The finished retaining wall.

Hello everyone!
Apologies for the delay in putting up the finished photos, been a bit busy with Perth life and sick kids and other 'day to day' things.

Here are pics of the finished wall and some of the finished off 'top' where the garden will eventually go. We have landscaping out the front included with our land purchase, so are awaiting them to come and do that, should be in a week or two. We had to level the top, so hired a compactor, which was a great idea as the sand is soooo soft, the garden would have dropped by inches within a few months if we hadn't done it.

Tash xx

It's almost finished.....

Photos, photos, photos.....

Well, retaining wall was started today, so without further ado....the photos :)

The wall

Photos to come later tonight (as they're on the mobile phone and my husband is out and has said phone LOL)

Husband made a wall last night in our family room which now holds the television on it, eventually the amplifier and other bits and pieces will be slotted in on the sides, so you can't really see them.

It is a bit of a change but something that we wanted to do, so we can ALMOST cross that job off the list.

I have also been calling around for quotes for the retaining wall we need out the front, but getting very frustrated with the lack of etiquette when it comes to these people keeping appointments.
Have had some just not turn up when they say they will.

So far had one quote, but obviously would like more.

The one quote we did get was quite good, but he wasn't going to help with getting the council approval (due to the wall being over 450mm in one place - it sort of starts high and then gradually 'disappears' if you understand that), soooo anyway, have found another one in the Yellow Pages (oh how I love that little yellow book!) and should have someone coming on Saturday *well fingers crossed and please cross for me* AND they do help with counil approvals. So YAY!

Anyway, much to do today!

Thanks for reading xxx Tash

Hey all!

Well we haven't really gotten much done, but I thought I would aim to put up some more pics.

My lovely husband has paved our fenced off area where the bins go, he continued the path from the driveway and it looks like it has been there all the time :) he did a great job of it!

He also put some 'trimming' on the floors, where they meet doorways, which finishes it off nicely. Obviously we still need to put some 'filler' in the other gaps and yes, skirting board eventually.

It is really nice living out here. At night you can hear the ocean crashing against the shore, yes, even from our house. It is such a nice sound and so much different to living in the bush.

Have ventured out a couple of times this past week and it hasn't been too bad. Although, the drivers here (yes I am going 'there') seem to like driving right up your bum, even though you're doing the speed limit and I am one of 'those' people that just puts the cruise control on the speed limit....hahahaha! Never had a speeding ticket and don't want one.

Some more pics

Long time between posts.

I apologise for the long time between posts.

We had some issues with the house and electricity. Long story short, it is all sorted now, but half our house didn't have power and the tv points were not put in (big what the?!) apparently our house had not been finished electricalwise. So why we had handover is beyond me. But like I said, it's all fixed now. :)

We are now living in our new home and it's quite nice, we have picked up on a few things (namely cosmetic) that we will have to bring up at our 6 month check, for instance our tiles in the ensuite are black and when we did pre-inspection and handover, they were dirty and smeared with grout powder etc.

Since moving in and actually cleaning them properly, I have discovered a tile with a noticeable white chip in it...looks like someone dropped something on it. And being a black tile it's all I see every time I enter my shower. LOL

Also, the door frame (??) to ensuite has considerable dents in it, which again, when doing the above you would not have noticed, as the door frame is white. It is not until you actually sit on the loo (hahaha) and 'ponder' that you notice this big dent.

My husband and I have laid the flooring to the living areas (carpet will be another few months unfortunately :-( due to funding issues...) but we have sealed the rooms with no flooring, so the dust is considerably less, which is fantastic. Coupled with our timber laminate flooring, we are super happy! :)

Now for your viewing pleasure. Photos!!

Family room
Kitchen with fridge back in place.
Family room part done
Hallway from front
Front entrance

One of the colour samples we have tried, we laughed, as it was verrrry similar to our windows!!

This green is Taubmans Long Grass....it's 'too' green for us, we would like a more 'olive' green.

Side by side. (without the flash on)
Our house :-)