Slab Preparation Day 1: Friday

Day 1: Friday - Slab Preparation

Concrete Contractors turn up with their crew to prepare for our slab. No rain in sight for today, but cold.

Day 1 survived without a drop of rain. Contractors did a wonderful job today. Back tomorrow to continue.

Wood Shed continues ....

Had another 2 metres of Redgum Firewood delivered today. Going through quite a considerable amount of firewood at the moment.

Wood Shed Framing

Pre-Slab Excavation and Plumbing setout

After weeks and weeks of bad weather and rain, finally weather appears to be giving us a break and Concretors determined take advantage of the coming week of dry weather to lay our Slab. 

Therefore, Plumber arrives to set out and excavate under slab pipework for Bathroom, Powder Room, Ensuite, Pantry, Kitchen, Laundry & Alfresco.

It was freezing cold and foggy up until mid morning, but the work continues.

Freezing cold and Dense Fog .... gorgeous!

Hit Rock ... a large boulder smoking up the digger 

Lots of Basalt Rocks to be found underground 

Spreading out some more finer crushed rock for the driveway to stop the bogginess for our vehicles

Trenching for our Ensuite Bath, Shower, Vanity,  Toilet & going through to the Powder Room Vanity and Toilet

Positioning a bed of Rock for beneath the pipework

Fog is still hanging around

Bobcat covering trenches

Rylock Double Glazed Windows Ordered and Colour Selection finalised

Today, we placed our Window order. Rylock Double Glazed Windows and Sliding Doors in Colorbond Ironstone colour.

Windows will take about 6 weeks.

Here is our external colour scheme for the new home.

Walls: Bluestone Masonry Blocks, Smooth with Splitface Corners in Front
Windows: Rylock Ironstone Double Glazed with Grey Tint
Roof: Colorbond Corrugated Iron in Shale Grey 
Portico Facade: DecoWood Jarrah
Garage Doors: DecoWood Jarrah
Fascia: Colorbond Ironstone
Quad Gutters: Colorbond Ironstone
90mm Round Downpipes: Colorbond Ironstone

Fire Wood Shed Slab

Firewood Wood Shed Slab Pour

Our Wrought Iron Front Entrance Door Design

Just for something a little different, we have decided to forgo the Pivot Door originally desired and go for a Charcoal Coloured Iron Front Door. 

We have designed it and after having it drawn up properly have ordered it. Takes 12 to 14 weeks to be manufactured and delivered.

Our Design Sketch .... we're no artists!

A proper CAD drawing prior to ordering