Brickwork

The roof was completed on December 11 and following a meeting between our site supervisor and the bricklayer, the decision was made to commence brickwork prior to christmas. Brickwork started on December 15 and some incredibly hot days followed over the week leading up to Christmas. The brickies worked very hard and we tried to look after them with morning iceblocks and a case of beer before they knocked-off for the holiday season. They worked on Saturday December 23 and were back again on January 4 for the last two days of work.

The only incident was that they made a decision to lower the splashback window in the kitchen from 960mm to 920 above the slab thinking the framers had made an error. If they would have checked with either Troy or site supervisor or us, they would have been told that we require a 40mm allowance for strip hardwood flooring – hence the extra height of the window as per the construction drawings. To say they were disappointed in their mistake is an understatement – plenty of colourful language. As a result, they will need to return to fix it in the weeks ahead.

We have a large number of bricks left over (both commons and face brick) which we are looking at using in our landscaping.

We have a roof!

The roof went up very quickly – two days.

What become immediately obvious was that not a lot of roof would be visible from the street.

Frame is up and roof before Christmas

Once the materials arrived and work started, the frame went up very quickly and was finished in about five working days. Normally brickwork would be next after the plumbers roughin, but with the holiday season upon us, Troy our site supervisor wants to get the roof on. Really good thinking! Hopefully the good weather continues for the next few weeks.

We have a slab!

The slab was poured on November 8, the day after the formwork was completed.

Earthworks and Formwork

There was about a month delay from our clearance certificate to the commencement of work – something that Eden Brae did inform us would be the case. The earthworks were completed in about 2 hours and formwork started the next day. Our site supervisor – Troy – has advised that we can expect the slab to be poured next week.

Down she comes

And just like that the fences were up, the trucks arrived, the mechanical digger started and down came our little family home. The team at ANA demolition were fantastic. They were easy to communicate with and careful with our desires to keep certain trees and plants in the garden. We would highly recommend them. Once our clerance certificate is granted, Eden Brae can get started and peg out the site. Let's hope that the next step with Eden Brae will be as smooth as it was with ANA!