Clean bricks

Our bricks have been fully completed and cleaned now. All we could say was 'wow!' what a difference the clean has made. We are really satisfied with the outcome once the bricks have been treated. The colour differences are hardly visible now and the outside of the house just looks fantastic :)

Progress

Visited the site today and pleased to see some progress. Last two weeks has been mostly rainy except for the last few days which has allowed the bricklayer to finish most of the brickwork. 

Had a good look around and doesn't look like there are any major issues. Maybe a few bricks with scratches etc but very minor. 

The other good news is that the electricals seem to be completed. Most importantly the CAT6 cables are there :) noggins have been placed for the wall mount tv's, plumbing is there for the fridge etc. Took fair few photos...

Brickwork starts

Visited the site today and was happy to see roof finished and brickwork has started.

We noticed there are some inconsistencies with brick colour. Some bricks are quite light in colour. We chose Gravel colour bricks. Will be letting the SS know to see what he says.

Roof over our head

Visited the site last weekend and as mentioned by SS the roof was in fact pretty much complete! Really impressed with progress and the pace of works. I think it will save us some rent money if we can complete early. 

Bricks were also delivered. SS had said that they would be delivered on Friday. And yes they were infact delivered :) 

Two things we noticed and had some questions about:

1. Alfresco stacker door direction

2. Universal colour bricks

First one is quite major and something that we missed. The 3 stacker door at the back slides from left to right. This means we get 

a) less space to put L shaped lounge (probably wouldn't fit)

b) hardly any view from Alfresco to TV in living room.

Wife really wanted that changed even if it costs us extra. So I called SS and he said it is still doable since bricklayer starts Tuesday. He will organise to get it done and have a variation raised. 

Also asked about the universal colour bricks and SS confirmed that they are for the front facade feature (maroka finish).