Pottsville Neighbourhood Centre

The New Pottsville neighbourhood Centre is nearing completion with exterior painting completed and interior fitout underway. it is hoped the new building will be ready for use before Christmas

Terranora house nears completion

The finishing touches will be going on the 400sqm two level home at Sunnycrest Drive over the next couple of weeks with practical completion expected at the end of the month.

The kitchen area

view from sunnycrest drive

the main bathroom

roof on at bozier court

Construction has been proceeding rapidly with the framing nearing completion, internal bagged brickwork completed, plumbing and electrical roughins completed and roof on.

We are expecting a framing inspection tomorrow and from there the external walls will be wrapped with a permeable membrane and external claddings fixed.

plumber installing drainage stack

One of the major issues with cladding selection is the balance between the materials embodied energy, its longevity and need for ongoing maintenance.

When incorporated into a wall system and compared with other products, fibre cement is at the lower end of the scale for embodied energy and offers excellent longevity. Studies indicate that timber framed construction with timber weatherboards has the lowest embodied energy of 188MJ / sqm. and a typical timber framed brick veneer construction has 561MJ /sqm.

We decided to utilise Scyon Linea Board and Scyon Matrix panels for the majority of the claddings on our house - this form of construction has a minimal 212 MJ /sqm of embodied energy and offers a long life expectancy with minimal maintenance. The fibre cement is a better substrate for painting than most timber products the profiles of the linea board and matrix panel provide nice depth and definition which is lacking on its competitors products.

The cleanest building site?

13 Bozier court has a polished concrete slab and one of the potential issues with having a slab polished and basically finished so early in the construction phase was how it can be protected while the other trades are on site.
A big thanks to Don and all the Sanctuary 28 subbies with the care exercised and the cleanup of the slab at the end of the day by either sweeping or cleaning with an garden blower.
I think this is the first site I’ve seen where the slab is completely clear of debris, materials, sawdust etc. The time spent at the end of the day cleaning gives everyone a cleaner and safer area to work in the following day.

Owner, Janelle co-ordinating the bathroom floor tiles with polished slab

framing underway at bozier court

The structural steel frames have been erected and the S28 carpenters  John and Chris are erecting the timber frames. It won't be long until the basic skeleton is up and the buildings form  and massing can be better appreciated.

street view showing the portal frame and cantilevered hood

John & Chris erecting the frames

Its great to see the care taken by the subbies to protect the polished floor from any potential damage or staining.
Tomorrow we meet with JH Williams (Vantage windows) to run over the final details prior to window fabrication.