We've finally won another battle!

Hi All,

For those who have been following our build since day 1 you would remember this post. Click here.

We have been in discussions with the builder since slab stage where we believed a retaining wall and AGI was required to the front RHS of the house due to them dropping the house level by 200 mm from our contract to construction drawings without our written authorisation or any notice for that matter.

After multiple emails, on-site meetings and with the required muscle from our independent we finally managed to get the builder to install a retaining wall to the front of the house with an AGI drain behind it.

Originally, the wall was only planned to go on the boundary but for some reason they installed it to the front of the block too. To be honest, we couldn't be happier with the result. Even though we really didn't want a retaining wall to the front of the house, we're just glad it's done.

Some photos I took today of the install. AGI pipes still not connected though.

Meeting with Independent Inspector and Site Supervisor

Our independent lock-up inspection was booked in for today. Fortunately, I was able to meet both our independent and supervisor on-site.

There is A LOT happening on our site at the moment.

- Bricking
- Lock-up crew
- Electricians
- Data rough in (Argus)
- Framer

It seems they are all hands on deck to progress our house towards lock-up this week. They are also rectifying all the issues BSS 'Independent' inspection raised. And by all I mean MANY.

There are too many issues to list at the moment. Most are small and can be rectified easily. However, site drainage has been raised again by our independent and he will be personally calling PD management to get it resolved.

Without going into too much detail, AGI drains are required to both front sides of the house and a retaining wall to the right hand side.

The slab supervisor has told me previosuly that the 2x AGI drains and retaining wall are not required which is incorrect.

Some good news though, the independent has praised the brick layers work and said it was of high standard. I agree with him and can't wait to see it all complete!

It's going to be an interesting few weeks...