Another Quick Update

Have been down to the house during the week for the first time. The progress of the house is now taking large steps in quick time. The pictures below show the progress. We are still hoping for an October finish.

I will update as we progress. Its certainly now looking like our house.

  

Scaffolding Removed

Drove down this saturday, weather not so good so the drive was slower than usual. We arrived and it was raining, not heavy at first but it got steadily heavier and heavier. The opportunity to take photos had to be quick......Another week down and the scaffolding has also come down!! With the rain coming down we elected to go and complete our other task today........

We drove to Basingstoke and ordered the flooring, carpets and wooden floors for the house. We have managed to find a company who are very competitive and offer a fantastic service, so they will take our business and provide our goodies. Then back to the house, the sun is out.

One major difference was you could actually see the whole of the house, albeit hidden by a fence but with the scaffolding out of the way, it looks like a house. The picture below is what we saw.......

There is something which I hope you also spotted!!! Notice the bit of WHITE just over the fence on the left hand side.......yes, its a window!!

Looking through the window, you can see through into the kitchen (slightly). that looks like another window around the back......Lets go and check. We have only ever seen the back of the house from the road to the side......lets take a look.

Wow, look!! We have windows and doors!! I wish we could get closer....What about a sneaky visit around the back of someone's parking. BE QUICK!!

So now we have a good looking house, the windows are going in. It wont be long now!! I will update as soon as there is more!!

We have a Roof

So, we have been away for a short break, somewhere sunny and warm, hoping that it has been the same here at the site. Sunny weather means the builders can have a chance to get our house finished earlier. Obviously our aim now is to be in the house completed before Christmas, which seems easy but I can assure you that time has flown since I wrote my first blog.....back in February!!! So Christmas is not that far away now.

Anyway, so when we came back we have had some great steps forward. The picture below shows the front of the house with a roof.

The rear of the property also shows the depth of the garden to come. It looks so big!!! The windows will be in very very soon and then I believe then the house will really begin to come on.

We have also made the choices of carpets and flooring now, so we really are now getting ready for the BIG MOVE!!!

We can't wait to be in our new space. I will update as soon as we have windows. i think the big fence will be replaced once the property becomes secure, so I will add further pictures then. Keep watching!!

New Neighbours

Today was just a simple trip down to the house to check out any progress and return the "Choices Book". We had been hanging onto the book for longer than normal, we just couldn't let it go, almost as if we were trying to keep it LOL!!

We were being pressured by the Developer Ladies and we just couldn't put it off any more. So after scanning the book we reluctantly remembered to put it in the car for the drive down to the site. Drive was ok, just a little showery rain on the way down, it really isn't that far now, the journey goes very quickly.

So 45 minutes later, we were pulling up into Shears Road, looking for our house. No further movement on the build but the scaffolding has been moved up to the second floor roof joists, ready for putting in the ceiling and then the roof. The pictures below show the other houses in the street. They already have their roofs on, so the neighbours should be in before us......We wont be far behind.

We also drove around the back of the plot to take a look, as you can see from the picture below, the Roof is ready to go. the trusses are ready to be fitted, so it wont be long now.

So pleased with our visit to the site, we headed to the office to hand in the book. Talking about the neighbours........in the office was a couple who turned out to be our neighbours. They were very friendly and very chatty, so we are very excited to have such pleasant neighbours and we are looking forward now even more to our move into our new house.

It really was a good trip!! Next week is our last week in work before our holidays, so if I have time and there has been any progress, then I will report as normal. WATCH THIS SPACE!!

Real Progress

The first saturday in July was a great day, the sun was out so it was a warm day with very little wind. It really was a great day. We drove down to Andover in no time, shades on and music playing loud in the car, really enjoying the morning. So far the day was perfect, what else would make our day better?? May be some progress on the house!!!

As we drove into the estate, for the first time, I didn't look across the green.......Very odd, as I normally look but today I didn't, so I really had no idea what to expect. As we turned the corner into the street, we couldn't initially work out if we saw our house or the house next door.  But it was ours!!! OMG, look how big it is!!! IT'S OUR HOUSE GROWING IN FRONT OF OUR EYES.

The last time we saw the house the brickwork was only at first floor joists and now its right up there, above the window frames upstairs, so now we are waiting on Second floor joists, then it will be roof!!

Below are the pictures from today.

This is real progress!!! I hope the weather stays fine, soon we will have a roof!! I will update soon.

Choices Day

Last saturday was choices day, we had an appointment on site with the Developer for choices about Kitchen and floors etc. So I believed that we were pretty much prepared and knew exactly what we were going to have.......It wouldn't take long, I was guessing about an hour??

Well, about two hours later we surely have everything completed?? Not quite. We have selected the Kitchen units, couldn't help it, but basically gave into the boss here. She can have what she wants in the kitchen. I am easy on that side, but it was good to see that we have very similar tastes.....pleased about that, I SHOULD HOPE SO!!!

The tiling in kitchens, toilets and bathrooms are also finalised and that was also very neat. We have gone different colours in each, but light shades in each. Also, things such as outside lighting and some additions to the Garage door were also finalised, so after thinking it was going to be an easy session taking only a mere hour, I felt exhausted yet also realised that we had completed a milestone making the completion nearer.

According to the build plan we are on Week 3, as you know the build has been going on much longer than this, yet for us the build has stalled for over a month now. The house is at ground floor Lintels and joists. This is the same as the two houses on one side of us. Yet the 3 the other side are having their roofs fitted, so I am guessing that once these are done the builders will move to ours......watch this space. It will start taking shape soon.

I have not taken any further pictures as there has been no change, so once there is change then I will post it. Later!!! 

Recent Events

Well not a lot has happened over the past few weeks, the other houses around us are progressing but ours and two others are holding at the first floor ceiling joists. We have also been advised that only one conservatory company can build before completion, which is really quite disappointing as that limits us to CrystalClear, their prices are not very competitive, so will need to ask for a discount.

This coming weekend is choices, we need to make some decisions over the house look. This is a great step, we just want the house to be finished!!

Talk more when there is more.