Internal fit out started

31/07/2012

Got a call from our SS to say that over the next two weeks they will be preparing the fit out stage which involves the carpenter installing the doors, architraves, skirting. The wet areas will also be prepared for tiling and the kitchen/bathroom cabinetry will be delivered afterwards for installation. He also mentioned that the stairs has been installed and we can't wait to see it.

4/08/2012

Dropped onsite to find our front door had been installed! We upgrade to the Corinthian Windsor WINSWS 6G pivot door (2340mm high x 1020mm wide) in case anyone wants to know. Unfortunately to fit the Nolan 41 on our block we have to move the garage into the entry by 360mm. This meant that we couldn't install a wider front door without sacrificing the sidelights. We paid extra for translucent glazing but it's well worth it. Before signing off on the floor plans we decided to switch which way the front door swings. In the show room the key barrel is on the left, so the door swings right. That felt unnatural to me so I had this reversed.

  

Corinthian Windsor WINSWS 6G pivot door

Given that we can't actually see who is at the door and neither can the visitor, we'll need to install a video camera/intercomm. The cheaper option would be to install a peep hole which we can still do but I prefer a video door bell.

The stairs have been installed and we upgraded to maple tread and risers with stainless steel balustrades. Glass balustrades would have been nice but I'm concern that with little kids, the repair bill would just be too painful. As expected they had a layer of protection on the treads to avoid all the wear and tear during the internal fit out. 

 

Storage under the stairs

  

Electrical sub board will be installed under the stairs and this will be where all the cat6 cables will terminate. I'll need to purchase a fanless gigabit switch like this TP-Link TL-SG1016D. Overtime the stairs will rub against each other creating lots of saw dust, so I'll have to consider putting gyprock inside the stair case if M isn't going to do it by default. We'll also make sure the floorboards extend into this room as well. Nothing worse that dusty cold concrete on your toes.

 

  

They have started on the architraves down stairs and what I don't understand is in these photos is why the inside powder room architraves used is raw wood and the outside is a painted version? Is there supposed to be a difference?  

  

Laundry door (WIN21 2040mm high) with translucent glazing and butler's pantry sliding doors

Skirting and architraves

The pile of off cuts and saw dust heap

Upstairs cornices complete, we chose Boral 55mm Cove cornice, over the standard 90mm which was a no cost option. I prefer the smaller cornice look, if square set wasn't so expensive I would have paid for it upstairs.

Bedroom 1 French Doors installed

  

Sliding door to ensuite and bedroom 1 entry door (1020mm wide)

  

Bathroom WC sliding door and bathroom door installed. Since we upgraded the first floor ceiling height to 2550mm, it tends to exaggerate how narrow the doors are in the bedroom (820mm) and more so  the bathroom/toilet doors (720mm).

How door frames are padded out to fit to the house frame

Bedroom 5 door installed, all internal doors are 2340mm high

Bedroom 4 robe frame, we removed the void (approx 510mm wide) on the right and extended the robe space, $195 money well spent if you ask me as we've now got more storage.

I'm expecting the cabinets to be installed next week and we can't wait to see the kitchen.