post-handover
Handover was ~2 weeks ago and we are now settled into our new home. When we arrived at our handover meeting, there was still blue tape marked throughout our home and a number of issues that hadn't been rectified. On
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PCI
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
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render
Stumbled upon workmen applying the last coat of (coloured) render earlier this week, while they were outside working I was able to sneak inside for some more pic. At this stage our house looks 99% complete - just a few
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flooring
PCI postponed another week, we are still within schedule but it's coming down to the wire. Flooring went in last week, carpet feels amazing with cat 3 underlay, the floorboards are exactly what we wanted and help make the place
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tiles
The tiles are in and looking amazing. The quality of workmanship isn't the best, but the product looks better than expected. Our build is coming along well, less than a month to go before settlement.
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paint
The first coat of our delicious wall colour (Wattyl Siren's Call) was painted this week, we love it! Once the dark flooring (and tiles) are installed I'm sure it'll look even better.
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kitchen
Our kitchen. The highlight and biggest feature (read: expensive) of our new home. We are thrilled to see the quality of the cupboards and colour of the overheads. We snuck onto site (feeling like our days are numbered -- too
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exterior (some random pics)
Literally the ugliest box gutter. :( Our delightfully swampy backyard. We are happy to have this wall on the boundary (save on fencing!) and are already thinking of ways of incorporating it as a feature wall. (Just need the neighbours
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waterproofing & cabinetry
Waterproofing was completed last week, but not quite up to standard. We are grateful Darbecca (and my siblings who work in the industry!) were able to look over it and flag a few things needing to be fixed. As always they are
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plaster
A few delays the past couple weeks as Winter sets in. Our plaster was installed about a month ago but was installed before the roofing was complete, and as a result some rooms were badly water damaged. The Darbecca report revealed a
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