Windows in - 29-08

The windows are in and the scaffold is up ready for the Roof to be put on.

Lighting choices 10-08

Lighting - Were stepping away from the site for a post and looking at lighting. Something I really quite like for some reason.

This is one of the lights we are thinking of putting in the living areas.
I'm a big fan of wall lighting, and this is what we have planned of the stairs and the media room.

Now I cant split these two. I have them both in mind for the kitchen, over the breakfast bar. We will match the colour of the glass splashback to which ever we choose, and go for a red and while theme for the kitchen.

Roof frame on 24 - 08

The roof frame is on!

The roof has a 12.5 degree slope on it and is really hidden by the facade when looking from the road.

Now we have a really good picture of the whole shape of the house, and I think were still getting used to the size of it.

The deck is not on yet, looking forward to the outdoor man cave!

Level 2 frame 19-08

Level 2 frame:



As you can see in the above front of block photos the facade is showing quite clearly. its not too complicated :), just 3 rectangles which really give that square modern shape. Hopefully not looking to similar to the neighbors.

Ground level frame complete 10/8

It did not take long and the first story was complete.

Front View (Left)	Front View (right)
Rear view(Right)	Rear view(Left)

How we can get a good idea of room sizes and some further insight to the overall size of the home.

Entry	Garage	Steel support to cover the span over Garage

As you can see the engineered wood joist (I-joist), on the floor of the main hallway in the entry image. They will be used to create the sub floor and provide the structure for level 1.

Finished Slab 3-8

And very quickly the slab is complete:


Now were starting to get a clear picture of what were in for. The slab is around about 225m2, about 12m x 18m.

Slab prep, Slab layout & Piers 31-07

Slab Preparation:

Look at all those Polystyrene blocks!!


Slab Layout:


The slab is a Waffle Pod slab as you can see with the Polystyrene blocks everywhere. A Waffle Pod slab is where the concrete is sitting on a series Polystyrene blocks set out in a grid pattern. The advantage of a Waffle Pod slab is that it lies above the surface, as opposed to traditional foundations, which are dug into the earth. This type of slab offers cost savings as site preparation is much simpler than traditional concrete slabs and there are significant savings in the amount of concrete used.

Notice the pink X markings on the last photo. This is marking the sewer line underneath the slab.

Piers on west side of block:

The piers are 450 diameter , and 1500 or so deep.

Drainage and Bricks arrived 26-07

The bricks have arrived and the block is ready to cut.

The digger has started to dig the trenches for the drainage and sewer connection.

Marking of the existing sewer pipe:

The difficulty with this block is that is has an active sewer pipe running across the block cutting it almost directly in half. We decided to build over the sewer, and incur the increase cost to design and build the slab. Morgan Consulting Engineers drew up the plans. As you can in the above image the pipe is 1.07m below ground level.

As you can see in the above image from the dial before you dig website, 150mm pipe almost cuts the number 32 block in half.

End of July - Clearing the block - 19/07

Clearing the block:

June July update

The existing 2BR house on the 609 block:

Start of the Demolition process:


Now on to the end of the Demolition process.