Its Almost Done

Its almost finished. We have spent some time last weekend down at the house. We now know that it will be completed and owned by us before the end of october. Can you believe it? At last the time is coming and its almost done. Take a look at the pictures!!

Here is the kitchen, as you can see, the units have been fitted, no floor tiles yet although I do know that they have probably been fitted now as this picture is about 7 days old.

The bathroom and the en suite have the tiles fitted also, albeit, there is still some work to be done in here.

The garage hasn't been built yet but it wont take long. This is my one and only blog for September, I have been traveling non-stop, so, lets hope October brings the finished house.

Windows

The house is really making progress now. We drove down on saturday morning. After seeing it during the week we knew the house was moving forward but it was still a really welcome sight to see all the windows in place. The outer fence has been replaced by a wire fence, giving a much more of a complete view of the house. The pictures below show the front and the rear of the house. It really is now looking like a home that we saw and dreamt of.........Can't wait now!!

Will update when there is more. The inside of the house will now start to take shape, so there may not be a lot to show you until we have the kitchen, carpets and floors completed!! Keep Watching.

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.