7 Weeks Later

Apologies for the long wait on an update.  Unfortunately there was very little rain on the slab throughout what seemed to be about a two week dry time before any further work seemed to take place,  During this time the other homes also being built by Rawson had there slabs laid.  Hoping for the best!

The Frame and Roofing

Once the slab was ready the frames were wacked up pretty quickly.  Just half a day it seemed for the lower level and about a day and a half for the second story…Amazing!! Not long afterwards all the windows were in and the tiled roof up. 

Bricks and Cladding

The brick work was; as expected; a much slower process.  Approximately two to three weeks with no real rain delay to speak of.  I am loving the dark colour of the brickwork.  I am rather fussy when it comes to this as I have seen some the less than appealing discolouration on so many homes with lighter rendering brick works occur over time.  The upper level of the home has some feature cladding at the front and back of the home to add to the overall appeal of the façade.  Seems to be the latest trend and I do not mind it too much.  It is probably a much quicker process that brick work especially on a top floor.

Inside

As there is so much building occurring in the estate we are not permitted to gain very close access to the individual homes.  This may make updating on the internal works that have begun just this week a little difficult but I will do my best.  No garage door or front door yet so obviously not at lock up stage.  More photos to come.  It is so weird to see the progress in the area happening so quickly all of a sudden.

A Change

I have had three emails from Rawson this far in the build process  two merely to let me know of major build milestones really.  The third I received today to let me know of a change to original contract for the included Baumatic kitchen appliances ie Cooker and Rangehood.  I had checked these out and they seemed to be pretty nice.   I was a little unsure about the stand alone model oven as I do not really like the idea of cleaning underneath them.  It seems there has been a brand change and we are now receiving a Westinghouse product which I will have to now check out in store.  I am guessing Rawson got a better deal on these or something similar. I am not sure how this will sit as they are not what is included in the original signed contract.  If they are at least equally as good then I have no real complaints.

My Build with Rawson Homes at Fox Creek Estate.

A Slab!!  A slab!!

As a first time blogger, I have been meaning to create this for a few months now.  After re-entering the workforce full time in early 2011 I had decided to finally bite the bullet and start the hunt for a more permanent family home. By late 2011, after much research and hunting around I finally settled on a land package at Fox Creek with Rawson Homes (no thanks to the sales department at Rawson Homes here…perhaps more about that later).  The package sold itself to me.  It was a close decision at the end between this and a completed home with Allcastle which was 20,000 less but for this extra amount I could gain an alfresco area, a downstairs study and an upstairs living area.  I would have to be patient for a little while longer and wait out the build time. 

The land at Fox Creek was completely undeveloped.  Therefore, it would require some time to clear the land and to place underground piping and cabling before actual building could commence.  To date this has taken about 6 months since contracts were exchanged on the house and the land.  Time is of no financial consequence as other than a deposit all other monies are only payable by me on completion.  The longer it takes the more I can try to save.

As a busy mum of two a package requiring little input from me was appealing.  Rawson have had a colour coordinator develop 4 colour sequence choices for everything.  I simply had to choose from option A, B ,C or D.  I had to do nothing after this but wait.   

I drive past the estate twice a day as part of my usual routine; so, I have been able to see each stage of development from the very beginning, which is interesting and exciting.

As of sometime Friday 13/July the slab was finally laid for four of the homes at Fox creek.  One of which was mine.  Yay!!  I imagine things will really start to move quickly from here and each stage will be all the more exciting.  Thinking 4 1/2 months from here and counting.  Although we were advised of a September completion date initially by our sales guy, we never really imagined this to be realistic.  We are expecting, weather permitting, for completion some time in December.  Before Christmas? Hopefully!

Now that the slab is laid we are hoping for 2 weeks of light rain to help the slab to settle and to prevent house movement and cracking later.

Thanks for joining me on our building journey with Rawson Homes at Fox Creek!  Hope to blog again soon.