Plaster & Stairs - WK 18

Week 18

Mon 05th May - Sun 11 May 2014


We had a slow run at the start of the week but they sure made up for it once the plaster and staris arrived.


Heres the work for the week:-
- Additional (2) evaporative ducts installed to ground floor
- Plaster and Cornices delivered
- Ground / First Floor Plaster installed
- Plaster Wall tape and joint
- Stairs Installed



Mon 05 May - Evaporative Ducts to Ground Floor - Day 85
The heating and cooling guys were back to install the additional (2) evaporative ducts to ground floor that were missed Week 12.

Also they fixed up the ducts issue I raised regarding the heating/cooling ducts coming apart

Heater Ducts on the Roof coming apart

With every hope plaster did not show up   So I decided to give SS a call to see whats happening.
Funnily enough SS also thought that they were due to start last Thur/Fri. He told me he follow up.
Within 5 minutes SS called me back to advise that due to house being a double storey they needed special crains to get the plaster to first floor so truck is booked in for tommorrow.


Heres hope they will show up tomorrow 


Tue 06 May - Plaster & Cornices Delivered - Day 86
Delivery:  Plaster (Gyprock) delivered .. YAH!!!!

My neigbour told me the trucks (with special crains) were there nice and early.

Here's is a photo of the plaster being passed through via the rumpus room window on the first floor using crains.. now thats cool..

Plaster and Cornices

Wed 07 May - Ground /First Floor Plastered - Day 87

Talk about make up for loss time, plasterer were there nice and early (7:30am) hammering away and by the time I rocked up after work they had completed ground and nearly done with first floor

Weekly Contract Admin status update:-
Plaster is nearly complete and Stairs has been booked in for this Friday. Start of next week cabinetry will be delivered and installed.



Thu 08 May - Plaster Joints & Stair Delivery - Day 88

Delivery: Timber Staircase (Vic Ash) delivered
The plasterers (total of 5) were back nice and early and had finish tapping and jointing the plaster walls together. Think the only thing left for them to do is cornices???? or is there more to it???

Also the delivery of the Stair Timber pieces, YAH!!!! ..We certainly going to see stairs tomorrow So excited cant wait ... Was anyone else excited to see their stairs as I am??




Fri 09 May - Cabinetry, Doors  delivered & Stairs Done - Day 89
What a day it was today.. all i can say is today has been one of those days that all i can see is .... WOW !!!!!!

The stairs has finally been put in and it looks so amazing.. cant believe how the look of the stairs can make a very big difference to a home. I was really nervous to see this come up as it was one of my 2nd biggest upgrade for the home and it turned out just the way i wanted it

Also our internal walls, architraves, and cabinetry were all delivered today. This was suppose to show up next Monday so early than expected.. but not complaining

Ok i know you all dying to see some photos of this week

Front Entry Bulk heads

Kitchen Bulkhead

Plaster around the Alfresco Sliding doors  

Bathroom

cabinetry

Stairs to lower/ground level

Stairs to upper/first void area

Sun 11 May - Plaster Joints  - Day 89
Today the plasterer were back on sight nice and early (7:30am - 15:00pm) to finish off setting the joints in the plaster wall/ ceiling so they can make it appear seamless. Now we just need to see the cornice go in to make it look complete.

All I have to say for this week is WOW So happy for this weeks progress. It truly makes up for the last two weeks (between Easter/ANZAC break).
Am so looking forward to another busy and excited week ahead... Hopefully by this time next week I can show off my Kitchen Cabinets  

Scaffold Down - WK 17

Week 17

Mon 28th Apr - Sun 04 May 2014


Very disappointing this week, not only did we have rain rain and cold weather but not much progress either even though admin did advise plastering were to start by end of the week

Heres the work for the week:-
- First Floor outside Windows Cleaned
- Electrical Rough Ins (special request)
- First floor were sanded back (guess to make it all nice and level???)
- Scaffold finally down



Mon 28 Apr - Windows Cleaned - Day 80
There were two cleaners on sight up on the scattfold cleaning all of the first floor outside windows. I guess its easier if they do it now since its still there.
Amazing now what you can see through those windows from far away




Tue 29 Apr - More Electrical Rough Ins - Day 81
The Electrician team were back to put in additional electrical work , this was more pre-wiring work for my hubby future home theatre system.

So those of you build DS, better think of all your electrical needs before plaster goes in ( including speakers, data points, HDMI, foxtel points) specially to ground floor as it will be very hard or may be impossible if you want them done later.




Wed 30 Apr - Scaffold down &n Floor Sanding - Day 82
We had someone come in and sand back all the first flooring (making it nice and level)
Dont know why they need to do it when we having carpet to most of the upper stairs? Anyone know???

Floor Sanding

Also there were three guys onsite taking down the scattfold, it makes so much different to the view of the home now that the scattfold is down.





Thu 01 May - No Work - Day 83
Weekly Contract Admin status update:-
SS has organised for the scattfold to come down and we should be seeing plaster start by end of this week, once plaster starts we will arrange for the stairs to be fitted.

My stairs was one of my second most expensive upgrade (first being my additional single garage)
This is what I hope to see my stairs look like once complete, more of an open staircase and void area

AND Who is responsible for this????

Came to the site to check out the house on the way home and found one of the glass to my Alfresco sliding doors had been shattered.
I dont know when this happened, could it be the electrician the other day????




Fri 02 May - No Work - Day 84
Here are some photos now the scattfold is down

East Side of house

West Side of house

South Side of house (looking into Alfresco Area)

House as @ DAY 83 (since sight start) - with scattfold down

 

So that makes it another week, plster did not show up

Lets hope the plaster gets delivered at the crack of dawn on Monday ready for the plasterers  when they arrive!!!

Down Pipes Installed - WK 16

Week 16

Mon 21st Apr - Sun 27 Apr 2014


Not much happened this week seems tradies are still enjoying the Easter/ ANZAC break so besides the Downpipes half fitted to first floor we had nothing 


Mon 21st Apr - Down Pipes Installed - Day 75
Delivery: DownPipes (Colourbond June)



Tue 22 Apr - No Work - Day 76


Wed 23 Apr - No Work - Day 77
Not only was there no tradies on site but no Weekly Contract Admin status update either


Thu 22 Apr - No Work - Day 78


Fri 22 Apr - No Work - Day 76
Public Holiday: ANZAC day

Not feeling the love this week Lets hope we get back on deck next week? no more public holiday/short week excuses