Flooring started

The bamboo floor boards were installed on the first floor today. Under the downlights, they don't seem as dark as I thought they were. 

Bedroom 5

Study

But under natural light, it is a lot darker.

Bedroom 4

Bedroom 1

Walk in Robe

Hallway

Didn't expect such a huge difference between the height of the floorboards and the wet areas tiled floors. Definitely a trip hazard and more importantly, we'll probably regret not planning it better beforehand. Especially in the future when water spills out and ruin the floorboards. Not a huge fan of the gold trimming either, which is another surprise since we never selected it. The installer said there were only three choices, grey, gold and a greenish one. They just assumed we wanted gold.

Floor transitioning

Scotia

Gold Trim

At least there were similar coloured scotia that made the floor transition a lot more pleasing. Unfortunately, nothing can be done about the sliding door or around the void. The scotia is just too tall for these areas. Might have to just paint the trim black to blend it in the frames of the sliding doors. Not sure what colour to paint the one around the void though. 

Void

With the wet weather, there's no progress with the exterior. These fence pillars have been up since last week before the weekend and the rain. If only he was available to work on the weekend when there was a little sunshine.

Fence Pillars

Still have to decide on what to cap the pillars with too. Everyone is suggesting sandstone but most of the facade is wood and we don't want to introduce another element. Leaning towards just having the bricks placed sideways but we were advised against it. Then there's the slats for the upper portion of the fence. Personally, I don't want to add more wood so the main focus remains on the wood feature on the facade. That leaves metal, but then which colour? Monument to match the gutter and downpipes, or black to match the window frames?