One Month on.... Fixing stage is nearly complete...

Hi All,

Its been 1 month since our last post.... rest assured this is not due to lack of progress... quite the opposite....

Since we last published; the plaster has been completed, the skirting, architraves, cabinetry (kitchen, laundry, bedrooms & bathrooms), as well as the laundry trough & the doors.

We inspected on 7/10 & were pleased with our choice of Laminate; Mushroom Linea for the cabinetry & Stipple Cocoa for the laundry bench.

We've been advised that painting will begin this week.... hopefully, we'll be just as happy with Antique White U.S.A....

Here are some pics for you.....

The Heart of the Home - The Kitchen

The Laundry

The BIR & Ensuite

The Wardrobe & Doors

Nearly Locked Up!

Hi All,

Its been 1 week and the brickwork of our house is finished! Only thing left to get to lock up is for the Front door & the internal access door to be installed!

The inside fit-out has also started; the electrical, gas & power switches have been wired through the house, the heating & aircon vents are in & the bath tub has arrived!

Here are some more pics to keep you entertained...

Roofs Up!

Hi guys,

Its now nearly 1 month since we started & our guttering & roof tiles have gone up!

All is looking very good & more & more like a house!

The bricks & the sand for the cement has been delivered too, so hopefully the rain will stay away & they can make a start on the bricks too!

We're now getting very excited!

Can't believe how quickly its coming along - fingers crossed they keep up this pace.

Stage 2 - Frame completed

Hi All,


Its the 02/08/08 and the trusses are up & the frame is complete!


And to top it off the windows & sliding doors have been delivered & installed too...

We've had an independent inspection & have noted some minor adjustments that need to be made: a few nails for additional support in the outer corner studs, bracing to the upper trusses & central support packing blocks under the windows to stop them bowing.

The roof & bricks should only be days away....

Frames up!

Ok, here we are!

Our building site is finally starting to look like a house!

The frame of the walls has quickly gone up on the 27/07/08.

Its all looking good for Christmas move in, just as long as they get the roof trusses up!

We have lift-off!

Here we are 3 months after we finally picked our house, following endless months of viewing display homes.

If you don't already know, we fell in love with & decided to build the Rouge 340 by UrbanEdge Developments.

We've managed to get through the plan alteration, the tender, the contract & the finance approval & finally have some movement on our block in Ulmara on the Maribyrnong.

It all started with some soil movement & a porta-loo on the 11/7/08 , followed by digging & installation of pipes on the 14/7/08, then mesh, wire & waffle pod was visible on the 17/7/08.

But the real excitement began with the laying of our slab on 18/7/08.

Next installment.... the frame.... fingers crossed.