Dropped by our soon to be new home and noticed a few of the QA items appeared to have been at least started. While there, the SS arrived so I asked about our list of items we (both the SS and us) know need to be rectified pre handover. Many of the items have been with the SS for sometime to action, so heaven only knows why they are only being addressed now and why the original QA didn't pick then up. Anyway, that's another topic.
Due to the weather Melbourne has had recently our second QA wont occur this Friday. Waiting on the renderers to redo some of the front facade. So we have had to push our PCI ( with our independent inspector ) til next Friday. Hoping handover will be a few days after then...
On matters within our control, we have engaged a concreter and landscaper to crack into work as soon as we have handover although likely to start prior to that given the delays we have had. More about them later on. We are wanting the hardscape work done prior to moving in.
Hopefully something more productive to talk about next time.
They say, whomever “they” are, that patience is a virtue. Good things come to those who wait. Timing is everything. And according to my beloved… patience is not a virtue that I possess. I get impatient waiting for the toast to pop, for the lights to change, for the family home to be built.
As I wait I become more and more consumed by the decorating that is to come. I subscribe to blog after blog on design and decorating and my latest obsession is lighting and thinking about how we are going to make the space that will be there into something family friendly but relaxing and sophisticated at the same time…
These are a few more ideas that I have had recently.
In our powder room, we have gone with a glamorous dark tiled wall and I was thinking a black chandelier might be a nice touch.
Something like these…
Or maybe even something a little more out there like this…
BUT...What’s actually been going on with our build as we wait in anticipation for the real stuff to begin.
This week we have finalised the following
Council Permit received (snaps to Booroondara Council for fast turnaround)
Final site plans received and signed off on
Selections confirmed and signed off on
Resurvey/soils test/reestablishment done, and
Final engineering completed
We are still waiting on the following to occur this week –
·slab design/cut and fill/provisional amounts finalised
·sewer point finalised
·asbestos clearance from our demolisher to go to M
·final sign off is booked in for the end of next week.
After that the files will be handed over to construction and we will no longer deal with Cassie our CSC but be handled by another staff member.
We have also just regained access to our “My Metricon” account and have found out our site manager is a guy called Doug. Anybody know of him?
Time wise we are still looking at site start in 2-3 weeks. Too long in my book. Perhaps all I need is just a little patience...
Kirsten
PS…“What we wish we knew then, that we know now !” - New builders pre- construction advice post – TOP 10 tips to come next week… stay tuned.
