It's been 5 weeks since my last post. We didn't move in for Christmas, but that's ok as we had a nice break for a couple of weeks whilst the builders were on industry shutdown.
Before Christmas, a few more things were completed -
- the kitchen splashback was installed
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- the internal painting & staining was finished, though there will be some touch ups needed
- the front battens were painted, however the paint across the master windows is incorrect as it was painted the same colour as the battens but it should be the lighter colour used on the infills above the other windows. This will be rectified.
- the front door was finally hung but it doesn't fit! That's pretty funny for a supposedly tight fitting fire rated door. It seems the door is the correct size but the frame is wider than the door so there's an approx 2cm gap. Hmmm, not sure how they work that one out.
- whilst the builders were on break, we had our main floor tiles laid and presealed to hopefully keep them cleaner whilst the final trades fit off. After handover we will have them cleaned, sealed and polished.
- we began our electrical fit out before Christmas, but just for light switches, fan brackets and power points. Final fit out began on last Saturday and after 3 days of work it's 99% done - the rest will be done close to or after handover. Down lights, fans, exhaust fans, power points, spotlights, feature lights, tastics, tv & data points, speaker points and smoke alarms are all in. There are 2 down lights and 2 fans which are not working so these will be replaced. The fans have an in-home warranty so the company sends out an electrician to replace them. The down lights will be replaced by our electrician when he comes back to install the rangehood & oven, terminate the data points at the hub, and install the door bell.
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| Pendant light with a concealed fan over the dining table |
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| Downlights in the family room |
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| Ducted exhaust fans for powder room & laundry |
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| My indulgence - high power points in the alfresco and porch for Christmas / party lights :) |
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| Daniel's indulgence :) |
Today the incorrect bricks on garage wall were replaced. I chased this up yesterday as tomorrow our outdoor aircon unit will be installed and I really didn't want them cutting out bricks and rebricking over it. Thankfully it's all done today.
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| These are still the wrong bricks - I'll take a pic of the correct bricks tomorrow |
Tomorrow and Friday the plumbers will fit off - which means install the bath, toilets, shower heads, towel rails, sink & taps. They will also connect up the downpipes to the tanks and waste pipes to the hstp.
Also on Friday the HSTP & water tank will be commissioned which means we'll have running water and flusing toilets! Yay - much nicer than using the port a loo :) Fingers crossed the tradies don't use the house loos!
After that there's some painting touch ups, cleaning, screens installed, and site clean up and then it's done!
Oh, and we have a handover date... January 29th!
The tile sealer, carpet installers and removalist are booked... and packing has started :)
20 days to go!
