The Brown's have MOVED to the Country ;-): April 2008

Thursday, 24 April 2008

Today's The Day - SETTLEMENT DAY

Today we are scheduled to settle on the old house. Today is a milestone we have waited for for months...

Today is the START of the next phase of our life. After 2 pm we should have a call from our solictors telling us its all over. Yahhiess. Fingers crossed...

We have less than a week 'til our new house comes out of council as well so that is the next thing that needs to be done...

Saturday, 12 April 2008

MOVING Time, MOVING to the Country...

Weeeelll we have come to the end of our 8 week Settlement period. This weekend we are starting to really move. We have found a two bedroom house (I dont know how 6 of us will live there but we will be comfy LOL).

The kids are off on school on holidays now so I reckon that I will just stay at the old house for most of it as the kids have thier mates in the street to play with and their bikes and stuff. I also finished up at work, it still hasn't hit me that I don't have a job anymore yet i'm gonna miss the gals in my team, they have become such a HUGE part of my life and I dont think I will ever get anything close to that again.

Well the Beechwood house plans are now at Neighbour Consultation and will be finished on the 29th, once that's done we should be done with Council YAHHHIIESS then we can go to the Beechwood head office and start to choose our stuff OMG I cant wait :-)

Time Line

Nov 2009

17^th- concreting began out the back

3^rd - pool coping, Fence ( pool and one side) and block wall all finished
Oct 2009
7^th - the pool began
Aug 2009
15^th - We moved in
14^th - Hand over
10^th - sentinal installed Music hub, ducted Vac, phone points alarms Ect
6^th - Oven, dishwasher, cook top, range hood installed
July 2009
25^th - Front received a new coat of applied finish
23^rd - We met with Mr L our new Site supervisor.
17^th - Electrical fit off, shower screens and mirrors installed
14^th - Steps poured
10^th -Internal painting finished, concrete for porch slab formed up
6^th - Internal paining commenced
4^th - Cornice FINALLY started & kitchen bulk heads installed.
1^st -iron work erected.
June 2009
20^th - Tiles started
18^th -The Kitchen installed.
16^th - The fixing chippies started and tilers start
12^th - Real stair case installed
11^th - temporary stair case removed
8^th - Dry wall completed
4^th - Dry wall started
3^rd - Insulation installed
May 2009
21^st - Tilers and guttering finished
19^th - Air con, Sound and visual, ducted vac, and alarm installed
15^th - Electrical started
6^th - Rendering 1/2 painted.
April 2009
29^th - sarking laid for roof tiles
21^st - Fascia and Gutter arrived
17^th - Rendering finished
15^th - Rendering began
4^th - Brick inspection with SS
March 2009
27th March - Kookaburra pools go bust
16th March - Plumbing started
5th March - Scaffolding is erected
2nd March - Brick work continues
February 2009
28^th - We sign the contract for Narellan Pools
27^th - More brick laying
25^th - Brickies begin laying bricks
18^th - BRICKS ARRIVE!
13^th - Safety stairs installed in side
11^th - Goodies for brick laying arrives
10^th - Frame Completed.
9^th - Windows put in.
5^th - Frame started.
1^st - Storm water and surface drainage complete.
January 2009
31^st - Plumbing finished
30^th - Frames Delivered and Plumbing continued.
28^th - Progress payment #1 PAID!
23^rd - Slab Poured.
22^nd -Site prep finished.
20^th - Steal Delivered.
19^th - Waffle Pods delivered.
17^th - Slab formed and plumbing started.
13^th - Site works resume.
1^st - We moved for the second time .
December 2008
20^th - We Met our SS Mark.
13^th - surveyor returns and repegs site.
8^th - Site establishment.
11^th - Site excavation.
November 2008
7^th - Our file handed over to the Construction Planning and Programming department.
5^th - Building agreement SIGNED!
October 2008
4^th - Peg survey done.
September 2008
25^th - DA approved.
12^th -Studio M visit to choose our goodies for the house
July 2008 2008
29^th - Plans go to council.
18^th - Tender C delivered
17^th - Soil tests taken
6^th - Wendy from head office contacted us.
June 2008
30^th - Met Bob and Renaye at Goulburn and chose the Regent Grande.
May 2008
14^th - Beechwood goes bust!.
April 2008
12^th - We moved to Yass
24^th - Settlement day of Gungahlin house.
29^th - Neighbour consultation ended.
March 2008
7^th - Told by Beechwood we were off to council
September 2007
23^rd - Markings for Beechwood house on land
19^th - Exchanged on Land
14^th - Our Gungahlin house is on the market!
August 2007
25^th - We Bought our land!

Color selection

External
Bricks - PGH-Spinifex range, colour POA.
Mortar - Raked, colour Off White.
Roof tile's - Monier, Traditional, colour Barramundi.
fascia, Gable barge, Downpipes, & meter box~ Colourbond Paperbark
Gutter & Barge trim ~ Colourbond woodland gray
Weather board & cladding - Taubmans, Chambray.
Patio Decorative frieze - Woodland gray,
Insert above balcony and garage - Woodland Grey matt
Poly water tanks - Blue scope, Merino
Render & Paint - Taubmans, Chambray.
Window and sliding doors - color Stone beige satin.
Garage Door- Panelift door, Oxford, colour Paperbark.
Front door - Hume doors, Illusion XIL3, Frosted glazing, colour Stained Masterton dark stain.
Entrance door furniture - Gainsborough Tri leaver colour champagne Nickel
Internal door furniture - Gainsborough Carla colour satin chrome
Laundry door - Hume doors, XF3 Clear glazed, colour Paperbark.

Internal
Walls and doors colour - Ocean Pebble
Cornice profile - Boral Sydney cove
Tiles- Dons tiles
ground level floor tile ~ Beige Brown

Main Bathroom, Ensuite & Powder room
Bathroom wall colour - White.
Toilet -
Caroma Caravelle,White.
Bath -
Stylus maxton, White (main bathroom).
Stylus mirage White (Ensuite).
Tapware -
Irwell, Tasman. (main bathroom and powder room)
Caroma Starlight (Ensuite)
Laminate on Vanity - Laminex, colour diamond gloss lava mineral. (Main Bath, Ensuite).
Laminex, colour Limestone flint
Laminate on vanity doors -
Laminex colour polar white. ( All bathrooms)
Tiles~ Dons tiles
Main Bathroom & ensuite~
Walls ~ White tiles
floors ~ chocolate Brown
feature Brown stripe tile (Looks like a boiled lolly :-) )

Kitchen
Kitchen doors ~ Bristol Echidna Gloss
Kitchen bench ~ Quantum Quartz colour Ice
Back splash ~ Dons tiles bamboo colour
Kickboard ~ Wilsonart colour Shadow

Thursday, 24 April 2008

Today's The Day - SETTLEMENT DAY

Saturday, 12 April 2008

MOVING Time, MOVING to the Country...

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