Driveway & Landscaping

Over the course of last week I had few driveway and landscaping people come in to measure and quote.

So far I had 1 quote for driveway and 1 for landscaping.

Driveway: coloured concrete $14,500 (Bark) or $15,500 (Colourbond Loft, to match).
Landscaping: $9500 with Sir Walter Buffalo (355sqm), 20 Tonne fill, retaining wall, paving, all machinery hire and man power.

New driveway kerb will move to the right. Half way from current path and extend another 1/2 size. The total width will be the length of the 2 middle fence sections.

More quotes should come in this week.

Air-con and Robes

On Friday we had our Air-Con vents installed and controller.

Also the carpenters have finished off the robes with shelving and hangers.

All the plumbing is also complete, including kitchen sink and powder room.

Plumbing & Electricals

Today finally some work done.

We had the electrician come in and do all the light fittings, downlights, power switches and power points. Also done the toilet vents.

The plumber was finishing off the toilets and drainage for basins and kitchen sink.

Display downlight

Living room downlights

bathroom service hole vent in kitchen

Ensuite vent

Ensuite toilet installed

Spa sprout

Ensuite basin

Bath sprout

Shower head

Toilet installed

Under balcony now painted

The safety rails also have been removed.

Again, no activity

Two days and no activity on site what so ever!

No one has been on site on Monday and Tuesday.

I had couple of driveway concreter and landscapers come in to quote for the job.

Looks like the front slop is bit too steep to get the driveway done in any usable and ecstatic way. Slop to the steps is way too ugly. One option is to fill up the driveway till end of the steps landing, just below the first rise, then have a fall. The fall can be edged by hedges, followed by gentle, nearly flat lawn.

My basic hand sketch of the design concept.

Need to chat with our SS in this regards, but he is not available and not responding to my SMS or email.

I can just see another issue rising up and Masterton doing its own thing and later forced to rip out things back.

I'm getting fed up with their bad attitude and unresponsiveness to my requests.

Painters finishing off

At lunch time, the painters were finishing off the paint job. The lower eaves are now painted too. Just hope it won't rain, as the roof tiles are not in place yet due to the safety railing and rain can ruin the paint job.

They will be back once the flooring is done, to finish off the skirting.

I have not inspect it yet, but looks like they did a good job on the paint.

Next two weeks I hope would be the finishing off all electrical and data cabling work, as well as shower screens. The main bathroom vanity basin should also be in.

Toilets and bathroom mirrors I expect to go in too.

16 & 17 of May are the upstairs flooring installation days. I expect floor tiles to follow the week after.

Then, PCI by end of May.

Another slow week

So far work was only done on Monday, the painters and the front and laundry slab.

Finally had an indication from our SS via SMS that PCI will be end of May.

It is really frustrating!

Front slab & painting

Looks like on Monday the painters have finished their work.

The front slab concrete was also poured in on Monday

Now that the front slab is one, tiles should be next for them, once fully dried.

The back laundry steps done.

Front door undercoat done.

Few pictures of the internal paint and door handles.

Internal garage door with lock

Linnen

Bathroom accessories installed.

Ensuite

Toilet

Main bathroom

What Da! Towel rail behind and along the way! Some people have no common sense. Doh! This will have to be changed. Will move it to the wall on the left of basin.

Clothes. Whos? Why? LOL!