Bricks, Roof, Rough-ins and Plaster!

We are back in to the swing of things post Christmas and New Year break. After Boutique put their tools down on the 19th of December we had our bricks delivered and the roof on, which is impressive in itself given that we were told to expect maybe the slab to be down before the end of the year!
Come the 5th of January and there were tradies all over the place and things were back in to full swing.

Our brickwork is now almost complete and we couldn't be happier with the way they look! We upgraded our bricks to Homestead Tan, a category 3 brick. It's difficult to capture how they look in a single photo (in my opinion they look much nicer when you are looking at them in person and the house as a whole) but this photo probably shows the they look against the roof the best:

I must take my hat off to the brick layers. The past few weeks have either been 45 degree days or they have been days that were literally non-stop rain (some summer huh?). So to complete their work in the time in between is a great effort!

On to the inside it looks like we're getting closer and closer to being ready for the plaster to go up. All the rough-ins and wiring looks to be complete and all the plaster sheets are delivered and sitting nicely inside our living area:

From what we've heard from builders and a few friends it seems that we're looking at about 2-2 and a half months until completion once the plaster is up. If true, we would be in well ahead of the May completion date we were told at the beginning (though I'm sure this is one of those 'under promise, over deliver' type of dates).

Exciting times ahead and hopefully some steady progress without needing to rely on this bipolar-like Victoria weather in order to achieve anything! Lastly, a few more photos of the brickwork:

 From the backyard looking to the outdoor area (top mortar still not dry/bricks not clean)

Other side of facade (can't wait until this is completed... if only to get rid of the hideous red bricks!)