Houston, we have lights!

The electrician fitted off our switchboard today, and we have electricty and lights!  Jason was especially excited about it! He even took me to Barrett Street at night after work to check out the lights and to play with the switches!

Glass Balustrade

The glass balustrade to the stair also being installed. Feels good!

Installation of the roller door

Another milestone for the backyard - finally the temporary chain wire fence is replaced by a secure roller door! We finally feel that our house is "secure" and no one can see into our backyard from the rear laneway!   The roller door is massive...and so is the canopy!  At least this will enable us to park our car in the backyard if we wish to...

The roller drum arrives...

and is lifted into place...

Then here comes the canopy...

and up it goes....

yup, it's big...

Note the door has a "reversed" colour, ie, the colorbond colour is actually on the face of the door that is  facing inside...

Shot taken with the bluestone tiles sealed...!

The beautiful lacework

The front verandah received its final touches today, so the front facade is officially complete!  The pretty lacework ("clover pattern", powdercoated charcoal to match our window frames) was installed.  It is now a perfect facade!

The front fence and letterbox is also completed now.

Carpet!

Our "black magic" carpet was installed today...

The underlay was THICK!

Very pleased with the results!

Backyard Paving

The crates of bluestone paving have arrived...

Starting from the corner....

These bluestone tiles are carefully being laid in a staggered pattern

Half the backyard is done....

Backyard progresses...

The timber bench seat and BBQ area slowly taking shape...

Slatted timber to the shed has also been put in.

Joinery is completed with the timber cladding.

The Backyard Project

Now that the front is on its way, the backyard needs a little lovin' as well....

And so, the backyard project begins...

Ramon, our carpenter, starts to build the little shed (see the framing in the background to the right)

Shed's done...

Jason's painted the cladding to the shed.

The bench seating framing starts to go in...

Painting the front facade

Our painters carefully restored and painted the existing front facade to get it back to its former glory....

They are spraying the first coat under those tarps....

New roof sheets and gutters have also been put onto the verandah...

The next step....painting the picket fence, and also putting in the verandah lacework!

Front Entry Deck and Fence

 

The front deck and planters, as well as the new turnposts and fascia for the verandah were completed.

The front picket fence was then also erected.

Louvre Screen

 The external aluminium louvre screens at the rear of the second storey were installed.  It was done in a couple of days, with access via the rear laneway and a scissor lift.  One more item ticked off the list!

Benchtops!

It was really really nice to see the benchtops going in! 

The cantilevered bench to the ensuite vanity being installed here by 

Amalgamated Marble. 

The waterfall edge to the kitchen island bench.  We were extremely pleased with the results, and were very happy to have come across these particular Carrara slabs.

Love the veining on the slabs...

The kitchen space feels good!

Front Deck

The front of the house had always been that part of the house that has been neglected, in a way.  The verandah that was falling apart has finally been pulled down, and will be totally rebuilt.

The verandah and deck demolished.

Putting the stumps in for the front deck.

Joists and bearers put in place.

It took a while for us to decide on the spotted gum timber decking, which will also be used for the steps and the planter boxes.  We are pretty pleased with the results.