Finished off the kitchen.
Dealt with lots of problems.
Very busy with all sorts of non-house things.
Here are a couple of video clips to show you around the house on one of the days that the builder had it open to the public.
Saturday, 21 March 2009
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Week 21
Tuesday, March 10th
So much was going on today. There must have been 5 or 6 trades at the house today.
Concrete was being laid for the propane tank and back-up boilers to sit on. The porch was getting prepared for the tiles to be laid. The carpenters were putting the fake ceiling in the loft (to pass the building inspection) and "fixing" the mistakes in the living room cupboard. Scott and I were putting in the kitchen. Water pipes and drains were being laid. The window company was there checking the windows.
It looks like all the lights have arrived now, too.
We first had a problem with the kitchen when I twigged that the cover panels for the sides of the cupboards were white and that there was little point to cover the already white cupboards in this way. A call to Ikea confirmed that they had issued us with the wrong colour cover panels for the back wall (5 in total). These will be coming on Sunday.
This sets us back even further that the time we are already behind because the wrong colour heat panels were put in the kitchen. We knew that we would be unable to work on the sink side of the kitchen until this work was set to be completed on Friday.
Doing what we could, we made the most of the time, but were limited by the inability to complete the first few steps of installing the kitchen.
In the evening I went to check the locations of the door handles with Kaori and we noticed the living room shelf. Remarkably, the shelf which they cut to short has not been replaced, but patched up by having another piece of wood attached to it! This issue is not finished yet!
At some point in the afternoon the living room was getting a clean and the covers came off the floor boards. Then some furniture arrived and the doors to the deck were opened. I think they were taking photos to advertise the builder's open day.
Here are the photos. One is of the porch tiles being laid on Sunday morning.
Sunday, March 8th
I put together the kitchen cabinets - will finish making the kitchen on Tuesday with Scott.
Children's cupboards got finished, as did the railings on the stairs.
Railings on the deck had a trim.
So much was going on today. There must have been 5 or 6 trades at the house today.
Concrete was being laid for the propane tank and back-up boilers to sit on. The porch was getting prepared for the tiles to be laid. The carpenters were putting the fake ceiling in the loft (to pass the building inspection) and "fixing" the mistakes in the living room cupboard. Scott and I were putting in the kitchen. Water pipes and drains were being laid. The window company was there checking the windows.
It looks like all the lights have arrived now, too.
We first had a problem with the kitchen when I twigged that the cover panels for the sides of the cupboards were white and that there was little point to cover the already white cupboards in this way. A call to Ikea confirmed that they had issued us with the wrong colour cover panels for the back wall (5 in total). These will be coming on Sunday.
This sets us back even further that the time we are already behind because the wrong colour heat panels were put in the kitchen. We knew that we would be unable to work on the sink side of the kitchen until this work was set to be completed on Friday.
Doing what we could, we made the most of the time, but were limited by the inability to complete the first few steps of installing the kitchen.
In the evening I went to check the locations of the door handles with Kaori and we noticed the living room shelf. Remarkably, the shelf which they cut to short has not been replaced, but patched up by having another piece of wood attached to it! This issue is not finished yet!
At some point in the afternoon the living room was getting a clean and the covers came off the floor boards. Then some furniture arrived and the doors to the deck were opened. I think they were taking photos to advertise the builder's open day.
Here are the photos. One is of the porch tiles being laid on Sunday morning.
Sunday, March 8th
I put together the kitchen cabinets - will finish making the kitchen on Tuesday with Scott.
Children's cupboards got finished, as did the railings on the stairs.
Railings on the deck had a trim.
Friday, 6 March 2009
Week 20
Photos from Saturday. March 7th
1F toilet now has plasterboard (papered by the end of the day).
All rooms have plaster, paper and ceilings by the end of the day.
Transported kitchen to the site.
Wednesday, March 4th
The photos below are from Wednesday morning.
We had a super busy week again. It's now midnight on Friday and I'll be getting up early to transport the kitchen from Kaori's folks' place to the house. It's a 15 minute drive and will probably take around 4 trips. In the afternoon I'll put together what I can of the units, and do the rest with Scott on Tuesday.
This week we decided all of the paper and colours for the walls and ceilings. We also chose and ordered the lights, ceiling fan and porch tiles.
The outside of the house had its paint and render applied.
The kitchen worktops arrived.
We made a contract with the solicitor who will deal with the registration.
Internet and phone have now been applied for, too.
On Monday next week we'll meet with the water purification company to sign a deal with them - they come to maintain the tank. This will enable us to apply for the subsidy from the government - should be 411,000 yen.
The railings on the deck - not yet cut to size.
The finished walls in our bedroom
Inside the loft and a first view of the hand rail on the stairs
1F toilet now has plasterboard (papered by the end of the day).
All rooms have plaster, paper and ceilings by the end of the day.
Transported kitchen to the site.
Wednesday, March 4th
The photos below are from Wednesday morning.
We had a super busy week again. It's now midnight on Friday and I'll be getting up early to transport the kitchen from Kaori's folks' place to the house. It's a 15 minute drive and will probably take around 4 trips. In the afternoon I'll put together what I can of the units, and do the rest with Scott on Tuesday.
This week we decided all of the paper and colours for the walls and ceilings. We also chose and ordered the lights, ceiling fan and porch tiles.
The outside of the house had its paint and render applied.
The kitchen worktops arrived.
We made a contract with the solicitor who will deal with the registration.
Internet and phone have now been applied for, too.
On Monday next week we'll meet with the water purification company to sign a deal with them - they come to maintain the tank. This will enable us to apply for the subsidy from the government - should be 411,000 yen.
The railings on the deck - not yet cut to size.
The finished walls in our bedroom
Inside the loft and a first view of the hand rail on the stairs
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Week 19
The exterior wood getting its first coat of paint.
The sheet rock is on too, this will be coated in the next few days.
The pins sticking out from the deck are attachment points for the pergola.
Views from in and around the loft
Kitchen pantry and wall counter
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