Not much happening

As per the title, not much happening since the last post

Fencing all done, but the lockable gate has taken another 2 1/2 weeks to finish, unbelievablely unprofessional practice. I wish my neighbour has a better run with this fencing company.

Solar panel will be installed today, then the next is gardening. Have a landscaper coming in approx 2 weeks time.. hopefully everything will be done before Christmas.. but look like i don't have money for air-con & pagolar this year because buying too many un-necessary things. haha

06Oct - Fencing completed

Some pics for the fence

Finally all the fences are installed.. can't beleive it took so long due to late payment by neighbour.

Now they just need to come back and install the lockable gate. I feel more secure looking outside, but i should have taken some photos before the fences installed so i can remember the open space... haha

Due to the wet weather, i can see where they walked from/around my house, all my concrete are dirt, it will take me some times to clean it up, argh... But i am glad that it is over, one less thing to worry

Simonds has confirmed that i will be contacted by the maintenance contractor sometime this week, so hopefully they will call sooner and come/fix the issues quickly. It is a little more than a month wait, i really want all outstanding items to be fixed

Then i will have to think about gardening, can't wait to see a 'fully finish' house....

Yay.. Fencing next week

28Aug - Got a call from the fence company this morning, all my neighbours have accepted the quote and they are organising it to be installed next Monday...

Such a good news, i have been quit worry in the last 2 weeks because only one neighbour retured my call, none from others.. so look like they reply back to the fence company rather than me.. anyway, as long as they accept it i am fine

Hopefully there is no issue and the fence can be up next Mon... my bunny can't wait to get out.. So next on agenda will be gardeing.. oh well, a lot of things still need to be done..

3 months maintenance

Today 14Aug, its been 3 months exactly from handover.. and i still don't have fence.

I only accept a quote from a fencing company this Monday and they will be contacting my neighbour and see if they accept it.. waiting game again

I hope they will... just can't believe that no one on my street want to put up the fence.. I can fully understand those houses that build next to me (both sides), because they are still under construction, however the back neighbour, they move in already and no fence, they don't even put curtain, i can see them surfing internet in their study and having dinner in dinning area... well... i thought i am lazy already, but they, really surprise me..

Fence properly is my second last items to be done. Once done, it will then be landscaping, properly plus a pengolar...

Just got a replied from Simonds maintenance office that they received my fax (the maintenance list), and they will try to contact me either later this afternoon or Monday for an appointment. The maintenance office sound ok to me, very responsive, hope it is a painless process

Regarding the house, everything seems good, i finally have phone connected last week, a lot of drama for the fibre connection, but we are finally there, TV/Internet/Phone are all working fine now... most 'needed' furnitures/appliances are being bought, the house is being setup nicely, and i can finally feel 'home' of being home. Still need to put up some curtains though... hopefully everything can be done before summer so that i can enjoy the sun in the backyard..

Concrete in backyard

Fibre Optic to the home

Just some update, a month after the handover, the rangehood ducting has finally been done, however Simonds still owe me a certificate for the mortar re-colouring, still need to chase that up

Other than that, everything seems good except for the sliding doors, i think they didn’t seal properly and therefore i have terrible wind noise coming into the house, have to wait until they come back for maintenance

Free-to-air TV, this is a huge issue, a lot, a lot of issues getting the fibre done..

We have Opticomm came to our house and installed the ONU unit, based on what they said, i would get free-to-air TV automatically once ONU unit installed, however i got nothing.

After so many phone calls and email, both Opticomm & Villawood said that Opticomm would come and fix the fibre.

I finally have my TV back on 14July, 2 months exactly after the handover.. OMG

And internet, finally received the router and get connected 4 days after having the TV.. so i finally feel a bit better now…

Next, still, the phone.. Internode did send me a starter pack but i can’t figure out how to install it.. so properly need another phone call..

This fibre-to-home things just too tech for me, but i must admit that the internet is so fast and so good, i think it worth the wait..

These 2 days (21/22July) is concrete day, they are still working on the concrete at a moment, but it looks good so far.. will post some pic later.. Ronny is good, i would recommend him if anyone interest of concreting..Next on agenda, properly is the fence…

My back neighbour has moved in a few days ago and they start concreting already, i wonder why they don’t start with the fence, i was hoping that they would send me the quote/bill and saved me some work… hehehee

What need to be done...

Well, its been a little more than a month since we moved into our new house… Finally the rangehood ducting is done.. the only remaining follow up is just some paperworks…

Now, have to start writing up the maintenance list… there are a few things that need fixing (I guess), some paint jobs definitely, and the niche in the ensuite is cracking, some doors not closed properly and i think the main issue is the sliding doors, which have not been seal properly (based on my inspection), so air leak in and i have a surround sound (wind noise) in the living area during windy days… but other than that, everything is fine… i just hope that my neighbour can finish their construction sooner so that i can open the window… i love fresh air…

Have the ONU connection done by the estate nominated contractor, however still cannot get free to air TV & internet/phone, a bit disappointed. The contractor said that there is no fibre connected to my property, but when i called the estate they said that all fibre connection been connected/done, so who is lying and who is telling the true????? I just want my TV/phone/internet, that’s all

Now, have scheduled the concreting (for backyard) and some roller blinds to be done later this month, then will be fencing and some gardening.. then properly air-con, not sure which brand to choose yet, but i can certainly wait as it is still long way to go until Summer… Too many things need to be done and i feel very tired…

Day27 – is new problem coming up?

Well, back to work already, annual leave is just too short (2 ½ weeks), haha

Called SS yesterday again regarding the rangehood ducting, he said that the purchase order was sent to the installer however they ran into confusion (?????) so didn’t complete the job. He said that he will chase up again and will ask them to call me before or after they complete it

Well.. what confusion they can have? Such an excuse is not acceptable actually. On the other hand i am still waiting the mortar re-colouring warranty certificate to be sent to me, still chasing that up.. Other than that everything is good so far.
One thing come up 2 or 3 days ago, the house (only in the living area) is a bit noisy if there is strong wind outside.. I can clearly hear the wind noise blowing in the living area even the TV is on, not sure how i can describe it better. I originally thought that the noise is coming from the steel frame (my back neighbour is building steel frame), but i opened the sliding door last night, it was so quiet although it was windy, so i suspect that something is wrong in my house, but not sure what. My colleague suggested that there could be a hole or something not seal properly, so the wind come in (may be from the roof space) and not getting out…

Can anyone shed some light? I am not sure if need to call Simonds/SS for this, or i should wait till 3 months maintenance, i really don’t know what or where is wrong???

Day19 after handover

Basically i settled down in the new house, hubby is happy, but the bunny not.. have put into a great effort to make her happy

A lot of shopping in the last few days, Big W, Ikea, Myer..etc trying to slow down the cost, just don't want to go red on credit card.. haha

A plumber has put a note in my front door this morning, saying that he wanted to connect the solar panel for me but i was not home, why didn't he call me before he comes? now i have to call the office and book an appointment. But it is good that i don't need to chase Simonds for this.. I did shoot SS & CSR an email on Friday about this and i was also thinking to call them this morning, but look like it is on track now. So now, only the rangehood ducting is pending..

So far so good, everything is working well in the house (except i haven't figured out the washing machine issue yet) and i love the new house.. enjoy it very much, just a pity that there is no TV/Internet/phone, hope that i will get the fabric optic connection very soon..

Day 15 - another week

OK, time to update again 29th May 2009

Keep calling SS about the phone conduit and the rangehood, they told me that the electrican would be fixing the phone conduit on Tues, but no one shown up, then promised on Wed and again, no one turned up, so called SS again on Thurs (yesterday), he said it should be done by the end of this week.. and today it is finally done (after a week of chasing up)

And for the rangehood, SS said that he has placed the purchase order already, so should be coming to my house very soon - i really hope so

I then mention to him about the new problem - water pipe leak in the kitchen.  Well, they acted quite fast this time, i have a plumber into my house in 3 hours and problem fixed

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Unfortunately, today i have a new problem.

I tried to wash clothes, turned on the tap and the machine as usual, heard the water coming down from the tap through the pipe, then a few seconds later, my lanudry is flooding with water... argh.. not sure if this is plumbing problem or just my machine (i hope that the machine was not damage during the move)

Also today, i have been told by the plumbing company that Simonds still haven't sent the required document for them to do the connection for the solar panel (for the HWS).. argh, they asked me to follow up with SS if i want that done.. WHY i need to do this????  

Probably need to call SS again on Monday, i think he is a bit sick of hearing from me.. and me too, i really don't want to call them but have to

Day 8 after handover

Yesterday i was at the house from 7.30am, waiting for appliances to be delivered and installed.  Can't understand why they can't call you before they come, so i don't need to wait there for a whole day  

Never mind, the whole day was full of drama

First, the rangehood guy didn't know that he needed to duct to the ceiling, so he didn't prepare the tool, also there was no order from Simonds that he needed to do the ducting to ceiling, so he has to ask SS to send him a purchase order first then he can come back next week  i told SS a number of times that i need the ducting to outside (and in fact i have paid for it and it is on contract), but still.... argh  

Second, the location of my hot water system is facing the garage wall of my neighboure house. This morning, the bricke were there and doing bricking for my neighboure house, and they started from the garage side  . As you can imagine they put all the ladders and bricks there and blocked the whole area so that my plumber could not get in and install the hot water system... My neighboure is also building with Simonds, so clearly there is no communication internally otherwise they should know that i have applicances installed today. And today, all Simonds SS were attending a conference meeting and not reachable, so i couldn't reach my or their SS either..
Finally we worked with the brickes and they promised to finish the garage side in 2 hours (which they did), so that my plumber could install the HWS, the plumber wasn't happy but he waited, better than coming back next week.. so overall the plumber was at my house for nearly 4 hours...

Third, more problem..... argh, the phone conduit has gone missing, couldn't find it, called my CSR who need to follow with SS on Monday (because of the bloody conference).. So my electrican (also onsite today) couldn't complete the wiring for me...

I suspected that the bricke next door has broken it, but can't be sure, so i went home and gone through all the photos, i realised that the conduit was already missing since the brick time.. so???? look like they hide the conduit inside the brick.. argh, why i never noticed during inspection...

Forth, they put my garden tap on the side of the house... i told them i need it at the back of the house and they still  ... they just did it while i was talking to the electrican... @#$$@#@  

Fifth, once they tested everything and left, the oven fan off... i asked myself, is this a joke???? It worked when they were here and once they left.. WT???  

So overall, i was at the house from 7.30am and i am not home until 5pm... a whole day has gone with appliances installed but too many outstanding issues, I, now, just don't want to think about Monday because i will need to make a lot of @%$#@# phone calls, i feel very tired, when this can be over??

The only good thing is - i sold my house yesterday, although still waiting for the process to complete, but it is in writing.. this is a relieved.. 

7 days after handover

A week has gone and i have just cleaned the house.. But we shall start moving a few things today.

Bad news is i may not get internet connection once i move.. Originally Opticomm said that they can do the installation at any time so i can call them a week before I move in and organise the installation. Once the installation complete i can then call any prefer supplier for boardband/phone connection.. but when i called again this morning, they said there is no fabic available, and properly won't be available until the end of this month.. argh, why they give me conflicting information, it seems that i just can't get everything done smoothly, there must be something not going right and worrying me... argh...

Anyway.. just want all appliances installed ok, have been scheduled for tomorrow.. and the heater commissioning is scheduled on Monday...

When i called the heating company, the receptionist tried to talk me out not doing commissioning, she said there is no need but i am not convinced.. SS did say that Simonds has paied them to come and they have to come.. so instead talking to the receptionist, i called again and talked to the service department and they arrange it straight away... wonderful..

Day 5 after handover

Its been a busy few days..

Handover completed last Thursday, but we didn’t do much to the house on Fri and Sat (only shopping, yeah)…

Sunday, spent most of the afternoon cleaning, but still not completed…

Last night, we went to the house again and put up curtain (we only managed to put up one rod for one sliding door), so have to put rediblind for the rest of the house..

I will start my annual leave tomorrow, can’t wait for more cleaning and moving..

Just a bit sad that i saw some damage to the floor, didn’t see it during final handover, properly cover by duct.. argh…

Finally, hadnover is done!!

The house is finally mine.. It is a very long journey, everything run smooty up until the final stage, the most stress stage... I have been so stress in the last few days/weeks and now it is almost over...

hahaa, have to say 'almost', not 'all', because still no sign of the mortar re-colouring warranty certificate, and still need to chase up... but i want the key and now i have it now.. I think i can finally sleep well tonight.. and finally can concentrate of organising things for the house, for the move...

Ohhhhhh Noooooo

I called the finance department today and advised that i would go to their head office and pay the final payment (all fixing has been done). Then when i asked about who i pick up the keys from, they said your house does not have Certificate of Occupancy yet, so you can’t have the key… Ohhhhhhhhh NOOOOOOOOO

When i had the third walkthrough with SS (nearly 2 weeks ago), he did tell me that i have COO already… so WT?????

The finance lady said she will follow up for me today… so i told her that i need it urgently since i was told that it is done, i have now organised the removalist and everything else… I really need to move in..

I then called my CSR who said that it is not her role to follow this up??????? @#$@##$# but she later on saying that she will do her best to follow up for me… argh…

I then rang the council who advised that they are not doing the COO for me, because Simonds is using a private surveyor called NorthPoint… so i found their number on whitepage and called them

They advised me that they did the inspection a few weeks back, but they are waiting for information from Simonds (such as Plumbing certificate, energy rating report….etc) before they can release the COO…. So i called SS again and asked him if he can follow up with the plumber of what’s holding up the certificate…

Argh, i feel so tired of this.. why i have to do the chasing up.. i thought everything has been organised and now, in the very last minutes… ohhhhhhhh

Shopping Time

Never thought that a custom made rod need 4 weeks to complete and deliver (although the price is similar to readymade)

This properly is my fault, i never look at rod seriously, i always thought that i can get a ready made quickly, but look like one of the sliding door need custom made…

Arghhhh…

Except for curtain company, I have tried bunning yesterday too, which they have the size i am looking for listed in their store, but i couldn’t find it, tried to get someone helping, but they were too busy (i guess its because of Mother day)
So i bought some redishade instead.. properly i need to use it for a while before i can get a rod installed (i already have curtain)

I don’t have a key yet but already thinking of moving and buying things… hahahaa just can’t stop thinking about the house

Update for today

OK – quick update

Meeting was at 10am this morning, SS shown me around the house, all the internal are done and house inside is cleaned

There are a few outside items still being worked on, and SS has spent the whole morning fixing it (rather than getting tradies to do it, he just do it himself, well done). He assured me that everything will be done by the end of today, so i am happy to sign off… I know that I should sign off after all are completed, but i think it is just about trust, and i trust him.. so i signed off but i won’t pay until he confirm all items are done. And he is fine with it.

There are only 2 items outstanding and will leave it post handover

– 1. provide me the warranty certificate for the mortar re-colouring, and

– 2. monitoring the mortar color through maintenance period
This is tricky. They have done the mortar re-colouring a while ago, and now because Kevin has identified some brickwork issue during PCI, so the brickie has to come and fix, however the mortar color look a lot lighter, I nearly had a heart attack when i saw it.
But SS assured me that it is the same color, it is just because it is not fully dry and still new, so the color not quite blend with the rest of the house. He is also happy to put in writing, if the color is still not settled at the end of the maintenance period, he would come back and fix it
To be honest, the color looks slightly better than a few days ago, so may be true that it is too early to judge the color, so I let it go as long as we have that in writing

So hopefully this is it… All the appliances have booked in and will deliver in 2 weeks times…

Later in the afternoon, SS called and confirmed that everything has been done except for the acid clean for the driveway/garage floor, and it will be done on Monday. I just went to the house and checked, everything are there and only the acid clean remaining, i am quite happy with it… Look like i can finally settle my house on Monday… yeahhhh

This weekend, shopping time… hehehe.. i need to buy some rob to hang my curtains, also need some roller blinds, need to hang them up first so that i can start moving things in…

It is so close but still.....

Thanks for the comments.. but i don't have the house yet. SS called 15mins before the meeting start, he wanted to reschedule to today, but i couldn't make it, so it will be tomorrow, at 10am...

I kind of expected it, i actually don't think everything can be fixed by Wed, so asked for Friday handover, but he sound so confident last week, and now turn up $@$@#$%

I still went to the house on Wed, a lot of things have been done and thats good

However i saw a new problem, look like the brickie who tried to fix the brick issue (identified by my inspector) but using the wrong mortar color 'again'..... i am so p@ss.. because this happened to my house before and they did the mortar re-colouring already, and now again????? what the brickie thinking????? although it is not a big area, but just annoying, why can't they finish the job and finish it well, so doesn't need to come back again?????

I will go back and check again tomorrow... I hope it is just because the mortar not dry yet (let's pretend that)... i am not sure if i should settle, I am totally confused... NOT HAPPY AT ALL

06May is our handover date

Should have this updated last week but been busy, there are quite a few things happening for the new house:

Last Friday was my third walkthrough with SS after the PCI, most items have been fixed which i was pleased, however there are still outstanding items – such as water pipe brick work, some paint touch up, gas pipe UV spray, driveway/garage floor cleanup, toilet flyscreen, IXL fan light is still wrong…etc… so still a fair bit of works required

But SS was confident that they can all be fixed by 06May which is tomorrow… let’s hope so.. He also confirmed that the Occupancy of Certificate has been issued, so we should be able to do a handover tomorrow

Last Friday after the site meeting, I also called the bank and organise the final payment. I am quite worried because they need to do an inspection before giving me a cheque, but surprisingly the bank called me in the early morning today and confirmed that the inspection has passed and the cheque is available in 30mins in the brand that i nominee.. woo, how wonderful…

Also called my loan manager today who organise the house insurance for me, done straight through no issue at all

So look like i have what i need for tomorrow, let’s see if they really fix everything..

I just place online order 2 pendants lights and 1 wall light for my dinning/kitchen and lounge room, so happy for it… my annual leave has been approved and removalist has also been booked.. wooo bring on the move as i am soooooooooo excited…

STILLLLLLL no handover, no house

The completion date on contract is 08 May.. Well, another 2 weeks to go, I am not confident that they will fix everything by this date

PCI was done a month ago, nothing has been done until 2 weeks ago, however only the plasterer doing a partly completed job… then nothing has been done until today. But not the plasterer, was the brickie and concreter doing other fix and partly done again.. argh….

At this stage, they agreed to fix everything including Kevin’s report except one item – the infill above 2 sliding doors. I am kind of disputing with them, but now i properly will give up, because even they agree to fix it now, it may take another few weeks or months (argh).. Basically they need to pull down the bricks above the door and re-patch it, argh… i just want my house now and I am losing patient to wait any longer

I raised my concern to my CSR on Monday, i said i will escalate this further if not improving. SS said that everything has been booked and scheduled.. Well, i know that, i was there when he made some of the calls, however the traders never shown up. Clearly he cannot manager or control the traders..

The house opposite mine has moved in already.. yes, they have moved in, and they actually started building a month and a half later than mine, and THEY HAVE MOVED IN, you can see my frustration… arghhhhhhhh

I don’t want their penalty payment and i just want MY HOUSE….

Pre-Handover Inspection done - finally ...

Finally i have my pre-handover inspection done yesterday. After a few rescheduled, now all done..

The defect list is quite large however most of them are minor, only some paint job/re-patch required, a few holes/cracks need to be fixed, some scratched carpet (but only a very small areas), privacy lock on the wrong door, brick clean again…etc..

Major issue, well, the LINEN architraves is not straight, but they are going to re-do the whole LINEN for me anyway because it didn’t build as per contract, so no concern.. Only the kitchen pantry door is not level, not sure if it can be fixed, it is quite obvious, but at least it is no structural concern.. the main bedroom door is also having the same issue but less obvious, so i just let it go (i won’t even notice if Kevin not pointed to me)

Overall look ok, but yes, still need to wait for Kevin report which should be available on Monday, but as he said, nothing major except the door level problem..

SS is good, i am so glad that i have a new SS now… he is very patient and willing to work with me and Kevin.. especially you know that he is working overtime because me and Kevin are not available till 5pm.. so our inspection occured quite late. And i brought one of my friends there as well, because my husband is not available.. and my SS still ok, and even listen to her when she found something..

Now, SS advised that he will try to get everything fixed in 5 days, although i am not confident of that.. let's see, i don't mind to wait another week, i just want everything fixed and good..

I still need to organise my electrican to complete the rest TV/phone, then i can phone the bank ready for the final payment (the bank also need to do final inspection), hope everything is going to be ok.. fingercross

Positive Move

A week is passed and things start to look good. SS told me that he has found a company called "northcote"?? that can fix the mortar, so i dont need to pull down the wall and re-patch it.. the company provide 20 years guarantee for the fix.. Basically (i think) they just apply another layer on top and match the color. I am not sure if this is a good solution, but i would want them to try first..

The house is looking better:
- the bricks have finally done.. so next week they can do the render
- carpet is in
- ensuite vanity is in (but the mixer is missing, hope it is not stolen again)
- the missing bathtub is back
- the missing external powerpoint is in
- the cornies in kitchen is completed also, just need to paint now
- the outstanding electrical work is completed also (except the work from my own electrican)

The issues i addressed last week were almost completed, only the mortar and the LINEN remaining now

PCI booked in next Tuesday, however just recevied a call from SS that it need to be rescheduled till Friday, because the garage door and flyscreen won't be able to deliver before Tuesday.. Now not sure if Kevin is available.. he is avaialble on Tuesday but not sure about Friday, hope he can make it, i want him to do the PCI with me.. fingercross

Today my new CSR called.. Very wired.. i don't know that i have a new CSR, if my SS didn't tell me yesterday i never know.. And today she called me, it is not because she wants to introduce herself, it is because she wants me to re-sign some variations..

Look like the last 2 i signed have got lost, so she wants me to re-sign.. Can't believe it..

Anyway so i asked her about my handover date, SS told me that it is 10th March, but no one from Simonds has confirmed that.. I only receive a letter saying that i am close to handover, thats it... So do i need to call the bank now? do i need to organise my Inspector now??? is it really on the 10th March???? She said she will get back to me today, but as usual, NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.. i tried to call her back in the afternoon, as usual, VoicemaiLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Anyway, here is some pictures..

TAS OAK Flooring


Main Bathroom - basically all done except the missing bath tube.. Cannot believe that it got stolen


My splashback, it looks good..

Meeting my new SS today 26Feb

Have the site meeting with my new SS today, sound promising and i told myself that i like this guy. Well i think it is still ealry to tell he is good or not, but the first impression always dictate well.

Good news is:
- 10March book in for handover
- Flooring all completed
- All WIR/BIR including pantry/Linen fitout are all done
- Shower Screen and shower rail in
- Vanity unit in main bathroom in, only waiting the ensuite to be fixed
- Lighting nearly complete, only a few powerpoints need fitting
- Kitchen splashback is in

Bad news is:
- LINEN may not be fixed, as we identified in frame stage but nothing has been done. Now it may be too late for it, my new SS has to look into it if we can cut the LINEN with the size i want, because we don't want to cause structural damage to the roof
- Mortar color - as identified a while ago, look like something has been done to fix the color issue, it is less obvious but still, you can see the different. So SS suggest that they can pull down and re-patch, but this may take another 2 months.. oh god ??? i asked him to come back to me with different option
- Bath tube has been stolen and need re-order
- The support bar has finally arrived but still cannot complete the remaining bricks because all the bricks were stolen.... oh god... re-order again, argh..

Oh SS also said that my CSR has left, i only spoke to her on Monday why didn't she tell me????? very very disappointed, have to find out who is looking after my file now...

I am not sure now if i can have the PCI on 10 March.. worried

I have floor

Oh, the first minute i arrived my new house today, i was so excited, then i started to worry..

They started laying the timber floor.. It is good that things keep moving, but why they layed the floor now? i am worried that it will get damage especially they still need to fix the Linen.. Ensuite vanity unit still not in etc.. i start to wonder, or am i worried too much??

OK, site meeting book for next Thursday

OK, get hold of my new SS, and book a site meeting with him next Thursday, he sound quite nice, so hopefully i can get along well with him..

But silly me i forgot to ask him about the outstanding issues, i am just not good enough on the phone....

Been to the house again today, seems nothing has been done only the rubbish being tidy/cleaned up, and the temp fences have been up again (I complained to my CSR the other day about the fallen fence)

Came home and found that i have received a letter from Simonds about the handover procedure.. OH... really, is my house ready for handover? i don't think so yet, but good to know that they are preparing for it.. hehe

A new day, a new SS

Look like the house keeps moving, although i cannot get hold of my new SS yet, but i have not really tried hard today, i just want to give him a rest for the first day, will start calling tomorrow..

The tapwares are all in (except the vanity unit in ensuite), ceiling insulation, mirror, robe fitting, and even driveway... and also a good new is the 'support bar' is finally delivered, hopefully they can get the brick completed soon.. i want a fully brick house...

Tapwares are in

The support bar (hope i get the term right) - for the living sliding door, hopefully i can get it 'brick' soon

Mirror is in

Not Happy!

A lot has happened but not the house.

Last Tuesday, my SS advised that he will be moving to Northern Melbourne, and i will be having a new SS. But he keen to have a walk through with me and the new SS together and asked me to call him back on Friday to make the arrangement. So i called on Friday but couldn't find him, so i called again on Monday, and he advised to call on Tuesday. I called again yesterday and no respond once again, argh, i am getting a bit disappointed now, since a lot of issues still havent been fixed, i really want to talk to him before he leaves (today is his last day),argh..

The house is moving slowly, one vanity bowl is installed, ceiling insulation installed and guess what, gas meter also installed (i wonder why this quick?).. but all existing issues still haven't been fixed, oh god, when i can get it done!!! not good, just not good enough...

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Forgot to add, i also need to select a new flooring. Trueloc called me yeterday that my Spot Gum Timber Floor is no longer available, if i need it i will have to wait for a few weeks, so instead they offer me Tas Oat (in a higher grade range).. Although i am not sure if i can have a handover in a few weeks time, but i don't want anything to cause the delay any further, so i have chose it... In term of the color, TAS Oat is not as good as Spot Gum, however the quality (it is from a higher grade range, cost more $$$) is much better, so i can live with it..

2nd post of the day - 06Feb2009

I am thrilled, i posted some photos which i have taken on Wednesday this morning, but now, just went tothe house and found that light points, power points, exhaust fans, smoke alarms installed, benchtop in kitchen & bathroom also installed and the tiles look completed also... I am so happy, so of course more pictures..

New year, new update

Well, I haven’t updated for over a month, but due to the Christmas/NY holiday and the heatwave, the works have been slowed down a bit, but we are in final phase (although there are still a lot to be done)

Tiling to wet areas have started this week


The 1st coat of paint

The Laundry tube

Most happy is the kitchen & the underbench sink

So far so good, SS said that I can expect handover in approx 6-8weeks

However a lot of things need fixing still, the LINEN, this is dragging on since the frame stage????? The tradie supposed to come and fix it before Christmas but still not showing up

The plumbing pipe (suppose hide inside the plaster) still visible in bedroom 2 even though plaster is up and archivarch is in, still waiting to be cut/fixed

The brick outside the living area and laundry still incomplete (although it is only a small area) because the support bar (I hope I get the ‘term’ right) is missing/stolen, and due to the size it has to custom made and so I have to wait…

And new issue come up with the mortar, it looks like whoever completed the bricks during NY holiday use different color of mortar, so the color is not match.. SS said that it may not be fully dried so will wait for another week and see what happen, but we had a week of heatwave last week, how come it still not dried.. so another thing on my tracking sheet now..