Showing posts with label Hebel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hebel. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 August 2013

Progress, But

Our SS called us last Tuesday to advise that the level at which one of the windows was placed upstairs was incorrect, affecting the installation of eaves. He got it refitted, with the bad news that the Hebel surrounding the windows had to be brought down and replaced sometime soon.

I was relieved to see the SS action not only the removal of debris at the front of the site, but level the mound of soil that was left on the site for over a month; the soil would act as the necessary fill for the future driveway, which is good news.

The rear garden tap was installed, along with the provision for the front tap, but that is all I could see as progress made in the last week as seen from outside of the site fence.

SS had apparently ordered the materials for the eaves, along with down pipes, but I do not see those activities happening anytime soon, as those materials are not on site.

We still have not received the invoice for the Frame stage, prompting an email to our CSC, who advised us that we are unlikely to receive it until closer to the completion of the Lock-Up stage that would see the completion of the remainder of the frames on the Outdoor room / Dining room extensions.


A slightly disappointing week overall in terms of real progress, and I hope this does not become the norm in terms of the pace of progress.





Sunday, 11 August 2013

Windows, Fascia & Gutter Installed; Hebel Almost Complete; Plumbing Started

With the completion of installation of roof trusses, windows on the upper floor and paperbark-coloured fascia and gutter, part of the scaffolding came down to make way for installation of Hebel panels on the upper floor. You can see from the pictures that Hebel on upper floor is almost complete, considering that tradespeople moved the panels upstairs on Thursday to commence work, only to abandon the site early afternoon owing to the constant showers.

The remainder of the upper floor (sections where Hebel are not installed) would have lightweight cladding, the materials for which are yet to be delivered on site.





Notice in the below picture how wide our extended eaves would look (600 mm), which we will have on the entire upper floor, and above outdoor and dining room on the ground floor. They are not only functional (block summer sun; reduce the need for mechanical cooling; shield furnishings), but also aesthetically pleasing (a grander look).



Today was also the first opportunity for me to see work-in-progress on upper level, as the chippies' ladder was available to climb up. All room sizes look reasonable, except one, where our baby son would sleep. However, it is bigger than the room he currently sleeps in the rental property we live now; so, I suppose, it is ok. 

Below is the picture of our Leisure room and the view as seen from the Leisure room window.




Our roof tiles were also delivered – Bristle Yeoman Shingle Coal – ready for installation next week.




Here is a sneak peek of the view from our Balcony



The plumbers also rocked up on Saturday to commence plumbing work and got heaps done – a few pictures below to checkout the kind of work they did.


Plumbing work for the double vanity in our Ensuite;
Immediately behind is our adult study room, and beyond that is our toddler son's room

Saturday, 27 July 2013

Ground Floor Wrapped in Hebel

Our build experienced high productivity in the past week, with Metricon tradespeople working almost every day. Our ground floor is now wrapped in Hebel external wall panels, and I love that contemporary look! 

Other developments included installation of roof trusses, ground floor windows, front entry door frame, and sliding door frames (with the exception of Laundry).

Unfortunately, there is no access to first floor to check out the developments.


However, the weather was lovely, and I took heaps of photos.




Our Family, Study and Garage Windows in the Northern Elevation


Internal Garage Window

Our Family Window and Sliding Door Frame to Outdoor Room

Our Dining Window and Sliding Door Frame to Backyard

Love the Backyard Space and Northern Light

Good to Know that Metricon is Trying to Take Care of our Build

Uninterrupted Beautiful View of Nature as seen from our House