Lock Up Stage - Bricks done and plaster in

I have been a bit busy through the last week so haven'd had any updates for here. They got a lot done in a week, bricks completely up and plaster completely up as well.  I apologise for the poor quality of the photos as I forgot to take my camera to the block and had to use my phone.

I really like the colour of the bricks and the mortar, they work really well together I think.  Hopefully the render colour on the portico will work in well, or at least look as good as it does now being just bricks.  The door will be a cream colour

I cant get inside to take more photos of the plaster work as we are locked out. Hopefully the builders forget to lock it up one day and I can get in there to take a few snaps.

There were a lot of bricks left over, so I asked the builder if we could keep them for a letter box etc. He had no problems as long as we moved them ourself :) So we spent about 2 hours moving bricks.

I have been told we should expect to be in the house end of June, maybe start of July. Hoping that it's quicker than that as it's starting to get expensive renting and paying off the house now.  And of course, to have our own house.

Tiny space between our garage and the fence

View from the back of the block

View from side of house into Kitchen/Dining/Lounge

Weekend date with my girfriend moving bricks.

Insulation goes in, plaster arrives and 1st layer of bricks!

We had a meeting with our site supervisor this morning. He told us that we would be in late July/Early August. I hoped to be in before the end of June, so hopefully they can get there for us.  New updates are that insulation has partially gone in, plaster has been delivered, and bath has been plastered.

We were excited to see that the brick walls have started. The colour is exactly what we thought it would be thankfully.  Ive seen some variants of the ironstone brick that look very uniformed in colour and are slighlty redder. These have quite a nice mix of white, grey, red, brown and black. Should have the bricks done and plaster done by the end of next week.

Also, this is the first time we have opened the front door, quite a liberating feeling.

Roof Tiles Fixed and Bricks arrive

Went out to the block to see if they had done the roof like they said they would. To my surprise, the bricks had also been delivered, and the roof has been fixed down.

The shower base in the main bathroom has also been put in, and the plumbing has been adjusted to the plan now.