13 January 2010

Sorry it's been a month since my last update. Although there was a lull of activities during the Xmas break...to be fair there was a modest accomplishment during this period. Here are some of the photos. I have taken a fair bit of photos of poor workmanship and defects but I don't want this blog to be littered with rubbish so I decided not to post them here. Instead I sent the photos to the SS, Building Manager, and CSA to document my complaints and for my builder to rectify the defects.

My future home office.

Main entrance...gallery.

Dining & kitchen.

Dining, outdoor living & family room.

Theatre.

15 December 2009

Electrical cables and water pipeworks were layed

before installation of insulation batts scheduled

on the 18th of December.

Theatre power points & TV point.

Kitchen

Island bench

Garage with meter box.

Bath

09 December 2009

Bricks were completely layed today. But mess is all over

the place...inside and outside of the house.

07 December 2009

Our home is slowly taking shape: the roof was installed last week while

the external brick walls will be completely layed by the middle

of this week.

Fascade: Can't figure out yet how it looks like at this stage.

Roof: CSR Monier Elabana - Barramundi

Gutter: Colorband - Woodland Grey

Fascia: Colorband - Dune

Bricks: PGH - Chiara (surprise..surprise..the bricks look like

they came from different batches as we got several Chiara shades. The brickies

had to mix the bricks and play around with the different shades

so that it would appear like we have multi-coloured bricks).

23 November 2009

I have raised my concerns to the CSA and to the SS as regards to

the defects that I have noticed. I met with the SS, the plumber and

the carpenters on site and they discussed with me on how they will

rectify the defects. I'm happy that the defects can be corrected and

that they would do them in the next few days when the roof is up.

On this day I also noticed that the windows and doors are

already installed.

The roof tiles will be delivered this week and next week the bricks.

18 November 2009

I guess the carpenters are almost done with their work of putting up the frames and trusses. I noticed some defects and poor workmanship though. Here take a look:

It appears that nail missed the middle of the timber.

And here's a big gap.

Here's one that I am worried of. That embedded pipe is a conduit pipe for H&C water that leads to the island bench. It is supposed to be underneath the cupboard beside that other pipe. The plumber placed it along the hallway. It looks like a floor drain. I dont' know how they will be able to rectify this.

This is supposed to be the pipe for the ensuite WC. Again I guess the plumber made another miscalculation.

16 November 2009

The carpenters have started putting up the trusses today.