Update - Covering The Brickwork

I was hoping to see a roof today, but alas, it was not to be. It must be happening soon because there is scaffolding and metal supports for the roof sheeting in place. We will be visiting the site next weekend. Hopefully, I will have some roof photos to share

Scaffolding

Metal supports for the roof sheeting

On the inside, however, things are ticking along nicely. Workers have been busy applying a concrete layer to the internal bricks and the plumber has been installing the in wall tap ware along with the copper piping for the gas cook top and our external water taps.   

Internal wall rendering

External tap

Lastly, here are a couple of photos showing the front and rear render. I am going to need to find a new vantage point for taking photos of the front of our house, because building has started across the road. I wonder what type of house they are building.

Updated front of house

Updated rear of house

Update - Shower-ware Shopping

The last thing I expected to do this weekend was go buy tap ware. I must admit, I probably should have guessed that any wall mounted tap ware would be needed before anything that is installed on top of a cabinet. When I originally queried the date for when I would need to start supplying tap ware, I was told 12+ weeks from the start of the build. It turns out; I need to start supplying items on Monday!

Thankfully, the majority of items we have chosen are stocked locally (I checked a few weeks ago), so picking bits and pieces up did not prove to be great a problem. Except for the floor mounted bath filler, this was a special order item and should arrive late next week.

I am ashamed to admit, this is some expensive tap ware. We could have saved thousands by buying almost identical tap ware from China, but after looking at some examples that had been on display for a long time; I could see some corrosion around some of the joints and started to feel a bit loose.

After dragging my other half around half a dozen bathroom stores, he decided on the Kubus range by Phoenix Tapware from Reece, whom unfortunately do not offer discounts to the public. If I had my time again, I would look at typically more expensive brands, for example Gessi, which are offered by chains such as Tradelink whom are generally more than happy to strike a deal. Lesson learned.

I must admit, I was very pleased with the quality of the phoenix tap ware, especially the shower rail which is completely made of metal, unlike the crappy one in our apartment that needs to be replaced :/ Anyway, here are a couple of photos:

Shower mixer

Rail shower and mixer

The hand shower comes in a protective bag!

Update - Electrical Cabling

It amazes me how many little things go into building a house. I never knew that there was metal mesh placed on the corners of walls and picture recesses. It makes perfect sense, but is still news to me. Who would be responsible for that? Would it be the plasterer?

It is also interesting to see all of the cables in the roof, and little white boxes everywhere. Are these the junction boxes for the lights? It is good to see that the cables are nice and neat. There will be twice as many up there once the home network is installed!

Cabling

Theatre feature bulkheads and cabling

Wall and picture recess edging