Had a car accident a week prior to the tender appointment... that made me very nervious...
Tender day on 13 June, bad Friday, it tooks us 1.5 hours arrived at Simonds office (by train because of the car accident i have had no car now), i was tired when i reached the Simonds office.
Overall the tender went ok, I am surprised that most are documented correctly, just tiny little mistake on the wording, and all my inclusion and even late variation are included as well..
Only a few things need to be fixed:-
- my current address is incorrect
- site cost not fixed, i advised them that i won't sign the contract unless they can fix the site cost
- some pages on my plan still saying that i am having a traditional facade
- sliding door @dinning face the wrong side (plan is correct, only the tender doc is incorrect)
They also put the raised island bench in the kitchen, but we end up remove it because it looked ugly, it is not what i want anyway, i hope to get a piece of glass in the sink areas rather than a whole piece of stone island
I also advised them that i want to see the 5 star report before signing the contract, so that i can have a option to upgrade the insulation or glazing... And they are all ok
They have also provided me a sample copy of HIA contract for reference, good that i don't need to ask for it
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Color selection day on 20 June, not a good day to start because has an arguement with my husband, so i end up going myself
The experience with them is good.. although the electrical lady is not a technical/electrical person, so not much help from her when asking technical question.. But overall they are very nice to deal with and willing to help, also very honest and no hard sell. As most standard inclusions are quite good quality already, i don't want to upgrade and they never ask or pressure me in any ways..
We start choosing color for external first.. and it was easy because we already know which brick to choose - RED GUM, and i choose grey color for gutter/fascia/pipes/windows/sliding doors.. Roof Tiles is Barramundi. Front door, render and garage panelift door is Paperbark, driveway color is gun metal. Internal Wall Finish is Moon River, a warm creamy color..
Kitchen is gloss white vinyl cabinet with clear glass grey splashback, and stone benchtop Ice Snow color. Bathroom with a darker color, with latte stone benchtop, and slate grey cabinet. Shower screen/basin/bath/taps are easy, and only upgrade to have a shower rail. All door handles, locks are standard, also adding the door steps.
Hope this good feeling with Simonds continue...
