[zardell]

:clap :clap

Looking really good....bet you're so excited, I know I would be.

Julie

xx

[toots]

Good luck with the build, this is the best way to get the type of house you want in NZ. It's amazing to watch how fast they go up once the frames have arrived. Have fun tailoring it to your needs.

We finished a house build recently on a few acres north of Auckland, our biggest costs were tanks and floor coverings, it's easy to spend a lot of money without even noticing :). It's well worth it though and the return you'll make on your investment has to be seen to be believed!

[Marie P]

Well finally another photo ,they are moving slowly but I suppose our house isnt the normal one story wooden house ,so lots of steel work has been added this week and the mid floor joists .

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So hopefully second floor will be erected next week .

[kiwidebs]

Wow, you've got walls!!! (sortof) Yippee :clap When is it supposed to be completed?


Debs

[Marie P]

Debs

They have given us Dec 9th as completion day [my parents arrive Dec 1st so hopefully they can finish sooner :roll ]

G J Gardners policy is a definate fixed price and date [if they are late they have to pay our rent ].

Marie [still not had hair cut yet :confused: ]

[marcia]

Looking good Marie - didn't know you were having a paddling pool built too!!! :laugh

[Angie and Mick]

Hi Marie

Looking good.

I continue to read about the cold houses on the forum, with new builds do they put double glazing in etc or would you need to ask for this.

:)

[Marie P]

No double glazing ,but house is well insulated or will be when we get walls :laugh [and gas .....so a lovely gas heater !!]

Marie x

[Angie and Mick]

Thanks Marie

Do you know if double glazing is an option? I understand not many company's in NZ that do it. I know it is warmer in NZ, well in parts, but having them fitted would save on bills. I am trying to find out just in case we manage to buy some land when we eventualy get to NZ. :cheers

[Marie P]

Today at 3pm I drove past the section before picking kids up from school ,this is what I saw :)

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Joe went to his friends for a play ,so I went to pick him up at 6.30 ,another quick drive by and this is what I saw :D

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Very exciting moment !

[jubjub]

Crikey that was fast... mind you they dont hang about once they get started!

[Smiler]

Wow thats quick, Marie. :raebanana

Don't think much of your ensuite bathroom though. :p

[Marie P]

Smiler thats for the guests :laugh

Marie x

[StevieD]

Debs - we thought Doctor Who was paying a visit!! (Get it??) :laugh

That wacky warehouse is looking really good Marie and gang! Big house, can't wait to have the tour when we get there

Jan and Steve xx

[Moorf]

Wow, that was so quick - looking good Marie! :)

[marcia]

It'll be done in no time Marie! Keep the photos coming!

[Marie P]

We have a roof ......

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[Smiler]

Wow! :raebanana

Is that white bit the walls going in on the upper level too?

You must be so excited.................

[Glo & Gil]

:cheers


so excited, keep the photos coming


glo :raebanana

[Babette & Andy]

That is so Cool :raebanana :raebanana how amazing to see your dream house take shape like that!! Soooo excited for you guys, keep the photos coming.

Babette

[katandbob]

wow marie...looking good gal, I will have to try get this place sorted and take some photos....but its still a mess.....Teenagers! and I was excited for them to arrive, All I have done is rush around after them and wear my EFPOS card out!

Kat

[Moorf]

Wow! Keep them coming!! :nice1

[Nienke]

More! More!! :nice1

[kiwidebs]

Wow Marie, when's the house warming?:cheers

[Marie P]

Went for a peek this morning ,its huge !

Debs the white stuff is just a wrap to keep the weather out .

Here is a better picture ...

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[Kim39]

Hey looking good Lass :nice1 This will be us hopefully in a few more months as we have just said yes to a section down here in TA.

Kim

[Angie and Mick]

Wow looks great and yes it is big. Carn't wait for more pictures.

Angie

[katandbob]

Looking Great Marie...And HUGE!

You'll definately have to open more of your boxes to fill it!

take care

Kat

[Migueliones15]

Wow it looks lovely - my dream house! Traditional and beautiful :) How exciting to watch it grow!

[Singel]

Marie has to issue "No Trespassing" notice on us and OH said that we still enter any way :laugh

This is what you get when a forum member is just 5 mins walk from your house :raebanana

Hey, hey, let's put it this way...................... it is part of neighbourhood watch, yes watching the neighbours :D

The house looks really :nice1

[Marie P]

Went for a drive by today ,not been since the weekend .

4 guys were putting up the scaffolding .

Next door has shot up too ,they havn't started on the other side yet ,hope thats a single story too then we can't be overlooked at all.

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[sizzlingbadger]

Wow that's going to be some house when it's finished :D

We're just starting off our challenge of building a house for us and the in laws :nice1

[Kim39]

Coming along nicely Marie:nice1 glad you managed to see the pic's of our section on our forum. Hopefully over the coming months i'll be posting an update on our build.


Kim

[markynz]

Just caught this thread. Excellent stuff. Great to see the house take shape, you must be thrilled to bits.

[StevieD]

Looking good gang! Still not sure bout the outside loo though :laugh ;)

[Pimmar]

Keep them coming, it's looking great :raebanana

[katandbob]

Looking good gang! Still not sure bout the outside loo though :laugh ;)
trust you steve :laugh

Marie it looks ace, bet your itching to get in and decorate....I know that i wish I had 48 hrs for every 1hr! I dont have enough time to do everything at the minute! so good luck and hope it gets finished ahead of schedule

Kat :nice1

[Marie P]

Here are a couple more photos ,hope I am not boring you guys !

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But the Tardis has gone .......who knows where ?

[Smiler]

Not boring at all, I'm loving watching your house go up almost as much as you are.

Keep the pics coming Marie, please. :clap:nice1

[Singel]

Not boring at all, I'm loving watching your house go up almost as much as you are.

Same here :clap

We walk to your house everyday to see any progress and we are still not bored.

[Marie P]

OK you want more .......

First view from our front door ...
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Next door one side...
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The other side .......see no tardis !!
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[Diny]

Not boring at all !! You must be so excited. Great to be able to take pics of the entire process. It looks fab.

Diny

[sizzlingbadger]

Great post, I'm amazed at how fast it's progressing.

You guys must be so excited waiting to move in :)

[Glo & Gil]

great keep the pictures coming



:clap


glo

[Kim39]

Probably the Tardis has been buried in the foundations and the smell will appear when you least expect a smell to appear from a new house apart from the smell of newness:laugh

Hey it happened in "brookie" with the body under the patio, i'm sure it can happen in Wattle Cove with the dunny in the foundations.:D

Kim

[Marie P]

Went today not expecting much too have happened with all the rain and thunder storms since the weekend .
But we have soffits [no idea] and fascia's [vague idea] ,so house is looking good .
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Hopefully the roof should go on next :nice1

PS The tardis is back :laugh

[jubjub]

Hey, it looks like a house... any news on the tardis? (aka the guest suite)

[Glo & Gil]

hey

never seen a house built so quickly. You must be so excited


glo :cheers :cheers

[StevieD]

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Heard they were re-making Dallas, didn't realise that Dave and Marie had the lead roles and had volunteered the mansion for a film set!!! :laugh

[kiwidebs]

Looking good Marie. Is it all on schedule (or better yet, ahead of schedule??)?

Debs

[Marie P]

Stevie .........Dave says that you have far too much time on your hands .......thanks for the great laugh !!!

Debs .....It should be on schedule .....as GJ'S give a fixed date and can't go over that without compensation !

They just asked for next payment too :exit

Marie x

[pinkpiggy]

Heard they were re-making Dallas

Ooh Patrick Duffy was on Loose Women yesterday (sorry girls, this was in the UK). OMG he has aged soooooo well and he's such a nice person. All the presenters were drooling over him.

[Cardiff Irons]

Ooh Patrick Duffy was on Loose Women yesterday (sorry girls, this was in the UK). OMG he has aged soooooo well and he's such a nice person. All the presenters were drooling over him.Funnily enough I strike an uncanny resemblance to Patrick Duffy.

Well, except for the face, body and personality.

[StevieD]

Those women would drool over John Merrick if he was there!! They are a right bunch, but very very funny!

Steve, Gil must be very careful then! ;)

[Marie P]

I went this morning at 8.30 ,there were 6 guys on the roof adding more scaffolding .

Went back after school at 3pm.....look what I got .......

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I included the Tardis too :laugh

[Smiler]

Wow Marie! Keep these pics coming please.

It's really exciting watching your place grow so quickly. :nice1


Do the builders say cheese when they see you pull up? :laugh

[Glo & Gil]

WOAW :clap

[StevieD]

Looking really good Marie, guess they think you stalking them eh? We were the same when our house was being buiilt, couldn't help but go and see how many more bricks had been laid or what else had been done. It is so excitiing. Looks a beautiful house.

Steve and Jan xx

[Moorf]

Crikey Moses!! That's such a fast turnaround! :clap Keep 'em coming! (are you planning garden yet :D )

[Marie P]

We are doing the landscaping and fences ourselves ,brought the budget down a little.

My parents arrive just before we move in ,they love gardening ,so they can earn their keep :clap

We are just going to grass the large area for the kids ,trampoline and football space ,I want a few fruit trees too, along the back we are going to flag to make a patio area with lots of pots,down by garage side we are going to concrete it [for the storage of his boat :laugh he thinks !!!] put the washing line down there and a shed for the bikes and lawn mower .

Actually our house is the slowest house being built ,as its two story and all brick ,the single story ones are up and having the insides done.

Marie x

[Moorf]

I have some delphinium / chinese poppy and various other seeds that I collected from the garden in the Autumn, would you like a selection to start you off? ;)

[marcia]

Marie - i can sense your excitement from here!!! It's looking great, your mum and dad are going to be busy!!

[katandbob]

I have some delphinium / chinese poppy and various other seeds that I collected from the garden in the Autumn, would you like a selection to start you off? ;)

hey do you recon they would grow in the deep south?? ;)

Kat

[katandbob]

Marie, Its looking Huge.....I will look forward to seeing the internal shots and the garden!

Kat.....PS steve certainly has some talant in the graphics dept doesnt he ;)

[Jani D]

Hey you were honoured,
Put stuff on ebay to sell or mess around with piccies of Marie and Dave :uhoh .

Hard choice hey!! Guess what won :laugh

Hey if David Tenant is paying a visit in his tardis - I am there.

No, looking really great Marie. Really pleased for you all.

keep them coming :D
(Hopefully be able to see it IRL soon.)

Take care.

[Marie P]

Dave got to inspect the house yesterday with our site manager.

The windows should go in thursday /friday and the brickwork should start monday :clap

So next week it will look like a real house !

It's sooooooo exciting :raebanana

Marie x

[Marie P]

Well we have windows and surprised me ....the front door too !

There are piles of bricks all around the house ,so the brickie can start work on monday :nice1

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[Kim39]

Jeeze Marie its flying up:clap better make sure i don't show my friend this as his is taking 6 months to put up, but to be fair they have designed it themselves, and that adds to the dates for completion. Ain't going to name the company, but we are staying away from them.


Kim

[Moorf]

:laugh I can't believe how quick they are!! Looking gooooood!!

[marcia]

Oh Marie - your own front door at last - its looking fantastic - bet you get so ecited each timeyou go to look to see whats happened! :clap

[Marie P]

We went again today ,had a walk around inside .

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Thats me in the kitchen .

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looking up where the stairs will go.

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Upstairs.

[jubjub]

Parker Towers is just looking fab.... did you get a big buzz being inside it properly?

Brings back memories of our UK houses... (although you could fit both our previous houses inside yours!)

[Marie P]

Finally after 3 days of nothing to see ,the brickies arrived [5 of them ]

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[StevieD]

Marie and Dave, so glad for you. We know how you feel, watching your home develop like this. Keep those piccies coming.

Steve and Jan.

[katandbob]

Hey Marie Hope your keeping an eye on those brickies!

remember the house around the corner with the NOT so random pattern!

is it still like that by the way??

Cant wait for the next picture with the bricks finished

Kat :clap