5 Weeks Post Handover

We have now been in the house for 5 weeks and there is still alot of outstanding items for Rawson to come bank and complete. We havent been getting anywhere with our SS so I sent an email to feedback @ rawson and CC'd in the supervisors manager. I received a quick response advising that there is a new hunter manager and that we would contact me regarding the outstanding items. I received an apology email the following day from the new manager and was asked to email my building report and my maintenance list to date. He assured me that all items would be dealt with withing the new 2 weeks (fingers crossed).

So aside from that, we have been getting stuck into the landscaping, with our side path poured, remaining retaining walls erected, caps installed, some turf laid and the coping pavers installed around the pool.

Excavator leveling out front yard

Footings for retaining walls 

Side area leveled ready for concrete 

Side path 

Top soil leveled ready for turf 

Turf Down 

Coping pavers around pool 

The colour the pavers will be when sealed 

2 Weeks Post Handover

We have now had our keys for 2 weeks, and are virtually finished unpacking and setting up the house inside. We are still on the look out for rugs, side tables, coffee tables, lamps, accessories and artwork to finish off but thought I would post some pics of the inside so far as I know how much I love seeing everyone elese pictures.

Step Daughters Bedroom

Formal Lounge Room 

Dining Room 

Kitchen 

Butlers Pantry 

Guest Bedroom 

Main Bathroom 

Powder Room 

Kid Lounge Room 

Daughter Bedroom 

Entry Hallway looking in from front door 

Enry hallway looking back from the formal lounge 

Main Bedroom 

Ensuite 

Rumpus Room 

Driveways & Retaining Walls

11/714 - 22/7/14

The day after handover hubby got stuck straight into getting the footings done for our retaining walls. He got in an excavator to dig the footings along the front, and sides of the house, and hand dug the footings along the back fence line due to the lack of access.

The footings were poured on the monday after handover, and then the driveway was formed up ready for the first half to be poured the following day, the the last section on the wednesday. We went with exposed blue/black metal, which when sealed comes up a nice dark grey colour and shows up the black stones really nicely. We are going to do the same around the pool area, and have polished expose in the same colour on the alfresco area so it all ties in together.

Wednesday, after the drive way was poured, construction of the retaining walls started., with 95% of it completed by saturday morning. We will need to get some more blocks delievered to finish off the rest next time hubby is home.

We core filled the retaining walls on the following monday, and installed the agi line and re-erected the side fence and sealed the driveways the following day before hubby flew back out for work.

Full steam ahead - digging out footings and driveway

Footings ready for concrete

Diveways ready to be poured 

Footings poured

Driveway ready for concrete 

Double driveway (not sealed)

 Third driveway poured 

Driveways done - ready to be acid washed and sealed

Retaining walls underway