Roof Progress

After a long break over christmas and new year we have finally got the roof tiled on the upper level. Despite initial advice early december, the roof job was delayed, being only complete on the 19th January. Its quite a relief to finally have some protection after the frames and floor have spent 4 months in the elements.
Onto the pics;

18/1 The crew arrive

18/1 The majority of the tiles have been installed

19/1 Second day

19/1 Ridge capping getting finished

This brings us to a major timeline event as our Site Supervisor has indicated that we are about 2 months from finishing now.
As we approach the next few weeks, we will have a carpenter lining the eaves and fixing the cladding on the upper level. A painter will also need to paint the eaves and cladding before the scaffold is finally removed.
As we are getting close to the final fitout stage, we are finalising plans for post handover works. These are ground floor tiling and carpet for the upper level amongst other things. I'll be posting separate items for these in the coming weeks for others considering these approaches themselves.

Brickwork 95%

Well it has been a tad over 1 month of labour on the brickwork and we have hit the wall (pardon the pun). Due to our original site supervisor deciding to go his own way last month, we have been without site level supervision assisting the brickies. The brickies have moved onto another job as they ran out of bricks, presumably due to the construction manager filling in between site supervisors.

We still have some remaining works to be completed;

• Stairs with concrete treads to the alfresco and laundry
• Lintel, sill and upper brickwork on the study window
• Alfresco slab face veneer and door sill

Despite these outstanding tasks, the brick cleaner has swept through the quiet worksite and scrubbed up the brickwork. We are very happy with the craftsmanship. This crew has been spectacular and i'm impressed with the speed and quality of the job.
Our earlier concerns about the colour/character of the austral bricks are long forgotten now!

The contrasting colour of brick and mortar is beautiful now that it has been revealed. The brick character is now visible in the detailed photos below. We are very chuffed with the result.

4/12 Man in action! (entry patio)

4/12
Garage 'workshop' parapet wall

4/12 Garage opening

4/12 Western elevation - Studio, laundry and lounge wall (note: missing steps)

4/12 Dining Room window detail

4/12 Rear view - Lounge window, alfresco (note: missing alfresco veneer, door sill and steps)

4/12 Western wall - from street view

4/12 Front facade - from street view

4/12 Eastern elevation - Kitchen window

Brick Work - Week 3 Update

As we started this week, the brickwork has been completed to the first level. Extra bricks were delivered late last week and the green brick waste bin was swapped on Monday 16/11. More sand was also delivered in preparation for the next wave of work.

12/11 1st level brick work nearing completion

12/11 Second delivery of bricks

Yesterday, the scaffold was being erected. This will now allow the bricklayers to continue the upper level brickwork.
We received an update today from the SS, advising that the bricklayers expect to complete the brickwork within two weeks (weather permitting!). He also has lined up a brick clean, with fascia, guttering and roof tiles to follow.
We can now expect the eaves and cladding to be completed prior to Christmas. It will be a relief to know the site will be weather proof before the Christmas break. Fingers crossed the weather doesn't delay the schedule.

17/11 Scaffold delivery

17/11 Scaffold installation on the western boundary

17/11 Hive of activity