The Process
28/08/10 - Consider land and build check out display homes and builders
11/09/10 - Metricon Springfield chat about homes and process
29/09/10 - Metricon North Lakes
30/10/10 - Decide on blocks of land prior to auction
06/11/10 - Land Auction
12/11/10 - Land Deposit paid
13/11/10 - Metricon Deposit paid $1000
17/11/10 - Land Loan approved
26/11/10 - Pre Preliminary Contract Inclusions
01/12/10 - House on the market
29/01/11 - Prelim Contract ready
04/02/11 - Fine tune Prelim Contract
10/02/11 - House has a contract of sale
12/02/11 - Prelim Contract signed Deposit paid $1500
24/02/11 - House is sold
05/03/11 - Final Contract Signed $2500 Deposit paid
28/03/11 - Land Settlement
01/04/11 - Colour Selections Studio M , Tiles and Electrical consult
04/04/11 - Moved House
06/04/11 - House Settlement
13/05/11 - Building Loan approved
16/05/11 - Paid Metricon remaining deposit
Construction
31/05/2011 - Mericon Sign
02/06/2011 - Site Start
03/06/2011 - Site Scrape
04/06/2011 - Bin and Porta-Loo
07/06/2011 - Pipes and Electricity Box
08/06/2011 - Form Work
09/06/2011 - Slab Poured
23/06/2011 - Frame Started - Ground Floor
24/06/2011 - First Floor Trusses and Frame for Portico
28/06/2011 - First Floor Frame, Garage Roof Trusses, Outdoor Room Framed
29/06/2011 - Roof Trusses
30/06/2011 - Roof Scaffolding Up, Gutters Delivered
04/07/2011 - Gutters Installed
05/07/2011 - Roof Tiles Delivered
06/07/2011 - Roof Tiling Commenced
08/07/2011 - Front Door Installed
11/07/2011 - First Fix Electrics and Plumbing
12/07/2011 - Main Roof Completed, First Fix Plumbing Installed
15/07/2011 - Roof Tiles Garage and Outdoor Room
18/07/2011 - Windows Delivered
19/07/2011 - Windows and Bi-Fold Doors Installed
20/07/2011 - Wrapped Ground Floor
21/07/2011 - First Fix Electirical and Air Conditioning
23/07/2011 - Gyprock and Bricks Delivered
25/07/2011 - QA Inspection Frame
28/07/2011 - Site Meeting With SS, Brick Laying and Gyprock Day 1
01/08/2011 - Gyprock Installation Completed
02/08/2011 - Bi Folds Rehung
03/08/2011 - Plastering
04/08/2011 - Cornices and Scaffolding
08/08/2011 - Stairs and Balustrade Installed
10/08/2011 - Stair Railings Completed, Sinks Delivered and Wet Areas Waterproofed
12/08/2011 - First Floor Bricks Start, Garage Door Fitted
15/08/2011 - Cabinets Delivered, Architraves, Window Mouldings and Doors Started
16/08/2011 - First Floor Bricks Nearly Finished, Cabinet Installation Commenced
17/08/2011 - Bricks Completed, Kitchen Installation Continues
19/08/2011 - Tiling Prep
22/08/2011 - Door Handles and Locks, Architraves, Doors Started
24/08/2011 - Exterior Cladding, Sofits/Eaves, Architraves, Vanity Repositioned, Doors Hung
26/08/2011 - Cabinet Installation Complete (Minus Bench Tops)
30/08/2011 - Enclosed Stage
01/09/2011 - Bench Tops, Sinks, Tiles Arrived
02/09/2011 - Painting Started, Tiles Started
03/09/2011 - Under Stairs Area Plasterboarded
05/09/2011 - Bathrooms and Balcony Tiled, Timber Doors Stained
07/09/2011 - Wet Area Tiles Completed, Cladding Finished
09/09/2011 - Scaffolding Taken Down
10/09/2011 - Down Pipes Fitted
12/09/2011 - Fixed Stage
13/09/2011 - Painting Started Inside
19/09/2011 - Majority of Painting Finished
22/09/2011 - Floor Tiling Commenced
26/09/2011 - Toilets, Showers, Hot Water System Delivered
27/09/2011 - Floor Tiling Grouted, Plumbing, Water Tank, Hot Water System, Bricks Cleaned
28/09/2011 - Security and Home Data Networks, Electrical Fittings
29/09/2011 - Pool Excavation
04/10/2011 - Pool Concrete Poured, Outdoor Room Concreted, Shower Screens
05/10/2011 - Balcony Balustrade Fitted and Air Conditioning Unit Installed
07/10/2011 - Carpets Installed
11/10/2011 - Driveway
12/10/2011 - Shower Screens and Mirrors
13/10/2011 - Site Clean Up and Bin Removed
21/10/2011 - Painting Touch Ups, Stairs Stained, Finishing Touches
31/10/2011 - Final Invoice Arrived
01/11/2011 - Bricks and Mortar Touch Ups, Expansion Joints Siliconed
03/11/2011 - Site Cleared of Bricks and More Rubbish
04/11/2011 - Practical Completion Inspections
11/11/2011 - Handover and Keys
11/11/2011 - Fencing Started
12/11/2011 - Lots of Cleaning and Clearing
17/11/2011 - Moving In
18/11/2011 - Boundary Fence Painted, Pool Plumbing Done, Foxtel Connected
19/11/2011 - Lots of Unpacking and Sorting, Measure and Quote for Blinds
21/11/2011 - Native Covenant Planted and Mulched, Tree Moved and Replanted
22/11/2011 - Skip For All The Rubbish, Pavers Delivered
28/11/2011 - Pool Plumbing Completed, Pool Electrics Done
02/12/2011 - Blinds Installed
03/12/2011 - Our Boys 5th Birthday
05/12/2011 - Driveway Cleaned, Pool Coping and Paving Commenced
13/12/2011 - Pool Fences Completed
14/12/2011 - Lawn Laid
15/12/2011 - Pebblecrete Pool
18/12/2011 - Pool Full of Water
22/12/2011 - Pool Handover, Outdoor Pavers Cleaned
24/12/2011 - New BBQ Assembled
25/12/2011 - First Christmas in Our New Home
