Update from 6 May

WOW....... well today has seen some dramatic changes around the house...well we think so anyway!!!

The Caesarstone benchtops were installed....YEAH!!!!

OMG!!!!

How i am so glad we selected the Nova Aurora with the sparkles...it is just DIVINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am soooooo happy!!!!

Plus we upgraded to 40mm benchtops so it looks even better!!!!!!!

We would have regretted it if we had got 20mm and would have always thought "we should have"......so in the end i'm glad we did upgrade....It looks so much better in our kitchen!!!!

The bathroom and ensuite are Ice Snow and also look great.
Can't wait to see it with the chrome taps and white basins.....

The Robe inserts were completed:

Also we had out ducted heating vents installed throughout the house.....

The electrician was on-site as the downlights are all in, the power points, light switches, junction boxes etc are also installed but still a bit more work to do there...so a return visit req'd.

AND....we had out gas meter installed today too....

Hows that for a productive day on-site!!!!!

Tilers were not on-site today - probably because the Caesarstone had to be in first for them to complete their tasks.


But still very happy. Although we're still being told a June handover....we're hoping that they will exceed our expectations....

OMG.....that's next month!!!!!!

So far the progress has been excellent!!!

Update from May 5

Well, here's an update.....

We spent some time on the weekend looking at exposed aggregate mixes and thought we had made a decision on Mont Brown....



which is the black base, black stones and brown quartz....but it still had too much cream in it for us.... and after seeing it on some driveways, we're still not happy. So back again to look for another mix....maybe it'll have to be a custom.

I went for a drive to the house today and our Caesarstone is now being installed tomorrow...but the guy(s)?? had been in and set up the controller and return air vent for the heating/cooling.


Some pics:

So with the Caesarstone arriving tomorrow morning, the house will be busy if that's the case as the Electrician is due back tomorrow as is the tiler, so hopefully they can all work around each other? The tiler needs the C/Stone in to complete the tiling in some places too....


Also while at the house today, i came prepared with some flooring samples which i wanted to try and see how they looked together:

Tiles/carpet (where they meet in the Master B/R):

Tiles/timber
(where they meet in the bathroom/corridor & meals/laundry):
(Spotted Gum)

Where the timber & carpet meet up:

So back again tomorrow armed with camera to take more pics...LOL...of course!!!

Ian's going to ring the office tomorrow to ask for a handover date....

Wish us luck!!! :wink: