mocking up the muntins on the two rear stacker doors

Standing in the kitchen area... 

This house is HUGE!

The guest room has the best view!!

The house will be so light and bright!!

More courtyard love

And more.  Just imagine the Blackett bricks here!

Bill came to check out the house with me on Friday

Standing in the doorway lording over it all :D

Ah yes, the change in supplier.  Not that it has anywhere in the contract the actual supplier!

Really glad we upgraded to this -- default is clear!  I suppose we could have just used a blind.

Bedroom window in a bit more detail