Well, our PCI was this morning. Everything went relatively smooth, the Darbecca inspector was thorough but didn't find anything too upsetting; all easily rectified.
The biggest issues since plaster went up have been the straightness of the skirting (some walls are bowed) and the quality of the paint work. We've found the painters to be King Painters - they've done a number of houses in our estate, all of whom seem to say the same things about the poor workmanship. Despite having been through the house to touch-up a large number of problems, when we got there this morning many of them hadn't been fixed (the tape simply removed) or still required work. Lots of unfinished edges along skirting and tiles, huge paint drips around windows, deep scratches in the roof (probably a job for the plasterers...) and the external render is just sloppy. We've heard these painters were asked back to a nearby house several times from PCI because they just couldn't get things right, I am sorry to think we are headed down the same road.
Another issue that arose from our inspection was the island benchtop. It is tiled by ~4mm, which is noticeable (only once they said something) and likely to be a headache for our SS.
The kitchen is a big focal point in our house, and is the area we spent big $$$ to look good. Now that I know the bench isn't quite level, it'll bother me forever unless it gets fixed. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be anything in the BCA regulations about it, so that is either interpreted to mean it needs to be perfectly level (Darbecca's view) or that it totally doesn't matter (PD's view?).
It was also acknowledged the upgraded pot drawers (50kg reinforced runners) had not been installed, and that PD/Kitchen Culture don't even supply that as an option. This was confirmed by the manufacturer (Hettich) whom I'd contacted directly for confirmation - we sent them pictures of our drawers and had them confirm but for a while PD were insisting they were correct. I am curious to know how much of a refund we will get, probably not much but better in our pocket than theirs.
So now we are waiting (im)patiently for the final inspection report from Darbecca to arrive; once we send it to our SS they will be able to give us a (rough) settlement date. Finally! :D
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