Wet area wall tiles are up

Tonight's stalking event identified that the wall tiles are up in the bathrooms, including the side of the bath, and the kitchen. Loving the ceiling high tiling from what I can see, the feature tile looks awesome and I think a bit darker than I anticipated but this is alright as it with balance the dark floors - I was beginning to worry the house would be very light and uninspired. The kitchen splashback also looks good though it isn't as albino coloured as I thought and picks up the light brown fleck in the benchtop. The splashback goes to the underside of the overhead cupboards s0 I think this looks quite effective. The rim around the front and sides of the portico also looks done. Photos to come this weekend.

In other stalking news I saw boxes of tiles piled up in the hallway so I am guessing they are for the floors and he portico.

Laundry tub still in its box, so I am wondering if the wall tiles in there are done now if this will mean it will be installed next.

My understanding is the painting will happen next from reading other blogs, but also from checking out a house under construction down the street. Their wall tiles were done last week and now their painting looks finished. Good news too is they started about 1 month earlier but now looks only 1 week ahead.

With 2 neighbours in the street already moved in, 1 house set-up for the driveway to be laid and likely to mean they will move in by the end of the month, it will probably mean five (of 16) residences being lived in by the end of October.

Kitchen N Bathroom photos!

Haha! Today I went to meet a landscaper for a quote and I found guys working there prepping the walls for painting and tiling that should start this week.

So after doing the rounds with the landscaper he went on his merry way and I went inside. I said "hi" to the tradies and started taking photos. So without further adieu:

The kitchen, standing in the far corner of the family room:


A section of the benchtop:



The drawers showing the handles:


The main bathroom vanity and bath:


The water tank, it's the colour Dune same as the fascia:

Kitchen installed, next payment due

I was contacted yesterday and advised that the kitchen has been installed and the next payment is due. That is fast as the last authorisation has only just made it to the CBA.

Despite the fact I go out to see progress on Thursday night's I couldn't stop myself from going there after work, and boy I am so happy with my choices. It was a bit hard to see through the dirty windows in the dark, but with my trusty little torch's face on the window the light inside was bright enough to see. Not much of the benchtop was visible because they have left thick cardboard on it to protect it until completion but the edges look pretty nice.

Wandering around the outside I could also see into the bathrooms and the vanity and sinks are in and the laundry tub is sitting in a bedroom wardrobe.

I might go back tonight hoping to see a delivery of tiles! Fingers crossed!!!