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..