Monday, October 05, 2009

Re-awakening


There has been a flurry of activity just lately with Ela's birthday coming up. We are keen to finish off the remaining 10% of the work. Its only been 10 months since we moved in but the ball is rolling again!

So the tilers finally returned. They tiled the outside bathroom, grouted the remaining tiles at the back, tiled the front step and finished off the tiles in the courtyard. This meant we could also get the back tiles cleaned up and then sealed. Hopefully now the dog's trip to the soil and back, to bury bones, won't leave quite the same mess. The final job out there is to silicon the edges around the glass fence and against the house.

Then the electricians came and we now have dining table lights, all the display cabinet lights, outdoor lights, lights on the stairs and all the down lights. Still to do is to finish the tv wiring so we can move the media cabinet back to the wall.

We have had blinds fitted on the stairway, as well as on all the downstairs windows (17 sets in total). They are roller blinds that keep UVA out and hence heating and cooling bills down (hopefully). They are also semi-transparent so we still get plenty of light in.

Monday, January 05, 2009

New Year New Post

Well I haven't been keeping up with the development of the house as the holiday season has been in full swing. Today Cronulla furniture came by and swapped the entertainment unit as it had a big chip out of it when it was delivered. And tomorrow Jimmy Possum are coming by to take the table away for a sanding. When it was delivered in mid December, the sides were really rough and splintering. We were catching clothes on it and I was worried the kids would hurt themselves - so back it will go to Victoria.

Hoping to get the tilers back to finish the grout and then we can seal the tiles. The kids have loved playing out there though over the holidays and that's what matters.

Long list of odd jobs that need wrapping up:
*shower screens installed
*glass splashback in the kitchen
*electrician needs to finish off lights and tv install
*various odd jobs for the carpenter such as door handles etc.