Stormy's Castle: And The Winner Is.......

Saturday, September 18, 2010

And The Winner Is.......

Congratulations April from A City Girl Stuck In Rural Oz. You are the winner of my first giveaway, and will be the owner of a six butterfly frame of your choice.

Congratulations!!! I will email you shortly!

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Ozelulu said...: Oh damn! I'll be nice and say Congratulations to the lucky winner - I'm extremely envious.; September 22, 2010 at 8:06 PM

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Timeline of our Journey

15/10/09 Internet fixed (4 weeks without it), no thanks to the phone company...
07/10/09 'Phone Company' *finally* discovers phone line issue and connects us up (3 weeks late)
26/09/09 TV arial and phone line in kitchen fit off.
25/09/09 Heating and cooling commissioned and new fridge delivered. FIRST NIGHT IN!!
24/09/09 Appliances installed (ovens, cooktop, dishwasher and hot water).
21/09/09 Hire truck to clear out storage (2 exhausting days!)
17/09/09 Carpet installed (2 days).
15/09/09 Timber flooring installed (2 days)
14/09/09 Telstra trenching.
10/09/09 Bank cheque and HANDOVER!!
04/09/09 re-inspection of fixed items, Certificate of Occupancy received. 4 outstanding items to be fixed.
27/08/09 NEW HOME INSPECTION ( a.k.a PCI). 66 defects on the list.
26/08/09 Linea band to portico rendered (finally!)
19/08/09 Handover department carried out their inspections with yellow stickers everywhere!
17/08/09 CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE!! Top coat of render applied, site cleaned, rubbish cage and port-a-loo removed.
13/08/09 Flyscreens installed, window scratches touched up and washed, sewerage connected (I think!)
12/08/09 Portico gutter and fascia fixed.
11/08/09 Painter back to touch up red dots!
07/08/09 Termite barrier installed, door weather seals, gas meter installed, water mains buried, mirrors and shower screens, cleaners on site, proper pot drawers installed.
05/08/09 Kitchen and laundry taps and sinks, toilets, door handles and locks, stormwater connected, power points, TV points, light switches, all external junction boxes and red dots everywhere!
04/08/09 Plumber on site.
03/08/09 Chippies and sparkies on site, rangehood installed.
31/07/09 Front elevation linea bands rendered and painted.
27/07/09 Garage door installed.
24/07/09 Tiling completed (apparantly!)
20/07/09 Wet area tiling begins. All bathroom flooring done!
17/07/09 Alarm points, cooling and heating control and duct covers installed. Shelving to wardrobes and linen cupboards installed. Tiles delivered.
16/07/09 Downpipes installed, but not connected.
15/07/08 Internal painting 'appears to be' finished, downpipes delivered!
06/07/09 - 11/07/09 Fix garage roof tiles and guttering, install garage ceiling, external paint complete, internal paint begins, alfresco ceiling completed. Fence extension installed. Caesar Stone benches installed.
29/06/09 - 03/07/09 First coat of render and painting begins.
25/06/09 Fixing stage complete.
15/06/09 Kitchen installed!!
11/06/09 Stairs installed and fixing begins.
10/06/09 Garage roof tiles installed.
02/06/09 Plastering begins. Both floors done in a day!
01/06/09 Lower bricks cleaned.
29/05/09 Garage roof trusses installed, batts and garage guttering delivered. Batt installation begins.
28/05/09 Garage roof trusses delivered
27/05/09 Site cleaned, interior swept
26/05/09 Lock up!
25/05/09 Lock up invoice received, scaffold dismantled!
22/05/09 Top storey bricks cleaned.
20/05/09 Eaves painted.
19/05/09 Weatherboards and linea bands installed.
18/05/09 Eaves installation begins.
15/05/09 Cooling installed, brickies finished!
13/05/09 Heating ducts installed
12/05/09 Electrical rough-in begins.
11/05/09 Brickies return to complete job.
09/05/09 Network, speaker and telephone cable rough-in
08/05/09 Solar hot water panel installed, top level wrapped in sisilation
06/05/09 Scaffolding up for second storey brickwork
04/05/09 Plaster and cornice delivery
22/04/09 Windows above garage fixed.
21/04/09 Chippies back to straighten frame, bath frame built
14/04/09 Bricking recommences after Easter
24/03/09 Bricking begins, then STOPS for 3 weeks.
23/03/09 Sisilation wrap and site clean #2.
20/03/09 Roof scaffolding removed.
18/03/09 Roof completed and plumbing rough in done
17/03/09 Roof tiles on!
16/03/09 Roof scaffolding changed
13/03/09 Roof tiles delivered
12/03/09 Gutters and Fascia installed
11/03/09 Gutters and fascia delivered, levelling compound applied to slab
10/03/09 Brickies sand delivered, roof scaffolding installed
06/03/09 Windows and doors installed, frame complete!
03/03/09 Roof tusses arrive and installation begins
27/02/09 Second storey frame begins, windows delivered.
21/02/09 Temp fence installed
20/02/09 Framing begins (mapping out ground floor)
19/02/09 Site cleaned, slab backfilled, meter box installed, frame delivered
18/02/09 Slab Poured!!
17/02/09 Slab frame work installed
16/02/09 Tree root barrier concrete poured
15/02/09 Slab form work completed
11/02/09 Sewerage and agi pipes laid
10/02/09 Electricity cables to house
09/02/09 Pegs and blue paint!
06/02/09 First bricks delivered
05/02/09 Front tap installed
04/02/09 Site scraped, cut and filled
02/02/09 Toilet, cage and signage delivered
27/01/09 Official start of contract
22/12/08 Corrected signed drawings returned to Henley
19/12/08 Corrected final drawings received take 2
15/12/08 Corrected final drawings and PCV2 received
05/12/08 Final/construction drawings received...with mistakes
25/11/08 Building permit received
18/11/08 Building permit approved
24/10/08 Second soil test, survey done
17/10/08 Demo complete, site clean
14/10/08 Trees removed
08/10/08 House demolished
07/10/08 Roof tiles removed
04/10/08 Old kitchen removed
30/09/08 Asbestos removed
23/09/08 Demo begins
17/09/09 Gas abolished
16/09/08 Electricity abolished
31/08/08 Moved out!
28/08/08 Power pit installed
05/08/08 Contract appointment
01/08/08 Contract drawings received
29/07/08 Revised demo quote
07/07/08 Tender appointment
25/06/08 Colour appointment, loan approved
21/06/08 Loan application, electrical plan
19/06/08 Initial demo quote done
11/06/08 Revised quote signed
02/06/08 Contour survey done
28/05/08 Soil test done after securing job
15/11/07 Survey was booked
14/11/07 Soil test was booked
12/11/07 Plans on hold due to redundancy
03/11/07 Further deposit, quote signed, loan approved
14/10/07 First deposit

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

And The Winner Is.......

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