Sneak Peek

We went into the house with the cable guy to go through smart wiring points on Saturday. The weather on Saturday morning was fantastic (got 3 loads of washing done!) and we were hoping a great photo opportunity. By 3 o'clock, it started to look nasty and our appointment was at five so we didn't bother to bring the proper camera then when we got in the house, we were so happy to see the tile work, we couldn't resist using the phone camera. Here they are.
Ensuite


Main Bathroom



Laundry

Kitchen


Family and Dining

The tiler answered my call

Bathroom, Ensuite and Laundry are being tiled as I type. The main living area will be tiled after the practical completion inspection and before handover. According to the supervisor, we are looking to do the inspection sometime next week, then we will work towards the magical word "Keys".

O Tiler, Tiler, Wherefore art thou Tiler?

Well, the title says it all - We are still waiting for the tilers. Last Monday, we were told they couldn't do the tiles because we hadn't paid for the extra tiles we ordered and the ironic thing was that I actually rang them a week before to check with them if I had to pay first. We paid them immediately on Monday, and on Tuesday, the tiles were delivered but no tilers the whole week. On Friday, we were then told they would start on Monday because they got stuck with other jobs. Let's hope we will be tiled this week!

On a positive note, the Caesarstone Benchtop was installed last week and it looks amazing.

Also received 2 bills from the builder plus an information leaflet about settlement. No dates just yet, PCI should be soon. Can't wait!

It's a Waiting Game

Nothing much happened last week except the painting's done. There are a couple of yellow spots they need to come back and correct. Concrete and sand were delivered at the beginning of the week and we were hoping the tilers were coming in soon, but surprise, surprise, they didn't come.

Telstra technician came but he couldn't connect the phone line as there was no record in telstra's system showing there was conduit connected to our site. He said a private contractor would have to come in to dig trenches and connect the service. The job has been booked for Oct 21. Great news, isn't it?!

Day light saving has been switched on and we're losing 1 hour of sleep, and the rain during the long weekend hasn't helped to raise my spirit either, so I'm quite depressed. Let's hope there will be some action this week.

Edit - hang on, we did get something done over the long weekend. We bought the shaving cabinets, some light fixtures, clothesline and booked carpets through Hardly Normal.

Feb to Sep 2010 - Aerial View

Aerial Pictures from this really cool website: http://www.nearmap.com/
February

April

June

September

Kitchen Cupboards Installed

Went back to the site on Saturday afternoon and was happy to find the cupboards installed except for the wall cupboards above the Fridge space. It turned out the Fridge space was not wide enough for the cupboard. We need 1000mm wide for the the space and after everything installed, it was only 960mm left and I bet the Site supervisor wouldn't be happy to see a note from the cupboard installer on the wall - "to be moved".

More Stuff

Thursday, September 23, 2010, Craig gave in when I insisted going to the new house to have a look before picking Kai up for baseball. Guess what we stumbled upon? Half of a trench for electricity connection AND room full of stuff inside the house. Here they are.