Building Process Timeline

29/05/11 - Tender Request

17/06/11 - Receive first Tender

2/07/1 - Second Tender signed but amendments required

7/07/11 - Final Tender received

8/07/11 - Signed Tender returned

11/07/11 - Deposit paid

13/07/11 - Signed Ensuite Variation

12/08/11 - Received Preliminary Drawings

15/08/11 - Reply with necessary amendments

19/08/11 - Received Variation, signed and returned

23/08/11 - Revised drawings ordered

25/08/11 - Received price & variation for Feature Wall

26/08/11 - Signed & returned Feature Wall variation

30/08/11 - Received Revised Prelim Drawings

31/08/11 - Signed and returned Revised Drawings

6/09/11 - Received Contract

8/09/11 - Returned contract with revisions

14/09/11 - Contract finalised

21/09/11 - Wait for bank before signing contract

29/09/11 - Colours Appointment

11/10/11 - All colours prices finalised

17/10/11 - Electrical Appointment

19/10/11 - Signed off on Electrical Plan

21/10/11 - Signed off on all Colour Selections

7/11/11 - Plans submitted to Council

19/12/11 - Plans approved by Council

19/12/11 - Plans submitted to Certifier

23/12/11 - Commence Christmas Break

23/1/12 - Return from Christmas Break

13/2/12 - Construction Certificate issued

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PERIOD COMMENCES 5/3/12 - Silt fence erected

7/3/12 - Port-a-loo on block

16/3/12 - Site levelling completed + part security fence and driveway aggregate 22/3/12 - Mains water connection point excavated 26/3/12 - Piering completed, formwork commenced 28/3/12 - Slab plumbing completed 30/3/12 - Waffle pods and reo delivered 3/4/12 - Formwork completed, waffle pods and reo installed 5/4/12 - Slab completed and formwork removed 10/4/12 - Excess soil spread around site, 2 loads removed 12/4/12 - External plumbing commenced 13/4/12 - External plumbing completed 18/4/12 - Frame delivered

24/4/12 - Ground floor frame erected
26/4/12 - Ground floor frame complete
27/4/12 - Steel beams installed
30/4/12 - Second storey frame commenced
1/5/12 - Second storey frame completed and roof trusses commenced
2/5/12 - Windows delivered
3/5/12 - Finished roof trusses
5/5/12 - Windows installed
8/5/12 - Bricks and sand on site
11/5/12 - Feature bricks delivered
15/5/12 - Bricklaying and plumbing rough-in commenced
16/5/12 - Plumbing rough-in complete
18/5/12 - Bricklaying finished to bottom level, scaffolding erected
23/5/12 - Bricklaying recommenced
26/5/12 - Big bricklaying day on a Saturday after two rain affected days
7/6/12 - Bricklaying finished bar back corner of garage (some scaffold in way)
12/6/12 - Upper roofing commenced
13/6/12 - Upper roofing completed
18/6/12 - Soffit lining installed on eaves
21/6/12 - Upper storey brick cleaning
22/6/12 - Upper storey eaves painted
27/6/12 - Lower level roof tiles, electrical and A/C rough in commenced
28/6/12 - Rendering, electrical and A/C rough in complete
2/7/12 - Insulation
3/7/12 - Site cleaned (bricks, tiles...)
4/7/12 - Carpentry: kitchen bulkheads, ensuite niche fix
5/7/12 - Brick laying complete to rear corner of garage
6/7/12 - Lower level roof tiles complete
7/7/12 - Tile Selection at Abruzzo Ceramics
10/7/12 - Gyprock commenced
12/7/12 - Kitchen Selection session with Pre-Fab Kitchens at Studio Fowler
13/7/12 - Gyprock finished
16/7/12 - Cornices commenced
18/7/12 - Wet room waterproofing and brick expansion joints puttied
19/7/12 - Stairs installed
24/7/12 - Architraves and door installation commenced
3/8/12 - Garage door installed
10/8/12 - Architraves and door installation complete
21/8/12 - Tiling commenced
29/8/12 - Tiling halted due to wrong tiles being laid
2/9/12 - Gyp-rocking and cornices completed (mostly)
3/9/12 - Demolition of all tiling commenced
4/9/12 - Kitchen installed
27/9/12 - Stairs handrails installed
3/10/12 - Painting commenced
4/10/12 - Downpipes and water tank pump installed
5/10/12 - Re-tiling completed (still some grouting left)
16/10/12 - Bench tops and kitchen sink
23/10/12 - In-fills installed over sliding doors and kitchen window
25/10/12 - Internal plumbing (except for bath)
1/11/12 - Electrical Fitout
2/11/12 - Gyp-rock touch-ups
8/11/12 - Water tank delivered
12-20/11/12 -  doors hung and handled, architraves finished, splashback, painting, cupboard fitout, basin splashbacks, plumbing finish off, mirrors, partial shower screens, internal clean and commencement of flooring