Building the Charlton by Porter Davis

• Cornices have been put up
• Stairs installed
• Eaves 95% complete
• Rendering 75% complete

Eaves are done with the exception of this bit here above the balcony but you don't the scaffolding for this which was pulled down this week.

Render to top 3/4 of the house. Now I'm assuming the render is still to get be painted cos this is not the colour I was expecting.

Cornices

Upgrade: Sydney 90mm & Standard: Gyprock Cove

Sydney 90mm Cornices - these were an upgrade

View of the Foyer/Front Doors

Gyprock Cove Cornice Upstairs - these are a standard inclusion. Very common in a lot of houses.

The Staircase 

Upgrade: Classic Staircase Option 2 

Charlton on Display in Eucalpt Wollert. The way this photo is shot makes the staircase appear a lot wider than it in in real life. Below is an actual shot of the staircase that I took.

Display staircase - No post instead the handrail wraps around the plaster.

• The house is all plastered on ground and upper floor
• Eaves have been put into place (still needs to be finished off) and 
• First coat of render applied to 75% of the house 

With the plastering up it felt so good to walk in and get a sense of space. I personally felt that the space looked smaller than it did pre-plaster but that will most likely change once it's painted as the lighter colour will make any space appear bigger.

From a plastering perspective the cornices will go up next, it's so good to see your house start to show some personality with our world of style selections starting to be realised.

Front Entrance

View of Kitchen

View of Family and Dining room from the Kitchen

Family Room

Pantry (Left) and Galley (Right) - does the Pantry door look narrow to you by comparison?

Energy drinks seem to be the drink of choice for our tradies

You'll notice markings or notations either spray painted or written on the concrete slab this is mark where the electrical are so the electrician can do his/her thang once the plaster is up.

Our downstairs shower

Upstairs games room  -Awning Cathedral windows due to overlooking issue.

One of the rear bedrooms (Can't remember which one)

Downstairs bathroom - If you have chosen to tile all the way up to the bathroom ceiling as we have the cornices will be put on after the tiles have been laid.

We were going to add a transom above our entry doors to make use of our norther light aspect but just as well we couldn't because the balcony would have prevented any natural light coming in.

First coat of render done to 3/4 of the home.

Top half is first coat of render. Bottom half is hebel.

Eaves

Eaves in progress.

Whats next?

So this coming week we should see 

• Eaves completed
• Rendering to 75% of the house completed - looking forward to seeing the render colour, 
• Cornices installed
• Stairs will be put in the week after
• Cabinetry - don't have any idea as to when to expect this yet. I'll ask in my next chat/update with our BC or SS later this week. 

when the external wall cladding and roof covering is fixed and external doors (excluding and garage and/or verandah) and windows are fixed." 

Insulation completed

View of  Kitchen