Denali Demo and Rebuild

[Denali]

No problem now the internal dunnies are working ...

But theyre not hooked into water yet... or sewage... something that means they cant use the inside toilets plus my toilet is a $6K smart toilet so was hoping they would keep it to the basic toilet.

And because I pick up all the rubble and weed everything, theres no place to drop and hide in the yard,.... which Ive read some do

 

[prozac]

But theyre not hooked into water yet... or sewage... something that means they cant use the inside toilets plus my toilet is a $6K smart toilet so was hoping they would keep it to the basic toilet.

And because I pick up all the rubble and weed everything, theres no place to drop and hide in the yard,.... which Ive read some do

I was waiting for the reaction in horror!

 

[Denali]

Yesterday our dunny was returned to its former glory and we had our render touched up. Wasnt aware that our render needed touching up as it looked fine but I guess thats why we have a SS and inspections.

Im told our final painting will be done between now and the 8th January so final fitouts can being mid Jan onwards (fingers crossed)

Meanwhile, Bob, the neighbour across the road who demo'd last Nov/Dec, has only gotten his gyprock installed and was seen standing out the front of his build two days in a row, smoking and peering into the site and no tradies for him this or last week. We dont have the heart to tell him that we know his gate lock combination and have a builders key for access if he wanted to go inside. Im guessing Bob is a comfort eater as he has put on a lot of weight this year, not body shaming as Im fat myself, goes to show how stressful its been for him. Hes now 12+ months into his build.

 

[love_the_life]

Yesterday our dunny was returned to its former glory and we had our render touched up. Wasnt aware that our render needed touching up as it looked fine but I guess thats why we have a SS and inspections.

Im told our final painting will be done between now and the 8th January so final fitouts can being mid Jan onwards (fingers crossed)

Meanwhile, Bob, the neighbour across the road who demo'd last Nov/Dec, has only gotten his gyprock installed and was seen standing out the front of his build two days in a row, smoking and peering into the site and no tradies for him this or last week. We dont have the heart to tell him that we know his gate lock combination and have a builders key for access if he wanted to go inside. Im guessing Bob is a comfort eater as he has put on a lot of weight this year, not body shaming as Im fat myself, goes to show how stressful its been for him. Hes now 12+ months into his build.

Poor Bob. It must be quite disheartening for him to see your progress compared with his build.

 

[Denali]

Poor Bob. It must be quite disheartening for him to see your progress compared with his build.

Agree! They should have been in their home now.

Even yesterday and today we've had tradies. Painters and what I think is delivery of materials for the pantry and linen shelving

 

[Denali]

We've had a very good run with our build, very little to complain about, so the excitement of our pantry and linen shelving being fitted out today went from super excited to when I saw it's not correct.

Now I know it'll be fixed but my pantry is suppose to have 6 shelves, starting with one at floor level with a small kick plate as I hate the idea of putting things directly on the floor. The bottom one might be done after flooring but where is my other additional shelf above the 4 installed today?

But... look at that shelf profile, I love how the front is finished off with that front piece and so much storage and the pantry is huge! It's crazy I'll have all this storage and pot drawers. My life will be complete .

 

[MARTINE]

But... look at that shelf profile, I love how the front is finished off with that front piece and so much storage and the pantry is huge! It's crazy I'll have all this storage and pot drawers. My life will be complete .

Hon… they look great!! ….. and you can never have too much storage (hair, shoes or money)…

 

[prozac]

We've had a very good run with our build, very little to complain about, so the excitement of our pantry and linen shelving being fitted out today went from super excited to when I saw it's not correct.

Now I know it'll be fixed but my pantry is suppose to have 6 shelves, starting with one at floor level with a small kick plate as I hate the idea of putting things directly on the floor. The bottom one might be done after flooring but where is my other additional shelf above the 4 installed today?

But... look at that shelf profile, I love how the front is finished off with that front piece and so much storage and the pantry is huge! It's crazy I'll have all this storage and pot drawers. My life will be complete .

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Ours is not as big but it is 9' tall. It is called Arkwright's.

 

[prozac]

Ours is not as big but it is 9' tall. It is called Arkwright's.

 

[Denali]

The media room was a brave choice but we like it.

Dulux Niche

 

[RooFlyer]

The media room was a brave choice but we like it.

I have almost that exact same colour on just one wall, behind the TV in my 'den' - main TV room. Works very well.

 

[Denali]

I have almost that exact same colour on just one wall, behind the TV in my 'den' - main TV room. Works very well.

We picked a lighter colour couch - not a huge fan and tried to convince hubby to pick a different colour but I couldnt convince him so fingers crossed it'll look good. if not, I'll put a throw on it. I dont argue too much with him on colours as hes more determined in his picks than I am, unless its relating to my pot drawers or benchtop

We will get a plantation shutter on the window but no rush.

 

[serfty]

But... look at that shelf profile, I love how the front is finished off with that front piece and so much storage and the pantry is huge! It's crazy I'll have all this storage and pot drawers.

The front finishing reinforces the shelf as well as looks good.

You may find an occasional minor pain with larger items where they'll just fit between the shelves but getting them past the lip at the front can be problematic.

 

[blackcat20]

The front finishing reinforces the shelf as well as looks good.

You may find an occasional minor pain with larger items where they'll just fit between the shelves but getting them past the lip at the front can be problematic.

We had this problem with our hall cupboard, I purchased an ironing board based on the dimensions on the plans, only to find it didn't fit under the unexpected lip. Ended up having someone refit the cupboard later down the track.

 

[Denali]

We had this problem with our hall cupboard, I purchased an ironing board based on the dimensions on the plans, only to find it didn't fit under the unexpected lip. Ended up having someone refit the cupboard later down the track.

Thats why I did this in the linen cupboard, for just in case. Its suppose to have adjustable shelves so thats on the email to our SS as well but its not big deal.

Not that we own an ironing board... it and the iron went to the Iranian refugee who cleared us out to start his new home/life here

 

[MARTINE]

Denali I love that color in your media room and really think your house is looking fab. Re:the floor in your pantry (where you would not put food/pits and pans)… mine is used as the ‘emergency spot’ ie torches/candles plus a good looking Ikea box that holds the rubbish bin liners and stuff that like that.

 

[blackcat20]

Thats why I did this in the linen cupboard, for just in case. Its suppose to have adjustable shelves so thats on the email to our SS as well but its not big deal.

Not that we own an ironing board... it and the iron went to the Iranian refugee who cleared us out to start his new home/life here

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Mine looks like that now, ironing board on the left and kids toys on the right.

 

[Denali]

We put absolutely zero thought into our facade and we told our rep "pick the least offensive one" and cheap as our budget was hemorrhaging at that point, the facade we loved was $40+K, this facade was $12K. The render paint was a brave choice. In hindsight I would have simple timber pillars instead of the brick pylons but we're happy with how it's looking. It should look lighter on sunnier days, like the painted cladding we have on the top.

Pic of our old house to show you how ready we were for a new home.

 

[RooFlyer]

I don’t know why they designed the downpipe to be on the side, and therefore make facade asymmetrical, when they could’ve tucked it behind the pillar or recessed it in the side.

 

[Denali]

We've decided we'll repaint the wood thingies above the rendered pylons and downpipe after handover. Designers, we are not

In the meantime, we purchased the pendant light that will go above our island bench

Simple and basic linear light in black






We also picked up the outdoor H&C shower set



We also have looked at fans and other lights for after hand over, I quite like this for the stairs