Denali Demo and Rebuild

[Denali]

More frame delivered and today it's the trusses. Our framers are working on another job but told they'll be back by end of the week because with the frames comes a ten day window for a crane to move them from the ground to the roof as part of the delivery so interesting to know. Interesting to see a good old fashion rigger, complete with whistle - havent seen one of those in ages.

Our SS was on site as well. We hope to get on the slab next week.

 

[Denali]

Chippy on site this morning, installing upper level sub flooring

 

[Denali]

Did not expect so much to get done today. Questioning why we put a window up on the side and why so big but its there now and will cost more to remove so leaving it. Also surprised by how large the top of the stairs/landing is - hubby has dreams of a baby grand and Im here to crush those dreams. Tradies were saying the view from up top was very impressive and I then had to explain the ()$*#()$$(( stupid privacy screen we have to install until we can fight it with council later on. Choose my battles for now.

 

[RooFlyer]

why we put a window up on the side and why so big but its there now and will cost more to remove so leaving it.

Stick-on frosting might be the go?

Everything inside will get smaller with the gyprock, less light etc.

 

[Denali]

Traffic management and the crane showed up early this morning and moved the trusses for the chippies. Told they'll be back tomorrow. Wondering when our windows will be arriving as I'm told bricks will be later this week.

 

[Denali]

Today the carpenters were back to work on the roof trusses and assisted with the delivery of the cement, which came over the front fence. Also had a site clean up with a bobcat.

Frame still not finished so fingers crossed they come back tomorrow as bricks are due for delivery soon.

 

[Denali]

Lots of communication from our SS this week, confirming window delivery and installation (by Monday) and sarking/wall wrap started and our independent frame inspection is booked for next week.

 

[tgh]

Amazing progress Denali .. they are fairly flying through it.
When is the house warming (so I can make a diary entry)….

 

[ellen10]

Wow they seem to be moving fast!

 

[Denali]

Fingers crossed it'll keep going this way, we hope for a milestone per month so June will be brickwork. Bricks hopefully arrive next week - was suppose to be this week but the windows are delayed (tomorrow we're told).

We've also had some contact from our solar panel supplier asking if we want to install batteries inside the garage, which is where we thought they were going to go anyway. We have a extra long and wide garage so not a problem.

I do worry that the stupid NBN box is going to trip us over because the cabling for it is run to the side of the house/next to the meter box but the NBN is suppose to be on the opposite side of the house/next to the smart hub so Im just waiting for that to become an issue. I did raise it with my SS but he said its all good or I didnt explain myself properly.

 

[JessicaTam]

Amazing progress Denali .. they are fairly flying through it.
When is the house warming (so I can make a diary entry)….

If Grand Designs is anything to go by Denali plans to be in by Christmas. She just doesn’t know which one.

 

[Pushka]

If Grand Designs is anything to go by Denali plans to be in by Christmas. She just doesn’t know which one.

They need to run out of money, someone gets injured, record bad weather, ruptured old street pipe works and a council intervention - not one of these but all of these - before it comes close to Grand Designs.

 

[Denali]

Already ticked off the first one on your list... but still looking for 823 people to sign up for a build so I can get a referral bonus

 

[Denali]

Sadly our windows are delayed until 1st June due to glass supply but cant complain about our site supervisor advising us quickly.
Hubby got a walk through today and I told him to not go on the ladder so what does he do....

This is our stairwell, which to the right has a full height door frame for under stair storage.

Our brickie also visited to check our site, hes eager to start once the windows are in.

 

[Quickstatus]

When is the house warming (so I can make a diary entry)….

And what's the applicable tier status?

 

[JessicaTam]

And what's the applicable tier status?

Brick: a solid yes
Timber: can be swayed
Porcelain: might miss it
Glass: can’t see myself coming.

 

[Denali]

Hubby took a pic of the view from his loft

 

[Pushka]

Hubby took a pic of the view from his loft

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I like that your view has trees to cover up any messy bits. Not sure where you live but which 'city' is in the horizon?

 

[Denali]

Parramatta. I dont recall a building before covid so was able to watch them over the last few years

 

[tgh]

Not sure where you live but which 'city' is in the horizon

That looks like my home town.. cold windy miserable bloody Melbourne…..

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