The site manager took the drone up again today to get some excellent shots of the construction progress of the villa. Seeing it from above gives a great perspective, especially the scale when you zoom into see two people standing on what will become the private terrace for the master…
Great to see some good progress again this week, following some setbacks and rework that the project manager and architect have insisted on. Whilst it is never great to have delays, the attention to detail from the team is reassuring to know that the quality is never going to be…
Whilst there has been some progress this week (stripping off some of the formwork on the lower levels), those with eagle eyes will also see something have also gone backwards. As mentioned in the previous post, a number of defects were identified (some minor, but also some major). However, the…
The site meeting this week revealed a number of defects in the construction phase, some minor but unfortunately some major. However, thankfully they were all spotted in good time and are relatively easy to remedy. The most critical structural issue was the installation of the steel posts, that support the…
Good progress this week, with the installation of the concrete columns and steel posts to support the master suite slab. Backfilling behind the basement also continues as well as other small jobs such as finishing the chill-out zone structure.
This week the first floor slab has been poured, continuing the good recent progress on the structure. Further excavations have also taken place in preparation for the boundary wall on the west side of the property.