Aggregate sealing

Aggregate was sealed today after being cut yesterday and having a few days to dry since being poured. Really happy with how it looks.

Seal going on;

Sealing complete;

Aggregate wash down

Another long day at the house with the concreters today.

Before the wash down;

During the wash;

Finished product;

Aggregate will get cut ground and cut tomorrow (expansion joints) and will be sealed on Friday (weather allowing).

Really happy with how it's turned out :)

Aggregate going in

A full day today with the concreters on site to pour the aggregate for the driveway and part of the pathing around the side and back of the house (rest of the pathing on the other side of the house will go in once the neighbours garage has been built on the boundary line, so it doesn't get damaged during their build).

Meshing;

Concrete;

Retarder;

Really happy with how it turned out. Can't believe how smooth the finish was once complete.

Another early start tomorrow for the wash off. Just hope that no one steps in it or lets their dog on it before it has time to dry. Fingers crossed.

Driveway and paths

Preparation work for the driveway and paths started last week, and the concrete should be poured next week (weather allowing). 

The garden taps were moved to the right as they were blocking access to the garage.

Settlement

Settlement finally happened on the 11th April. We're happy that the house was 99.99% of the way there and that the remaining items are things that could be done post handover (paint touch ups etc).

Glad to get to the end of the build, but still a long way to go before we can call it home.

PCI Inspection

Nearly there and looking good.

PCI inspection today. It was a long 5hr inspection with both the independent inspector and the site supervisor and lots of small faults were identified as expected (paintwork, marks etc) and a few larger ones also (bathroom ceiling not level, mortar still requires work and lower landing of stairs not straight, but we're both very happy with how looks now.

Need to see what can be done about the bigger issues and how long they'll take to resolve, but the finish line is definitely in sight.

We've been so disappointed about this build for such a long time, that it's nice to now finally be excited to see how it's looking and how it's really all come together at the end.

And here's the photo's from today (only a couple as not a lot has changed from before).
Excuse the tape - that's to mark all the faults that have been identified;

Pre PCI check

First time on site today since Nov and a chance for a quick look at the house before the PCI inspection which is scheduled for next month.

External mortar issues are being rectified and from what I can see so far, it's heading in the right direction, but the weather over the last week has delayed things a little, so it's not finished just yet. Fairly happy with how it looks, but will hold reservation until it's completed. Here's a sneak peak at one section that's been worked on;

Inside is where it's really been happening over the last 2 months. Most rooms now appear complete with just a few things that need doing before we get to PCI. Here's the photos;

As always there was a few issues, such as all the internal handles being wrong, unexplained cables coming out of walls and damage here and there, but these are minor and easy to fix.

Coming along nicely. Fingers crossed it all gets sorted before the PCI inspection.