Kitchen, Colour and Tiles

The fitout has continueed at an amazing pace. All in preparation for floors starting Friday. The kitchen benches have been installed. It looks fantastic. Zol and the boys, and his stone people have done an amazing job. They have now also finished most of the other parts which were partly installed. Today Zol came over to finish installing the vanites so Matt O'Connell could finish the plumbing. The tiles are very hard so makes installation difficult but their effort in getting them in is greatly appreciated. Most of the internal plumbing is now finished, with Matt starting on the outdoor plumbing on Friday.

Most of the house is very neutral in colour - all the same throughout (Bristol Harbour Mist). So some colour was needed and some red walls and a red front door have been delivered. It sure brightens the place up. All out for Friday for the floor sanders.

 Dave has continued on with the tiling , now in the main bathroom. The ensuite is finished. He has done a fantastic job with tiles matched so closely. The executive decision made by Dave and the tradesman regarding lining up of tiles has worked. I know these larger tiles take some laying ("Don't let anyone think that cause the tiles are big that they are easier to lay" - Dave).

Last weekend, in the rain, the brickies built and bagged the front fence. This now has to be finished off with paint and slats. This week Philipe from MaryLand Gate and Fencing built the fence which will form the base of the front side fence and will also be the framework for the driveway. In pouring rain and wind Phillipe and his offsider continued. Again an amazing job with a really clever construction of wood and aluminium for the posts.

At the weekend, the tradesman and the apprenctice worked all weekend focusing on the lighting and the powerpoints. The tradesman finished upstairs, ably supported by the wiring capabilities of the apprentice who now know the difference between earth and +ve, -ve wires - or at least that they are different colours!! This weekend will be the outdoor work.

Note I have just added a new blog to the ones I follow. http://soupsoupglorioussoup.blogspot.com/. Given the temperatures are starting to fall I thought this was a great blog - for soup. Always looking for different and some tried and trusted soup recipes!! Found this from Mutterings from Maryville.