...and yesterday...

The Quoins were added...
The verandah was added...
The plumbers worked on the stormwater
The Tiler completed the main bathroom walls and began grouting the Kitchen splashback.
The Painter worked on the main living area....and painted in some feature walls....
The Electrician even showed up for a few minutes...
The Cabinet maker phoned to check on the profile and colour of the robe doors...
The tank is to be delivered on the 3rd March.... not bad seeing as Pat ordered it weeks and weeks before christmas.
Ian and I began our carpet choices..... we are thinking a rich chocolate in the lounge... and a dark coffee colour for the bedrooms.... our first quote should be back today.....
... I just love how rich this wall in the lounge room came up......
....and this one in the living room was too pale......so we have another triple strength coat coming up on here..... love that colour though....

Wow...things are moving along fast...

...and I haven't been keeping up with blogging it very well either.....
So here is where we are up too.....
The Bricklayer has finished.... it looks just as we imagined..... only the cream quoins to be added and its done.
The Painter is making amazing progress.....all the ceilings are almost complete..... and the majority of the house has had an undercoat. I chose some colours today for feature walls in the family....lounge and main bedroom.... that will be exciting to see.
The Tiler has been there two days....and OMG.... the bathrooms and laundry are taking shape.... and the kitchen splash back is done..... it looks just as we imagined and the glass mosaic tiles I was nervous about ....look wonderful too.
The Builder...is adding the verandah on the front today.... and finishing off eaves.... doors and door fittings...
The Plumber is there this morning working on the storm water pipes and drainage....
The cabinets makers have fitted all the cupboards and there is just a few robe doors and finishing jobs to do...
so...here are a few piccies...... the main bathroom... ...the laundry....
....my kitchen....that Im so rapt with.... cant wait to see the rangehood canopy up on the wall....and the tiles grouted.
.....the ensuite bathroom...
.....another view of the kitchen....
... Im looking forward to taking some more photos tonight..... the verandah will be finished....and the tiler will no doubt amaze us once again...

ooops....forgot to post..

...and a few things have happened...
The Bricklayer is almost done....another week and Im sure he will be finished.... its looking wonderful.....and we are so pleased we chose the red brick.... cant wait to see the quoins added. The Gyprockers have finished this evening..... I cant believe they worked all weekend ... and as Ian left there tonight at 7pm...they were sweeping up the floor ... so all the cornice is up....and all the flushing complete... ...tomorrow the painter arrives.... so it will all gets its first coat.....it was actually fun working out the colour choice the other day..... and I hope it looks ok on the walls.

Ian and Brent managed (with my help) to get all the air conditioner duct into the roof.

Ian has shoveled dirt.... shoveled dirt.....shoveled dirt.... and finally got the shed floor filled...level...packed down...boarded up and ready for concrete.

...and at the end of this week...

... our home looks like this.




...pretty cool hey!

....and this week...

...the progress continues... the house it now totally gyprocked....the bricklayer is working his way around the house....and is over half way....in fact I need to get my camera out again..... my photos are already out of date. That can be tomorrow afternoons job.
We spent some time at the house tonight.... Dad and Mum....and all the kids.... we swept and swept to try and get some of the dust off the floor.... I cant wait for lock up.... hopefully that will stop some of the dust filling every nook and crevice.

...so the cabinets are all final and ordered.
The vanity basins....bath and toilets ordered.
The tiles chosen...just waiting for the quote to see if we can afford my choices.....eeeek
The ceiling fans and outdoor lights are ordered.
The laundry tub to be finalised..... Im waiting to see if I have space for a draining board with it.
We need to meet with Pat this week to choose doors and locks.
and our latest major decision.... paint colours! ...any suggestions for a nice white?

...they are back...

...yippee.....the progress began again today!
The Bricklayer is back on site and we have an entire new wall.....its so exciting watching his progress.....
...and the piles of Gyprock were also delivered ...and some ceilings went up......the garage...the family room and hallway all have gyprocked ceilings now. Check out this view through our front door...... the ceilings are up...woohoo!...and this view of the family kitchen dining area...it looks lovely and big..... perfect!
..so tonight Ian and Dad have been running speaker wires in the lounge room....and they have started the duct work for the Evaporative Air conditioner...... I LOVE progress.

.. and right up to Christmas...

...the progress continued. We couldn't believe it.... the weather was stinking hot.... and our Builders managed to get out roof on..... so not only do we have the bricks going up.....we now have a complete roof as well. Its taking shape and looking fabulous.....we have also had our kitchen and vanities measured...and have had the fun part of choosing all our colours.....I cant wait to see them finally installed..... we have chosen an off white for all the cabinets......a black granite bench top in the kitchen.....and some lovely pale stone looking tops for the bathroom vanities..... lots of drawers in the kitchen.....and nice big stainless steel handles.... this was definitely the fun part.

Im guessing the progress will slow now throughout January as most tradesmen take a well deserved rest.....but our Bricklayer is planning on continuing....so it will be nice to watch the walls grow throughout this month....

so far....Ive loved every minute of the process...and cant wait to see what takes shape next.