(Mon 10/10)
I'm back again! I guess I've lost interest as I have not much much interest in the place as things keep stuffing up and the project is so close, yet so far.
It took another blow last weekend when my Dad and I moved some lights, under the supervision of my A Grade sparky brother in law of course. We discovered that the fridge cavity is 20mm too short! After I gave them all the specs, this is the 2nd stuff up on this one. When this will be fixed, will be anyone's guess.
Apart from moving the wall lights, I've started fitting off my network/tv/speaker wall plates, which I'm told must be finished before handover. Not sure why but it will be done.
Builder has done the following since last post:
- fitted front door electronic lock
- fitted all internal door handles/flush pulls and doors stops (I provided these)
Would you believe that after 4 weeks from the Stegbar installers fitting the shower screens, they finished, only last Friday! They left a huge hole on one wall and door, due to their carelessness. I was furious at their lack of respect and justly informed the builder.
I have had Telstra out to connect up to the pit out front. It is a work in progress as they are to bore under the road to connect up to the line across the street. Pretty happy that they have recently capped all cabling work to $299, as this previously would have cost me well over $1000.
Concreting quotes are in and have decided to go with the Council approved contractor for the driveway crossover, even though he is slightly dearer at $3300.
The driveway & path, I think I'll go with the local bloke, who has come in at at $7935 compared with $9440 and $10450. The tree removal quote is yet to come as the tree is above LV power lines and a special block is to come to check this out today.
Have organised external roller shutters to be fitted to the kids bedrooms at the rear, including the electric motor and remote. These look ghastly (i know) but the practicality outweighs looks, especially when they are on the back of the house anyway. Good for noise/heat and of course light.
On way home from work, Telstra guy called me and I went to meet him to discuss where he would be connecting me up and boring under road. I found that the Sealant people
were there doing the brickwork AC joints and I am assuming the internal caulking.
Things still nowhere near where I would expect them to be now, especially when we were supposed to be in by now!
Tonight I will be writing an email to the builder informing him that I expect to be in at the latest by the last week of October. We have numerous social engagements which were planned at our house which we have already put off. I will not put up with any more bullshit stories, I just want to be in. I can see 1 weeks work at the most left. Why the holdups!
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