KATOOMBA COTTAGE UPDATE - ENJOY ;-)
You have no idea how good it felt to
walk up the driveway & see external wall frames standing proud, oh what joy
to see action....................
There really is not too much to talk
about so I will fill this post with lots of photos so you can see the beginnings
of a new home for yourself.
The photo above is the North/East
corner and this pic shows the Breakfast nook off the Kitchen, could also be
great as a study/computer zone, Nathans suggestion. There's Tony! The photo
below is showing the front Formal Lounge Room
This is the rear of the home looking
into the Laundry, unfortunately the frame was built incorrectly re the position
of the doors & window, Kitome will be on site as soon as they can to fix it
as well as an incorrect stud opening for the Dining room window, pic below,
hard to spot but where Nathan is walking is correct and the next window along
closer to the Breakfast nook is 1200X900 instead of 1500X900. It will be
sorted.
Really the pic above shows you just
how big the rear garden Verandah will be, fabulous for entertaining!!! We will
see this so much better over the coming weeks when the timber decking is laid.
Nathan braces up the walls, he just
loves his nail gun, Rambo!!
Tony, Nathan's father-in-law, has
been in the building industry for many years & knows just what he is doing,
a very keen eye for detail.
This shot is looking into Bedroom 1
and the front bay window. Nathan tells me that they lay the flooring over the
complete joist area to the edges and then trim off as required.
The front Verandah (is a generous
1.8m wide) and Formal Lounge plus the front door of course. You can see there
will be lots of storage area under the house, handy!!!
This is a great shot, gives you a
clear view of the layers from brick sub floor, LVL's, joists, flooring &
then the frames. The Weather Tex Cladding will be placed right down to match up
with the top of the brick sub floor which will be rendered to a lovely textured
finish & painted the same colour as the Colourbond roofing, 'Woodland Grey'
Above, the front North/East corner
Verandah to the Breakfast nook.
The local inspector, where's the
cat?
Great size entertaining Verandah of
2.4m wide off the Living room with 2 double French doors so you have a
wonderful inside/outside feeling and catch the Summer breezes.
Good view of the Breakfast
nook.
Well pending all the rain we are
expected, I'd say the boys will have so much more completed to amaze me the
next time I am on site and I have to get a move on and start painting the
timber 'Weather Tex' Cladding boards before they are installed. I have been
told that this is the trick to stop the showing of the joins due to natural
expansion & contraction.
I have also had a wonderful time
selecting the tiles, taps, fixtures, fittings, and a wonderful super big 900
wide free standing gas/electric oven and many other fun items. I will have to
make a post of all the goodies and the Laundry will have so much storage, must
have a good Laundry! On that note, I am very proud of my design regarding the
Laundry and the 'Deck Loo'. This is one for the boys, yes, when a BBQ is in
action, you will not have to tramp through the house to go to the bathroom, the
Loo is right there & the beers are right in the Laundry tub!!! how good is
that Ladies.
P.S. I think you can enlarge the photos by double clicking on them.
