Day 46: Not much done & still waiting for SS to respond to Inspection Report

Roof Tiling done. 2 independent inspectors went through the house & checking their future bedrooms :)


Water pipes done, can see all the connections through the house to the bathroom, ensuite & kitchen.


1 of the item highlighted by the inspection report. Still waiting for the SS to call back. I demanded that they give me a writeen response to the inspection report on how they are going to fix them & I reqested for an on site meeting with the SS to show me what's been done once they've fixed them.


View to the garage & portico. I like the colour of the roof.


Plaster boards were delivered & put in the living room. Guess they are doing reverse build.

Day 44: Plasterboard Delivered? & Inspection Report

A truck & 2 guys delivered plasterboard. Is it normal? Brick hasn't been done, electrical, insulation, etc haven't been done yet. Will call the SS tomorrow to check with him. Probably they are going to do reverse build which I think may not be a good idea with the amount of rain we've been getting.


Rob from New Home Inspections emailed me the inspection report, not too bad, only 5 things to be fixed:-
1. Steel reinforcement bars have not been properly position prior to concrete pour and as a result have not been covered with concrete & remain exposed to the elements.
2. The roof beam across the front garage door opening have not been tied to the wall studs and plates, which in turn have not been tied down to the concrete slab.
3. The floor slab has been boxed & poured short along the rear wall of the house which left the bottom plate of the wall frame overhanging the edge of the floor slab by up to 25mm.
4. The internal wall studs and plates, a number of which are load bearing, have been notched into by up to 32mm for the installation of their diagonal metal angled bracing.
5. The diagonal speedbracing that runs across the tops of the trusses has not been fixed to the wall top plates correctly.

Emailed the report to PD & waiting for their reply.

Day 43: Roof Tiles Started & Frame Stage Inspection

Roof Tiling started today, a day earlier than scheduled. Probably due to weather forecast is "rain & windy" for tomorrow.




Frame inspection carried out today. Went on site this afternoon but Rob from New Home Inspections didn't turn up, called their office & was told he had done it at 11am. They had written in their diary that I wasn't going to be there & they had a cancellation so he did it early. The thing is I have never told them I wouldn't be there for the inspection. Rob called me & told me there were few things needed fixing but nothing major. He said Porter Davis been pretty good lately. Waiting for the report now.

Day 42: Guttering Done

The gutters been installed today, as per schedule.

Day 40: Went on site to check how it goes

Went on site this morning to see how the frame goes. Some of the wood used for the frame need to be replaced, I think. We'll see what the inspector will say on Wednesday.



This is where the bath tub going to go.


A small backyard that we are going to have, not sure what we are going to do with it, probably will have to build a retaining wall.


Frame is done

Day 38: Windows

Windows are put up, seems to be on track to complete the frame on Monday.

Day 37: Roof Trusses & Windows

The SS called me this morning, he told me Frame Stage will be completed by Monday, weather permitting. Then they'll do the guttering on Tuesday. Thursday & Friday next week they'll put up the roof tiles.

Windows have been delivered & should be put up soon.


Roof Trusses delivered today & the carpenters have done an excellent job putting them up. It seems that we are on schedule to finish the Frame Stage by Monday.



Check my 24/7 & they have updated the status to "Frame Complete".

Called my independent inspector, New Home Inspections, & made a booking to inspect everything done up to the Frame Stage on Wednesday. It will be Rob instead of Kevin that will do the inspection simply because Rob is living nearby.