Hiccup #6

 I may have had a sneaky peak at the house recently - and of course I discover our next hiccup. Our bathroom tiling is incorrect! We have a feature tile ordered for our shower niche and also foe the half tile strip along the front of the bath. In both bathrooms they have tiled this section in plain white tiles. So, they will now have to fix that.

 I couldn't resist sitting in the bath space. I was pleasantly surprised at how big it seemed. Won't be very deep but definitely a nice long bath.

They have corrected the problem they had with the windows and tiles not working together.
Lets hope when I do a site inspection next week that they are easily able to fix the tiling situation. We really don't want any delays with our house.

Tiling and a tank!

I am relieved that we always see progress when we go past the house. This week we saw the front porch tiling and alfresco area and also the installation of the water tank. I am so glad I made a last minute change to a slimline tank as even that is huge and takes up lots of space. Our backyard is only 6 meters deep so the round tank would have been a monstrous eye sore. I still think this one is ugly so will certainly be investing in a screen for it.

Brickwork and a benchtop

This weeks progress has been massive as they have completed our brickwork. We now have only the final payment to make on handover day so it feels like we may soon be in our new house. It's funny how you imagine it and then when it becomes reality things look a little different. Also, hindsight is a wonderful thing as you realise you should in fact have spent the money on the things you chose to scrimp on.

Our kitchen bench is also in and I love how my kitchen is coming together!

 

When i look at the front of the house I am disappointed at the dark whole of a doorway. Perhaps it is because I cannot read plans or because I didn't look closely enough but I imagined there was a pillar between the garage and the house and not a solid wall. This now makes the entryway look so dark. I am hoping when the render is done in Surfmist and the front door is painted Surfmist also that I like how it all looks. I am so glad I didn't go with a wood stained door as it would have looked so dark. We chose the Birmingham facade which was one of the two included options and I wish now I had spent the money on an alternative. I can't change it now, but I just hope it looks ok when it is all finished. 

Aside from that I just love everything I have seen so far in our house and I want it finished!