Fairways - story of a new build house: November 2010

30th November 2010 - Snow

Oh bu**er. We have about 12cm of snow - that is sure to hold up proceedings, if nothing else because contractors are going to find it tricky to get on site, even though the majority of the remaining work is internal stuff.

29th Nov 2010 - Triangle window FINALLY arrives

The triangular window for the sunroom has finally arrived and has been fitted this morning. Hoorah! Of course, they haven't brought the cladding pieces for the middle, but it's sufficient for now - the plasterers were already plastering the returns inside literally within minutes of the triangle being fitted.

The side fences are part done now (although going up a bit slower than expected...)

25th Nov 2010 - Steadily finishing off

Well, currently it's just a question of finishing up all the loose ends. Apart from the minor matter of the triangular window in the sunroom STILL not having arrived from the cr*ppy window company, the rest is just tickling along now.

Things like:

- the painters are steadily finishing

- the Celotex insulation in the loft is now all netted in, to stop bits falling out

- the door bell is fitted

- the UFH is now working in all but one room (need to get it blown through to the study still, somehow)

- chippies have fitted the IKEA stuff in the walk-in wardrobe

- the patch panel for the internet cabling has been fitted

- the smoke alarms are now live

- the sockets are now on the wall for TV, phone & internet

- the garden fencing has been started

- the name plate for the front gates has arrived (fabulous piece of Cornish slate)

- the PIR lights for the porch & lobby are working

- the internal glass has arrived for the little windows from hall into lobby

- the labourer guy has squirted expandable foam stuff into various little holes all over the place to get things sealed up for the air test, which may be next week (if we have a triangular window by then)

- the CCTV for the drains has been done

- the various bits of drainpipe and guttering that needed to be finished off are done

- some of the bathroom mirrors have been fitted

etc. etc. etc.

15th Nov 2010 - Front doors

The beautiful front doors are now installed. Since they are simply from some joinery guy in Cheshire who I found on the interweb, then we are well chuffed. They are awesome, and about £1000 cheaper than doors made in Surrey....

Highly recommended, Mr J Elwell http://www.jonathanelwellinteriors.co.uk/

11th November 2010 - Driveway almost finished

Driveway is almost finished:

10th November 2010 - Garage door & front door

The garage door is fitted:

And the massive, oak double front doors have arrived, and should be fitted soon. It partly depends on the window guys who have to fit side light windows to the front door, and the window guy is so cr*p and is not returning phone calls any longer.

Also this week, we now have the security alarm partly commissioned, the smoke detectors fitted, the decorators putting top coat on the internal woodwork, the groundworkers almost finished the drive, the metal-work guy has measured up for the railings and gates, and the TV aerial bloke is fitting the aerial today.

The water board (Sutton & East Surrey Water) connected us on to the water main last week (cost £1580). However it is leaking at the curbside already, and has been making it rather soggy for the groundworkers finishing the drive. So Scott & Bernie have at least managed to divert the water main leak into the road gulley so it's (mostly) not coming onto our site any longer. Strictly speaking not our concern, since it's leaking on the highway side of the boundary, but it's a major pain for Scott & Bernie and not pleasant for the neighbours.