Housewatch: Drake Edition

[Drakecula]

First floor frame is up.

 

[Drakecula]

Second floor!

 

[get me outta here]

So exciting to be able to walk through it.

 

[love_the_life]

Amazing to see the home taking shape - exciting times for you

 

[Drakecula]

Forgot to post last week but the bricks have started!
Not much happening this week due to rain.

 

[get me outta here]

@Drakecula, are we invited over just before the builders get the cleaners in?

 

[Drakecula]

Oops, I didn't realise my message didn't get posted, so here's a delayed response:

I'm not sure we get access til handover, but it would be cool to have a party and not have to clean it up!

Also, no pictures from our quick drive by yesterday but it looks like more bricks have gone up, along the sides of the house, so the bottom floor should be all bricked up soon which is very cool.

 

[Drakecula]

They're preparing for the second floor

 

[Drakecula]

With all the rain recently not much has happened, but bricks are done and the second floor has a roof!!

 

[Drakecula]

With all the rain recently not much has happened, but bricks are done and the second floor has a roof!!

Just realised it's been about two weeks since my last update so I guess a bit has happened... I've been busy at work with a shift to a new role so I've clearly lost track.

 

[Drakecula]

Goodness, a month has gone by already. We haven't driven past in a while, but not much has changed recently. Bit of a plateau I think.
These photos were from a couple of weeks ago, the biggest change being the removal of the dead tree out the front. Looks much better I think. Once the build's done we can put something in.

 

[Drakecula]

We went past yesterday and they've started the rendering.

 

[love_the_life]

We went past yesterday and they've started the rendering.

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The house is looking good. Any idea when you will be moving in - given Christmas shut down and Jan hols for many workers?

 

[Drakecula]

We've only been told a rough estimate of June, but I suspect that will get pushed back a bit.

 

[love_the_life]

We've only been told a rough estimate of June, but I suspect that will get pushed back a bit.

And I bet it won't come quick enough! Especially as the interiors are completed. Looks like the block has a bit of slope - well the road in front anyway.

 

[Drakecula]

Looks like work has started again

 

[love_the_life]

I was just wondering yesterday how your house was going. and voila - you posted!

 

[Drakecula]

We've been waiting for when they finished the top floor, so they could do the bottom floor roof and finally get the scaffolding out of the way. While it's up we can't get enough access to get a retaining wall put in on the right hand side where they've cut in quite deep. So we were pretty happy to see that the top part of the scaffolding is gone, so progress!

 

[Drakecula]

The ground floor roof is up! I believe we've got a site visit lined up soon so I'll be able to take photos from inside and from the back

 

[blackcat20]

The stacked stone looks great!