[Marie P]

LOL Kat......that house had the bricks painted ....... :D

Marie x

[Trigirl]

now i'm intrigued....

[Glo & Gil]

waow ! can't wait to see more pictures coming

:clap :cheers

[gil]

Marie,
It looks FANTASTIC! You must be so excited. Can't wait to see it "in the flesh"!!

Gil
x

[Marie P]

The guys have been busy ,

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[Smiler]

Woohoo Marie!!! :raebanana:raebanana:raebanana

[Leachie]

Wow Marie, it's looking really good! they soon shoot up haha

[jubjub]

You better start buying the champers ready for the housewarming.....

[Moorf]

Hope you reassured the neighbours it won't be a hotel :D Looking fab!

[Andy-Dee]

Marie
Have been following this thread for a while now as its so good to see the progress. Love your house, keep the piccies coming please.
D

[StevieD]

Still reminds me of Dallas! ;) :laugh

[starkhorn]

wow! amazing! I thought all houses in NZ were made outta wood so amazed to see the brick base.

Brillant! Well done and all the best on your big investment. Looks awesome....I'm so jealous!!!

Cheers
Starkhorn

[starkhorn]

Still reminds me of Dallas! ;) :laugh

What ?!? Are the builders wearing shoulder pads ????? :)

[Marie P]

Starkhorn ...........its going to be all brick :D

Marie x

[StevieD]

No Brendan they are extras for a village people video, it will the inhabitants wearing the shoulder pads and 10 gallon hats :laugh

Nice house though innit!??

[Marie P]

We went for a look this morning .

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[dawn]

Wow Marie, it's going up fast, I bet you can't wait to be in there, the children seem really pleased with their house to be!

[Marie P]

Not many bricks left in the pile now ,that wolf wont be able to huff and puff my house down !!!
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[katandbob]

next on the job.....Bat Man!!

Pink Batts............ now thats the bit that I would get excited about, that and heating!

looking good Marie

Kat

[marcia]

Marie it is looking fantastic, bet you are so excited each time you go and see how much more like a house it's looking!! Not long now and you'll be landscaping the garden with your mum and dad!!

love

marcia
XX

[sizzlingbadger]

It's going to be a big house :D Love the bricks as well

I bet you can't wait to see the interior finished

[Marie P]

We met with the electrician today ,decided where all the sockets ,lights and everything would go .The stairs should arrive in the next day or two ,I can't wait to go upstairs.
The brickies have nearly finished :raebanana
The scaffolding should come down and the rest of the roofing tiles can go up.
There are pipes and cables running all over the house and garage .

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[gil]

This is sooooo exciting Marie! It looks fabulous! I'm sure somone asked this, but have you got an actual dtae for builders getting off site?

Gil
x

[Marie P]

Hi GIL ,

Our completion date is Dec 9th ,I can now say next month :nice1

One of GJ Gardners selling points is that you have a fixed date and a fixed price ,so if they go overtime ,they have to compensate us.

I just want to be living down there ,I spend loads of time driving back and too as the kids keep going to their friends to play after school.Once we are living there I will probably never see them :exit

Marie x

[gil]

Next month!! :raebanana:raebanana

It's lovely for the kids to be off out all day with their friends. We're lucky enough to have that here and are looking forward to them all making new friends to do the same with there.

Good luck with the final stages, and keep the pics coming, they're great!
Love
Gil
x

[StevieD]

Marie it is looking fantastic. Are you having central heating installed? Bet you will have a few forumites going a shade of green if you do LOL.

Looks like the kids can't wait to get in too, good pose from Ellen and Louise on that shot.

See you soon.

Steve and Jan xx

[Marie P]

Today I finally got to go upstairs and see the bedrooms and the great views.

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My Ensuite ...
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View from the front windows...
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Stevie D........no central heating but we have GAS so are having a heater on the wall that should throw off enough heat to warm the house.

[marcia]

Marie it looks great the view is lovely, and you look sooooo proud!! :)

[Babette & Andy]

Wow it looks amazing :yes Wonderful to see you in your new home - not long now, have never seen a house go up at this speed (unless you can count the Extreme Home Make Over programme) - very impressive !!

Babette

[StevieD]

Thanks Marie - lookin good. :)

[Marie P]

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Today the scaffolding came down and the rest of the roof tiles went on .

Tomorrow is the start of the last month countdown [fingers crossed it is finshed !!!]

[Kim39]

Looks good Marie. Far cry from your place in Winwick eh?


Kim

[StevieD]

Is that where she lived? I thought it was elsewhere.....

[Moorf]

Which one is your flat ? :D

[Glo & Gil]

woaw :cheers

[Marie P]

:mad: Not very happy today ..........we have been put back a week ......completion day is 15th Dec

[MB]

That must be a bit frustrating, Marie. But not long now.
Looks great from the photo, by the way.
All the best from us. :yes

[marcia]

:mad: Not very happy today ..........we have been put back a week ......completion day is 15th Dec


Will be a bit of a rush to ready for xmas now. Give them hell Marie, let Dave the Doberman loose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

So are they paying you compensation for that now?

Chin up, it will be worth the wait in the end! :)

[kiwidebs]

:mad: Not very happy today ..........we have been put back a week ......completion day is 15th Dec

Oh no, Marie. I had my fingers crossed that it would be early not late. I hope you're getting that compensation. What a pain.

Debs

[Caroline and Dave]

:mad: Not very happy today ..........we have been put back a week ......completion day is 15th Dec

Hi Marie, this will be very interesting. Although we are not going with GJ Gardner they did promise us compensation if they did not finish on time. Time to see if they are as good as their word

Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

[jubjub]

:mad: Not very happy today ..........we have been put back a week ......completion day is 15th Dec

Grrrrrr, hope they can stick to that or you are going to be proper stuck if they move it back any more, but surely they want you in and the rest of their money as soon as possible, and if they have to give you money back, thats an even bigger motivation for them. Hope they get their collective fingers out and sort it out.

[The Hodges]

I've just caught up with the thread and the house looks fantastic. :raebanana The piccies are very interesting and I hope that you've created an album so you look back at them one day.

Trouble is with the building industry, it comes down to time, cost and quality, and you very rarely get all three. Two out of the is good going. It looks like you got the last two this time! :roll

I hope that everything sorts itself out though, but don't forget if there are snags make sure the builder puts them right before you pay him the final cheque.

[Marie P]

We went for a look this morning [sunday ],we have insulation in the walls ,sliding doors in lounge ,the plumber has been busy and the bath is in :nice1

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The floors need sweeping though :laugh

[Howie]

Finally, proof that they have heard of insulation in NZ :laugh

[Marie P]

Nothing exciting to report yet ........all the insulation is in ........water pipes and lovely gas pipes..........so hopefully the Gib [walls] should go up soon ,then we will have real walls .

Once the drains are in ,the concrete guy can sort out the paths,drives and patio.

Then we can maybe start work on the garden ,need tonnes of topsoil and start the lawn [I'm sooooo optimistic].

Marie x

[The Hodges]

Marie

What's the revised completion date? Is it still the 15 December? We're got our fingers crossed for you and your family.

[StevieD]

Looking good guys!

[Marie P]

There were lots of guys working today at the house ,laying the drains !

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I do like seeing them busy at work :)

Marie x

[StevieD]

Not eyeing the builders cleavage are you Marie??? ;) :laugh

[katandbob]

ooooooh PINK BATTS!!! I'm Soooo Jealous!!

Rob thinks the insulation here is just in the roof even though the last owner said there was insulation in the walls.

I am getting someone in to quote for a central heating system - but Robs going to take the GIB d
own in each of the bedrooms that need decorating and re do the insulation! YAY
but after xmas! hopefully we will be sorted before NEXT winter!

Look forward to seeing the GIB and taps going in.....hope your keeping an eye on where them pipes are for when your putting the picture hooks in!

PS is Dave sticking an LCD tv at the foot of the bath????? :cheers

KAT

[Marie P]

Today was very exciting ,we met up with the guy who is making our blinds and we got to walk around the house ,we have walls and ceilings . :raebanana

The rooms feel very spacious ,especially the huge hall way which is open to the upstairs ceiling ,we keep looking for the perfect [large] light fitting to go up there .

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This is taken from the dining area through the sliding doors into the Lounge !

Marie x

[Caroline and Dave]

You must be feeling really excited now the end is near. To know that you have had a say in every aspect of your home is a great feeling . Only 24 more days now.


Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

[Marie P]

Todays exciting photo is of the patio area which has been started along the back of the house .

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The tiles are piled up in the garage ,so they must be the next job :nice1

Ooooooh and we have a garage door too !!

Marie x

[katandbob]

cool pics Marie - very envious! love the hallway! I May just have to come move in next door (when I have won Big Wednesday!) Ha ha

its looking good!

Kat

[Moorf]

,we keep looking for the perfect [large] light fitting to go up there .


Huge!!

[willsken]

Wow Marie! It's nearly finished. The view you are going to have is stunning! :D

[wiki]

I've just worked my way backwards through this whole post... it's been quite astonishing seeing a near-completed house going backwards to a bare plot. You've given this such a great write-up and I was delighted to read!

[kiwidebs]

Marie, it seems to be happening so fast now. It's looking great. Not too long to go now. When do your parents arrive?

Debs

[Marie P]

Hi Debs ........my parents arrive next saturday ,and then Daves family arrive 28th Dec .[so 7 visitors at once ,just enough beds if all the kids sleep in the lounge ;) ]

How was Gemma's first days of school this week ? and how are the kittens ?

Marie x

[kiwidebs]

Wow, full house Marie. But yayyy to a family Xmas/New Year.


Gem's first week of school was great. She was more than ready for it and loves the challenge. She's already in the second to top reading group (not too shabby for only just getting there) and more than holding her own in pretty much all they do. It's a shame she only gets another three weeks then the big summer hols are upon us.

Keep those house pics coming, it's looking great.

Debs

[Nienke]

Wow Marie, the house looks great! I'll be at Ivy's in a couple of weeks and will defenitely take a look at it in person!

[Singel]

There is a new cafe in Wattle Cove, started 10 November ............. YIPEEEE :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana
The cafe is located in the new Wattle Cove golf club house.

[Nienke]

:cheers

[Marie P]

The house is a hive of activity ,doors are hung ,coving is up ,kitchen cabinets are in ,tiles are going down ,back patio is done.

Hopefully I can get in soon for a proper look and take some piccies ,at the moment we can only peep in through windows as we don't want to disturb the floor tiler.

Marie x

[Marie P]

I managed to get in and take a few photos .

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[katandbob]

looking good Marie, nice to see lots of plug sockets for all your electrical gadgets - our kitchen hasnt got enough, so I have to swop - very annoying!

tiles look like my old ones in the UK..... ah memories!

Kat

[Marie P]

Finally got in the house for a quick peek today . They have been painting for the past 2 days ,the ceilings are finished ,but the walls need another coating .

It looks lovely ,very airy and light .

Fingers crossed that it is all finished for next week :nice1

Marie x

[Ana&Steve]

This is very exciting, watching your house materialize! If it's not too much trouble, could you post a pic of the finished back porch? I am curious how it turned out, from the preliminary pics! :)
Congratulations,
Ana

[Marie P]

Ana

Here is a pic of the patio area,
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I will try and take some more photos this week .

Marie x

[StevieD]

Here's a question Marie - every self respecting Kiwi has one. Where are you going to put the "dick"?? Loads of room for it, wonder whether you will put it near the house for easy access or keep it nearer the bottom of the section?

Steve

[Ana&Steve]

Here's a question Marie - every self respecting Kiwi has one. Where are you going to put the "dick"?? Loads of room for it, wonder whether you will put it near the house for easy access or keep it nearer the bottom of the section?

Steve
:confused: What is that? (She asked with trepidation...)
Ana

[Marie P]

Stevie is being funny Ana .......he means the Deck ....but as said by a kiwi it comes out as a dick !!!!

We have built a patio not a deck Steve ,hopefully one day in the not too distant future you can drink a cold beer with us on it :cheers

Marie x

[Marie P]

Well its sunday ,and we are supposed to get the keys on friday :nice1

The painters finally finished today ,so its bathrooms to be fitted ,all socket fronts and light fittings to go in .

The guy doing the the drive is coming on wednesday ,blinds and curtains to go in weds /thurs.

The roof needs finishing too .

We have bought the big light fitting for the hall ,ordered a dishwasher and bought a huge table ,chair and umbrella set from trade me .[just need the plasma screen TV ,but may wait till just after christmas to get that ].

Dave put weedkiller down today ,we are going to hire a little digger to level the garden ,order some topsoil and then start the new lawn .

We couldn't get in as the house has been made secure ,here is a photo with the garage door and the front door painted. We will have to paint the drain pipes as I think they look awful in white.

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So fingers crossed everyone that this time next week ,I will be clearing up after the first BBQ :cheers

Marie x

[Singel]

................... ,I will be clearing up after the first BBQ
Marie x
Heheheee.............. Marie, we will pop round with our empty plates before that :D :laugh

Keep everything crossed for you :nice1

Yipeeeee :raebanana

[jubjub]

Looking good.... hope your visitors are all ready to lift a few (light) boxes....