Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 641Nov 19, 2009 3:40 pm As expected, the bank is taking their sweet effing time in organising the final payment. We could have had the keys by now because the house is ready to go! The valuer should do their valuation tomorrow, which means the bank wont have the report until Monday, which means the cheque writing monkey wont be ready until...?! Ahhhhh, what's another week? Maybe we should use the time to start packing? Nahhh, there are monkeys for that, too Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 642Nov 19, 2009 3:46 pm principessa Maybe we should use the time to start packing? Nahhh, there are monkeys for that, too That's not a nice named to call Steve, are you gonna take that steve? she's calling you a monkey now (and your not even married yet!) Seriously though, congrats, almost there! Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 643Nov 19, 2009 4:32 pm Sorry to hear that after finally getting to the end of Wisdoms stage you have to wait for the bank I know that when we are getting close to this stage I will be on the phone to the bank multiple times a day making sure they get it done ASAP - they will be so sick of hearing my voice that they will get it done straight away I am sure Also I assume we are going to get lots and lots of pics for us of the final product right? Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 644Nov 19, 2009 9:10 pm Nav That's not a nice named to call Steve, are you gonna take that steve? she's calling you a monkey now (and your not even married yet!) Being called a monkey is the least of his problems! Sanderling37 Sorry to hear that after finally getting to the end of Wisdoms stage you have to wait for the bank I know that when we are getting close to this stage I will be on the phone to the bank multiple times a day making sure they get it done ASAP - they will be so sick of hearing my voice that they will get it done straight away I am sure Also I assume we are going to get lots and lots of pics for us of the final product right? Well, the final invoice from Wisdom was only received on Tuesday and ANZ apparently have a 10 day processing thingo, so...yeah We will probably wait until the tiling is done after handover to post more pics. The photofest finale has to be of the finished product! Most of our furniture wont arrive until mid-January so it's going to be a little bare for the moment. Thank goodness for bean bags and stable tables! Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 645Nov 20, 2009 6:43 am Hi Principessa, We are with ANZ and if you push them they can get it done quicker, It only took them 4 working days to get the vaulation and then i picked the cheque up from a branch principessa Nav That's not a nice named to call Steve, are you gonna take that steve? she's calling you a monkey now (and your not even married yet!) Being called a monkey is the least of his problems! Sanderling37 Sorry to hear that after finally getting to the end of Wisdoms stage you have to wait for the bank I know that when we are getting close to this stage I will be on the phone to the bank multiple times a day making sure they get it done ASAP - they will be so sick of hearing my voice that they will get it done straight away I am sure Also I assume we are going to get lots and lots of pics for us of the final product right? Well, the final invoice from Wisdom was only received on Tuesday and ANZ apparently have a 10 day processing thingo, so...yeah We will probably wait until the tiling is done after handover to post more pics. The photofest finale has to be of the finished product! Most of our furniture wont arrive until mid-January so it's going to be a little bare for the moment. Thank goodness for bean bags and stable tables! Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 646Nov 20, 2009 9:26 am Thanks, 1sttimer. Well, if the valuation happens today, that'll be the 4th business day, and we've already been hassling them and organised to collect the cheque from the branch! So, it looks like this is as fast as they're going to go! Fingers crossed it will happen in the first half of next week. So frustrating being sooooo close!! Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 647Nov 20, 2009 12:14 pm Ok valuation inspection has been done this morning. The report will hit the bank on Monday, then the bank said it takes them two working days after they receive the report to get everything finalised so we'll get the cheque on Wednesday or Thursday sooooo I guess that means we're looking at Friday now Stevep79 & Principessa Finished building Wisdom Homes Impression 33mkII in The Ponds, Sydney http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 648Nov 20, 2009 12:17 pm sorry to hear that it will be another week but there is definately light at the end of the tunnel now! Just keep pushing the bank - maybe you will get it earlier Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 649Nov 20, 2009 2:01 pm Sanderling37 sorry to hear that it will be another week but there is definately light at the end of the tunnel now! Just keep pushing the bank - maybe you will get it earlier It's impossible to push the bank because they use external valuers, that's been one cause for delay. Stevep79 & Principessa Finished building Wisdom Homes Impression 33mkII in The Ponds, Sydney http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 650Nov 20, 2009 2:25 pm stevep79 It's impossible to push the bank because they use external valuers, that's been one cause for delay. That, and ANZ are stupid monkeys Our a/c just died at work Melllll-tinnnnnnnnnnnng!!!!! Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 652Nov 22, 2009 8:09 am Hey Fee, can you get your dad to check if the "porcelian" tiles actually are, I put in our showers yesterday and there is no way in hell ours are porcelian, they drilled as if they were ceramic. Im one very ** off camper at the moment Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 653Nov 22, 2009 9:07 am principessa As expected, the bank is taking their sweet effing time in organising the final payment. We could have had the keys by now because the house is ready to go! The valuer should do their valuation tomorrow, which means the bank wont have the report until Monday, which means the cheque writing monkey wont be ready until...?! You get through the stress and dramas of a build, and then the bank goes and makes it more stressful.... You can always do what I did - stage a hissy fit in your local branch and refuse to leave until you have the cheque in your hands. Boy, there was some action happening - they'd have done anything to get rid of the crazy lady having a meltdown. I know how they work, having spent 20 years enslaved by the blood-sucking leeches. So they don't scare me one bit. Besides, I know the magic password that gets things happening when they're being unreasonable. "Banking Ombudsman".... Hope you have the keys in your hands this week! Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 654Nov 22, 2009 9:51 am waylow Hey Fee, can you get your dad to check if the "porcelian" tiles actually are, I put in our showers yesterday and there is no way in hell ours are porcelian, they drilled as if they were ceramic. Im one very ****** off camper at the moment Are you serious?! OMG! We've got polished porcelain on the floor and ceramic on the walls. Our floor ones are definitely porcelain - dad's seen them. The colour goes all the way through, the cut edges are like glass and you can't get a sheen like that on ceramic. Are yours supposed to be polished or unpolished? I have a hard time telling the difference between unpolished porcelain and ceramic on the surface. Not sure if all ceramic ones just have the glaze on top and then the earthy, terracotta colour underneath?! I'm sure they charged you a premium for the tiles and the labour. Got any spares you can take to DL and insert somewhere? Your Mrs is right, Wisdom really need to detach themselves from such a $@%^# company! kek You get through the stress and dramas of a build, and then the bank goes and makes it more stressful.... You can always do what I did - stage a hissy fit in your local branch and refuse to leave until you have the cheque in your hands. Boy, there was some action happening - they'd have done anything to get rid of the crazy lady having a meltdown. I know how they work, having spent 20 years enslaved by the blood-sucking leeches. So they don't scare me one bit. Besides, I know the magic password that gets things happening when they're being unreasonable. "Banking Ombudsman".... Hope you have the keys in your hands this week! Thanks, kek! The best password ever! Only next to Telecommunications Ombudsman, Insurance Ombudsman..... Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 655Nov 22, 2009 1:08 pm principessa waylow Hey Fee, can you get your dad to check if the "porcelian" tiles actually are, I put in our showers yesterday and there is no way in hell ours are porcelian, they drilled as if they were ceramic. Im one very ****** off camper at the moment Are you serious?! OMG! We've got polished porcelain on the floor and ceramic on the walls. Our floor ones are definitely porcelain - dad's seen them. The colour goes all the way through, the cut edges are like glass and you can't get a sheen like that on ceramic. Are yours supposed to be polished or unpolished? I have a hard time telling the difference between unpolished porcelain and ceramic on the surface. Not sure if all ceramic ones just have the glaze on top and then the earthy, terracotta colour underneath?! I'm sure they charged you a premium for the tiles and the labour. Got any spares you can take to DL and insert somewhere? Your Mrs is right, Wisdom really need to detach themselves from such a $@%^# company! Firstly, my Mrs is always right They are unpolished, and they sure look like ceramic to me. Im going to double check our quote and see how much extra they charged us over the standard allowance. But they do only have the glaze on the top, not all the way through. No wonder our jolly edges look like a toddler took to them with a butter knife. Ok edited here.....blonde moment from me, they were ceramic from the start Just looked at the photos we took when we picked them, and they are ceramic. Still doesn't change my opinion about them! Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Keys next week? 656Nov 22, 2009 3:53 pm Oh well, so long as it is all sorted! Doesn't change my opinion about DL, though! Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Handover today! 657Nov 25, 2009 8:06 am We are pleased to announce that we are officially home owners for the first time!! We picked up the keys to our beautiful new house this morning and are looking forward to making it into a home in the coming weeks before we move in Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - Handover today! 658Nov 25, 2009 8:24 am Big grats guys... Hope you enjoy your new home.. and the big move as well Need lots of pics as proof. Wisdom Homes Manhattan 39 Blog - https://edmondson-park.blogspot.com.au H1 Thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=88210 Re: Our Wisdom Impression 33 MkII - HANDOVER TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 660Nov 25, 2009 8:58 am still got a few weeks of things to do before we actually move but at least we can go in there whenever we feel like it now! Stevep79 & Principessa Finished building Wisdom Homes Impression 33mkII in The Ponds, Sydney http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com Hi Everyone, I am exploring builder in NSW and received a very tempting quote from Wisdom home for their momentum series. I just want to know experience of building… 0 14330 You can move in without an OC. I was literally having this discussion/debate with one of my certifiers last week and even he admitted that its an incredibly arduous and… 1 9586 Nothing yet, have been distracted this year with work related projects and a new kid but hoping to start building one way or another early next year. 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