It's been such an exciting week. The slab wasn't poured last Monday as was scheduled because of the forecast of rain and it wasn't until I checked with the ss on Wednesday night, that he told me it was scheduled for Thursday. I'm so glad I checked because the boys and I really wanted to see the pour. We left for school a little earlier on Thursday to go past the land and there they were, full steam ahead, working with the concrete. When we arrived at 7:50am, the outdoor room and portico had already been finished so we stayed to watch the huge pump pour the concrete over our garage area. It was such a thrill to see.
By Thursday afternoon the pour was complete and the slab was rock hard. The frames were also delivered on Thursday and on Friday the roof trusses were delivered too. We are so fortunate to have an empty block of land next to us as the deliveries have all had place to be kept without disrupting the flow of traffic or the neighbours. Of course we were at the land on Saturday for a real look and to try and get a feel for the size of the rooms and the locations, but it wasn't until we went yesterday that we really got to see the house taking shape.
The frame is up for most of the house except the bedrooms (main is done), kitchen, laundry and butlers pantry. We arrived as the fencing guys were putting up the fence around the property to ensure "people" don't walk on the slab and get injured with a stray nail. I was peering through the fence and taking photos from far but the fencing guy invited to take me for a walk on our slab and see the framing up close. I was so excited!
I am a bit concerned that our ensuite is too small, but the outdoor room and living areas are a great size. Jake's bedroom is the perfect size and he loved imagining where his bed and other furniture would go. The other 2 bedrooms weren't framed yet, so we will wait and see what those feel like soon. It's all still quite surreal actually, seeing it go from a 2D drawing to a 3D home...I still can't quite believe we are building a house.
I have taken loads of photos but I have struggled to sync them from my phone to computer. Going to try for the millionth time again.
The fly screen saga continues. We have found a supplier that can help us with screens that don't need a supporting pillar to work, but it's not one of Metricon's suppliers so we have to jump through a few hoops first. But our ss has told us not to worry, we will sort something out. I think we may even have to do them after handover, but we will have to see what happens.
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