Only a few little things have been done around the place since last post.
WIRs, and some cupboards have been fitted out with shelving etc. Still some to do. Tiling has nearly been completed, just waiting on the install of showerscreens/toilets/waterfall benchtops so he can finish up tiles.
After telling us the Pantry wouldn't be fitted out with the 450mm melamine shelving, we organised to have the Elfa system installed, at great expense, only to find that the Pantry was fitted out! He said they were to install shelves after all!
Both my wife and I met with builder onsite this afternoon and hashed out all of our defects, including the painting and relocation of a few lights the sparky has marked in the incorrect location.
We have had a couple of quotes for the driveway and path/brick pillars etc. One was $12700 + GST! See what the other on comes back at. One concreter suggested we move our crossover, which I will look into next week as it makes sense to move it. There has been significant damage to the crossover and it will need to be replaced/repaired anyway. Whilst the concreter was measuring up, he showed us that the Garage setback measured 10mt! It Plans say 9mt! A huge stuff up and I have no idea how the supposed surveyor didn't pick this up, I am planning to launch legal action against the surveying company for this stuff up. Will wait for handover to do this, as this is no fault of the builder.
A couple of other defects etc. that we discussed with builder were:
- Hole in weatherboards and nails protruding in one location
- Wrong Vacusweep model/colour and installed incorrectly. Should have been black!
- For some reason he has put on a taupe melamine cabinetry door on the understair storage cupboard! I have never seen this before. Not only was it totally wrong colour but it weighed a ton. He will be chaging it to a normal hollowfill door now with a dummy leverset handle, as per Tarneit display.
- No tiling in the understair cupboard (there was at Tarneit display, no upgrade either)
- My sliding door robe upstairs is missing 5 drawer and 5 shelf stack, as per Feb 2010 Bonus offer
- Staining on the underside of the eaves from brick cleaning chemicals? He will repaint eaves.
I reckon we are 3-4 weeks away from handover, my guess.
Photos below, but I have forgotten to take one of the Garage doors still! Sorry.
Kitchen Cabinetry now centered between windows
Wron model and colour Vacusweep!
Meals
Kitchen Cabinetry now centered between windows
Understair door wrong type/colour and no tiles on floor
Master WIR Fitout
Master WIR Fitout. Alarm system up top.
Ensuite tiling
Ensuite shower
Master Robe missing drawer/shelves
Family room cupboard fitout still to do
Kids rooms' WIR fitout
Outside kids bathroom, cabinetry
Kids Shower
Kids Bath
Kids Bathroom tiling
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