Sneak peek!

I decided to go have a quick look today over lunch. I was happy to see that all the external painting and front door staining was completed. As I was trying to look through the windows our Site Supervisor turned up and kindly let me walk through the house for a 'sneak peek' before our PCI. He spent some time with me discussing a few questions I had which I really appreciated. 

Happy to report that the bath tub issue is being rectified as we speak. Very impressed with our SS's reaction time to this. Didn't even get a chance to raise it as an issue. 

I didn't really get to go through room by room but in general I am pretty impressed with the quality of the house as it stands. PCI should be a breeze! I hope... 

Lastly, our temp fence is now gone so I managed to take some proper photos of the house. It's looking really good :) 

Just over a week till PCI

After a week of  'nothingness' and with only 6 business days left till PCI, trades are starting to show up on site again.

List of items that have been completed (all within a day believe it or not):

• Paint touch ups
• Caulking
• Downpipes connected
• Plumbing fit off completed
• Termite protection installed
• Window silicone sealing <-- very happy to have seen this done properly 

Pending items:

• External painting (downpipes, steel bracing over windows, alfresco lintel etc..)
• Bath tub mistakes... see below picture <-- Worried about the delays this will cause
• Evap/Heater controller installation 
• Front door and side light staining
• Kitchen range hood 
• AGI Drain connection 
• Issues with tanking to retaining garage wall <-- biting my tongue until I get feedback on this

Patience wearing thin...

It's been a week since our last update... why you might ask? Well it's because nothing has been done since. It seems that we're back to the cycle of 2-3 days of trades everywhere and then no progress for a week or so.

Even though we have a PCI date, it's extremely frustrating to watch the house just sit there especially when we are paying rent and 90% of our mortgage.

We do understand that our SS is busy and he has been fantastic so far so we haven't contacted him or pushed him. Having said that PD need to get there act together and stop overloading there staff.

Speaking of PD staff. We have had serious communication issues with our BC. We have been trying to get a BV raised for close to two months now and sent multiple emails without any responses. Last week I called her and she promised she would raise the BV ASAP and send out the confirmation letter of our PCI and settlement dates. Another week has gone past and nothing...

So that's pretty much how we are feeling right now... and I think this is common from other builds I have followed.

Let's hope there are no more delays!

PCI date and progress update

Hi All,

We got some great news yesterday. Our PCI date has been locked in for the 08/09/2015. We are so excited to finally have a date to work towards.

House has been progressing much quicker now with all the trades starting to come through and finalise the pending work. Most importantly the house and windows got a good (well over due) clean!

Windows/Sliders cleaned

Splash back installed

Plaster repairs under way

Extra tiles

 Laundry tiling complete

Main bathroom tiling complete

En-suite tiling 95% complete (some grouting missing)